Age verification risks tying users’ “most sensitive and immutable data” — names, faces, birthdays, home addresses — to their online activity, EFF’s @mollibroccoli.bsky.social told @CNBC.com. “Age verification strikes at the foundation of the free and open internet.” www.cnbc.com/2026/03/08/...
I'm starting to study for my Amateur Extra ham license.
I reaaaalllyyyy should have paid more attention in my circuits II class 🙃.
This MadTV sketch continues to be relevant all these years later:
youtu.be/rw2nkoGLhrE?...
A messaging window. Me: I need to get my car washed, but the car wash is just 300 meters away. Should I walk or drive? The LLM: Walk. Reasons, quickly: - 300 m is extremely short; by the time you start the car, you’re basically there. - Engine wear and fuel use are high on very short cold runs; it’s actually worse for the car than a normal drive. - You avoid any hassle with parking, traffic, or queuing space around the wash. - It’s a bit of extra movement for you and zero extra emissions. Only real reasons to drive 300 m would be: - Mobility or health issues - Bad weather / unsafe walking conditions - You need the car immediately afterward for a longer trip If none of those apply, I’d absolutely walk, get the wash, then drive away clean.
Some LLM fun today.
The last sentence is great 😂.
It looks like you're trying to avoid AI. Would you like help with that?
Stop what you're doing and watch this video. It's long, but you can watch it at 1.5X speed if you need to. It's worth your time.
A rope strung across a house connected to curtain rods. Wrapped around the rope is are two metal slinkies, connected together to a coaxial cable.
My radio with a waterfall on screen.
Some #AmateurRadio radio fun this afternoon. Tried out making an antenna out of two metal slinkies.
It worked better than I thought! I was able to make four contacts with FT8!
#HamRadio #FT8
I feel personally attacked by this article 🙃
going to the .DS_store, anyone need anything?
A hand-held amateur radio transceiver in the air attached to rope that is wrapped around a tree branch.
The things I need to do to try to hit a nearby repeater...
(that is, in fact, my HT in a tree)
#HamRadio #AmateurRadio
Statue of a man (or something) clawing his way up out of the ground. Only his torso is above ground, his right hand is up. This view is from the back.
Statue of a man (or something) clawing his way up out of the ground. Only his torso is above ground, his right hand is up, and his mouth is open. He has no eyes. This view is from the front.
Not my hometown, but whatever this thing is at @rittigers.bsky.social
I second this nomination!
I loved driving past Nipper when I grew up in the Albany area.
My mom enjoys Nipper too. Growing up she would always ask my Grandpa to build Nipper a dog house so he wouldn't get wet when it rained.
A sideways view of the elevation between two points. One represents my house, the other the repeater. There are several large hills in the way.
Honestly, though, given the terrain, I'm *shocked* I can receive anything to begin with.
RF is gonna RF I guess.
An electrical PVC pipe with 7 bare copper wires 4 sticking out from both sides, four inches apart from each other.
Built a DIY Yagi Antenna in an attempt to reach a nearby repeater.
Alas, my transmissions don't seem to be reaching it. The repeater hears *something* since I hear the curiosity tone, but thats it.
The good news is that it can receive just fine 😁.
#HamRadio #AmateurRadio
mamdani signing some papers with a man in his official swearing in ceremony
Something I found out just tonight is that you have to pay a $9 filing fee to be sworn in as an official of the city of New York, here is Zohran Mamdani signing the papers shortly before becoming mayor www.cityclerk.nyc.gov/content/oath...
Happy New Year! 🎉🪩✨
The clock has spoken! Happy 2026!
RIP 2025
2025-2025
🎄
Happy Solstice! Days start getting longer now 🌞!
No, you’re not a “prompt engineer”, you’re a sloperator.
Borrowed with love from Mastodon:
Congratulations Gen Alpha!
Which writer at @theonion.com had a bad experience with Verizon Customer Service recently?
An amateur radio setup. On the left is a power supply. On the right is the SBitX V3 radio, featuring an FT8 waterfall on it.
Last night, FT8 on 20 meters was busy! Managed to make a few contacts 🎉
#AmateurRadio #HamRadio
Speaking of RIT's Model Train club, RIT is being dumb and forcing them out of their space without a backup space.
Club members put out this petition to try to help save it.
c.org/GGb5dVN2GQ
A Lego set featuring the first level of the original Donkey Kong arcade game. It has the classic red beams, Pauline, Jump Man, and DK!
An orange stuffed train. There is one locomotive and four passenger cars behind it.
Today was the Rochester #MakerFaire at @rittigers.bsky.social !
My two favorite exhibits were the Lego Donkey Kong set, and the plush train the RIT model railroad club had.
Congrats on shipping! 🎉
A Halloween bowel filled with king-sized Reese's cups and Rice Crispie Treats.
. @thenaterhood.bsky.social and I were "That House" again last night.
One kid even said "I remember this house from last year!" Made my evening 🎃👻.
A Raspberry Pi with a SHARI box connected to its USB ports inside of a case with a see-through top. There is a small hand-held antenna poking out the left side.
A ground plane antenna made up of 5 copper wires sitting on a PVC pipe in an attic.
Made an #APRS digipeater recently, and put it in my attic. It detects APRS from folks driving near my house and forwards them to aprs.fl!
It is powered by a Raspberry Pi, a SHARI and software called Direwolf.
I also made the antenna for it out of some copper wire.
#AmateurRadio #HamRadio
I miss my 50-year streak of not knowing who the Secretary of Health is or anything about them.
