Resealed the shed roof with asphalt, where it leaks in very intense rainstorms. However, now am wondering if the leaking is actually due to a hatch we put up there (we thought it was a good idea at the time to make roof access easier...), which shows water staining on the underside. (ie, rain bouncing off roof and being forced up underneath the edge of the hatch and wicking down into the shed). 🤨

In which case, the "deploy a tarp over hatch during winter/hurricanes/tropical storms" may be the better option, but will require some stout anchoring of the tarp.

#random

Random question for the Fediverse: anyone have a favorite way of extracting pomegranate juice from pomegranates (after peeling), which doesn't make it look like you've just committed mass murder in your kitchen and all over your shirt? 🤪

(no problem extracting the seeds from the pomegranates themselves, do that in water... it's just the squeezing of seeds I am wondering about).

#pomegranate #random

So I just realized the Harry Belafonte song "Day-O" must refer to getting off work at dawn, I guess they harvest bananas at night to avoid the heat of the day? #random

(IMHO this also works with dogs, who seem to understand people who understand them. Quite frequently in public, at the vet, etc. strange dogs will acknowledge my presence, which I understand... a lot of "dog people" are acknowledged this way, because the dogs understand who can sense what they are saying/etc. Probably similar with cat people, etc.)

#random

Did confirm that some people are grumpy today... couldn't determine if it was the heat (highly likely, lots of people without AC in Los Angeles and it's been in the 90's and humid, and hot overnight); my masking (always possible... I don't mask everywhere, but this was an estate sale and I always do at those), or the guy taking money didn't like me (possibly the mask, implied politics, race, etc. -- all wrapped together nowadays). Or because I asked what their pricing on CDs and records were BEFORE browsing. #random

Briefly went out at lunch to run an errand, and had someone behind me talking to their friend (after getting behind me in line) "I've always been told you should stand behind the man in line, because they go in, buy exactly what they need, and then get out, and never have a lot to ring up." 😂 #random

#random

Comedy of errors: finally had time for breakfast (yes, it's almost 10am), so made myself some hashbrowns/eggs. Decided to try the eggs direct from the cast iron pan (because I was hungry) and they were so hot I ended up spitting them out. Cooking barefoot in the kitchen and got hot egg on my foot, nearly getting a first degree burn.

(anyway, in the "why you should drink lots more coffee today" department).

All of course somewhat heatwave related, as in the impacts of warmer temperatures are sleep are clear, lol.

(first world problems)

Ah, should have done this a long time ago, but the right command on Linux to switch from GUI boot to CLI (as appropriate for a server).

sudo systemctl set-default multi-user.target

(and to switch it immediately)

sudo systemctl isolate multi-user.target

(thus removing all the GUI crap in memory, etc., which you don't need on a machine hiding in a closet)

#random #linux

Things done in past years in anticipation of where we are today with the heatwaves, which are working today. Already had whole home A/C, which we never had to use when we first moved in (!). :

1. Solar power on the roof early on to help offset any need for A/C. (no battery, didn't exist at the time)
2. Installed extra layer of insulation in the attic
3. Installed a pergola/patio cover for shade when we moved in
4. Installed radiant barrier in the attic
5. Fixed gaps in insulation in walls
6.. Painted garage door with ceramic bead/reflective paint
7. Painted what walls could be painted with reflective ceramic bead/paint, also trim
8. Changed the front door (leaky and warped) for energy efficient door.
9. Changed out most windows from single pane to double pane when we moved in.
10. Did another set of window changeouts (15 years later),, large single pane glass to very efficient low-E glass, swapped out sliding glass door, etc.
11. Planted trees on south side of house
12. Sealed air gaps in house envelope to prevent unnecessary heating/air loss. (note: now have to watch CO2 buildup, however).
13. Installed temporary insulating layers on the windows with the worst heat intrusion (away from street view though).
14. Installed shade sails to keep heat off back patio, and to keep the patio from heating up.
15. Put the extra solar panels on the pergola/patio cover as extra shade, in strategic spots (can be used to charge a bettery for a patio backyard radio setup).

