LordCrom

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Spotify boycott: Artists leave ‘garbage hole’ platform after CEO invests in AI weapons in c/news@lemmy.world
[–] LordCrom@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Don't get me started......just....don't.

Whats a good Linux distro to dip my toe in with in a laptop running Windows 11? Is there a decent longer form guide to doing it successfully? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] LordCrom@lemmy.world 23 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Mint is a great choice for windows converts. The UI closely matches what you are used to.

Mint and Ubuntu are both fine and have a huge support base so you'll always find help.

Texas Schools Add Attack Drones To Protect Students in c/nottheonion@lemmy.world
[–] LordCrom@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

So a school shooter can defeat the drones with an army surplus gasmask .....got it.

The Age-Checked Internet Has Arrived in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] LordCrom@lemmy.world 8 points 5 days ago

Exactly this.

Governments have a rock hard boner for detailed face scans of every person.

What is something you never understood the hype for? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] LordCrom@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

I love having a lot of desktop real estate. Instead of flipping through multiple desktops, I can keep everything in eve view all day long.

What is something you never understood the hype for? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
[–] LordCrom@lemmy.world 0 points 5 days ago

Nirvana was ok. They are the ones credited with killing the hair metal genre.

But honestly Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, and Stone Temple Pilots....they are all 10 times better than Nirvana ever was.

GOP Sen. refuses to admit Bush, not Obama, was president during Epstein’s plea deal in c/politics@lemmy.world
[–] LordCrom@lemmy.world 10 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Denying the truth and rewriting history is tmright out of 1984. All they lack is the enforcement part where if anyone disagrees with the rewrite, they would get black bagged.

Oh, didn't ICE just get more funding then most military

ICE agents told a teenage US citizen: ‘You’ve got no rights.’ He secretly recorded them. in c/politics@lemmy.world
[–] LordCrom@lemmy.world 55 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Scumbags. Being taken, no Miranda rights read.

Mercedes Gives Customers the One Thing They've Always Wanted: Microsoft Teams in c/nottheonion@lemmy.world
[–] LordCrom@lemmy.world 36 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Can't wait until a teams update ends up bricking the car's OS

“You can't be expected to have a successful AI program when every article, book or anything else that you've read or studied, you're supposed to pay for”, President Trump says in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] LordCrom@lemmy.world 22 points 1 week ago (2 children)

It took me a bit to realize this wasnt an actual quote from Trump

People who have been in meetings to determine back to in office policy. What was the discussion like? in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
[–] LordCrom@lemmy.world 21 points 1 week ago (1 children)

My company required everyone come back to the office. My team works in a terminal, we can do our work from anywhere. Everyone of my department went back in. I said no.

They said I could be terminated

I said go ahead and fire me, I'm the lead tech, 40 experience, I built and maintain more then half of the automation, I'm the only one who understands networking onprem and I cloud and has a security background.

I dare you.

They said they would make a special exemption for me.

The moral of the story... You can demand stuff from your company if your company can't function without you.

Gramps believes in the old school naval tech in c/noncredibledefense@sh.itjust.works
[–] LordCrom@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

New ship just sits upwind from the tall ship and watches it try to tac it's way against the wind to the battle.

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Dragon fruit update (infosec.pub)
 

That yellow bulb is the remnants of the large flower I had. Am I correct in assuming that is the fruit? It's a slow grower if it is.

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Pulled these to add to dinner tonight (infosec.pub)
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Covert Web-to-App Tracking via Localhost on Android (localmess.github.io)
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Harvested a few items today (infosec.pub)
 

Was able to pick enough for my dinner tonight.

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Dragon fruit Update (infosec.pub)
 

The 1st flower wilted away....see it there in the left. The 2nd flower appeared and is much bigger and healthier. Waiting to see if I get any fruit here.

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Question. is it normal for eggplants to blossom without producing (infosec.pub)
 

I have multiple eggplants in pots inside my screens. They are all flowering, but none are producing actual eggplants. Am I missing something?

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Dragon Fruit Flower Update (infosec.pub)
 

It's been about 2 weeks since I took the 1st image I posted. This is today. The flower is looking kind of sad. Does this look normal? Does anyone know how to tell if it will fruit up by looking ?

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Finally, the first Dragon fruit flower (infosec.pub)
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Trump's 'buy' tip on social media before his tariffs pause made money for investors who listened (apnews.com)
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lunar eclipse March 14 2025 from s. florida (infosec.pub)
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Adding radio to the observatory display Part 2 (lemmy.world)
submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by LordCrom@lemmy.world to c/amateur_radio@lemmy.radio
3 comments fedilink
 

So I got my proof of concept completed.
I took a simple USB RTL sdr with a ham it up all working through sdrsharp. I had a wideband directional antenna in my closet and hooked it up with a makeshift dovetail mount to the body of our 14" Meade lx200.

I went for Jupiter. Centered it on the Meade... Quickly discovered that I would need some sort of adjustment screws for the antenna.... But alignment aside, if I searched the general area I found a weak signal in 24 to 25 mhz. Move away and the strength would fall off, back on the planet and the signal would increase slightly.

Tells me my test works.

Now the trick. I will need a better antenna and I want opinions.

It has to be directional

It has to be lightweight, 2 pounds or less

Somehow I need to make fine adjustments to its direction at the base where it can mount to the scope. More of a mounting question than an antenna question.

Satellite dishes won't work because of space on and around the scope.

We are a non profit, so can't break the bank.

I'm open to any opinions.

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Adding radio to the observatory display (lemmy.world)
 

Yep, as the director of a small observatory, I'm adding an antenna and a display of sdrsharp to hopefully show off radio emissions from our popular targets for public outreach. I'm sure most visitors won't care, but I hope to snag that 1 kid and feed his/her curiosity.

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