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Baby's first unun!
My #AmateurRadio journey continues with making some of my own equipment...
I wanted to be able to connect either an EFHW or an EFRW to my KX3, but move the actual antenna away from the radio, so that I can POTA with other people close enough to talk, while keeping the antennas for the different out of each others' near field so they don't interere. To …

"That is the real reason why Starship was doomed to fail from the beginning. It’s not trying to revolutionise the space industry; if it were, its concept, design, and testing plan would be totally different. Instead, the entire project is optimised to fleece as much money from the US taxpayer as possible, and as such, that is all it will ever do."
Wow, this is an interesting piece..
https://www.planetearthandbeyond.co/p/starship-was-doomed-from-the-beginning

Whatever you do, do not call the number and recount the story of the time you were working commercial towing and a co-worker’s indigestion turned out to be a chest bursting health hazard that should have been nuked from space. 👽
#alien #movie

uspolitics, trump
I keep seeing smart people writing stuff like
> [the US] kept peace through strength balanced with restraint, and wielded influence through culture, values, and diplomacy
I understand that #Trump is terrible and some people feel tempted to idealize what they had before him, but we should be more discerning, or otherwise it becomes impossible to understand how this happened in the first place.
Let's start with some questions:
- peace where? and for who? was it true peace, or "Pax Romana"?
- are we going to take seriously that statement on "restraint"? after all the lies, internal witch hunting, sanctions, coups, wars, invasions, genocides, and last but not least, 2 unnecessary nuclear strikes on Japan?
Now, on "culture, values, and diplomacy". Sure. Why not. Not everything was going to be bad, right?
But the thing is, abusive husbands aren't bad all the time either. From time to time they know how to be sweet and seem to care: one present here, flowers the next day, a little bit of gaslighting, and fake apologies after that "accidental" slap.
Given enough time (if the wife is still alive), at some point the victim decides to leave, and then all hell breaks loose. Trump is the manifestation of that moment. He does not represent a change in #USA's nature, but a hidden side that was "always" there, just waiting to play its role.
Others believe this is because #US citizens have been intentionally dumbed down by a combination of propaganda and a disfunctional education system, and I'm sure it's partly true... But let's see what many of their most brilliant and educated citizens are choosing to do with their lives today: https://sfstandard.com/2025/03/12/stanford-students-want-in-on-the-military-tech-gold-rush/
So, all I'm asking is: please drop the act. It was always a clusterfuck.

Momentan halte ich das für ein Gerücht, aber sollte es sich als wahr herausstellen, chapeau!
https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-ukraine-attacks-elite-russian-unit-base-nearly-7-000k…

Ukraine war latest: Ukraine attacks elite Russian unit base nearly 7,000km away in Vladivostok, source claims
Key developments on May 28: * Ukraine attacks elite Russian unit base nearly 7,000km away in Vladivostok, source claims * Ukraine ready for 2nd round of Istanbul talks but seeks Russian draft memo in advance, Yermak says * Senate to 'start moving' Russia sanctions bill next week, Graham says * Russia may 'consider' ceasefire if Ukraine stops mobilization, arms deliveries, ambassador says * Putin in favor of meeting Zelensky, Trump if progress is made in peace talks, Kremlin says Ukraine's

PVV-minister wilde op ‘Trump-achtige’ wijze weer overal naar 130 kilometer per uur | Politiek | AD.nl
https://www.ad.nl/article/~a1e4e24b/
Ahh ... Van die 1e, 2e en 3e prioriteit om overal weer (eventjes) 130 km/u te mogen rijden is ook al vrijwel niets terecht gekomen... 😂

Gegen 20:30 Uhr soll in #Coburg ein ganz heftiges Gewitter vorüberziehen.
Woher ich das weiß?
Ich sag mal so, ich steh gerade unter einer Außen-Dusche in Coburg in einem Garten und da spürt man das irgendwie.
#gmiatlichRadln

"Terry Virts’ maiden Space Shuttle mission was the final assembly flight for the International Space Station (ISS), a historic milestone in post-Cold War collaboration with Russia. Now he’s calling for NASA to scale back its cooperation with Moscow, due to Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine."
Retired US Astronaut Calls For Reduced ISS Cooperation With Russia
https://www.rferl.org/a/iss-russia-nasa-ukraine/33427545.html

New turntable thinking: Hold the arm steady and slide the platter sideways.
No, really: https://soulution-audio.com/soulution-787-turntable/

Normalerweise kommen am Sonntagmorgen hier die Boosts meiner eigenen Beiträge der vergangenen Woche. Heute habe ich aber gar nichts - die #DnD Woche war sehr ruhig. Ich habe nur Kleinigkeiten in den #typst Charakterbögen von @…