Possible enhancements, depending on $ and how much of a pain:

1. Attic fan install (potentially, the studies do not have me convinced on this one)
2. When solar panels hit EOL, re-do roof tiles with reflective underlayment under tile before upgrading panels.
3. Install garage fan to vent garage?
4. Install individual heat pumps (both as backup to whole house A/C, and also more efficient so not heating unused rooms).

#random #energyefficiency #heatwaves #climateemergency

Reminder to self: you are never anonymous in this town, lol. Odds of running into someone I know or someone who recognizes me for one thing or another is very non-zero. (grabbed some citrus fertilizer for free at our local hazmat/reuse place, and the other person who walked in recognized me, lol. This happens about 1/2 the time going out, anywhere around here). Not as bad as a "small town" where everyone knows you, but apparently this is still true in a town of 125,000. #random

Can no one take polite suggestions/corrections anymore? 🤔

Just wondering, I find myself no longer willing to provide helpful suggestions/comments to people due to all too frequent blowback. No one willing to lose face in this world anymore? And this is not just me randomly commenting about stuff I don't know about, these are areas I have expertise and have worked in, etc. (to clarify, not here on the Fediverse... everywhere else, work, community groups, personal contacts, etc.)

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Apart from the song Lightning Crashes by Live, I can't think of any other songs that mention placentas.

#DeepThoughts #Music #Live #Random #Placenta

Aliens have landed 😜#random

Me: I haven't played ACNH in a while, maybe I should load it up.
Also Me: But...but I wanna play Pokopia.

Me: Plays Pokopia instead.

#VideoGames #Random #Pokopia #ACNH

Random question on irrigation for the Fediverse. In-laws house has an old Hunter irrigation controller which appears to have been designed in the 1980's and requires an engineering degree to program, considering a more modern controller... but not one that requires any subscription and can run independent of the cloud if needed -- but can also support app-based programming and/or integration with HA or other DIY tools. Does such a thing exist? Bonus points for cloud-is-optional. Rachio? Orbit? etc. etc.?

(I do have an engineering degree, had to reprogram the thing for them after they had to change out all the leaking valves).

#random #irrigation #homeassistant

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The trip to the local record store (which amazingly, still exists) was interesting. Someone was doing a photo shoot of sorts in there... SLR with a photographer, so not an influencer. Part of a band? Singing duo? Anyway. #random

Random cat/kitty question for someone who knows and understand their behavior -- particularly, movement across terrain.

In crossing an open field at night, does a cat go through the middle of the field on a pre-existing animal/human track, does the cat go through the center but not on the track, does it sneak around the edges of the field, or does it prefer instead to sneak through the shrubs/trees on the edge of the field?

(trying to figure out the best arrangement for a game camera to catch a photo of a kitty cat that has been around our neighborhood).

Thanks!

#cats #random #kittycats

You wonder if these folks bought a pallet of stuff, they are extreme couponers, these are "falling off the back of a truck", someone has a shoplifting habit and has to bleed off the stuff they don't need, or they're actually buying these at wholesale prices and thinking they can make a profit 🤔 #random #garagesales

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Massive garage sale with tons of consumer product items

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Table of "$3 each" items

$200 for about 80 LPs... so, $2.50 each, but all "The Best Of" and "Greatest Hits" for the most part. Good deal for whoever snagged them, but not a great set of records for someone just interested in hearing something BESIDES the popular tracks. I suspect someone is putting 'em up on eBay for $10 each shortly. #random #auctions

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$200 for 80 LPs

Massive treasure trove of LPs. But, it's in LA... the dealers will be in there to snack that up two hours early. #random #estatesales

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Pile of LPs

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Another pile of LPs

Hmm, estate sale for what looks like the girlfriend/wife or mother of a famous music producer. (Reggie Collins). Chock full of LPs and rock memorabilia.

https://www.estatesales.net/CA/Los-Angeles/90049/5028276

#random #music #LosAngeles

When I was in college like...nearly 25 years ago, so this was a while ago, some friends of mine said to me out of the blue, "Dude, you smell pretty good." This led to a group of friends gathering around to notice that I smelled good...lots of awkward sniffing.

