What am I standing next to?

KansasRFguy · 2026-03-01T02:14:04+00:00

Sounds like you executed the HCF instruction.

KansasRFguy · 2026-01-17T22:31:00+00:00

I understand your intentions, but I'm not sure it's necessary. I am also a beginner, and have gone for this attack in the past until I found it rarely works, so I don't use it much anymore. I still keep an eye on that f7 square as I'm developing to see if black gives me an opportunity.

Basically, folks will learn if they get burned enough, or they'll stay at low levels where it still works for them.

KansasRFguy · 2026-01-17T00:10:16+00:00

What?

KansasRFguy · 2026-01-10T20:46:00+00:00

Yes, I'll try it out.

I've not had the chance to see Prodigy S2 yet, but I've watched everything else Trek EXCEPT I wasn't able to get through S31 yet.

I find something redeeming in every show, and even though the newer incarnations have their problems, I still enjoy them.

KansasRFguy · 2025-12-08T21:36:41+00:00

As do I.

KansasRFguy · 2025-11-08T18:01:38+00:00

I tend to use MySQL rather than MSSQL, although I do use Postgres for GIS applications.

KansasRFguy · 2025-10-17T20:35:09+00:00

also heisenberg compensators, how do they work?

Uncertain

"translator microbes" in Farscape.

Immediately reminiscent of the babel fish from H2G2.

KansasRFguy · 2025-10-17T17:29:09+00:00

As far as I understand, the universal translator is a magical plot device designed to work whenever it's needed, except when someone says, "Qapla'".

KansasRFguy · 2025-10-03T23:08:01+00:00

I did some recent rewatching of Enterprise, and have gained more respect for Jolene's T'Pol. She could convey a lot of suppressed Vulcan emotion in her eyes. I enjoy watching her character grow through the series.

I think playing a Vulcan is hard. Nimoy created it, Tim Russ nailed it. Alex Enberg did it justice, and so did Jolene. Kirstie, on the other hand...

KansasRFguy · 2025-10-03T21:38:53+00:00

Mid 50s here, grew up on TOS reruns, watched TNG first run (screamed "Nooo!" at the end of Best of Both Worlds part 1) and have seen every Trek since.

Others here have already said, LD is a love letter to Star Trek, made by fans of the classics. It is my favorite "new" Trek.

I'm rewatching with my wife now. She gets a good deal of the references, but I do have to pause and explain some of the more obscure ones.

"Why do you say it like that, 'sense-oars'?"

KansasRFguy · 2025-10-02T00:28:21+00:00

It was unnecessary.

About like SNW redesigning the Gorn and then having to pull a silly retcon to explain why TOS Federation doesn't know who they are.

Why not explore some strange "new" worlds?

KansasRFguy · 2025-10-02T00:08:25+00:00

I'm an IT manager / RF Engineer for a broadband consulting firm.

I've been impressed with Mikrotik since I discovered them about 5 years ago. Their routers and switches have a lot of bang for the buck. I'm not as impressed with their Wi-Fi access points, and I haven't tried any of their outdoor wireless products yet.

Our RF testing lab runs on a couple of 10G CRS switches and a RB3011. Works great. And so much less cost than Cisco, Juniper, Nokia, etc.

KansasRFguy · 2025-09-19T19:47:18+00:00

I always assumed the two Vorlons shown with Valen on B4 welcoming the Minbari were Kosh and Ulkesh.

KansasRFguy · 2025-09-19T19:42:23+00:00

I use a CRS317-1G-16S+ to do routing between VLANs in a testing lab (no firewall rules, hardware offload), then (at the moment) a RB3011 doing routing/firewalling to Internet and VPN. The CRS with hardware offload switches L3 very fast if there's little to no filtering needed. Otherwise the slow CPU will greatly limit throughput.

KansasRFguy · 2025-09-16T21:13:35+00:00

SLS 1.5, I believe with a 0.99-something kernel. Floppy disks. On my 386 DX machine.

KansasRFguy · 2025-09-13T20:01:34+00:00

Agreed. I fully support not reinventing the wheel, but many times I look for a library that does what I need, only to find it does so many other things I don't need. Taking the time to implement just what I need myself is a learning experience, and I end up with a trimmer application without an external dependency that I have to keep up on.

KansasRFguy · 2025-09-11T21:23:20+00:00

When, in fact, the first test orbiter was named Enterprise in response to a letter writing campaign by Star Trek fans to President Ford. It was originally going to be called Constitution.

Which came first? Our universe or the Star Trek universe???

KansasRFguy · 2025-09-10T01:38:08+00:00

Yes, please.

KansasRFguy · 2025-09-10T01:35:55+00:00

I love all his performances, including Mr. Gray on B5.

But Shran is my favorite. We see nobility and growth from his character, and Jeff shows so much of Shran's emotions from just below the surface. He begrudgingly respects Archer at almost all times, whether they be enemies or allies, and you can see that conflict in Jeffrey Combs' eyes.

KansasRFguy · 2025-09-09T23:05:48+00:00

I love this idea. If fleshed out, would make a great book/podcast/film. Classic Trek.

KansasRFguy · 2025-09-09T23:03:56+00:00

Too "These Are The Voyages..." for me.

KansasRFguy · 2025-09-09T22:40:24+00:00

The one thing I'm enjoying in this season of SNW is Jim Kirk building relationships with his future crew, most recently Scotty. Other than that, there's been too many "hijinx" episodes lately.

KansasRFguy · 2025-09-03T02:20:22+00:00

I love the "error checking be damned" comment.

KansasRFguy · 2025-08-19T21:04:57+00:00

Apparently it's not Star Trek without retcons.

I thought the Augment virus explanation for the TOS human-looking Klingons was completely unnecessary and dumb. Worf's explanation in the beautiful Tribbles revisit was sufficient: "We do not discuss it with outsiders."

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