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Kelvin n0mql EN35ld
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Grumpy ol' codger. Ham since '92 or somethin'.

I'm not the Elephant Man; also not an elephant, man.

It's not that I don't WANT you to follow me. It's […]

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Long discussion on the orange website about the NIST's Boulder NTP site being down. Not a lot of people with practical experience in the topic.

NTP is designed to function as a tree model, rooted in "stratum 0" NTP servers with direct time references. Actual clients are expected to interact […]
Original post on hachyderm.io
hachyderm.io
December 20, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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December 18, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Appears that 10m is hotter today than it was during the contest last weekend.
#HamRadio
December 16, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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If you consider parallel parking a nightmare, you should not have a driver's license. It's just a skill. Skills take practice, and the intelligence to learn them.

That said, this has been my complaint about all the map apps in the past. Driving North with […]

[Original post on mastodon.social]
December 16, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Although I prefer #linux for many things, I do bump into a problem that makes it feel like MS DOS ca. 1987 sometimes.

Reboot, & my USB (both tty & audio) devices may re-shuffle.

Everything was working. #direwolf #rigblaster #wsjtx #winkeyer #ftdx3000

Without changing any USB cables in any way […]
Original post on mastodon.hams.social
mastodon.hams.social
December 15, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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I have discovered that teaching programming goes much better with my fifth grade students if I take the time to teach them about all the symbols I think of as "normal" that are totally new to them.

"These are square brackets, you'll find them over the 'enter' key we use them for lists. In […]
Original post on sauropods.win
sauropods.win
December 13, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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I hate doing it THIS way, but the OP doesn't allow typical post interaction types.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvlW...

In the YouTube short linked above, Cory Doctorow explains exactly why this situation has come about.

And in my opinion, you should avoid Google except as a last resort.
December 12, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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Do you ever think about all the good you could do for the world if you didn’t have to spend most of your time selling your labor just to survive? 🤔
December 10, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Something I’ve not done since I’ve returned to #HamRadio …I’ve disconnected all antennas, turned off both computers, and unplugged A/C in case that #cme hits overnight.
December 8, 2025 at 4:09 AM
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You have baked beans on toast.

I have baked beans on toast, with cheese, shredded fried SPAM, & #Potbelly hot peppers.

We are not the same.
December 7, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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gofund.me/c9bd3cdee
Guy who works at one of our favorite local restaurants, their house burned down. Rough times. Please boost if you’re willing; donate if you’re able. Thanks. #MutualAid
Donate to Ensuring Basic Needs for Our Family, organized by Alexandrea Kriz
Anything helps. My dad is financially supporting the family, including my son so I… Alexandrea Kriz needs your support for Ensuring Basic Needs for Our Family
gofund.me
December 6, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I'm tempted to buy this #ulefone 2m/70cm #walkietalkie #android phone.

I don't want Android as a phone for being out-n-about, because I use #applepay a LOT. Like, whenever it's an option.

But what with my https://github.com/kelvin0mql/flrigWebRemote […]

[Original post on mastodon.hams.social]
December 5, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Quoting a bit of Direwolf console log:
You can help to improve the quality of APRS signals.
Tell the sender (W0VI) to use the proper product identifier from https://github.com/aprsorg/aprs-deviceid
(end quote)

Dude... DUDE! Have you EVER tried to TELL […]

[Original post on mastodon.hams.social]
December 5, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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Ubuntu Software Updater
YouTube video by Kelvin D. Olson
youtu.be
December 3, 2025 at 7:27 PM
@Dianora
Related to that other toot.

Gonna add this guy to my black list for 2 reasons.
December 3, 2025 at 4:25 PM
If you're on aprs.fi and looking at my #aprs position for #HamRadio reasons, please disregard this apparent movement.

The conversion of google maps' bajillion digits lat and lon to deg-mm-ss, as #yaac understands it, is not so good.

So I had to poke at […]

[Original post on mastodon.hams.social]
December 3, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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This [KEYBOARD] is a machine that turns [UNHINGED IDEAS] into [THREE OR FOUR LIKES ON MASTODON AND MAYBE ONE OR TWO BOOSTS].
December 1, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Read the ALT text (of the 2nd pic), that's where the real story is.

Considering battery replacement on #iphone 8 Plus. But wondering if LTE is getting phased out soon enough to make that a bad bet.

I like the idea of the #runbo E81 but I think it […]

[Original post on mastodon.hams.social]
November 26, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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#thefarside #farside #comic https://www.thefarside.com/2025/11/25/3

“Oh, I see! You return covered with blond feathers, and I’m supposed to believe you crossed the road just to get to
the other side?”
November 26, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Whaddya mean? This IS me sugar-coating it.
November 19, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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I'm an #EarWorm sufferer, so music playing non-stop while working (except meetings). The #TwinCities #Radio market makes this difficult today. It's Sunday morning, so several of my favorite stations are doing "Christian" stuff they don't do the rest of the week. Now 1 of the others is doing Xmas!!
November 16, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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November 15, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Ordered McDs breakfast in the iPhone app, & my code to shout at the drive-thru screen was LQ67.

Pleased that it wasn’t met with juvenile screaming. Possible that’s because it’s a school day, so no yoots would be working at 6am.
November 14, 2025 at 2:07 PM