They asked, "You use some cologne or something?" I told them the truth, I used Axe Body Spray.

They all laughed and thought I was joking. I was not.

Unlike the commercials where the person takes a bath in the body spray, I would just do a spritz of it in the air and walk into it like a lady in an old movie getting her perfume on.

And it worked.

I did smell good.

They were all speechless about it because anyone they had smelled before me using Axe had doused themselves in it and overwhelmed them.

I think of that from time to time.

#Random #Life #Story

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Today, in random free items on Craiglist: vintage gas pump?

#random

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Vintage gas pump on Craiglist for free

Good morning and happy Wednesday!

My office planned a summer outdoor event today and...well, it's raining right now. It's supposed to drop off by about noon when the event starts, but still. Oof.

Can't control the weather.

Hope you have a good one.

#Random #GoodMorning #Wednesday

Submarine wine glasses 🤔 #random

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#Random observation.

Having just started listening to LPs, there's definitely a single task/mindfulness aspect to the whole affair. Or can be.

i.e. put on a record (not doing anything else); look at the cover, read the liner notes (there are many!), read the lyrics. Tactile feedback in holding a record album, and also the scent of cardboard, dust, ozone off the stereo system.

(contrast with most digital music... bring up the track, listen to it on the phone or computer while surfing the internet/etc. etc. -- you're only engaging your ears, and through the interfaces you are used to).

Anyway, wonder if that is part of the appeal to this medium for some. (note that CDs do not provide the same full experience, i.e. missing the large album and liner notes). Yeah, it's not a superior audio medium in terms of quality or accuracy to recording, etc. etc., but there's another element here offered by the delivery mechanism.

#music

Unintentional slice of the 1970's lol. I tried to give the chair away (no takers) because the padding was complete worn out and no way to disassemble and reassemble these... but then figured out there are two holes you can stuff things into and filled the seat area with sewing scraps. I don't even have an ounce of nostalgia for the 70's ha ha. (Hated my brief time in that era) #random

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There are a lot of CRAPPY "diy olla" instructions online. I bet it's worse now with AI. The main issue with all of the instructions, is the many recommendations for gluing pots together and sealing the hole in the bottom do not work. Even when cured, few glues and sealants work when always filled with water and underground (they all rot out and separate). Gorilla glue does not work. Tried 4 different grouts. Was going to use asphalt roof sealant, but then you read the ingredients.... (do not want crap seeping into your garden bed). The best for this that I have tried is stucco mix, but i suspect some kind of cement would work best. #random #olla

Free Weber! (don't need it here, but... these are awesome... soak in Simple Green and hose off, and you can buy replacement grates if needed/etc.). Just requires you put a tarp down when you haul them off, and a pickup truck/SUV. And bring a screwdriver/socket wrench set for these, so you can break them down to fit. Weber is fabulous, because you can buy replacement parts for any model. Just make sure to get the right version (LP or NG), as switching the source is a PITA and can be dodgy due to the size of NG vs. LP molecules. I don't know why anyone buys new ones for $$$ when you can refurb these so easily.

#random #craigslist

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Unto each generation of kids is a toy their parents find weirdly unsettling.

Said the Dad who finds the teeth on Fugglers very unsettling, but my kids love them.

And remembers the 80s when I had a "Too Gross" mad scientist kit where I applied flesh to a monster skeleton, then dropped it in a vat to watch it all dissolve.

#Random #Parenting

Bought some bike tools from a local seller (who I recently bought some speakers from, lol), and he offered me a free beach cruiser (declined that one).. and asked how much he wanted for this Star Wars LP. Which he just gave me. 🤔 #random #StarWars #LP

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#TIL ich bin gar kein #Mensch.

