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		<title>via Hackaday: TAT-8 — The First Transatlantic Fiber — Rises Again</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 02:45:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="150" height="84" src="https://twiar.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Digital-scaled-1-150x84.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://twiar.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Digital-scaled-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https://twiar.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Digital-scaled-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https://twiar.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Digital-scaled-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://twiar.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Digital-scaled-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https://twiar.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Digital-scaled-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://twiar.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Digital-scaled-1-2048x1152.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" />While you may have never heard of TAT-8, there is a good chance you sent...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>via Hackaday: Entangled Photons Maintained Using Existing Fiber Under NYC’s Streets</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2024 13:24:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<img width="150" height="100" src="https://twiar.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/hackaday-logo-alternate-150x100.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://twiar.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/hackaday-logo-alternate-150x100.png 150w, https://twiar.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/hackaday-logo-alternate-300x200.png 300w, https://twiar.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/hackaday-logo-alternate-1024x683.png 1024w, https://twiar.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/hackaday-logo-alternate-768x512.png 768w, https://twiar.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/hackaday-logo-alternate-1280x845.png 1280w, https://twiar.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/hackaday-logo-alternate-720x475.png 720w, https://twiar.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/hackaday-logo-alternate.png 1350w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" />Entangled photons are an ideal choice for large-scale networks employing quantum encryption or similar, as...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1256</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg W.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Mar 2023 00:55:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg W.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Aug 2021 00:12:51 +0000</pubDate>
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