---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20190104232440.GA22734@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2019 18:24:41 -0500 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: 1/3/19: ECLIPSE + THE DIGITAL DARK SIDE OF THE MOON Monologue written by Clyde Lewis Last night we reported that China had made its giant leap to the far side of the moon. It appeared to be an exciting moment for the world and has become a motivator for other countries to take part in the new space race. However, there may be a darker side to this moon venture that has to do with full spectrum control over everything electronic on the earth. https://www.groundzeromedia.org/1-3-19-eclipse-the-digital-dark-side-of-the-moon/ -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20190104231901.GA22700@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2019 18:19:01 -0500 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Kaiam goes into financial administration and lays off staff in Scotland Kaiam, a manufacturer of advanced data center optical transceivers with manufacturing in Livingston, Scotland, entered into financial administration on December 24. The company gave redundancy notices to 312 staff on Christmas Eve. Kaiam, which was founded in 2009, use silicon micro-mechanical techniques to solve the challenging transceiver manufacturing step of single-mode alignment and attachment. The company supplies multi-wavelength single-mode products, such as its 100G-CWDM4 QSFP28 transceivers. Kaiam has previously announced 400G products on its roadmap. https://www.convergedigest.com/2019/01/kaiam-goes-into-financial.html -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <119A0C4F-3D6A-4448-82E9-13FA5BC56BAF@roscom.com> Date: 4 Jan 2019 23:23:48 -0500 From: "Monty Solomon" <monty@roscom.com> Subject: Astronaut sparks panic after accidentally dialling 911 Spaceman André Kuipers has told how he accidentally missed out a number when he was trying to call home - and dialled emergency services in the US. By Neal Baker André Kuipers missed out a number when making a call through HQ back on Earth - and ended up connecting to US emergency services. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/8116475/astronaut-calls-911-space-nasa-security/ ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Sun, 06 Jan 2019