Michael K Johnson
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1st Fedora Project Lead. Co-author Linux Application Development. Pendo Distinguished Engineer. Ex-{Linux Journal, Red Hat, rPath, SAS}. Christian. Father […]
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I just discovered that the "prefix group name" option for #freecad VarSet properties was removed a couple months ago. That feature was such a wonderful affordance for reducing typing and now it's gone. I missed the discussion when it was being axed and it makes me very sad. It looks like "I […]
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December 1, 2025 at 1:23 AM
I just discovered that the "prefix group name" option for #freecad VarSet properties was removed a couple months ago. That feature was such a wonderful affordance for reducing typing and now it's gone. I missed the discussion when it was being axed and it makes me very sad. It looks like "I […]
If I don't force-close my morse code drill app, sometimes it just starts playing even if I'm nowhere near my phone. Often sitting a good distance away charging in the middle of the night. The author of the app has looked for and failed to find any logical cause for this problem.
It's a google […]
It's a google […]
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November 30, 2025 at 1:43 PM
If I don't force-close my morse code drill app, sometimes it just starts playing even if I'm nowhere near my phone. Often sitting a good distance away charging in the middle of the night. The author of the app has looked for and failed to find any logical cause for this problem.
It's a google […]
It's a google […]
I now need to find all those online profiles where I have described myself as an "inactive" pilot and remove the word "inactive" from them. After a hiatus of a dozen years, I just passed both the ground and air work portions of a flight review, and once again have a current "license to learn." […]
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November 29, 2025 at 10:13 PM
I now need to find all those online profiles where I have described myself as an "inactive" pilot and remove the word "inactive" from them. After a hiatus of a dozen years, I just passed both the ground and air work portions of a flight review, and once again have a current "license to learn." […]
In #freecad, what can I do from the UI and from Python macros to cause all the topological naming links to be recreated in the current shape?
I have a Part Design Body that for which I can mark it to recalculate and then recalculate and it's fine, but if I modify a driving parameter trivially […]
I have a Part Design Body that for which I can mark it to recalculate and then recalculate and it's fine, but if I modify a driving parameter trivially […]
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November 29, 2025 at 1:48 PM
In #freecad, what can I do from the UI and from Python macros to cause all the topological naming links to be recreated in the current shape?
I have a Part Design Body that for which I can mark it to recalculate and then recalculate and it's fine, but if I modify a driving parameter trivially […]
I have a Part Design Body that for which I can mark it to recalculate and then recalculate and it's fine, but if I modify a driving parameter trivially […]
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This is a new and dire development in the ongoing American constitutional crisis. The voters, Congress, and, yes, the U.S. military must all now be more vigilant than at any time in our modern history.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
The President Is Losing Control of Himself
Donald Trump’s outbursts on social media this week were different than usual.
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:58 AM
This is a new and dire development in the ongoing American constitutional crisis. The voters, Congress, and, yes, the U.S. military must all now be more vigilant than at any time in our modern history.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
To replace my lightweight linked dipole antenna for #pota I am iterating on a #freecad design for a winder that works with wire that shouldn't be bent sharply around the edges of a more typical winder.
This design allows either figure-eight or […]
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This design allows either figure-eight or […]
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November 23, 2025 at 3:48 PM
To replace my lightweight linked dipole antenna for #pota I am iterating on a #freecad design for a winder that works with wire that shouldn't be bent sharply around the edges of a more typical winder.
This design allows either figure-eight or […]
[Original post on social.makerforums.info]
This design allows either figure-eight or […]
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20m from NC seems to be open only to MA this afternoon...
After 20 minutes of fruitlessly calling CQ on my 40 efhw deployed in an inverted V, I switched to my 33' random wire deployed as a sloper. All my QSOs so far have been MA. And not many of those. I'm at a 2fer and still not getting a lot […]
After 20 minutes of fruitlessly calling CQ on my 40 efhw deployed in an inverted V, I switched to my 33' random wire deployed as a sloper. All my QSOs so far have been MA. And not many of those. I'm at a 2fer and still not getting a lot […]
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November 22, 2025 at 9:41 PM
20m from NC seems to be open only to MA this afternoon...
