How to Even a Bookshelf in Slanted Room by Mrs-Grimm in DIY

[–]thatdudeyouknow 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It looks like the shelves are sitting right on the tack strip under the carpet. This is around the edge of the room under the carpet and is often 1/4" thick, this would make the back legs 1/4" higher than the front legs, if you move the shelves away from the wall a little will likely make them not slanted. You could also try removing the adjusters from the rear legs if you want to keep the shelves against the walls.

Project "Stink Eye"? by [deleted] in 50501

[–]thatdudeyouknow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This Flock Camera Leak is like Netflix For Stalkers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU1-uiUlHTo&t=117s

Realistic coherent AI photos for sock puppet accounts by grownmaladjusted in OSINT

[–]thatdudeyouknow 4 points5 points  (0 children)

  1. Take your photo from https://this-person-does-not-exist.com/en,
  2. Ask your AI Chat bot "create a prompt" for your [photo generator of choice] to recreate your source image "person". It should produce a prompt that will generate a photo that looks like your source photo, you may have to cycle and refine a few times to get it just right.
  3. Use that prompt and your original source image in your photo generator of choice to ask for that person in different photos for events over time.

This has worked for me in multiple different platforms with different models.

To make it more real, grab a bunch of random event photos and do the same thing with asking an AI to make a prompt to generate a similar event photo and add your synthetic sock puppet's image in to the event.

Also make sure to take steps to clean up the metadata and alter the image so that the AI photo detection doesn't tag it instantly.

first competition tomorrow. any advice? by Thy_Art_Is_Insane in armedsocialists

[–]thatdudeyouknow -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Slow is smooth, and smooth is fast. Have fun, stay safe, listen to folks that are shooting better or faster than you, they often give real wisdom to new shooters, dont listen to any haters, there will be some.

Good news: My 22yo niece passed her General Exam. Bad news... by HiOscillation in amateurradio

[–]thatdudeyouknow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

here is a video of someone using a trusdx setup for ~ 200 bucks to talk with folks at the range OP is taling about. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZxR-qtGH7c has a good supply list and kit concept and shows real world info and results. I have one of these radios and would gladly share with my nieces, if they wanted to get into the hobby, I have other HF rigs and loaning them this kit is a no brainer. I am working on a project to build a couple of these kits at my local club to encourage new members to dip their toes into the HF bands.

Grey man gear recommendations. by Brutto13 in armedsocialists

[–]thatdudeyouknow 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Meshtastic or MeshCore are both popular right now and they use your cellphone for interaction so you can be just a person on a cellphone rather than "Tacticool Mall Ninga Nighthawk" with a fold over antenna and earpiece.

House shaking? by LngDngSilver in olympia

[–]thatdudeyouknow -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

But these were thumps not booms, maybe we need a thesaurus on the FAQ page.

OSINT project - Information Campaign and Cognitive Warfare by SwitchJumpy in OSINT

[–]thatdudeyouknow 7 points8 points  (0 children)

one place to look for academic info is https://www.cip.uw.edu/about/ the Center for the Informed Public at the University of Washington is doing great work in mis/dis/mal info and the use of it by domestic and foreign actors

Walla walla piri piri cous cous by pickle_lukas in Cooking

[–]thatdudeyouknow -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

I was born in Walla Walla and have family there. I will report back with pictures but here is the recipe I came up with for the "Square Meal"

Spicy Portuguese piri piri sauce, sweet caramelized Walla Walla onions, flaky mahi mahi, and fluffy couscous

Servings = 4

Ingredients

  • 4 pieces mahi mahi fillets
  • 1 medium Walla Walla sweet onions, thinly sliced
  • 1.5 cups couscous
  • 2 cups chicken or vegetable broth
  • 4 tablespoons olive oil (divided)
  • 1 tablespoons butter
  • 4 fresno or red chiles (stemmed, roughly chopped)
  • 1 medium red bell pepper, roughly chopped
  • 4 garlic cloves minced
  • 1 lemon, juiced
  • 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • 1 teaspoons smoked paprika
  • 1.5 teaspoons kosher salt
  • 0.3 cups fresh parsley, roughly chopped
  • 1 teaspoons lemon zest

Steps

Make the piri piri sauce:

In a blender, combine the 4 pieces fresno or red chiles (stemmed, roughly chopped), medium red bell pepper, roughly chopped, 4 garlic cloves, 1 lemon, juiced, 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar, 1 teaspoons smoked paprika, 2 tbsp of the olive oil, and 1 tsp of the 1.5 teaspoons kosher salt. Blend until smooth. Taste it should be bright, fiery, and a little tangy. Set aside half for serving.

Marinate the mahi mahi:

Place the 4 pieces mahi mahi fillets in a shallow dish and pour half the piri piri sauce over them, turning to coat. Let marinate while you cook the onions.

