The ocean can be dangerous and unpredictable, and even the most basic redundancies can be a valuable lifeline. That's why the Navy still uses Morse code for visual ship-to-ship communication if ...

But enthusiasts still like to get back to basics, and one way to do this is to participate in Straight Key Night. This is when you pull out your traditional Morse code keyer and have a chat with ...

Which is also to say, in Morse code: Which is also to say, translating that code: J-P-L, the acronym for NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory -- Curiosity's creator. Yes. A calling card, coded into ...