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Here are the toots from my Mastodon account. If you’re into ham radio and technology this is a great inclusive server with an awesome mascot called Alex.

It's Alex! A soft brown mastodon holding a handheld radio in their right hand and carrying a blue bag over their shoulder

Alex, the mastodon.radio mascot

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I’ve just had the most amazing week at 44con and on the Mastering Container Secuirity Course.

The course was brilliant, and the quality of talks at 44con was awesome.

I even won a GQ electronics geiger counter!

Cheers to @stevelord + the crew for organising!

#44con #conference #infosec

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Overheard at 44con/many hats club: I’m gonna drunkenly recompile my kernel…. (@stevelord)

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Ohh, I think it’s my mastodoniversary!

I still follow people on the “other” site but I’ve basically not looked back and don’t post there more.

Thanks @M0YNG, and here’s to another year 🥂 🍰

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These breadboard designs for SMD parts are so cool!

https://github.com/electroniceel/protoboard/

A bit like the MeSQUARES on http://qrpme.com/?p=product&id=MES but with an open license.

#electronics #breadboard

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Another podcast I just devoured is 13 Minutes to the Moon. Definitely recommend it if you’ve not listened yet!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w13xttx2

Started reading about USB (unified S-Band this time!) as used by the Apollo program. It was pretty advanced and used the 2 GHz band. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unified_S-band

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Every time I try to update my website my hacky Hugo theme develops new problems. I think I need to start using a third party (maintained) theme!

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Just finished listening to the Bellingcat Podcast on MH17. Definitely recommend it: https://www.bellingcat.com/category/resources/podcasts/

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Had a quick go with a mini whip antenna (in my loft) any my new HF+ discovery.

I powered it with a cheap lab PSU and the noise floor raised enormously from ~ -85 dB to -60 dB with regularly spaced carriers.

Definitely amplifying a load of crud from in my house and presumably the PSU isn’t helping!

#hamradio #amateurradio

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I guess you that know masto has taken off when you get spammy follows!

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