"I just moved here from Florida."

That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?

She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."

She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.

I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.

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having some trouble with this one-
signal travels via optical fiber from LA to chicago 3000km away. the signal is 10^6 bytes at 10^8 bits/sec
a. how long is the signal in seconds.
b. if the first signal bit leaves LA at t=0, when does it reach chicago?
c. when does the last signal reach chicago

part a is simple, some division and unit conversion
part b and c throw me off-am i suposed to know how fast signal bits are? and how much separation is between the first and last bits?
 

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You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.

Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.

Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.

Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.

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I hope you're in High School and not College, heh.

am i suposed to know how fast signal bits are?
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Well, the signal bits are light . . . so how fast is light? Are you given the refractive index of fiber-optic glass anywhere?
 
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a. (10^6 * 8) / 10^8 = (10^14) / 10^8 = 10^6 = sL - signal length in seconds.

b. t_chicago = 1/(3000km / c) + t + k

where c is speed of light in km per seconds.. k is some sort of constant that slows light down as it travels.

c. t_chicago seconds + sL
 
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