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Convenience vs Consistency In Marconi’s Magical Ether
Marconi, the fantastical genius (second in renowned and sheer infamy only to Tesla, despite Yahoo Serious’s portrayal ) who brought us the ability to transmit information from one location to another without the need for miles of wire would be amazed but quite comfortable with our wireless world. After all the first wireless phone/media delivery system was in use by 1922. The tools and interfaces would no doubt astound him, yet the process and application would be as natural as reading the newspaper. The modern ‘Golden Age of Wireless’ is mother’s milk to most of us - we are as afraid of its presence, with a few odd exceptions, as we are of indoor running water. So why does it so often befoul and frustrate us?
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