Ich lade seit einiger Zeit Videos, die ich in den letzten 10 Jahren für #Wikipedia gemacht habe auf #Loops hoch. Heute haben gleich zwei Leute mich mit "Ihr" angesprochen. Ich wusste nicht, warum die mich mit dem plurale majestatis anreden. Aber inzwischen ist mir klar, die glauben nicht, dass ich ein Mensch bin. Eher sowas wie "SIE" in #Bielefeld. Oder das #Gericht in #Kafka s " #DasSchloss". Ein #CargoKult.

Aber ich bin ein Mensch. Ich war auf den Demos und Events, auf denen ich für Wikipedia gefilmt habe. Das ist nicht #random Das ist mein Leben der letzten 10 jahre. Wenn du völlig grundlos behauptest, ich würde random Videos aus Wikupedia hochladen - ganz ohne Grund unterstellst du mir, dass ich garnicht existiere. Warum tust du das? Es tut weh. Ich spüre wie du den schmerz. Ich bin eine echte Person.

Ich bin ein Individuum.
Weit mehr als jede ausgedachte Figur aus irgendeiner Erzählung.
Ich atme. Ich fühle. Ich lebe.
Und das jeden Tag. 
Ich esse. Ich arbeite. Ich schlafe.
Ich bin wie Du.
Ich renne. Ich springe. Ich klettere und fliehe.
Ich stelle mich.

Ich schreie. 

Ich erschaffe und zerstöre.
Ich mache das, weil ich es machen kann. 
Und das mein Leben lang

Captain & Tennillle is fantastic. Never heard of them before, lol (yeah, yeah, yeah).

#random #music

#random

Herb Alpert's "Walk, Don't Run" almost sounds like the Beach Boys. 🤔

#music

When Smash Mouth said "The years start coming and they don't stop coming..."

I feel that.

#Music #Random #Joke #SmashMouth

Rhizome Function Anagram Random Generator

preprint | https://zenodo.org/records/21551292

doi | https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5144-3278

Herein are described principles and a scheme of random number generation styled as, pangrandomonium, or ‘pangrand’. Pangrand is a anagrammatic random number generator that uses rhizome functions as chaotic indexing and shuffling instructions to reorder and sum perfect pangrams. Brief descriptions are given for the principles of pangram summing and rhizome indexing functions, Source code of the random number generator is included herewith. The source code is attached to the PDF file.

Sections:

1. Pangrams (Holoalphabetic arrays) ;
2. Rhizome Functions ;
3. Rhizome Hardness Problems ;
4. Random Generator Methods ;
5. Errata ;
6. Source Code.

#Preprints #Random #Cryptography #RNG #Pangrams #Anagrams #Pascal #Papers #RhizomeFunction #AcademicMastodon #Cryptology #Math #NumberTheory #Papers #Academia #ComputerScience #CompSci #AcademicChatter #OpenScience

So, conceptually, using these rough rules and some of the tracks I have loaded on this machine... A theoretical progression (albeit, going the wrong way on the Camelot circle, I guess going clockwise is better than reverse clockwise).

Bee Gees - Stayin Alive - 104.38 F#m
Speedometer - Jungle fury - 104.0 A
Sly and the Family Stone - Thank you - 104.8 A
ABBA - Knowing Me, Knowing You 105.3 D
Dave Matthew Band - Crash - 105.7 G
Velvet Underground - Sweet Jane 105.8 D
Dire Straits - Southbound Again 106.8 G
Pick Up The Pieces - 107.0 E flat

#cluelessdj #dj #random #music

Random (as I often am)...

Okay, so it seems like the principle behind the (basic) DJ thing (as far as I have been able to gather in 12 hours 🤪) is: 1. have a lot of tracks to pick from that match whatever genre you are DJ'ing 2. Come up with a playlist an order where you are progressing through the tracks you want to play for whatever time, that your BPM and key progressions are appealing and ebb and flow depending on what you are doing.

i.e. what songs are you going to play in what order, they need to be reasonably close in BPM so you can shift the BPM to move up and down in terms of tempo to the next song. And, each song needs to not be harsh and glaring when you fade between them... unless it's a clean break.

