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Fax Machines
🕑 Added 2025-05-19 22:41:45 +0000 UTCFax (short for facsimile), sometimes called telecopying or telefax (short for telefacsimile), is the telephonic transmission of scanned printed material (both text and images), normally to a telephone number connected to a printer or other output device. The original document is scanned with a fax machine (or a telecopier), which processes the contents (text or images) as a single fixed graphic image, converting it into a bitmap, and then transmitting it through the telephone system in the form of audio-frequency tones. The receiving fax machine interprets the tones and reconstructs the image, printing a paper copy.[1] Early systems used direct conversions of image darkness to audio tone in a continuous or analog manner. Since the 1980s, most machines transmit an audio-encoded digital representation of the page, using data compression to transmit areas that are all-white or all-black, more quickly.
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Bunny Bismuth, Bun-Bun of Seething
If Noah is next week's essayist, this must be the Virtual Boy
Oboewan
I remember when I was a kid (in Illinois) the DARE officer talking to my 2nd grade class talking about the Mickey Mouse LSD Sticker as if it actually happened in New England. As a 7 year old, I was scared. Now, as a 39 year old, I wish I had those LSD stickers….
Bunny Bismuth, Bun-Bun of Seething
Am I the only one who thinks that there's a lot of baggage behind not only the "Boston Lady" voice, but the fact that Eli demanded it?
Jim Phynn
How did the guys get through the entire prank section without a "go fax yourself" pun?
