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mk · 3606 days ago · link · · parent · post: Get Them On The Blower: London's Forgotten Pneumatic Messaging Network
Really interesting. StJohn, I think you'd dig this.
Oh yes, I saw this on Hacker News! It was an excellent article -- the amount of research was incredible -- and the subject was amazing. It makes me wonder why we don't still use pneumatic tubes for transporting small things like cash, jewelry, or household pets. Imagine you could just shoot your pooch across town using the power of compressed air instead of strapping it to the roof of your car like Romney did.
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pseydtonne · 3604 days ago · link ·
The pipes of the 19th Century carried the wires of the 20th. The TV antennas of the 20th Century will carry the two-way networks of the next part of the 21st.