(anyway, I don't know a thing about this 😂 The only DJs I have run into are some awful ones at weddings who maybe don't do a thing about any of this but just play all the songs people requested for the wedding, lol... even if they don't match up. vs. a club. Never stepped into a club in my life.)

#dj #random #music

Hmm, let's figure our how DJ software works 😜

(Likelihood of me DJ'ing a party: zero)

But...look, Linux has free DJ software... more than a few choices (this is MIXXX).

#random #Linux #Foss #music

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(I tend to be introverted and was very shy as a child, but... after getting into ham radio, and being forced to be extroverted for work, fine with talking to people one on one... though I am quite happy, more than so, working on my own thing and no one around.) #random

Rhizome Function Anagram Random Generator

preprint | https://zenodo.org/records/21551292

doi | https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5144-3278

Herein are described principles and a scheme of random number generation styled as, pangrandomonium, or ‘pangrand’. Pangrand is a anagrammatic random number generator that uses rhizome functions as chaotic indexing and shuffling instructions to reorder and sum perfect pangrams. Brief descriptions are given for the principles of pangram summing and rhizome indexing functions, Source code of the random number generator is included herewith. The source code is attached to the PDF file.

Sections:

1. Pangrams (Holoalphabetic arrays) ;
2. Rhizome Functions ;
3. Rhizome Hardness Problems ;
4. Random Generator Methods ;
5. Errata ;
6. Source Code.

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@mgasaemgasaemanuel91.wordpress.com This text has a lot of sort of #random but collected #truth which I think is consistent with how the world works and despite the names included which might have various relevance to different people, it's something kind of #legendary as a #journey we all probably go through.

At the end it seems very relative to what everyone is going through / will go through as a person in the world.

Interesting, a nice unexpected find.

Lol, some guy and his girlfriend in a pickup had to stop me in a parking lot and compliment me on my 4Runner and its paint color (paint is peeling!) Has my vehicle moved into "classic car" territory? 🤔#random

Pile o' LPs which apparently came out of WUSO 89.1 (Columbus, Ohio). Seems like it's a classical station now... someone must have purged their back cabinets recently. Or, it went with some student when they switched formats, and finally got donated to the local thrift store. #random #music #LPs

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Unidentified album that says WUSO 89.1 and below it a Sammy Hagar album

Cross the fandoms. Instead of the Sarrlack pit from StarWars, I want the Snorlax pit from Pokemon.

"You will recline on a comfy couch for a thousand years, taking a nap. "

#random

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Strange sentence in an LA Times restaurant review.

Is this restaurant reviewer telling me:

1. I've got a second job as a high priced call girl for older men in the entertainment industry
2. My uncle is an older man in the entertainment industry
3. I'm dating older men in the entertainment industry
4. Don't go to this restaurant unless you are a loaded older man in entertainment trying to impress a hot date?

#random #mystery

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I have eaten at the restaurant a handful of times over the last two decades, and always at the invitation of an older man who works in entertainment. Take from this information what you will.

Hmm, wondering what the island of unburnt area is all about in this wildfire...

#random #Wildfire

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Hmm, do I need a 5 foot tall metal knight for the foyer, to greet people as they pass the threshold into the castle? 🤪

#random

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Current Price: $29.99

#random #NoContext

<singing> Hakuna Dentata...

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Project cost:

Half disassembled Harmon Kardon hk-450: Free

Replacement capacitors (except power caps): from prior purchases/junk box... unclear how much. $5 to $10 worth of caps? (more at current prices, ugh)

New power caps (4700uf 50V, $3.66 each with tariffs, so about $14.65 for the 4x power caps. I did buy more for the stock, etc., would be more individually).

Restoring stereo: $24.65 in parts.

Two vintage speakers ($15 on Craiglist)

(up to $40).

Turntable (free from a friend here)... some capacitors plus a new stylus and new audio wires, $10-12? (mostly cost of stylus).

So, it's approximately a $50 stereo, lol.

NOT working: AM reception. I have my suspicions here. There are a number of capacitors I was unable to replace (don't have any here, appear to be unobtainium... probably due to the war). Will think about those.

