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by pintxo 1941 days ago
> "I thought it was some kind of alien phenomena."

Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.

For some (a lot?) of people, keyless entry seems still to be an advanced technology.

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I have an EE degree and I firmly consider even the simplest forms of radio communication insane magic.
I have two degrees in electrical engineering and feel the same way.
Monopoles.
I think this is a statement about the poor state of education.

I had a 40 year old oscilloscope open (Tek 465) on my desk a few years back when the in laws came round and it was like watching the monkeys around the monolith in 2001.