After 20 minutes of fruitlessly calling CQ on my 40 efhw deployed in an inverted V, I switched to my 33' random wire deployed as a sloper. All my QSOs so far have been MA. And not many of those. I'm at a 2fer and still not getting a lot […]
After 20 minutes of fruitlessly calling CQ on my 40 efhw deployed in an inverted V, I switched to my 33' random wire deployed as a sloper. All my QSOs so far have been MA. And not many of those. I'm at a 2fer and still not getting a lot […]
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So Trump thinks that sedition carries the death penalty. Seditious conspiracy is a Federal crime (18 U.S.C.§2384) that carries a 20 year prison term, not the death penalty, and can include conspiring "by force to prevent, hinder, or delay the execution of any law of the United States". Gee, can […]
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November 21, 2025 at 6:35 PM
So Trump thinks that sedition carries the death penalty. Seditious conspiracy is a Federal crime (18 U.S.C.§2384) that carries a 20 year prison term, not the death penalty, and can include conspiring "by force to prevent, hinder, or delay the execution of any law of the United States". Gee, can […]
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WPRI: RI judge intervenes after ICE wrongfully detains Superior Court intern
"Multiple sources told Target 12 that Rhode Island sheriffs earlier noticed someone taking photos of the intern inside the courthouse and in Superior Court Judge McBurney’s courtroom […]
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"Multiple sources told Target 12 that Rhode Island sheriffs earlier noticed someone taking photos of the intern inside the courthouse and in Superior Court Judge McBurney’s courtroom […]
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November 21, 2025 at 5:05 PM
WPRI: RI judge intervenes after ICE wrongfully detains Superior Court intern
"Multiple sources told Target 12 that Rhode Island sheriffs earlier noticed someone taking photos of the intern inside the courthouse and in Superior Court Judge McBurney’s courtroom […]
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"Multiple sources told Target 12 that Rhode Island sheriffs earlier noticed someone taking photos of the intern inside the courthouse and in Superior Court Judge McBurney’s courtroom […]
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Orlando Sentinel: Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.
"...Paul John Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a German refugee camp a year after World War II ended. His family legally emigrated to the United States in 1952 when he was five.
More than […]
"...Paul John Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a German refugee camp a year after World War II ended. His family legally emigrated to the United States in 1952 when he was five.
More than […]
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November 18, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Orlando Sentinel: Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.
"...Paul John Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a German refugee camp a year after World War II ended. His family legally emigrated to the United States in 1952 when he was five.
More than […]
"...Paul John Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a German refugee camp a year after World War II ended. His family legally emigrated to the United States in 1952 when he was five.
More than […]
@FreeCAD I wonder if it would be valuable to have a more structured way to evaluate additions to the addon manager? Maybe use GitHub issues? Or did things change and I also missed it?
Question:
> Looks nice one to have, I will try when I am on pc.
> Why not in addon manager?
Answer:
> Mostly […]
Question:
> Looks nice one to have, I will try when I am on pc.
> Why not in addon manager?
Answer:
> Mostly […]
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November 17, 2025 at 6:07 PM
@FreeCAD I wonder if it would be valuable to have a more structured way to evaluate additions to the addon manager? Maybe use GitHub issues? Or did things change and I also missed it?
Question:
> Looks nice one to have, I will try when I am on pc.
> Why not in addon manager?
Answer:
> Mostly […]
Question:
> Looks nice one to have, I will try when I am on pc.
> Why not in addon manager?
