vk6flab
@vk6flab@lemmy.radio
Anything and everything Amateur Radio and beyond. Heavily into Open Source and SDR, working on a multi band monitor and transmitter.
#geek #nerd #hamradio VK6FLAB #podcaster #australia #ITProfessional #voiceover #opentowork
- Comment on How old is the average open source programmer? 22 hours ago:
Which one?
- Comment on How old is the average open source programmer? 1 day ago:
I did not respond to this survey, but I’m an open source “programmer” and I’m in the 4% group in that chart.
- Comment on [FoAR] Foundations of Amateur Radio - Why does your Wi-Fi connection drop out when cooking lunch? #podcast 6 days ago:
“Samples of all models of microwaves are tested for leakage before sale as prescribed in Australian Standard 60335.2.25:2011 clause 3. The standard says leakage at any point 50 mm or more should not exceed 50 W/m2, a level which is internationally recognised as safe.”
Source: www.csiro.au/en/research/…/Microwave-oven-safety
In other words, microwave ovens can leak, be compliant and safe and still overwhelm a Wi-FI network running at 0.1 Watts.
- Comment on [FoAR] Foundations of Amateur Radio - Why does your Wi-Fi connection drop out when cooking lunch? #podcast 6 days ago:
😂
- Comment on [FoAR] Foundations of Amateur Radio - Why does your Wi-Fi connection drop out when cooking lunch? #podcast 6 days ago:
I see that your voice to text system is working … sort of.
I’m guessing that you meant 5 GHz Wi-Fi.
In Australia there’s not much in the way of that around, if any. So far all I’ve seen is cheap 2.4 GHz IoT out of China.
- Comment on [FoAR] Foundations of Amateur Radio - Why does your Wi-Fi connection drop out when cooking lunch? #podcast 6 days ago:
Nope, still happening today :)
- Comment on [FoAR] Foundations of Amateur Radio - Why does your Wi-Fi connection drop out when cooking lunch? #podcast 6 days ago:
I’d love to do that but the vast majority of IoT devices are 2.4 GHz only.
- Comment on [FoAR] Foundations of Amateur Radio - Why does your Wi-Fi connection drop out when cooking lunch? #podcast 6 days ago:
- [FoAR] Foundations of Amateur Radio - Why does your Wi-Fi connection drop out when cooking lunch? #podcastpodcasts.itmaze.com.au ↗Submitted 6 days ago to amateur_radio@lemmy.radio | 15 comments
- Comment on [deleted] 6 days ago:
Nice :)
- Comment on [deleted] 6 days ago:
Gotta love that down vote, perhaps it’s time to check the logs and deal with it.
- Comment on [deleted] 6 days ago:
Thank you!
- Submitted 1 week ago to amateur_radio@lemmy.radio | 0 comments
- Comment on (complete) lemmy.radio upgrading from 0.19.3 to 0.19.6 1 week ago:
Clearly the image upload is broken, all I see is a QRP radio :-)
Seriously though, I feel your pain on the update and the process. I’ve not been game to even attempt to roll out an instance, let alone make it public and then go through the process of updating it.
One thing I did notice just then, as I was about to hit submit, there was a language pop-up at the bottom right of the textarea tht I’m typing this into, that wasn’t set to anything. I’ve just set it to “English” for my reply.
- Comment on Games to play with my late 40s brothers? 1 week ago:
To enjoy yourselves doesn’t require that you all buy the latest gaming rig or even something new or identical. As long as what you decide on has games in common, you’re good.
- Comment on R. Crumb summarizes recent events. 2 weeks ago:
I’m beginning to suspect that the recent election results can be explained by one word: Entropy
- Comment on Games to play with my late 40s brothers? 2 weeks ago:
I am not privy to your financial situation, but can you three pool your resources and find a common platform?
- Comment on Is including one of these with every ballot really cheaper than a sticker? 2 weeks ago:
I’m not eligible to vote in your country. In mine, voting is mandatory and there are no stickers, just democracy sausages to aid in the funding for local polling places like schools and community halls.
- Comment on Is including one of these with every ballot really cheaper than a sticker? 2 weeks ago:
That’s like asking for an elephant stamp for wiping your butt after going to the toilet.
Voting isn’t an accomplishment, it’s your duty and the reward is the society you live in.
- Comment on Is there a reminder bot on Lemmy? 2 weeks ago:
Not sure how I feel about such a bot. I can see potential security issues arising in relation to stored relationships between users and posts.
- Submitted 2 weeks ago to amateur_radio@lemmy.radio | 0 comments
- Comment on What is the argument for making poor/working class folks shoulder the burden of taxes? 3 weeks ago:
Mathematics and Politics.
There are many more people who are “working class” than rich. The argument is that of you take some money from a lot of people, you get more money than if you take a lot of money from some people.
There’s also the argument that if everyone pitches in, the overall burden for each individual is less.
What this fails to address is that the richer you are, the more you can play with your money and end up with nothing to tax. This is why the rich get richer and the rest of us don’t.
Running through all that is a thing called “trickle down economics” which claims that the money from the rich ends up in society, but recent reviews of this have proven this to be nonsense.
Finally, the rich can and do shape the narrative. Politicians are essentially elected by the rich through their manipulation of the story through their media empires and social media platforms.
- Comment on Booking an overnight room 3 weeks ago:
How is this infuriating?
Would you like to sleep in a bed with clean sheets and have a shower in a clean cubicle?
How do you think that this happens?
- Comment on It's because of Gerald's Game, isn't it? 3 weeks ago:
So, if the author is prominently featured on the cover of a book, how hard is it to not pickup or buy a book by an author you don’t care for?
I mean, you have to at least be able to read before there’s any point in buying a book, unless you need toilet paper in a compact portable form and then the author really doesn’t matter…
Anyone?
- Submitted 3 weeks ago to amateur_radio@lemmy.radio | 0 comments
- Comment on So bad it was actually entertaining 4 weeks ago:
The response from the owner just adds the missing ingredient.
- [FoAR] Foundations of Amateur Radio - Amateur Radio connects you in unexpected ways #podcastpodcasts.itmaze.com.au ↗Submitted 4 weeks ago to amateur_radio@lemmy.radio | 0 comments
- Comment on How much should I expect to pay to have 40 feet of fence installed? 5 weeks ago:
Get multiple quotes and compare them. The cost will depend on where you are, what the conditions are like, how many jobs are being done by the supplier, etc.
Several quotes will quickly tell you who is charging too much and who is not charging enough.
You can also go to the hardware store and source the materials yourself and put it up on the weekend. Plenty of YouTube video experts to learn from.
- Submitted 5 weeks ago to amateur_radio@lemmy.radio | 1 comment
- Comment on [deleted] 5 weeks ago:
I’ve done all of these and now get minimal junk mail in the letter box.
- Contact your municipality and explain the situation and ask for their advice.
- Contact the people delivering the mail and ask them for advice.
- Contact your local gardening centre and ask them if they want paper for composting.
- Put up a no junk mail sign, then contact the companies who are still arriving in your letter box and share your thoughts about their uninvited junk mail. In Australia the last mile delivery of junk mail is often done by one or two companies who don’t want to get a bad name for ignoring your sign.