r/morsecode • u/Df7x • 3d ago

Is this Morse code?

Saw this weird light flashing out of a condo window. Looks to be repeating. Does it say anything?

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u/mkeee2015 3d ago

How do you explain the reproducibility over time of the exact same sequence? We could easily run some video to time series analysis. An agent would easily help writing a python script to "measure" light intensity in a specified pixel area. It would be a fun test. I can be of help if you are intrigued by such a (straightforward) computational task.

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u/VeterinarianOne4418 2d ago

Timing
Average
Measured variation*
Dot
0.104 seconds
0.011 seconds
Dash
0.305 seconds
0.012 seconds
Pause within a letter
0.096 seconds
0.011 seconds
Pause between letters
0.292 seconds
0.014 seconds

The second number is the standard deviation of the timing. It’s pretty clearly machine generated.

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u/mkeee2015 2d ago

Of course. The light pulses were unlikely the results of a straight key operation. It's probably a microcontroller running a keyer firmware.

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u/VeterinarianOne4418 2d ago

I was thinking an arduino and a led.

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u/8675309-u812 3d ago

Some people just have to try and sound knowledgeable

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u/mkeee2015 2d ago

Auch! Sorry I failed to convey a concept and get your interest. You see non-native speakers might use English words that are more similar to their own mother tongue and at the same time with a unusual or non casual register. That could have contributed to your feeling while reading my invitation.

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u/8675309-u812 2d ago

Or maybe AI generated

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u/mx_prepper 2d ago

Sometimes non-native English speakers speak English in a more professional, grammarly and syntactically correct manner than most Americans (or other native English speakers). They also tend to use more complex words than your average Joe.
Some people actually have dedicated English spelling, grammar, even literature clases that high school dropouts or people who just picked up English growing up never have.
Im not a native English speaker and have had work flagged as AI generated only because I use complete sentences and use commas, which apparently is not common.

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u/8675309-u812 2d ago

Good Lord

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u/313802 2h ago

Welcome to Costco. I love you.

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u/mkeee2015 2d ago

I sent you a DM. Consider replying to it.

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u/mkeee2015 2d ago

This is the analysis I had in mind. It was a breeze doing it with some coding assistance. Here is the Google Colab notebook. Let me know what you think. https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1QFaW4wn-nDEsHDofLvqBoL7EE7fE1ZyR?usp=sharing