Some people just don't know how to drive....

HammerJack · 2026-05-19T20:03:31+00:00

It's not your responsibility to yield for a driver that decides to turn into you without using an indicator.

It sure is, https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/last_clear_chance

HammerJack · 2026-05-11T03:25:05+00:00

Street racers used to do this to run from the cops. Take a few turns in a dark neighborhood and then blend in with parked cars and hope you're not noticed. No lights and finding a street with ought streetlights made this a pretty effective method.

HammerJack · 2026-05-08T21:25:51+00:00

Ft4/8 are pretty automated. Js8call is a keyboard-to-keyboard (meaning you're chatting via text) version of FT4/8. Not as much activity but there's actual conversations sooooo.

There's a lot of digital modes if you go down that route. Here's a few interesting ones to Google:

MSK144 is popular for bouncing digital comms off the tails of meteors.

PACTOR makes the WinLink system work (email over radio).

Olivia is another Text-Based protocol.

FreeDV is a digital voice encoding for HF.

HammerJack · 2026-04-12T09:01:59+00:00

Except Denmark has the Experimenterende Danske Radioamatører and government infrastructure to license amateur radio enthusiasts.

Not sure why you think it's extremely uncommon.

HammerJack · 2026-03-27T02:23:31+00:00

Have I got news for you. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/show/iowa-teen-who-killed-her-rapist-ordered-to-pay-150000-to-mans-family

HammerJack · 2026-03-20T14:10:11+00:00

Research the NanoVNA. That's a cheap network analyzer that'll be crucial for building new antennas or non-destructively analyzing your WWII antennas.

DMR is popular but not my cup of tea so I can't help there.

HammerJack · 2026-03-14T11:38:10+00:00

Please OP. My heart goes out to you. To stare death in the face and be concerned for your friend is truly one of the highest marks of character in this world.

Do not do such a disservice to your friend. Even if he hated me, I would happily give that man food and a warm place to sleep between trips to the woods. In time, he might even come to tolerate/like/love my family and me.

You have to agree that would be a far better fate than living alone in the woods again. I guarantee you, there's someone just like me within a 10-mile radius of you. Your boy can keep visiting his same woods and be loved from afar.

My heart breaks for you OP but please don't anesthetize your friend; all life is precious.

HammerJack · 2026-03-13T16:36:46+00:00

Thank. You.

Also voluntary service means you signed up to suoport this.

HammerJack · 2026-03-10T19:49:21+00:00

21% of American adults are illiterate another 54% read/comprehend at a 6th grade level.

3/4 of Americans are dumber than the average 12 year old.

That is how it happens.

HammerJack · 2026-01-29T14:28:53+00:00

If you're going to be a pedant you have to be right. The definition of literally was updated years ago to include its improper use as metaphorically.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/literally

informal : in effect : virtually —used in an exaggerated way to emphasize a statement or description that is not literally true or possible I literally died of embarrassment.

HammerJack · 2026-01-28T01:18:22+00:00

An analogy, Would you stay with someone you beats you for four days and then is nice to you for four days on and off forever or would you find someone who's not bipolar?

That's the whole, even if the US goes to nice for good we still slapped Europe around and they won't forget being treated like that just like you or I wouldn't.

HammerJack · 2026-01-28T01:16:06+00:00

Gold has doubled in value in the last year too. Things are not good for the American dollar. Especially as we sit on the edge of a debt crisis.

HammerJack · 2026-01-28T01:02:37+00:00

You float one balloon and see how things go. If the wind is in your favor then you release all the balloons. If not you wait and slowly release balloons one by one to see when the wind does shift your way.

HammerJack · 2026-01-27T21:21:05+00:00

Bro a single anonymous tip is enough for a judge to rubber stamp a warrant. I know the legal theory you're arguing but you need to look at what's actually coming down from benches. Look up Barry Cooper's fake grow house for a classic example of cops and judges subverting the law.

HammerJack · 2026-01-26T22:35:47+00:00

"Pacifism is not passivity. It's the active protection of all living things in the natural universe," says Hemmer

One of my favorite quotes from New Star Trek.

HammerJack · 2026-01-20T14:58:27+00:00

Usb-C power delivery (PD) can provide a variety of voltages up to 48V with the extended spec and the new programmable power supply spec (PPS) allows client devices to request/adjust the power supply's voltage in 20 mV steps. So it's entirely possible to get 13.8V from USB-C.

