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xkcd bot@lemmy.worldB to xkcd@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days ago

xkcd #3307: Spectrum Allocation

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xkcd #3307: Spectrum Allocation

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Rumor has it that they’re finally auctioning off the zeppelin navigation bands, but everyone is worried that the scary boat captains will express interest.

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Source: https://xkcd.com/3307/

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    All modern wireless infrastructure

    HE KNOWS

    This must be the most significant meta reference since what, the explainxkcd namedrop in the title text that one time?

    • Marmaduke@lemmy.world
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      Also maybe it’s a reference to the 2.4 GHz band, used by a ton of wireless protocols, most notably bluetooth and wifi.

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        And zigbee, and that long-distance wifi-like one, and that low-power stuff esp32 connects to…

        And your microwave oven.

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      ?

      • spinning_disk_engineer@lemmy.ca
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        I think it’s referring to xkcd 2347, which has become a bit of a meme. Not sure what the other thing is about.

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          Thanks. Though they don’t really seem like the same thing at all which is why I was confused

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