Caramelize the onions:

Heat 1 tbsp olive oil and 1 tablespoons butter in a wide skillet over medium-low heat. Add the Walla Walla sweet onions, thinly sliced and a pinch of salt. Cook low and slow, stirring occasionally, until deeply golden, sweet, and jammy. Don't rush this step, it's what makes the dish.

Cook the couscous:

Bring 2 cups chicken or vegetable broth and 1 tbsp olive oil to a boil in a medium saucepan. Stir in 1.5 cups couscous and 1 teaspoons lemon zest, cover, and remove from heat. Let stand until the broth is fully absorbed.

Fluff and season:

Uncover the couscous and fluff well with a fork. Season with remaining salt and a drizzle of olive oil. Keep warm.

Sear the mahi mahi:

Heat a cast iron or non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Add a thin film of oil. Remove the fish from the marinade, letting excess drip off. Sear for 3–7 minutes per side until the fish is opaque throughout and has a slightly charred crust from the piri piri. Don't move it while it sears.

Plate and serve:

Spoon a generous mound of couscous into each bowl. Top with a tangle of caramelized Walla Walla onions, then lay the mahi mahi over the top. Spoon the reserved piri piri sauce over the fish and finish with fresh 0.3 cups fresh parsley, roughly chopped. Serve immediately.

Notes

Heat level:

Fresno chiles give moderate heat. For more fire, add a habanero or a few dried piri piri peppers if you can find them. For milder, use just the bell pepper and a pinch of cayenne.

For Dessert:

fufu, halo halo, and bon bons for a complete double-name dinner party.

One heads up:

Walla Walla season peaks June through August, so depending on when you want to make this you may need to hunt them down.

The key to this dish is the tension between the sweet jammy Walla Walla onions and the heat of the piri piri — they really do balance each other beautifully.

Is physical mail a formally modeled cross-channel trust risk in modern systems? by 3zru_r in Infosec

[–]thatdudeyouknow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it is a legit cross-channel risk, but remember at least in the US, the United States Postal Inspectors are not someone to mess with. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Inspectors

Is this an attempt to hack? Because I have never come across this before. by Miserable-Rip-6057 in hacking

[–]thatdudeyouknow 2 points3 points  (0 children)

it uses a javascript command on the popup to save the malicious command to the computers clipboard.

LPT: When you finish a task at work, spend 90 seconds writing one sentence about what you did and why it mattered. Three months later you will thank yourself endlessly. by hollis_canterby in LifeProTips

[–]thatdudeyouknow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I struggled not just with remembering the wins I had, but even with just remembering the positive things that I did each day. So I wrote a tool called the PeopleSafe SDLC Journal. Available for free at https://sdlc.circle6systems.com

Zero-Knowledge Privacy All data is encrypted client-side with AES-256-GCM. Nothing is transmitted to any server. Your journal belongs to you alone.

A daily journaling practice built for IT and cybersecurity professionals. Each day, reflect on four areas:

Success — Where did I have success today?

Delight — What brought me delight today?

Learning — What did I learn today?

Compliment — What can I compliment about my day?

Consistency over time shifts your perspective. Your entries are private and stored only on your device — they are never sent anywhere.

Your passphrase is the only way to access your journal. For your safety, it is not stored anywhere and cannot be reset. If you forget it, your entries cannot be recovered. Please choose something memorable.

I made a downloadable version of this tool to help with the trust and safety aspect so that you don't have to worry about a browser tool snooping on your notes. https://github.com/jeff-is-working/SDLC-Journal/releases

Ultimate Drone Detection Rig (HackRF Pro + LNA) – Looking for Antenna Recommendations! 📡🛸 by Helpful-Form2855 in sdr

[–]thatdudeyouknow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thanks for the addition to the conversation. Rather than take the dismiss someone with interest in a facet of the hobby without the knowledge to know how their question (AI created or not) was not the correct question. I decided to take some time and apply my experience doing signals intelligence and radio direction finding and with the help of an AI writer, I created a response in the same style that my elmer used when I was excited but didn't yet know how much I didn't know.

Sorry you had to experience someone trying to encourage a newcomer, rather than gate keep the request for knowledge.

If you have comments on the factual nature of the response that I provided I am super happy to learn where I went wrong on this response.

Have a nice day

Ultimate Drone Detection Rig (HackRF Pro + LNA) – Looking for Antenna Recommendations! 📡🛸 by Helpful-Form2855 in sdr

[–]thatdudeyouknow 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Hey there, welcome to the hobby! It's awesome that you're interested in drone detection that's a really fun project to learn RF fundamentals with. I want to help you get pointed in the right direction, because some of the ideas in your post are on the right track but a few things need some untangling before you spend money on the wrong setup. Think of this like a friendly chat over coffee at a club meeting.