#random #ReduceRepairReuseRecycle

Worst decision of the day (so far), was to go with cold coffee made last night mixed with oat milk and sugar, INSTEAD of hot black coffee (straight) at 4:30am. #random #coffee

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Went to Chuck E. Cheese this past weekend and the Sketch Machine, which has been around since the late 90s at least, had to be rebooted.

Apparently, Chuck E. Cheese's sketch machine is powered by Red Hat Linux.

The more you know.

#Random #Linux #ChuckECheese #Arcade #PC

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Stereo amplifier kit arrived. Go outside and solder it in direct sunlight, 79F, humid, or into a stifling hot garage instead where the workbench is.. 🤔

(Probably wait until the sun shifts, solder it out back in the shade of the patio with a breeze). #random #electronics

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15W x2 stereo amplifier kit, many components and a single IC

Hmm, had the chance to observe the influence of the toxic manosphere in action last night, a bunch of high school males or just after high school in lifted pickup trucks with "thing blue line" stickers, off at a local park. It was freezing out and they decided to take their shirts off in an attempt to impress some teenage females. I guess back in the 50's they'd be wearing leather jackets and smoking with their hot rods, I suppose. 🤷 Anyway, I guess that's part of the T***p flag parade group here. In another country/age they'd be Rolf in the Sound of Music. #random #uspol

i have no idea what this is about, but I read this as "cheeze to cook road"

https://mstdn.ca/@haligonia/116892732391246748

#random

Saw the same, unmarked law enforcement SUV TWICE today. It's like swimming with sharks in the water, lol. (just makes you nervous in these times, where people are still getting kidnapped off the streets for looking brown...). #random

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Seen today:

Giant 25 ft. US flag... upside down

Large parade of lifted pickups... surprisingly, only US flags, no T*** flags.

1960's black Chevy Impala

#random #July4th

Narrator: the prices, were not, in fact, 75% off. And 75% off "too expensive" is "still too expensive".

Person selling stuff to a lady with something probably worth $5: "Oh, that's $80"

The lady (being polite): "I've changed my mind.... I have your number..."

Out back: outside table you might find at the side of the curb, rusty. PRICE TAG: $200

#random #estatesales

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#random

For some reason, a couple of estate sales locally even though a holiday. Terrible, terrible pricing on one, except there were some oscilloscope test probes ($$) thrown in with some radio scanners, evening out things with the universe. Sorely needed a few new oscilloscope probes, have two old oscilloscopes but only 2 very sad probes... one which I attempted to measure something high voltage with once upon a time (poof!). And then nearby someone had a giant dumpster and I peeked inside and on top there were two, brand new matching plastic containers for sorting items (ie connectors or sewing supplies or whatever random small stuff).

(anyway, still did not sort out my temporary it-would-be-nice-to-have-something-to-connect-to-the-record player-to-listen-to-it in the backyard problem, lol))

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How I described the last few chapters of Acts to a friend: "Paul is Suffering and Preaching Finale Arc."

#Bible #Silly #Random #Christianity

Someone asked me this weekend: "are you the guy who bought something from me for $5" 😂

(probably? he didn't remember what it was... not a radio guy from our club, a visitor).

Also was reminded what a small world this is (locally), nearly everyone I talked to this weekend, including a random hiker that ran across my radio operation on the trail, plus some folks I met at a local event, knew of me. Anyway, reminds me to be "more diplomatic" in my postings out here on social media 🤪

#random

Random ham radio field day lessons:

1. Need a larger bag for the portable radio. (good thing I know someone who can sew one for me).
2. MORE VELCRO (to hold the overstuffed bag shut)
3. Pulled out the DIY Buddistick for 40m and 20m operation, and worked GREAT, now that I understand antennas better. (was not fan of them before. First antenna I built... the dipole version is finicky!). Definitely worth revisiting this, now that I understand you can (and should) add more wire to the antenna to adjust the tuning of the antenna (no need for a tuner, just add random bits o'wire). Instructions here for the "buddipole", you only need half of it for the "buddistick" which is a far superior design.
5. Need to design and sew my own radio clip/mount points on ALL of my backpacks, including bicycling ones. The straps on mine are inadequate for the task, especially bicycling.

https://k4gar.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/homebrew-buddipole.pdf

#hamradio #fieldday #random

Hmm, bought a $1 record at a garage sale to use as a sacrificial record for fixing a record player (for some reason they were still selling stuff at 4pm!) , and kinda feel bad for using a signed record for this. Al Perry of Al Perry and the Countrymen (who apparently have been washed away into history... not a single track posted online)... sorry!

