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@tiredofsametab@fedia.io
Reddit -> Beehaw until I decided I didn't like older versions of Lemmy (though it seems most things I didn't like are better now) -> kbin.social (died) -> kbin.run (died) -> fedia.
Japan-based backend software dev and small-scale farmer.
- Comment on OK. I'm at wit's end attempting to convince Google's LLM to pronounce an English name correctly. 6 days ago:
English is notoriously awful regarding orthography vs pronunciation. I actually thought you meant something that rhymed with Bach just looking at the name with a longer 'a' for some reason (which is weird since vowel length isn't phonemic in English).
- Comment on OK. I'm at wit's end attempting to convince Google's LLM to pronounce an English name correctly. 1 week ago:
Raych?
- Comment on Trying (and failing) to receive IBP beacons on an SDR 1 week ago:
I now have a random wire antenna ~16m long (though not straight and the very ends wind around the structure I'm using to hold it up which I'm sure is not ideal), a ~4m counterpoise-ish-thing, a 9:1 balun, and cable to the SDR.
I've gotten wefax (though in negative and spotty, so still some figuring out to do). Still no IBP beacons at all, though.
I have fldigi working to a degree using soundcard as input. No hits using a regex of the beacons' callsigns (including the one here in Japan) on any frequency I've tried. Not sure why that is yet.
- Comment on You are stardust. 2 weeks ago:
My brain added an 'n' to the first word of "waking universe" and I think it still works
- Comment on Would you ever give up your right to leave a bad review about a company? 2 weeks ago:
Yup! It's dumb. Bonus one: one could get sued by posting on social media a pic/vid that shows someone cheating and they get caught. It's profoundly stupid
- Comment on Would you ever give up your right to leave a bad review about a company? 2 weeks ago:
In Japan, a person can get sued for leaving an honest, negative review. One has to be careful with wording to avoid that completely (i.e. making sure that it's clearly stated that the content is a personal opinion (as opposed to an accusation, I guess?)). Some people still do write them and some get scary take-down notices (which may or may not be real or enforceable). As far as I know, someone could leave a low rating on like a star-based system or whatever and be fine, but I am not a lawyer.
- Comment on Trying (and failing) to receive IBP beacons on an SDR 2 weeks ago:
So far no luck, but I only seem to get flights when they are going to/from the nearest airport to places south of me; everyone else is going around. I'm not sure how far the range is meant to be. I can very faintly see something on the frequency, but Dump1090 isn't catching anything.
I have some parts coming today to try a ~20m random wire antenna. I got 2x20m copper wire in case I need to do a counterpoise on the other side (which seems to be like 1/4 length (so 5m) of wire?).
- Comment on Trying (and failing) to receive IBP beacons on an SDR 2 weeks ago:
Thanks very much. I had a feeling antenna size was at least part of the problem there. I appreciate the help and tools. Thanks!
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- Comment on What age gap is too big of an age gap if someone's in their early 30's? 2 weeks ago:
My wife and I are almost 10 years apart. We met right before her 30th birthday, I was also once the younger partner when I was 20 and my then-gf was 34. That failed for a number of reasons, but I don't think age was one of them. With legal, consenting adults, whatever works for you is fine, I think.
- Comment on Let's hear it, little lemmings. 3 weeks ago:
I think Feynman would be interesting based on the videos of him I've seen. It probably also aligns best with where my knowledge is. Einstein is probably too theoretical and too much math I don't know (or have long forgotten in the decades since I learnt it).
I have zero Polish and my French is mostly forgotten so Curie is out, though she would be my second choice of those listed (I don't recall if she spoke English off-hand).
- Comment on Modern Windows in a nutshell 3 weeks ago:
I'm old enough to have been through this in IT (that and leapseconds) and it's what my mind first jumped to (well, other than enshitification).