The 'absolute magic' of Morse code that still connects people globally

I haven't learned, but I would guess that starting with a few letters, then using spaced repetition to add more and more. Since you usually hear, not read code, aurally is probably most useful. I'm sure there are apps for this now.

The good thing is the human brain is quite good at associating specific sounds with meanings, as this is how all spoken language works. So you're just learning some new sounds for letters, not a completely new way to represent information. I'd guess that part comes pretty quickly for most people.

Learning to tap out the letters on a key is probably a bit more challenging, as that requires some physical dexterity, but like playing a musical instrument, I'm sure most people can become at least adequate at it with some practice.

Well for their sake hopefully it's just September and not Eternal September.

makes sense most browsers don't allow autoplaying sound without interaction first.

One of my favorite stories about Morse Code:

Alexander Graham Bell (inventor of the telephone) [0] went deaf later in life. He would go to meetings with his assistant and when some asked Bell a question, he would pause, say let me think about that, pause again, and then give a response

What was actually happening was that his assistant was using Morse Code + Phillips Code [1] to tap out the question on Bell's leg under the table. Apparently, no one ever figured out they were doing this.

Also, I HIGHLY recommend the Victorian Internet [2] which is about the telegraph and how it was discovered, adopted and then became ubiquitous. I first read it in the late 2000s and assumed it had been written a year or two earlier but was surprised to learn it had been written in the 1990s given how prescient it was. e.g. it mentioned how local newspapers shut down because who cares about local news when you have global news?

There is also a mention of how being a telegraph operator was VERY similar to be a SWE in the late 2010s in that it paid well, job mobility was very high and it was a hard skill to learn. Edison actually got his seed capital by being a telegraph operator who pivoted into repairing telegraph equipment. There are also many comparisons that can be made to AI and how it's being adopted in the economy and affecting SWEs.

0 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Graham_Bell

1 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phillips_Code

2 - https://amzn.to/4wx75KY (Victorian Internet)

That is true, but it's mostly true of people sending using a straight key (basically a simple button) or a bug (semi-automated key). Most morse code operators these days use a keyer paddle, and a fair number use a computer to send morse code. Since those generate the actual dots and dashes for you, and have precise timing, you end up with less variation between people.