Duncan Dean
@dunxen.dev
South African 🇿🇦 soloing @nexed.works • barking up 🌲 @second.tech physics ☢️, maths 🧮, ham radio 📻, 한국어 🇰🇷, coffee ☕️, pucciniales 🍂 header: h/t nasa landsat 🔰 ZS6DU (exam passed, licence loading) dunxen.dev tangled.sh/dunxen.dev
I think I can only start blogging opinion pieces when I figure out what my world view is again. For now, just expect amateur radio stuff and fun projects with maths, physics, and whatever I find fancy. I passed my amateur radio exam and now I’m going through the gruelling wait with the regulator 🫠
Travelling to Korea as someone taking anxiety meds is like a double whammy. Even though you’ve gone through the tedious process getting a permit from the MFDS, you’re still anxious because some stuff is super strictly controlled 😂 So anxiety is always through the roof. Airports + permits + customs
I just realised my whole life, 90% of GPs I’ve had appointments with are women. It always feels weird going to a male GP.
The pursuit of wealth is soul-destroying. It’s also tiered. There are milestones you reach. At some point you: * Lose your love for the little things * Lose your empathy * Lose your raison d'être * …?
Attempt with a handheld and stock antenna at ISS SSTV. Doppler and orientation roasted me.
The funniest thing ever is seeing people on that other site call grok woke because it replies to their question by refuting their batshit claims… then asking Enron Husk to fix it
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Riddle me this. If somebody donates £36 million to a political party and £5 million to its leader, how is the £5 million not political? Asking for a parliamentary standards commissioner.
Shout out to all the booksellers and librarians who helped me fall in love with reading as a kid 💓
I don’t think LLMs need to get better at writing like people because people are doing that job for LLMs by emulating their cringey writing tropes. Has anyone else noticed this (where LLMs aren’t being used of course)?
Tomorrow, Margaret Holzmann's lessons in systems thinking from three decades designing mission-critical systems at Bell Labs and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Sep 2, 9AM PT / 12PM EST / 6PM CET youtu.be/RCSh-YCQMKI
TigerBeetle@tigerbeetle.com · 2mo agoTomorrow, @jorandirkgreef with the mission-critical interface, architecture and engineering methodology of TigerBeetle! Aug 31, 9AM PT / 12PM EST / 6PM CET www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Wcz...
The world is talking about Airlink now, lol. Also seems they've never seen a St. Helena or Skukuza approach and landing 🙃 This was well-rehearsed, authorised, and executed as planned. There are many angles, I implore you to look at _all_ of them. Anyway, back to business as usual for ZS-YDE 🇿🇦
Dumbest thing I’ve heard this weekend: “Audiobooks are cheating.” Cheating at what? Being entertained? Always said by a person who reads for clout and not entertainment or enrichment. Try them all: physical books, audiobooks, e-books. Each has its place. Stop being a pseudo snob.
Attention nerds! My ham radio app, QRV, is now in beta on Android. Sign up here: getqrv.com/android Get live PSK Reporter spots, see when DXpeditions are on the air and reachable from your location, check the band plans, and more!
QRV for Android – Join the Beta
QRV, the ham radio multitool, is now in closed beta on Android. Join the tester group and opt in on Google Play.
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Sometimes I watch the ISS EVAs and it’s always interesting to see how much permanent damage the suit cameras’ CMOS sensors have taken from radiation.
Run your own CI, it's worth it. blog.tangled.org/selfhost-ci/
Run your own CI
It is worth it
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When is Bluesky getting passkeys or at the very least TOTP 2FA? This email 2FA sucks…
