N1DQ
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I run PSKReporter (https://pskreporter.info) and https://weather.gladstonefamily.net
My day job is in computer security, so I'm happy to talk about any of these....
My day job is in computer security, so I'm happy to talk about any of these....
@wx1box.bsky.social With long duration snowstorms, how should snowfall be measured? I.e. how often should I reset the snowboard? Over the weekend, I reset at 8AM on Monday and recorded very little extra snow. I suspect that had I reset at 8PM on Sunday as well, then my totals would have been higher.
January 27, 2026 at 7:47 PM
@wx1box.bsky.social With long duration snowstorms, how should snowfall be measured? I.e. how often should I reset the snowboard? Over the weekend, I reset at 8AM on Monday and recorded very little extra snow. I suspect that had I reset at 8PM on Sunday as well, then my totals would have been higher.
@wx1box.bsky.social In Carlisle MA at 0810: 12.2" snow on the board. Temp 13F. Have reset snowboard. Snow falling very lightly. Drifting overnight. #15-557
More than 2 ft on the front walkway in places.
More than 2 ft on the front walkway in places.
January 26, 2026 at 1:16 PM
@wx1box.bsky.social In Carlisle MA at 0810: 12.2" snow on the board. Temp 13F. Have reset snowboard. Snow falling very lightly. Drifting overnight. #15-557
More than 2 ft on the front walkway in places.
More than 2 ft on the front walkway in places.
@wx1box.bsky.social In Carlisle, MA at 2105: 10.7" snow on the board (i.e. storm total so far). Some drifting especially by house. Temp 11F. Spotter #15-557.
Snow now over the top of my boots in places. I need longer boots!
Snow now over the top of my boots in places. I need longer boots!
January 26, 2026 at 2:10 AM
@wx1box.bsky.social In Carlisle, MA at 2105: 10.7" snow on the board (i.e. storm total so far). Some drifting especially by house. Temp 11F. Spotter #15-557.
Snow now over the top of my boots in places. I need longer boots!
Snow now over the top of my boots in places. I need longer boots!
@wx1box.bsky.social In Carlisle, MA at 1730: 7.1" snow on the board. 10F. Light wind. Still snowing hard. Very light and fluffy. Spotter #15-557
January 25, 2026 at 10:34 PM
@wx1box.bsky.social In Carlisle, MA at 1730: 7.1" snow on the board. 10F. Light wind. Still snowing hard. Very light and fluffy. Spotter #15-557
@wx1box.bsky.social In Carlisle, MA at 0900: 4.7" new snow (light and fluffy) on the board. Temp 29F. Overcast, but bright. Spotter 15-557
January 19, 2026 at 2:20 PM
@wx1box.bsky.social In Carlisle, MA at 0900: 4.7" new snow (light and fluffy) on the board. Temp 29F. Overcast, but bright. Spotter 15-557
@wx1box In Carlisle, MA at 2000: 2.8" very light and fluffy snow on the board. Temp 29F. Spotter 15-557
January 18, 2026 at 1:46 AM
@wx1box In Carlisle, MA at 2000: 2.8" very light and fluffy snow on the board. Temp 29F. Spotter 15-557
Got a couple of old disposable cameras developed. This was an early attempt by my daughter to take a mirror selfie. Her modern work is*much* better!
December 20, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Got a couple of old disposable cameras developed. This was an early attempt by my daughter to take a mirror selfie. Her modern work is*much* better!
@wx1box.bsky.social In Carlisle, MA at 1800: 1.3" of wet snow on the board. Temp 32F. Currently raining. Nasty outside!
December 2, 2025 at 11:07 PM
@wx1box.bsky.social In Carlisle, MA at 1800: 1.3" of wet snow on the board. Temp 32F. Currently raining. Nasty outside!
@wx1box In Carlisle, MA at 0900: 1.38" rain in the gauge. Spotter #15-557.
October 31, 2025 at 1:48 PM
@wx1box In Carlisle, MA at 0900: 1.38" rain in the gauge. Spotter #15-557.
Trying to vibe code a wideband morse decoder. It *sort of* works with nice clean signals. But with real recordings, it is unusable. The idea is to feed output from ka9q-radio (by @ka9q.bsky.social) into it and decode all CW traffic! Thoughts appreciated.
github.com/pjsg/cw
github.com/pjsg/cw
GitHub - pjsg/cw: Vibe coded CW wideband decoder
Vibe coded CW wideband decoder. Contribute to pjsg/cw development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
October 29, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Trying to vibe code a wideband morse decoder. It *sort of* works with nice clean signals. But with real recordings, it is unusable. The idea is to feed output from ka9q-radio (by @ka9q.bsky.social) into it and decode all CW traffic! Thoughts appreciated.
github.com/pjsg/cw
github.com/pjsg/cw
@wx1box.bsky.social In Carlisle, MA at 1600: 0.89" rain in the gauge. It looks like we are done now. Spotter #15-557
October 20, 2025 at 8:03 PM
@wx1box.bsky.social In Carlisle, MA at 1600: 0.89" rain in the gauge. It looks like we are done now. Spotter #15-557
@wx1box In Carlisle, MA at 0700: 1.20" total rainfall -- much needed. #15-557
October 14, 2025 at 12:50 PM
@wx1box In Carlisle, MA at 0700: 1.20" total rainfall -- much needed. #15-557
Trying Google's Gemini image tool to colorize old pictures:
Starting with the black and white image, and then two different colorization attempts. It is notable that it omitted the person in one case, also the steam blowing downards in both. Original was probably shot on orthochromatic film.
