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jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
okay, 6m-80m on my silly 35 foot endfed "random-wire" antenna is getting out okay this morning...
"okay" means: from 12-30 watts of power are actually radiating out into the aether as little wave-particles, & the ALC reading is manageably low, & the SWR is below 1.4... exact numbers varying depending upon the band
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Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
40m JS8 in N Am has lotsa folks on right now #AmateurRadio 📡
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
huh, trying the bands whilst drinking a morning cuppa... some replies on 30m, pretty dead shorter than that so far
Mastodon FeedReblogged by xor@tech.intersects.art ("Parker Higgins"):
hoffm ("Michael Hoffman") wrote:
ISO good papers/posts to read about software documentation.
I’m interested both in documentation quality and in practices around maintaining documentation.
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
"Concerns over shoplifting have captured public attention across the United States and fueled momentum to further criminalize retail theft. This punitive turn is already producing serious consequences for communities.
There is a clear need to support businesses as they seek to recover from the pandemic and subsequent economic downturn. But the current crackdown is not based on actual crime trends nor proven strategies to reduce theft."
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/retail-theft-in-us-cities-separating-fact-from-fiction/
Mastodon FeedReblogged by nadim@symbolic.software ("Nadim Kobeissi"):
stroughtonsmith ("Steve Troughton-Smith") wrote:
“But Epic broke the rules” is not a defense of Apple’s behavior. As per the EC, Apple’s developer agreement contains clauses that are now and always have been *illegal*. Epic ‘broke’ the terms of an illegal contract in order to, among other things, test its legality in court and in regulation. We have our answer now: Apple’s terms were illegal. Epic was right to break them. I care nothing for how much money Epic makes, how its leadership tweets, or how Epic’s deals with console makers are worded
Mastodon FeedReblogged by nadim@symbolic.software ("Nadim Kobeissi"):
stroughtonsmith ("Steve Troughton-Smith") wrote:
We are all, as developers, signed up to and subject to Apple’s illegal agreement, to the detriment of us, our families, our products and our users. And almost none of us have the resources to challenge any part of that developer agreement without risking all of the above.
“But Epic broke the rules!” “But Tim Sweeney tweets too much!” “But Spotify just wants money!”
Give me a fucking break.
Mastodon Feednadim@symbolic.software ("Nadim Kobeissi") wrote:
Phil Schiller is the mad king of open software publishing, and for the sake of open computing (if you're a free software person) or simply open, competitive and fair markets, he deserves to be fired as quickly as possible. Historically mean-spirited blunders and power-drunkenness
Mastodon FeedReblogged by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
Pentapod@mstdn.ca ("Emily C Taylor") wrote:
The perfect AI headline/byline doesn’t exi— oh. #AI #GameDev #EA
Mastodon Feednadim@symbolic.software ("Nadim Kobeissi") wrote:
Even great men like Akira Toriyama only get 68 years of life before death. Life is precious, power is a lie. Do what makes you happy as quickly as you can, find the ones you can love, and take care of yourself through sports and fitness.
Mastodon FeedReblogged by nadim@symbolic.software ("Nadim Kobeissi"):
stroughtonsmith ("Steve Troughton-Smith") wrote:
Putting Phil Schiller in charge of the App Store is going to be a hundred billion dollar mistake that all-told leaves Apple with a pile of legal, perhaps criminal, liability and a raft of draconian regulations around the world that massively compromise the iOS experience. This was clear years ago; it is *unimaginable* that he’s still calling the shots
Mastodon FeedReblogged by nadim@symbolic.software ("Nadim Kobeissi"):
stroughtonsmith ("Steve Troughton-Smith") wrote:
"Apple said one of the reasons they terminated [Epic’s] developer account only a few weeks after approving it was because we publicly criticized their proposed DMA compliance plan”
It is time for Apple's App Store leadership to go.
Mastodon Feedpzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:
Goodbye, OnlySky.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2024/03/07/goodbye-onlysky/
Mastodon FeedReblogged by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤"):
patrickworld@mastodon.online ("Patrick 🌎") wrote:
Me, explaining all of the social media sites I'm on and their differences
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
cascadiaradio@mastodon.radio ("Cascadia Radio") wrote:
In recognition of International Women’s Day, Cascadia Radio would like to encourage all those in the ham radio community to celebrate women in #hamradio , consider how we can continue to improve the diversity of our community and actively reduce sexism in the hobby.