Answer:
> Mostly […]
I decided to support something for which the only support mechanism is "buymeacoffee" with a monthly donation — so I created a login at buymeacoffee, and now it won't let me go any further without creating a page with my photo, name, link, and a short […]
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November 15, 2025 at 12:22 AM
I decided to support something for which the only support mechanism is "buymeacoffee" with a monthly donation — so I created a login at buymeacoffee, and now it won't let me go any further without creating a page with my photo, name, link, and a short […]
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Y'all posting your aurora pictures... There are times I wish I spent more time back up north! Meanwhile, I'm glad I got my ham radio fix yesterday hunting a little bit of POTA, because the CME was responsible for more than the aurora... https://solar.w5mmw.net/
November 12, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Y'all posting your aurora pictures... There are times I wish I spent more time back up north! Meanwhile, I'm glad I got my ham radio fix yesterday hunting a little bit of POTA, because the CME was responsible for more than the aurora... https://solar.w5mmw.net/
I love that Elecraft let me do my own warranty repair on my PX3 panadapter. They agreed that a part was broken and offered me an RMA. I asked if I could replace it myself, and they just sent me the part. This is so refreshing a change from our disposable, no user-serviceable parts inside general […]
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November 11, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I love that Elecraft let me do my own warranty repair on my PX3 panadapter. They agreed that a part was broken and offered me an RMA. I asked if I could replace it myself, and they just sent me the part. This is so refreshing a change from our disposable, no user-serviceable parts inside general […]
RE: https://social.makerforums.info/@mcdanlj/115525717290589240
I just published source code for my new very lightweight, command-line-only alternative to WaveLogGate. Since I wrote it in Go and can't name things well, I am calling it WaveLogGoat. I'm now using it to link my IC-7300 to WaveLog […]
I just published source code for my new very lightweight, command-line-only alternative to WaveLogGate. Since I wrote it in Go and can't name things well, I am calling it WaveLogGoat. I'm now using it to link my IC-7300 to WaveLog […]
November 11, 2025 at 6:14 PM
RE: https://social.makerforums.info/@mcdanlj/115525717290589240
I just published source code for my new very lightweight, command-line-only alternative to WaveLogGate. Since I wrote it in Go and can't name things well, I am calling it WaveLogGoat. I'm now using it to link my IC-7300 to WaveLog […]
I just published source code for my new very lightweight, command-line-only alternative to WaveLogGate. Since I wrote it in Go and can't name things well, I am calling it WaveLogGoat. I'm now using it to link my IC-7300 to WaveLog […]
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Close behind it in the "want" factor stakes is the new KeebDeck from @arturo182 at @solder.party - an open-hardware soft silicone keyboard for space-constrained projects, and it's *cheap*. Like, really, really cheap […]
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November 10, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Close behind it in the "want" factor stakes is the new KeebDeck from @arturo182 at @solder.party - an open-hardware soft silicone keyboard for space-constrained projects, and it's *cheap*. Like, really, really cheap […]
I followed @AF0AJ's lead to build a simple stand-in for WaveLogGate. I wanted a simple, low-memory-use, command-line-only version that just forwards the radio settings to WaveLog. I decided to build it in Go to enable building standalone binaries for many platforms with no dependencies on the […]
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November 10, 2025 at 1:49 PM
I followed @AF0AJ's lead to build a simple stand-in for WaveLogGate. I wanted a simple, low-memory-use, command-line-only version that just forwards the radio settings to WaveLog. I decided to build it in Go to enable building standalone binaries for many platforms with no dependencies on the […]
I have colorized my dual-operator CW #pota script and turned it into a cheat sheet with an example on the reverse side, centered so you can print it duplex and cut it out if you like.
* Dual-OP-CW-POTA-Cheat-Sheet.pdf if you just want to print
* […]
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* Dual-OP-CW-POTA-Cheat-Sheet.pdf if you just want to print
* […]
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![Screen shot of colorized script for dual-operator CW pota, same as the PDF and ODT linked from the main post. Text is:
Dual-Operator CW POTA Cheat Sheet
CQ POTA DE CALL1 ES CALL2
THEIRCALL
THEIRCALL DE CALL1 [TU/GREETING] UR RST STATE BK
BK [GREETING] RST STATE BK
BK THEIRCALL DE CALL2 [TU/GREETING] UR RST STATE BK
BK [GREETING] RST STATE BK
BK TU STATE 73/72 DE CALL1 ES CALL2 EE
EE](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gsmbuhrdotriuabdosjhpta7/bafkreiajhledhy3fe4mft3ke7hx5mt2agyl3coqdkcumhs6uaar3fc5rrm@jpeg)
November 9, 2025 at 10:29 PM
I have colorized my dual-operator CW #pota script and turned it into a cheat sheet with an example on the reverse side, centered so you can print it duplex and cut it out if you like.
