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jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

ANNOUNCE: #JS8 #AmateurRadio Learning Group Meeting tonight

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when: 9pm East Coast US time, Tuesday 23 JAN 2024
where: at the 20m JS8 meeting freq
(if 14.0780MHz is too busy
then we shall QSY to 14.107MHz)
what: @ROCDIGI group net

we have established a weekly net to explore the possibilities in JS8 with others, centered around but not limited to the Rochester NY area. feel free to join us no matter your location, it will be more fun with a good turnout to explore things like automated checkins and message relaying.

the idea is to establish a welcoming environment for people to get comfortable operating in this short-text-message mode, which works great with low power, with less-than-optimal antennas & sites, and over relatively long distances-per-watt.

looking fwd to working together

jeffs
—
Jeff Sonstein
wa2rrb
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cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:

Before I get any coffee this morning, I decided to rely on some TEKE::TEKE energy to wake up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORaFFyc2nFw

pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:

I'm impressed by how his hat dwarfs his brain.

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/01/23/all-hat-and-no-cattle/

Attachments:

• Justin Humphrey, Oklahoma legislator (remote)

Reblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):

w3c@w3c.social ("World Wide Web Consortium") wrote:

Did you know that we’re an award-winning Consortium? W3C received a 2016 Emmy Award for our work to make online videos more accessible with captions and subtitles. For work to standardize a Full TV Experience on the Web, W3C received a 2019 Emmy Award. And for our work standardizing fonts W3C received a 2021 Emmy Award. 🏆 #aboutW3C

Reblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):

AskNick ("Nick Francesco") wrote:

Storms make trees take deeper roots. ~ Dolly Parton

jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

space weather: “13:03 UTC - Radio Blackout
Minor R1 radio blackout in progress (≥M1 - current: M1.01)”

Reblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):

paninid@mastodon.world ("Sampath Pāṇini ®") wrote:

“Physics is a dialogue with nature—accomplished through experimental testing of our ideas, and not a monologue in which we formulate our ‘theories of everything’ and rest on our laurels.”

#FAFO https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/beware-of-theories-of-everything/

Reblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):

Cmastication ("JD Long ✅") wrote:

Murderbot career advice is excellent…

From: @murderbotbot
https://botsin.space/@murderbotbot/111801044669938719

Reblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):

georgetakei@universeodon.com ("George Takei :verified: 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽") wrote:

People once did this with Yoko Ono in sunglasses, thinking it was me. https://www.comicsands.com/snoop-dogg-lookalike-flight-attendant-2667036820.html?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=infeed&utm_campaign=linkprogram

jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

oh joy

Attachments:

• ced915f8e009657d.mp4 (remote)

slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:

So Apple "fixed the problem" of developers deciding the web was going to be their XR alternative to continued serfdom?:

https://twitter.com/SteveMoser/status/1749438049300124008

Reblogged by collinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth"):

devopscats@toot.cat wrote:

Attachments:

• Left - Big dog with ICQ icon and caption: Find anyone on earth and send direct file transfers in 50 different chats on a 486 with 4 MB ram using a 14400 baud modem Right - Small dog with Teams icon and caption: I ran out of memory while loading your username (remote)

rmrenner ("The Old Gay Gristle Fest") wrote:

Edith Prickley... save me..
Edith Prickley
save me Edith Prickley

rmrenner ("The Old Gay Gristle Fest") wrote:

OK I was gonna post a picture of Edith Prickley and be like "Edith Prickley jumpscare" but when sourcing photos I found something better: she has a page on the Heroes wiki (a wiki for heroes as a concept, not the TV show) in the "Live Action Heroes" category https://hero.fandom.com/wiki/Edith_Prickley

Attachments:

• Screencap of Edith Prickley's page on the Heroes wiki. It has a summary of her role on SCTV and a picture of Andrea Martin as Edith Prickley with her trademark leopard print clothing and rhinestone cat-eye glasses. The page is filed under the categories "Female", "Live Action Heroes" and "Comic Relief"

pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:

Making it through a Monday is a massive accomplishment. Congratulate yourselves!

https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/01/22/its-been-a-monday-boys-and-girls/

Attachments:

• Tell me why I don't like Mondays (remote)

jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

yup

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/20/opinion/donald-trump-george-wallace-dominion.html?unlocked_article_code=1.P00.ECUS._U3J7pH0Wx0I&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

isagalaev ("Ivan Sagalaev :flag_wbw:") wrote:

"Everyone's still pissed off though."

https://futurecrunch.com/goodnews2023/

collinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth") wrote:

Every day I'm more convinced the best way to improve the quality of code is to shut the computer and walk away.

Reblogged by xor@tech.intersects.art ("Parker Higgins"):

eloquence@social.coop ("Erik Moeller") wrote:

Are you a front-end dev who's looking for a time-bound gig doing mission-driven work?

At @freedomofpress we're hiring for a 6 month web dev contract at $75/hour @ 30 hours/week. Remote-friendly as long as you're able to join meetings during afternoon US eastern time working hours.

You'll be working with our web team on the full site redesign of our main site, https://freedom.press/ .

More info here:

https://freedom.press/jobs/?gh_jid=4360167005

Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:

Enjoying this new #MysteryQuest from the @yogscast. Call of Cthulhu: Forget Me Not.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfRQ7NANbto

jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

the cat is sprawled on the kitchen table, methodically pushing all the potatoes off, one at a time.

collinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth") wrote:

I would genuinely be interested to see the results of an objective, data-backed study on whether TypeScript actually saves as much time as it costs.

I like it, but holy shit I waste so much time just trying to make it shut the fuck up for literally zero actual benefit.

Reblogged by zack@toot.cafe ("Zack"):

popcar2@programming.dev wrote:

Lemmy Needs to Fix Its Community Separation Problem

https://programming.dev/post/8955176

Reblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):

black_intellect@mstdn.social ("@blk_intellect") wrote:

California State University faculty launch weeklong strike across 23 campuses | https://apnews.com/article/california-state-university-faculty-strike-4d123a00b900fb7007c81b39256bcded

Reblogged by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):

thezedwards@infosec.exchange ("Zach Edwards") wrote:

Reminder: we wouldn't have the 27th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution without one UT student in 1982 being pissed about getting a C on a paper and being like, nah, that was an A paper, I'm going to get that damn amendment to the U.S. Constitution ratified and then he did.

https://www.kut.org/politics/2017-03-21/he-got-a-bad-grade-so-he-got-the-constitution-amended-now-hes-getting-the-credit-he-deserves

Reblogged by keul@fosstodon.org ("Luca Fabbri"):

damianogerli ("Damiano Gerli") wrote:

Finally, a box with instructions in Italian.

Attachments:

• A box with various symbols like "keep it up", "do not open with a cutter" and an "Italian hand gesture".

Reblogged by keul@fosstodon.org ("Luca Fabbri"):

foone@digipres.club ("Foone🏳️‍⚧️") wrote:

I'm trying to fix a DOS program I've written and now my windows PC is updating systemd

the future is weirder than I expected, honestly

Reblogged by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):

redoak@social.coop ("Red Oak") wrote:

i had an itch, and turned it into a rant, and it's not perfect but i'm offering it to y'all anyway.

https://www.nthall.com/posts/being-us-festo/

Reblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):

gbhnews wrote:

Hello #fediverse! This is GBH News bringing you the world from #Boston* It's 24 degrees at the Manchester, NH, airport and visibility is 10 miles.

Yes, you read that correctly. We have arrived in #ManchVegas to cover the #NHPrimary. (Links to our livestream chat ⬇️).

Taylor Swift's #NFL playoff tour continued to Buffalo on Sunday.

FL Gov Ron DeSantis has dropped out of the #Election2024 race.

In South Dakota, residents burned a giant wooden effigy of the destructive mountain pine beetle.

Reblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):

UncleDuke1969@universeodon.com ("Uncle Duke") wrote:

I told her love was all about sacrifice, but she still screamed when she saw the dead goat.