(Update: apparently this guy was convicted in 2003 of fraud and sentenced to 24 years and 4 months in prison -- at that time, was 69 years old... It seems as if his music career never took off.)

#random #LPs

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Signed record from AL Perryand the Countrymen

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Decided to check out the used records/CD store nearby (!) to break up my workday. Not sure how they still exist... they must own the building... Spent $7, and got two records (the Pete Seeger one was in their "free" pile... you could grab one of something off that pile if you were buying something). I can't imagine you could pay rent selling $7 to $20 LPs, CDs, and DVDs. #random #lofi #LPs #analog

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Dazz Band and Pete Seeger on campus

"Shredded abs."

"Shredded cheese."

Coincidence? I think not.

#random

So: lost a screw in the garage when I was putting this back together

BUT

Looking for the screw, found the water bottle I had lost WEEKS ago (under cabinets on the other side of the garage)! YAY!

#random

Aches and pains... can't decide:

1. Getting older
2. Humidity increase
3. Pressure changes
4. Extra exuberant dog
5. Overdid hauling around beehives
6. Overdid bicycling
7. Ebola and/or <insert terrible malady here>
8. All of the above

#random

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Argh, the guy with the cheap slightly used 700x28 tires here is not very responsive... (hoping to pick up the bargain priced tires more so I can make sure 700x28 will actually work on this bike, before committing to a $$ tire). I guess he's not making much off them so not motivated, lol. #random #BikeTooter

Picking up the bike project on Friday from Goodwill and wandered over to the fabled "last chance" bins. Hard goods are $1.20 per pound, soft goods $2.40 a pound. If you ever want to build something random, cheap source of parts (not as cheap as curb scavenging though lol). I wonder what radio band the colander is resonant on... unsure what I will use the umbrella for, but for the 25 cents it cost me I can also make it into an antenna lol. #random

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Giant umbrella and massive commercial colander filled with random stuff, including two forks

So I was out today in public (ran into an estate sale on the way back from a routine doctor's appt) and fascinating to hear the chatter among the people waiting in line to get in. A bunch of people complaining about healthcare costs, the greed of CEOs... *multiple* people who had to drive their kids to another hospital because our local hospital was taken over by HCA and wouldn't accept them as patients; complaints about how the hospital only cares about profits, and how different it is (with no blame to doctors and nurses, only the company and its executives). It was a lot of people nodding and agreeing, and (as far as I could tell) a very mixed political demographic and socioeconomic factors. Healthcare and hospital system CEOs may be one of the most hated groups of people in the world. #random #healthcare #economy

So, earlier today I was in the car and had to stop at a traffic light. The vehicle in front of me was a Jeep with one of those covers for their spare tire. On it, center to the cover, was a cross with an American flag across it. And then I saw the text around it, it read "Stand for the flag, kneel for the cross."

It's a flag covered cross - which do I do? Stand or kneel? Makes no sense.

So, I couldn't stop laughing all the way home.

#Random #Silly #Ridiculous

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- a neat hack for the properly paranoid -

Your computer is likely generating random noise on your sound card. On some systems you can harvest this noise as true random entropy. This entropy can be diffused and whitened for use in cryptography.

https://www.metzdowd.com/pipermail/cryptography/2026-March/039388.html

#Random #Entropy #Cryptography #Crypto #Hardware #Hacks #Sound #Audio #Chaos

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Source code screenshot for harvesting entropy from a sound card. Follow the link to read the source code text.