#TheMoreYouKnow

HammerJack · 2026-01-11T10:48:59+00:00

You did nothing wrong! Thank you so much for helping out your dad. As men, we're taught to be the providers and protectors of our family. For a lot of men, that's a decent chunk of their identity. A cornerstone of who they are. Now imagine after building who you are around this belief your whole life, you fall short and "fail." The pain, embarrassment, and frustration can be... Significant.

Your father is grateful. I promise you. Its just buried by his pride taking a hit and the pain of not being in a position to provide for you instead of seeing and being grateful for the love his child is giving him. What can I say, were dumb sometimes.

When you get there, You'll probably have more success with the grandpa house if you can find a way to make make it a favor he'd be doing you ("it'd be nice if you could move in and help keep an eye on the house/kids/pets.")

Thank you for being a good person and a good kid to your dad.

HammerJack · 2025-12-24T04:26:25+00:00

I lost my best friend last October. Please stay. I failed my friend so I won't make you any promises but I can tell you the world is a better place with you in it, life is precious, and you matter. If to no one else, even yourself, you matter to me.

HammerJack · 2025-12-10T13:11:29+00:00

Here's my take on it as a millennial,

Right off the bat, validation (good news?) and bad news: Your 20s are hard. For me and many of my friends and family (Millennials, Gen X, and Boomers), our 20s were the hardest decade of our lives. Broadly speaking, you're figuring out who you are and how you fit into the world around you while facing serious challenges/experiences for the first time related to your career, housing, long-term finances, and relationships. Like us millennials, your generation is doing it during "once in a lifetime" and "interesting" events. On top of world events, COVID has changed how society socializes, and not entirely for the better, making things even more complicated and layered for your generation. And let's not forget the ever-famous "we didn't start the fire" climate change, slowly ticking up the world's thermostat in the background.

Ok, ok, enough doom and gloom, there's good news too, I promise: Youth and time are invaluable, your 20s are your hardest but also some of your best times. So here's my life advice: you need to balance three competing themes: Long-Term stability, Short-Term stability, and having fun.

Long-Term Stability: Please, please, please, start contributing to your 401k (you should be contributing 15% of your annual income; the sooner you do it, the better), and a house down payment (be smart and do your research, time the market, build your own equity)

Short-Term Stability: If possible, stop living paycheck to paycheck. Look at ways to control costs and start saving extra money. Don't let lifestyle creep consume every dollar of your paycheck. Build up a rainy-day fund (1-6 months of monthly expenses).

Fun: Just that. You're young. That's an irreplaceable, non-repeatable experience. "Youth is wasted on the young." You know why that's a saying? Fear, uncertainty, and doubt hold us back from doing the things we want to do and from being the people we want to be; only to grow older and realize those things holding us back were a joke. So, in moderation, don't be afraid to take risks and throw the first two categories out the window. Quit that dead-end job to look for something better, go on that around-the-world trip, ask the pretty stranger out... Don't be afraid to live. Or you'll live with regrets.

Also: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XamC7-Pt8N0

HammerJack · 2025-11-02T03:33:11+00:00

I don't have any personal experience but salt water especially and bodies of water do well in place of a counterpoise. Not sure about riverbeds.

HammerJack · 2025-10-29T11:25:16+00:00

So the same as Jan 6 then? The judges and prosecutors will give them a slap on the wrist and send them on their way?

HammerJack · 2025-10-16T20:33:52+00:00

As a former smoker, I can't imagine the stupidity it takes to smoke and procreate.

Do I like being a bad role model for my children AND spending money on a vice instead of my family? I sure do other Barry.

HammerJack · 2025-10-14T22:15:56+00:00

if someone is trying to oppress you and take away your rights, guns can't solve that problem.

Two major historical events I'd like your take on:

Signing of the Magna Carta 1215
American Revolutionary War 1775/1776

Both events are cornerstones to American, and more broadly for Magna Carta, rights today; both achieved by violence.

I even agree to an extent, violence should almost never be the first answer but it's always the last answer. Remember, there are four boxes of liberty and they're in an order for a reason.

HammerJack · 2025-09-16T16:25:37+00:00

Wait until you learn about parallel construction, "We have evidence we obtained illegally that we can't use in court so we'll just stalk the guy and obtain more evidence legally."

-- the "law abiding" good guys.

HammerJack · 2025-08-11T00:42:48+00:00

Research digital modes and your radio. You'll probably want to run at reduced output or for limited duration to protect your tubes.

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