qjkxbmwvz

joined 1 year ago
[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 20 points 1 month ago (5 children)

Looks like it's Taylor Street Theatre, a 49-seat venue.

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 1 points 1 month ago

Oh, I tried that once or twice


I'll have to try it again!

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 19 points 1 month ago (12 children)

There's so such thing as starter "discard"! Add water, oil, sugar, salt, baking soda and you've got some vegan sourdough pancakes. Or use any of a number of other recipes


but no sense in wasting it.

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (5 children)

You mentioned ham radio


definitely fun! It's a process to get into it though, as you need to study/pass an exam, and then you need a radio. Radios range from cheap ($25 or so) in the VHF/UHF ("walkie talkie"-style) to more expensive for an HF rig ($1000 range for 100W HF). If you want to get into low power ("QRP") it can be much cheaper. You also need a fair amount of space for a good antenna setup...

There are tons of different communication modes, some without a computer and, like you mentioned, some that use computers. wsjtx and fldigi are popular programs.

Good luck!

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 2 points 1 month ago

D'oh, I'm a doofus


it's search that I was thinking of (apt-cache search, not apt-get search).

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

~~Can apt-get refresh package list?~~

Edit: yes...yes it can. I was confused.

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I could be wrong but I think these are prepaid, not paid on delivery...

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 3 points 1 month ago

They specified 1 significant figure


at that level it's the same.

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This is the same argument used for blaming the cost of college on government loans for education, for $$$ housing prices in cities that offer low income subsidies, for food prices due to food stamps...

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 8 points 1 month ago

That's because you're thinking of trucks used first and foremost for heavy duty "truck stuff." That is not the only market for trucks, at least in the US: https://www.thedrive.com/news/26907/you-dont-need-a-full-size-pickup-truck-you-need-a-cowboy-costume

According to Edwards’ data, 75 percent of truck owners use their truck for towing one time a year or less (meaning, never). Nearly 70 percent of truck owners go off-road one time a year or less. And a full 35 percent of truck owners use their truck for hauling—putting something in the bed, its ostensible raison d’être—once a year or less.

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website -2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

0-60mph is mostly deprecated these days in favor of 0-62mph, which just so happens to be the same as 0-100km/h


what a coincidence!

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 2 points 1 month ago

It's an interesting (predictable?) look into the psyche here.

I work for a big company, and while yeah it's a big faceless company, the people treat us ICs as assets, not liabilities; the company makes money because of its employees, not in spite of them, and they


colleagues, manager, director, SVP


acknowledge that.

My partner's company OTOH seems to treat employees more as a liability


the kind of attitude of "we'd be more profitable if we didn't have to pay you," which is really aggravating (different industry than mine, so this is more the norm mindset unfortunately).

It's really clear how this whole farce of a government agency views the world.

view more: ‹ prev next ›