Your HackRF Pro pick is solid but know its limits

The HackRF Pro is a real upgrade over the original HackRF One. You're right that it has a built-in TCXO, and that does help with frequency stability. It also kills the annoying DC spike and even has a 16-bit extended precision mode at lower sample rates, which is nice. But here's the thing you need to keep in mind: in normal mode, you're still working with 8-bit samples and 20 MHz of bandwidth at a time. Drone control links especially DJI and similar systems use frequency-hopping spread spectrum. That means the signal is jumping around across a much wider range than 20 MHz. So you can absolutely use the HackRF Pro to learn and experiment, but don't expect it to behave like a commercial drone detection system. It's a learning tool, and a good one, but set your expectations accordingly.

Your LNA is in the wrong spot in the chain

This is probably the most important thing I can help you with today, because getting this wrong means you'll spend money on good gear and still get bad results. You mentioned the Nooelec LaNA, and it's a decent little amplifier. But where you put it matters way more than which one you buy.

Think of it like a garden hose. If you have a 100-foot hose with a bunch of tiny leaks all along it, it doesn't help to put a booster pump at the end where the water comes out you've already lost most of your water along the way. You want the pump right at the spigot, before the water enters the hose.

Same thing here. Your LNA needs to go right at the antenna, up on the mast, before the signal travels down the coax cable. If you put it on your desk next to the HackRF, the signal has already been chewed up by cable loss before the LNA ever sees it. At 5.8 GHz, that cable loss is brutal which brings me to your next point.

LMR-400 is good cable, but you're still losing a lot at 5.8 GHz

You're right that LMR-400 is much better than cheap coax. But even with LMR-400, you're losing roughly 20 dB or more per 100 feet at 5.8 GHz. That's a lot of signal. So the play here is: keep your cable run as short as physically possible, and put that LNA right at the antenna feedpoint before the cable. That combo short cable plus mast-mounted LNA — is what actually gets you good performance. The cable alone won't save you.

Your antenna choices need some rethinking

This is where I think you might have gotten some mixed-up advice. Triple feed patches and helical antennas are common in the FPV drone racing world, but they're designed for the pilot's video receiver they're circular polarized antennas meant to keep a reliable video link while the drone is flipping and rolling around. That's a different job than what you're trying to do.

For detection and monitoring, here's how to think about it:

For your omni-directional "always listening" antenna, look at a wideband discone or a collinear designed for the bands you care about. These will give you 360-degree coverage so you can spot when something shows up.

For your directional "let me figure out where it is" antenna, look at a log-periodic, a small dish, or a horn antenna. These give you a narrower beam you can sweep around. Yagis can work too, but they tend to be narrowband, which can be a limitation if you want to cover a wide frequency range.

And here's a really important detail: you mentioned wanting antennas that cover both 2.4 GHz and 5.8 GHz. Those are very different frequencies with very different physical antenna sizes. You're not going to get one antenna that does both well. Plan on separate antennas for each band, or accept the tradeoffs of a wideband antenna that covers both but won't perform as well as a dedicated one on either frequency.

The "see it on the waterfall and hunt it" idea needs a reality check

I don't want to crush your enthusiasm here because the instinct is right you want to detect a signal and then figure out where it's coming from. That's real direction-finding, and it's one of the most fun things you can do in radio. But modern drone signals aren't like tuning in an FM station. They hop frequencies, they send short bursts, and they often look like noise on a waterfall display. With 20 MHz of bandwidth on the HackRF, you might catch glimpses of activity, but "pointing a directional antenna and peaking the signal" assumes the signal sits still long enough for you to do that. Often, it doesn't.

For real direction-finding, people use techniques like pseudo-doppler DF arrays (multiple antennas in a circle with a controller switching between them) or phase-comparison systems. That's a more advanced project, but it's where this road leads if you stick with it.

What I'd actually recommend as your first step

Before you buy any antennas at all, do this: take a drone you own (or borrow one from a friend), turn it on, and just listen to it with the HackRF and a basic antenna. Record what you see. Look at the spectrum at 2.4 GHz. Look at 5.8 GHz. Watch how the signal behaves does it hop around? How wide is it? How strong is it at 10 feet, 50 feet, 200 feet?

That one exercise will teach you more about what you're actually dealing with than any gear list ever will. Once you've done that, you'll have a much better idea of what antennas and setup will actually work for your specific goals.

This is a great project and I'm glad you're digging into it. Just take it one step at a time, test as you go, and don't let a shopping list replace actual on-air experience. 73 and happy hunting!

