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Right, folks, so there is an account on mastodon.social (@8124@mastodon.social) that has been libelling me and others, defaming us as antisemites for the longest time.
They just sent the posts attached.
They have been reported to mastodon.social and I have raised my concerns with them and yet no action has been taken against that account even though the account has been suspended on at least three major Mastodon servers and limited on at least four others.
It is not limited…

For my linked dipole, I came up with using high-shrink (I use 4:1) marine (lined with heat-activated glue) heat shrink tubing and dacron line for making neat links that wind nicely and avoid putting stress on the wire.
Today I realized that I could use the same technique to put loops at the ends of my end-fed antenna and …

The U.S. patent for mp3 audio was granted on November 26 in 1996. This piece is kinda weird about it in spots, but it gives a decent history about how it laid the foundations for peer-to-peer music sharing, etc.

The U.S. patent for MP3 audio was granted on this day in 1996 — laid the foundations for peer-to-peer music sharing, iTunes, and today's streaming services
The Fraunhofer Institut had been working on its lossy audio compression tech for phone line transmission since 1977.

Stephen Jones on Christian Parker, George Pickens' future, Nick Sorensen's status, more https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/stephen-jones-on-christian-parker-george-pickens-future-nick-sorensen-s-status-more

No Screens
#poetry #poetrycommunity Another morning poem that started as a half-waking image. Today, I am in core reality.No screens, just sunlight, air, and greeneryOn a hill above the reservoir.An ocean sparkles to the south. I amThe center of perspective. I command The view. I …

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #VarietyMix
Sarah MK:
🎵 Pancakes For Supper
#SarahMK
https://sarahmk.bandcamp.com/track/pancakes-for-supper
https://open.spotify.com/track/7GAUTAz7riSKISbbsREAsa

A look at Plucky Wire, a website for local newsrooms to find and share stories with each other for republication; it is now being used by over 200 publishers (Sarah Scire/Nieman Lab)
https://www.niemanlab.org/2026/01/a-scrappy-story-shar…

A scrappy story-sharing tool with local newsroom DNA gains traction
Plucky Wire was incubated in an unlikely place for a journalism technology: the tiny Granite State News Collaborative. Now, it's being used by hundreds of outlets countrywide.

NFL Week 13 betting: Expert breaks down strategy for backing underdogs in projected low-scoring games

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-wee

Stephen Jones on Christian Parker, George Pickens' future, Nick Sorensen's status, more https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/stephen-jones-on-christian-parker-george-pickens-future-nick-sorensen-s-status-more

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #VarietyMix
Sheer Mag:
🎵 Eat It and Beat It
#SheerMag
https://sheermag.bandcamp.com/track/eat-it-and-beat-it
https://open.spotify.com/track/6Z7ZhTUMExXiwVDwndgLYE