I am really surprised people aren't using WebSockets for absolutely everything at this point. The only strength to HTTP is that its session-less, which is convenient for one off data requests that prefer anonymity without authentication.
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#22I think it's not accurate. It missed a beat
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#23This is good fun - any way of getting the alphabet on the screen for quick reference?
Yes, Google images :)
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#24I called CQ for a bit but nobody on at the time seemed to know Morse. Neat idea though, and with the different tones for different users it would be possible to overcome the background noise of people playing around.
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#25Really nice graphic design. If you build it out more, maybe you can teach users Morse code. Maybe a toggle button for decoding the dots and dashes.
If you're interested in learning morse, there's a great app for Android, "Morse Mania: Learn Morse Code" from which I learned. It's surprisingly easy to pick up the basics but requires a good bit of practice to be able to parse it in real time.
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#26Better add a profanity filter quick. /s
Ha ha! I did notice one use of the F-word. Then again if you understand Morse code you are probably happy to hear anything you understand in the chaos!
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#27That is quite fun! Not a lot of people know morse code so there is a lot of QRM (man made interference). It is amazing how good the human brain is picking out signal from the noise. I did spot one other Ham a fellow Brit (G4) but didn't complete a QSO (a contact). 73 (kind regards) de M5NCW
I have forgotten so much Morse code. I definitely need a decoder.
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#28I had a blast with this. I got Claude to write a function for encoding a string to Morse and sending it, and then a patch that displays a 10-character rolling display next to the name of other users. From what I can tell with zero Morse code experience, most users are just sending random characters by accident.
I was pretty pleased to see it work when I ran two windows side-by-side, called `sendMorse('never gonna give you up')` in one window, and then watched it roll through the display on the other window.
Code here, if you'd like to try the same thing: https://gist.github.com/epiccoleman/58560a6469a163050f7aa888...
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#29This is nice.
Another fun one is this one: https://www.telegraphsimulator.com
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#30One suggestion might be to highlight the last letter received in the chart. If the user clicks on one of the other user names, then only transmissions from that user should be decoded.