Irregular reminder that I have a pretty nice collection of 88x31 buttons on my website, and would gladly expand it with yours~
Poke me for a trade!
I've got some news about office environments. The absolute worst part for me was dealing with the rampant gossip and laziness. People would chat all day, accomplish next to nothing, and then pretend they were some kind of heroes for staying late. People walk around, take lunch or bathroom breaks, attend meetings, etc. Office or Home people will walk around. Stop writing stupid stories to promote back-to-office culture and risk everyone’s health.
My slides for my #EuroBSDcon talk "Building a Modern Packet Radio Network using Open Software", an overview of what myself and others have been doing to support the UK Packet Radio Network, are available on the con system:
- Slide PDF: https://events.eurobsdcon.org/media/2024/submissions/VMBGCY/resources/EuroBSDCon_Packet_Radio_3vxgXs7.pdf
- event page https://events.eurobsdcon.org/2024/talk/VMBGCY/
The talk is available on the live stream feeds - I start at 3:21:50 or at the following direct link:
https://www.youtube.com/live/u_bdSqqHm58&t=12110
I hit most of my main talking points, but there is some stuff in my notes I missed. I had a blast and it was a great weekend of pragmatic, technical and interesting conversation! I'm open for chat and can talk about radios alllll day!
Got asked how they were made:
I built them using high-density EVA foam! The surface detail was laser-cut and then glued to the disc base. Afterward, I further detailed the coins using a dremel, primed and painted them.
Ended up getting a couple commissions again this month, one of them being another perma-suit thing...
Error/progress UX is perhaps the biggest regression in computer UX over the past few decades.
Then: exactly what's happening, detailed description of what went wrong sufficient to diagnose and fix the problem.
Now: fake percentage bar that moves asymptotically towards 100% while nothing happens, then "Something Went Wrong™"
fyi to linux users, the unofficial signal desktop flatpak doesnt use the freedesktop Secrets API no matter what you do and leaves your keys completely unencrypted
you can just dump .var/apps/org.signal.Signal and read everything stored
if you're concerned, you should probably use the native pakcage
For the Trek fans amongst my friends - Master Replicas and Bodum have got together to re-release the Bistro cup - the one that Picard used to drink his Earl Grey from in the TNG era. There's a limited pre-order here: https://www.masterreplicas.com/products/the-picard-tea-cup-set
I got a draft and I can't stop looking at it; all the proportions are spot on and it's making me feel so good!!!!
"Zhey don't have zhem like zhis back at home, do zhey? One night and you'll remember it forever! Zhey know what you like and zhey do it for next to nozhing!"
fan art for Out-of-Placers https://valsalia.com
You had to watch your step at #EF28—these lil' guys were out and about looking for treasure!
Seeing folks get photos with the oversized props I built was one of my absolute highlights, this con!
(Suiters are @Manikobunneh, Geri, and Dmitri)
Workshop afternoon, sorting yest Old Tat Consignment
1st up, Panasonic AG-7750 S-VHS Pro Deck
It’s a beast. VU Meters, XLR Audio, S-Video, best of all TBC. Perfect Freeze Frame too
Back in the day, I spent ages making comps from MTV, BSB Power Station & MCM EuroMusic. Soak Testing. Some cracking tunes.
Deck has a few issue, will get cracking
Trans Renamon/Wolf girl (MtF), glue Supervillain, and The Dark Knight, Therian/Otherkin, Grey-Ace.
HRT since 1st July 2024 - Doses: 112
IT Engineer, Radio Amateur, Linux Witch.
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