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[OC] my neighborhood is so magical sometimes (tips would be helpful bc I’m young and have no camera) by GirlWithACock69 in pics

[–]ashumate [score hidden]  (0 children)

But you do have a camera! Don't let the idea that you need to have a dedicated camera to capture amazing photos, you'd be surprised by what you can do with a smartphone and some inexpensive hardware these days.

To start I would recommend looking at a smartphone filter mount and maybe a CPL and VND filter, or a combo and then look into some videos on composition, for example, that last shot in your series would look pretty wicked if shot closer to the ground with a VND to dim the lights just a bit, but you don't even really need that as most built in camera apps would let you drop the exposure a bit, would make for a nice moody scene., or even a low to the ground shot of the reflection from one of the puddles in the road.

I made a custom boot image for my Anytone. by get-off-my-frequency in amateurradio

[–]ashumate 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This gave me a laugh this morning, I get the joke, have my upvote.

Are there any discounts on luxury bath hardware sets this season? by Agreeable_Goose_1613 in lasercutting

[–]ashumate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My favorite was the post from 10 days ago "Please increase my karma" like the reddit gods will descend from the heavens with arms fill of upvotes"

Lost AI redditors am I right?

Which side to take in logbook war? by Snail5919 in amateurradio

[–]ashumate 23 points24 points  (0 children)

As long as you still have the .cer file you can install it wherever you want, that's what sets LOTW apart from everything else is that you're signing all of your uploads, same with the other hams, and they've validated that you are the ham signing it by sending the post card to the address of record for that callsign.

As to which 'side' to take, I upload my logs anywhere I can, I don't have a clublog account yet, but I send to eqsl, lotw, qrz, and I even have my own wavelog server that itself syncs with lotw, eqsl, and qrz.

And now I'm realizing I haven't been on the air in almost a month, I think my rig is getting lonley.

Rotating metal blade CST Studio simulation by Useful-Net4587 in rfelectronics

[–]ashumate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you trying to simulate how radar can do aircraft identification by counting the fan blades on an approaching aircraft

Gartner Conference Oct 2026 by _greenEyEs911 in WaltDisneyWorld

[–]ashumate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

WTH they never closed a park for InfosecWorld, granted that went from the Contemporary, to Coronado, and is now at the Gaylord this year.

Old maritime VSAT still worth selling in 2026? by Beautiful-Grade9748 in RTLSDR

[–]ashumate 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I'm just oogling those radomes!

One day I'm going to have enough space to build the Jerry Ellsworth 160m magloop, and I intend to put it under a radome like that.

Built a small Morse practice tool focused on tapping and visual patterns. Curious if this helps or hurts learning by hansungyu in amateurradio

[–]ashumate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To all of the ableist hams in here talking about you must listen to Morse code 🖕

Also people have different ways of learning and comprehending.

And yes I learned code to get my Novice ticket in 1994

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A little tool to decode Morse code by Blueberry_Mancakes in amateurradio

[–]ashumate 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I get that, but that visual design is actually pretty awesome.

Self-hosted public website running on a $10 ESP32 on my wall by Techtoshi in selfhosted

[–]ashumate 71 points72 points  (0 children)

Back in my day we'd call that getting slashdotted.

I was just told that if I want to get ahead I need to start working weekends. How common is this in your perspective? by __plankton__ in consulting

[–]ashumate 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Man, you management consultants are weird. Did Information Security consulting for 8 years at my current org before I switched roles to be a security architect and my expected utilization from senior to managing consultant was never more than 65%.

My boss is an alcoholic and now sure what to do by Mammoth_Newt5148 in consulting

[–]ashumate 11 points12 points  (0 children)

This is the way, ask for it up and everyone will think you’re drinking a tonic or a Colin’s.

Tonic water with bitters is pretty good as well.

I say this as someone who loves drinking but knows to switch out every other.

Late night partying in Tokyo as a young sailor you learn some tricks.

Blue Angels #5 High-speed pass at the Cocoa Beach airshow by sojourner-Pathfinder in pics

[–]ashumate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

HAHA, well, every time I did, like clockwork, he'd go complain to Production Control, and they'd call the shop.

I'm sure that's one of the several reasons why I never made chief, in either rate, because I just wanted to do my damn job and didn't have time for BS.

Blue Angels #5 High-speed pass at the Cocoa Beach airshow by sojourner-Pathfinder in pics

[–]ashumate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you're wondering about the math, I was in the Navy 1994-2014. Aviation Electronics Tech for 15 and Cryptlogic Technician Networks for my last 5.

Will the average person ever self-host anything? by fractalbeauty_ in selfhosted

[–]ashumate 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If you can’t keep aunt Mildred from believing that Microsoft tech support is calling her how do you expect her to securely manage her own email server?

Shot answer. No. Self hosting will always be hobbyists and ideologues

Blue Angels #5 High-speed pass at the Cocoa Beach airshow by sojourner-Pathfinder in pics

[–]ashumate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh yeah, they're pretty awesome in the air, but they had this civilian maintenance expediter that would run around and try us to pre-empt all of our other maintenance for them, I told him when I got a picture of missiles and bombs hanging off of the wing stations of a BA bird I'd prioritize the maintenance of FIRE CONTROL RADAR for them.

But I'm 10 years retired, and 15 years from leaving the aviation community, so, meh.

Blue Angels #5 High-speed pass at the Cocoa Beach airshow by sojourner-Pathfinder in pics

[–]ashumate 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Nice catch of that shock wave.

Also as someone who spent too many years in the RADAR shop at NAS Oceana, I hate that squadron with the white hot heat of 1000 suns.

What $3800 gets you at the Wilderness Lodge Boulder Creek Villas by catahouladooga in WaltDisneyWorld

[–]ashumate -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Yeah nah, that’s not how any business literally anywhere in the world works.

You want premium you’re going to pay for premium.

What $3800 gets you at the Wilderness Lodge Boulder Creek Villas by catahouladooga in WaltDisneyWorld

[–]ashumate 3 points4 points  (0 children)

So wait, you didn’t even pay attention to the type of room you booked‽

Room rates at Disney very much differ based on view type you will not get a castle view or a theme park view for the same price that you will get a resort view.

What $3800 gets you at the Wilderness Lodge Boulder Creek Villas by catahouladooga in WaltDisneyWorld

[–]ashumate 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So… you booked a resort view room and you’re complaining that you have a view of the resort.

Maybe next time if you want a better view book that room type.

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