Cascadia Radio re-affirms our commitment to these values, recognizes the great contribution of women to #amateurradio , pledges continued effort, & wishes everyone happy #IWD2024 !
Join us https://cascadiaradio.org
Mastodon FeedReblogged by xor@tech.intersects.art ("Parker Higgins"):
kjhealy ("Kieran Healy") wrote:
In my data wrangling class today I showed a couple of database things, e.g. reading an 80GB CSV into duckdb and querying it. To make the point that you don't need a supercomputer I did it on a 16GB Mac Mini that lives in my house. R and Emacs inside tmux. The best part: at the end, I closed my laptop. But a student had a question, so I reopened it. Tailscale reconnected the ssh session and tmux reattached the still-running Emacs and R as if nothing had happened. Good WHAT SORCERY moment.
Mastodon Feedcstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:
The kiddo had today off from school, and I ended up needing to take PTO to watch 'em. We worked on various crafts today including this "perler" thing, which is new to me. I chose an owl pattern pad, but I dunno... I think it might be defective.
Mastodon Feedcstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:
Me every day of my life: "This is trifficult!"
Mastodon FeedReblogged by collinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth"):
alvaromontoro@front-end.social ("Alvaro Montoro") wrote:
I've got 99 problems, and returning to the office won't solve a single one.
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
@cascadiaradio [waves hello] 73s from upstate NY & wa2rrb
Mastodon FeedReblogged by xor@tech.intersects.art ("Parker Higgins"):
404mediaco ("404 Media") wrote:
NEW: The NY Times has filed a copyright takedown against hundreds of Wordle variants, including foreign language variants, completely different games, and a Wordle clone where the answer is always "CHUNK"
https://www.404media.co/nytimes-files-copyright-takedowns-against-hundreds-of-wordle-clones/
Mastodon Feedslightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:
Every Aaron Peskin is a policy failure:
https://sfstandard.com/2024/03/06/san-francisco-nimbys-block-housing/
Mastodon Feedxor@tech.intersects.art ("Parker Higgins") wrote:
ngl when I realized that this was a story about copyright shenanigans, word games, and open source software development, I felt like I was ascending to a new plane of being
Mastodon Feedxor@tech.intersects.art ("Parker Higgins") wrote:
I'm quoted in this great @404mediaco article about a recent spate of takedowns from the New York Times to GitHub over Wordle variants. Shameful behavior, completely against the spirit of the communities that fostered Wordle's creation and success https://www.404media.co/nytimes-files-copyright-takedowns-against-hundreds-of-wordle-clones/
Mastodon FeedReblogged by fromjason ("fromjason.xyz 🖤"):
davidbisset@phpc.social ("David Bisset") wrote:
"Bill For Unused Domain Names".
Oil on Canvas
Mastodon FeedReblogged by kornel ("Kornel"):
mconley@mozilla.social ("Mike Conley (:mconley) ⚙️") wrote:
I am stoked for this.
Mastodon FeedReblogged by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
fox@front-end.social ("karolina") wrote:
„It’s like CSS exists in some bizarre quantum state; somehow both too complex to use, yet too simple to take seriously, all at once.”
this post by @collinsworth is very worth your time. so many observations I felt as a designer and FE dev over quite some years.
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
NYTimesBot@pirateradio.social ("Failing New York Times :verified:") wrote:
Zelensky Names Ukraine’s Ex-Top General Ambassador to U.K.
The former top general, Valery Zaluzhny, was dismissed last month amid tensions with the civilian leadership. He has been a very popular figure in Ukraine.
Mastodon FeedReblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
taylorlorenz ("Taylor Lorenz") wrote:
The exclusion of Covid in major news reporting about the global hospital and healthcare system collapse is an active choice, based either in denial or collusion, and it’s happening everywhere.
Read this piece.
https://www.thegauntlet.news/p/unmitigated-covid-is-overwhelming
Mastodon Feedjsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
"Bandeira was assigned to the 3rd Brigade, 94th Training Division in Indianapolis, Indiana. According to a Linkedin webpage with Bandeira’s name and background he had been serving as the deputy chief of operations at the embassy for the past two months. The page also lists his civilian employment as a contracted Intel Analyst with Cyntel Technologies, LLC since January 2022."