* Dual-OP-CW-POTA-Cheat-Sheet.pdf if you just want to print
* […]
[Original post on social.makerforums.info]
* Dual-OP-CW-POTA-Cheat-Sheet.pdf if you just want to print
* […]
[Original post on social.makerforums.info]
In my #hamradio #pota adventure today, I got my inverted-V linked dipole caught in twigs today and it died. The silicon wire winds easily around a tight radius, which is nice for putting it on the winder, but also winds around twigs easily, and that […]
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November 9, 2025 at 4:49 AM
In my #hamradio #pota adventure today, I got my inverted-V linked dipole caught in twigs today and it died. The silicon wire winds easily around a tight radius, which is nice for putting it on the winder, but also winds around twigs easily, and that […]
[Original post on social.makerforums.info]
[Original post on social.makerforums.info]
Doing a dual operator CW #pota activation QRP now from US-6888 with Brantley K4CBW — hunt us now for double credit on 15m 21.030.5 🤞
"CQ POTA DE KZ4LY ES K4CBW" and we'll both give you an RST and a park!
"CQ POTA DE KZ4LY ES K4CBW" and we'll both give you an RST and a park!
November 8, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Doing a dual operator CW #pota activation QRP now from US-6888 with Brantley K4CBW — hunt us now for double credit on 15m 21.030.5 🤞
"CQ POTA DE KZ4LY ES K4CBW" and we'll both give you an RST and a park!
"CQ POTA DE KZ4LY ES K4CBW" and we'll both give you an RST and a park!
Tonight, I'm drilling morse code POTA in Morse Walker with simulated callers at 22–30WPM, and I think for the first time I copied a 2x3 at 30 WPM on the first hearing ("WG0KTQ"), and copied some shorter 30WPM calls on the first hearing in 2-way pileups. Not reliably though, not even reliably […]
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November 8, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Tonight, I'm drilling morse code POTA in Morse Walker with simulated callers at 22–30WPM, and I think for the first time I copied a 2x3 at 30 WPM on the first hearing ("WG0KTQ"), and copied some shorter 30WPM calls on the first hearing in 2-way pileups. Not reliably though, not even reliably […]
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November 7, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Reposted by Michael K Johnson
Meta, Meta, Meta. So Meta. This Reuters report is 🔥
"Meta is earning a fortune on a deluge of fraudulent ads, documents show"
"Meta projected 10% of its 2024 revenue would come from ads for scams and banned goods, documents seen by Reuters show. And the social media giant internally estimates […]
"Meta is earning a fortune on a deluge of fraudulent ads, documents show"
"Meta projected 10% of its 2024 revenue would come from ads for scams and banned goods, documents seen by Reuters show. And the social media giant internally estimates […]
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infosec.exchange
November 6, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Meta, Meta, Meta. So Meta. This Reuters report is 🔥
"Meta is earning a fortune on a deluge of fraudulent ads, documents show"
"Meta projected 10% of its 2024 revenue would come from ads for scams and banned goods, documents seen by Reuters show. And the social media giant internally estimates […]
"Meta is earning a fortune on a deluge of fraudulent ads, documents show"
"Meta projected 10% of its 2024 revenue would come from ads for scams and banned goods, documents seen by Reuters show. And the social media giant internally estimates […]
I finally got around to watching the latest Practical Engineering video about concrete, right after reading an article about how they are repairing runways at KRDU, one or two concrete slabs at a time overnight, with just enough curing time to support takeoffs the next afternoon. 😮 […]
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November 6, 2025 at 12:51 AM
I finally got around to watching the latest Practical Engineering video about concrete, right after reading an article about how they are repairing runways at KRDU, one or two concrete slabs at a time overnight, with just enough curing time to support takeoffs the next afternoon. 😮 […]