Your private messages might travel under this Cornish beach
More educative entertainment from Tom Scott:
In Porthcurno, Cornwall, there’s an old telegraph cable landing station. It’s how Britain talked to the Empire – and it’s now a museum. But the technology here isn’t quite as obsolete as you might think.
Long-time readers, or fans of Tom Scott, may recall that this isn’t his first Cornish based technology video. See also: The first ever wireless hack: Marconi vs Maskelyne.
The new slogan “Demand better ” has serious defects. It can too easily be applied by sneering opponents to the Lib Dems themselves and it is in effect demanding action from people rather than offering something to people. These defects could be addressed simply by making it “Demanding better “.