http://www.arhab.org/ – has powerpoints on balloonsats and and construction.
http://aprs.fi/#!lat=40.05320&lng=-83.02200 – real time tracking of aprs station.
http://www.arhab.org/ – has powerpoints on balloonsats and and construction.
http://aprs.fi/#!lat=40.05320&lng=-83.02200 – real time tracking of aprs station.
When Caroline Eisenmann, a young assistant at a New York literary agency, decided to rename her OkCupid profile, she wanted something that would make her stand out—a name that wouldn’t get lost amongst the omnipresent references to indie bands and cute animals, something that was “flippant” but with “a bit of a melancholic undertone” that would attract a suitably urbane mate, Eisenmann told me. Fingers poised over the keyboard, she wrote:
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
OkCupid rejected it. That it wouldn’t accept the lopsided, grinning face with upturned palms is almost strange: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ is, and was, part of the language of the internet, and it has been popping up more than ever in tweets, work emails, and gchats from friends.
The shruggie or “smugshrug,” as it is sometimes called, is what’s known as a “kaomoji,” or “face mark” in Japanese. It’s similar to an emoji or emoticon, but it incorporates characters from the katakana alphabet, instead of underscores and carets, for a wider range of expression. (The (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ table flip is a favorite.) It went viral in English when, after Kanye West shot down Taylor Swift in favor of Beyonce during his infamous 2010 Video Music Awards interruption, he gave a little shrug with his hands outstretched in a slight acknowledgement of his own ridiculousness; the rap crew Travis Porter immediately tweeted, “Kanye shrug —> ¯\_(ツ)_/¯” as a crude representation of the gesture. For a time, post-Kanye, ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ continued to represent a kind of self-aware victory over the world: It was appropriated as the victory trademark of SeleCT, a competition-level Starcraft II player from Team Dignitas, after which it became known as “sup son,” and by late 2011, it wasparodied on YouTube by Starcraft competition announcers and plastered on signs held up by fans.
After seeing the light of ¯\_(ツ)_/¯, it’s hard to not notice it everywhere. Han Solo makes the gesture in Star Wars, as Reddit noticed in 2012. Daily Dot writer Miles Klee caught the Spider-Man super villain Mysterio doing it. In 2013, it appeared in a Reddit post that commanded users “lol idk just upvote.” “Lol idk” seems like a fairly apt description of the shruggie’s meaning, but it also doesn’t begin to describe the nihilism that ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ embodies today.
It is one of the coolest jobs in the entire U.S. military, “Booms” as they are affectionately called, are the folks who directly provide sustenance to America’s thirsty air power as the gas station’s of the sky. From flying over war zones to fueling top secret experimental aircraft, being a Boom is truly a dynamic career choice.
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I just purchased a new grill. And I’ve been on a quest for the perfect smoker for several years. I think I’ve found the perfect accessory for my charcoal smoker and my new propane grill. The Smoke Daddy! The Smoke Daddy uses the Venturi effect to generate smoke from wood chips or pellets.
I think I’ll be opting for the Big Kahuna
Rain, hail, and good times at the 2014 Hamvention. I was able to attend Friday and Saturday and enjoyed both days. The big purchase was a buddipole and a few antenna accessories.
Favorite bit of gear from Hamvention 2014
I’m going to tackle this project as soon as the autotuner is available!
Based on Jim Veatch’s winning ARRL Home Brew Challenge II amplifier design, it’s been improved and functionality has been expanded to include a new aluminum enclosure with built in pre-drilled and tapped heat sink, an LCD display, pre-soldered SMT components, computer control options, software upgradeable, easier to use connectors, and MORE. All software is open source and the unit hackable. The HARDROCK-50 is FCC Type accepted under device ID RHAHR50
Kit includes 3 PCBs with all surface mount components professionally installed using a reflow process. Builder only needs to install through hole components; toroidal inductors, relays, transistors, connectors, etc. Also includes professionally machined case with integral heat-sink, all chassis mount components, interconnects and instruction/assembly manual. Supports auto band select (depending on transceiver) via accessory port.
DUI caught on camera
Bill, Rob, Ron, and Vondra. Check out what your missing at Hamvention.
http://www.icomamerica.com/en/amateur/dayton2014/default.aspx
What a difference an analyzer makes! I received my You Kits FG-01A today from TenTec and immediately plugged in my home-brew buddipole. The FG-01A is incredibly easy to operate. I was adjusting dipole segments in about 5 minutes. and I was down to a swr of 1.4 within a half hour. I spent some time surfing 20 meters but had no luck calling cq on 14.285. It was still a great evening on the deck.