As of 2007, knowing Morse code is no longer a requirement in order to get a ham radio license, demonstrating just one example of how Morse code continues to fall by the wayside.

If you think giving Google access to the content of your Morse code messages is a step too far, you’ll just have to learn it yourself.

Japan’s Fukuoka Institute of Technology plans to send a satellite into orbit that will flash back Morse code messages visible with the naked eye.