Starting with the black and white image, and then two different colorization attempts. It is notable that it omitted the person in one case, also the steam blowing downards in both. Original was probably shot on orthochromatic film.
September 3, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Trying Google's Gemini image tool to colorize old pictures:
Starting with the black and white image, and then two different colorization attempts. It is notable that it omitted the person in one case, also the steam blowing downards in both. Original was probably shot on orthochromatic film.
Starting with the black and white image, and then two different colorization attempts. It is notable that it omitted the person in one case, also the steam blowing downards in both. Original was probably shot on orthochromatic film.
@wx1box.bsky.social In Carlisle, MA at 0730: 2.32" total rain. Temp 61℉. Not raining any more! #15-557
August 1, 2025 at 11:41 AM
@wx1box.bsky.social In Carlisle, MA at 0730: 2.32" total rain. Temp 61℉. Not raining any more! #15-557
@wx1box.bsky.social In Carlisle, MA at 2245: 1.80" rain. 60F. Still raining. #15-557
August 1, 2025 at 2:50 AM
@wx1box.bsky.social In Carlisle, MA at 2245: 1.80" rain. 60F. Still raining. #15-557
@wx1box.bsky.social In Carlisle, MA at 1945: 1.36" rain in the gauge (and a dead wasp). Temp 61℉. Still raining hard. #15-557
July 31, 2025 at 11:46 PM
@wx1box.bsky.social In Carlisle, MA at 1945: 1.36" rain in the gauge (and a dead wasp). Temp 61℉. Still raining hard. #15-557
I'm actually pretty impressed -- I just installed a couple of Ubiquiti NanoStation 5AC units to connect the house to the barn. I was using a couple of their APs in a mesh, but it wouldn't stay connected once leaves appeared on the trees!
Now it appears that I get a stable 100Mbps connection!
Now it appears that I get a stable 100Mbps connection!
June 6, 2025 at 12:48 AM
I'm actually pretty impressed -- I just installed a couple of Ubiquiti NanoStation 5AC units to connect the house to the barn. I was using a couple of their APs in a mesh, but it wouldn't stay connected once leaves appeared on the trees!
Now it appears that I get a stable 100Mbps connection!
Now it appears that I get a stable 100Mbps connection!
Proud to celebrate $200M ARR with the Bitsight team! 🚀 Leading the way in cyber risk intelligence through data, innovation, and trust. Read more: ow.ly/o2bk30sM16Z
#Bitsight #CyberRiskIntelligence #ARRGrowth
#Bitsight #CyberRiskIntelligence #ARRGrowth
ow.ly
April 28, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Proud to celebrate $200M ARR with the Bitsight team! 🚀 Leading the way in cyber risk intelligence through data, innovation, and trust. Read more: ow.ly/o2bk30sM16Z
#Bitsight #CyberRiskIntelligence #ARRGrowth
#Bitsight #CyberRiskIntelligence #ARRGrowth
Some horrible internet connectivity problems right now. It appears that Comcast as lost some peering -- but I think it goes deeper than that. Paypal.com is not reachable from some places.
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March 25, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Some horrible internet connectivity problems right now. It appears that Comcast as lost some peering -- but I think it goes deeper than that. Paypal.com is not reachable from some places.
Just spent many hours debugging my #Unifi network. Symptom: high packet loss/vary variable latency. Running `top` on the AP showed 0% idle and very high sirq (??). This was due to a lot of multicast traffic on the wired side. U6 LR not affected -- I guess it does multicast filtering in hardware!
March 9, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Just spent many hours debugging my #Unifi network. Symptom: high packet loss/vary variable latency. Running `top` on the AP showed 0% idle and very high sirq (??). This was due to a lot of multicast traffic on the wired side. U6 LR not affected -- I guess it does multicast filtering in hardware!
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The Washington Post refused to run this ad. Sure would be a shame if it went viral.
February 17, 2025 at 2:47 PM
The Washington Post refused to run this ad. Sure would be a shame if it went viral.
@wx1box In Carlisle, MA at 1030: 5.6" snow on the board. Temp 33F. Light sleet falling. Spotter #15-557
February 16, 2025 at 3:34 PM
@wx1box In Carlisle, MA at 1030: 5.6" snow on the board. Temp 33F. Light sleet falling. Spotter #15-557
@wx1box.bsky.social In Carlisle, MA at 1100: 5.7" snow on the ground. Temp is 28F. Wind calm. #15-557
February 9, 2025 at 4:29 PM
@wx1box.bsky.social In Carlisle, MA at 1100: 5.7" snow on the ground. Temp is 28F. Wind calm. #15-557
Just been told that I'm too old to sit in an airplane exit row! Apparently you have to be between 15 and 60 for this airline. The online check-in assigned me this seat ☹️
January 15, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Just been told that I'm too old to sit in an airplane exit row! Apparently you have to be between 15 and 60 for this airline. The online check-in assigned me this seat ☹️