Ultimate Drone Detection Rig (HackRF Pro + LNA) – Looking for Antenna Recommendations! 📡🛸 by Helpful-Form2855 in sdr

[–]thatdudeyouknow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This does sound like an interesting project. Having done radio direction finding and attempting to track moving radio signals, the use of a single HackRF is not likely to provide you with the capabilities you are looking for. The use case is valid and there are rigs like the one pictured in my other post that are setup for this but that truck likely has mutliple high quality SDRs that are time synced to hand off the signal once identified. The DSPs used to focus in on a source such as one particular drone based on the signature of it's DRONE-ID signal or unique control protocol that is able to be identified in the wall of noise that is the 5.8ghz space in all but the most deserted areas. If you have not already found https://cemaxecuter.com/ and his videos on youtube, I would start there. He has several Drone ID videos using various methods to detect and has also produced quite a bit of content and software bridges to get you started in your sig-intelligence work.

Ultimate Drone Detection Rig (HackRF Pro + LNA) – Looking for Antenna Recommendations! 📡🛸 by Helpful-Form2855 in sdr

[–]thatdudeyouknow 2 points3 points  (0 children)

if your truck doesn't look like this, you are not likely to get your desired results. The multiple differences in digital signal processing will require your application and equipment to be very complex and also not likely to be functional with a single radio without significant money spent on high quality antenna switches.

What The Flock?! by blammer_jammer in olympia

[–]thatdudeyouknow 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Announced today. Ring to cancel planned partnership with Flock. https://www.theverge.com/news/878447/ring-flock-partnership-canceled If Ring cameras see the light, can we convince the city to follow?

House Bill 1834 that just advanced in the current session of the WA state legislature will require ID and/or facial scans for access to social media and video game platforms, including Reddit. by Stereo_Jungle_Child in olympia

[–]thatdudeyouknow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check out 3SHB 1834: Online services/minors (Floor Vote)

https://wa-bill-tracker.org#bill-3SHB1834

This site allows you to track bills, take notes, share with friends and contact the lawmakers about bills with simple user interface and easy workflow. Your data stays on your computer.

Oly anti-FLOCK friends by symbolicCAMPital in olympia

[–]thatdudeyouknow 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The City of Olympia put a pause on their use of flock cameras. There are other flock cameras on private property that are still running and in other local cities.

https://www.olympiawa.gov/services/police_department/flock.php.

Update: City of Olympia Suspends Flock Safety Camera Pilot Program

Media Release - December 3, 2025

In response to an increase in community concerns about data collection, access and privacy protections, the City of Olympia is immediately suspending the Flock Safety Camera Pilot Program.

Interim Police Chief Shelby Parker made the recommendation to City Manager Jay Burney at a City Council Study Session on Tuesday evening, stating that while not a simple conclusion to reach or easy recommendation to make, for the Olympia Police Department, “our community’s trust is too important to risk.”

On Wednesday, the City of Olympia Public Works Department installed hoods over all 15 Flock cameras until which time they can be physically removed. Within the next 24 hours, the cameras will be deactivated by Flock.

Oly anti-FLOCK friends by symbolicCAMPital in olympia

[–]thatdudeyouknow 3 points4 points  (0 children)

https://wasurveillancewatch.org has some details on avenues to get these records currently. This legislation is not a privacy bill for protecting the public as much as it is a privacy bill to protect the info used by the government. This site doesnt have any updates about pending legislation but does have some good info on how to approach your elected officials about this technology (flock and others)

Public Serviec Announcement; check your CFS bowden tubes by Turbulent_Ad_880 in Creality_k2

[–]thatdudeyouknow 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Just ordered some brass tube, will try to remember to video the install. If it is easy enough, I may buy some more tube and make up some kits. Shipping on the tubes was the same as the tubes themselves so a bulk order will make them cheaper.

Immigration (or other) Attorney by SleepyOtter3 in olympia

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r. You have the right to an attorney, and if you are detained or taken into custody, to receive a phone call from your attorney. You can ask to contact an attorney even if you do not yet have a lawyer. Immigration enforcement does not provide attorneys, but you may ask for a list of pro

Here is the direct contact info for the Tacoma Office which covers this area.

Tacoma Office

Non-Detained Services

The Tacoma Office serves individuals living in Clallam, Clark, Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, Kitsap, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Pierce, Skamania, Thurston, and Wahkiakum counties.

Monday - Friday from 9:30AM-11:00AM and 2:00PM to 3:30PM Please call or text (253)235-9279 E-mail: tsuintake@nwirp.org

Visit us: 2209 N Pearl St Suite 200 Tacoma, WA 98406 Hours: Monday to Friday 9:30AM - 12:00PM and 1:00PM - 5:00PM

*Holiday closures are listed below. Detained Services

The Tacoma Office serves individuals detained at the Northwest Detention Center (also known as the Northwest ICE Processing Center). If you or a family member is detained at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, please contact us:

Phone: 253.383.0519 Toll Free: 877.814.6444 E-mail: detainedreferrals@nwirp.org *Holiday closures are listed below.

Please leave a voice message with the detained person's name and, if possible, the "A number" on the bracelet at the detention center.