Steve M7STZ

My disability is visual impairment. And yet, I am a competitive tennis player and qualified coach. How does that work? Well it works like this #IDPWD2021 #IDPWD m.youtube.com/watch?v=kj1h5_…

@coldstreams I am mostly using git or plain rcp myself but we are not 99% of people

@SteveTrewick Hey, I still use FTP to my own server!

Remember when everyone made of fun of the people building early cloud file storage services? “OMG bro, we have FTP!”

Again? Really?

Bit overwrought, just do a cock and move on

Never question the CIA's ability to get guns into the hands of literally anyone

@XRarchitect Oh so there is! Very nice! 👌

@SteveTrewick Yes! It’s hard to see but in bottom right corner is live camera feed with face tracking debug

Testing off-axis projection demo. Basic scene layout in Blender glb -> detailed splat via World Labs Three.js for engine MediaPipe for face tracking Next step is to add a character you can move around in the environment

@DundeeSat These are getting quite popular for the situation monitors

G'wone @SteveTrewick - the UAP lot are in there somewhere...

@SwiftOnSecurity You haven’t met @truth_terminal if you think that 😂

The machine will never be horny and that is why it cannot be human. It can only reproduce horny. It cannot be horny itself. It will never yearn to rut.

This is completely incorrect. The photograph is not AI generated, it is a holiday snap of Nigel J. Whiskerford, giant-hamster-at-law, taken by his wife, Nigelina.

I’ve been observing the changes in the restricted area of the US armed forces in the Böblingen forest for years. There used to be five antennas. By the mid-2020s, everything had been dismantled. Today, there is only a single antenna left, along with a new technical building 1/2

Ground Station: An Open Source SDR Orchestration Platform for Satellite Tracking and Decoding rtl-sdr.com/ground-station…

RT @SaxaVord_Space: We’re thrilled to announce that SaxaVord Spaceport has signed a launch agreement with @HyImpulseTech , marking the next…

The UK's censorship agency, Ofcom, issued 4chan with a giant fine today. We responded to Ofcom with a giant hamster today.

@lcamtuf Nice

Conway's Game of Life, in real life: lcamtuf.coredump.cx/blog/conway

@digijordan @megcarreau No, he is not

Missing Gen. McCasland is being linked to this mysterious account. Out of all the incredible things he said…this is the most important IMO. As I repeatedly say…so much of what we call ‘aliens’ seem to be ancient and/or future ‘humans’ 🛸

@blind_via And just like elaborate coffee rituals, I don’t want to wait for this, just give me my damn drink.

This is like those decorated coffees, but for alcoholics

Updated 3-day moving average of launches through March 17th. Situation remains basically unchanged in the last 5 days

@ElecNotes Got me going. Swapped them out for quanshengs, still cheap, but if I drop them in the sea or lose them I’m not going to lose sleep over it.

The Baofeng UV-5R: Gateway Radio or Spectral Polluter? The Baofeng UV-5R is arguably the most polarizing piece of gear in the amateur radio world. To some, it’s the "People’s Radio" that made the hobby accessible to a new generation. To others, it represents the challenges of cheap manufacturing and spurious emissions. I recently dug out my old UV-5R and looked again at using it. After revisiting this classic handheld, here are a few of my takeaways: ✅ The Pros: • Surprising Durability: Despite the budget price, it feels sturdy and dense in the hand—far from a "toy." • Accessibility: At roughly $25, it’s the ultimate "beater" radio for hiking, emergency kits, or a glove box. • Community Support: With millions sold, there is a fix, a YouTube tutorial, or a cheap accessory (like the TIDRadio Bluetooth programmer) for every possible need. ❌ The Cons: • City "Deafness": The front-end struggles in high-RF urban environments. It simply can’t filter out noise as well as a high-end Icom or Yaesu. • Programming Pain: Manual programming is a "form of medieval torture." Using CHIRP software or a wireless programmer is almost mandatory for a sane experience. • Spectral Purity: It can sometimes transmit "trash" signals on harmonics—a "buy at your own risk" for technical purists. The Verdict: The UV-5R is the "budget hatchback" of ham radio. It isn't prestigious, and the purists might look down on it—but it’s reliable enough, infinitely modifiable, and has put more people on the air than almost any other device. Do you keep a Baofeng in your "Go-Bag," or do you prefer to stick to the big-name brands? Let’s discuss in the comments! 👇 #HamRadio #AmateurRadio #Baofeng #UV5R #TechReview #Electronics #WirelessCommunications #electronicsnotes