🎓 Dr. Freemo 🇳🇱 @freemo@qoto.org

LOL, as much as i appreciate and support the message of "we are all the same if you look past the color of our skin" I always laugh a little inside when I see that skull meme passed around. I think its just because I know enough science to recognize that there are professionals (usually archeologists or criminologists) whose entire job is to identify what someone looks like (including race) based on their skull.

One of those examples where the meme's intention is right but the execution is wrong. Either way this meme made me giggle.

I am both disturbed and amused by this at the same time.

Again, while that may be the intention of a small minority, that is not what i see from most people who use the phrase "illegal immigrants".. for the vast majority of people who use that phrase they mean, very clearly an precisely people who immigrated illegally.

In fact, youd think if you really jsut cared about accuracy of language youd be more likely to support "illegal immigrant" over "undocumented immigrant". It is possible for me to be without documents but still legal (for example someone who lost their documentation). It isnt very specific and is intended to blurr the lines between people who just dont have paperwork and people who actively committed a crime. Just as a person with forged documents wouldnt be "undocumented" but would be illegal.

Calling an illegal immigrant an "undocumented immigrant" is like calling someone who is breaking and entering into your home an "undocumented tenant".

This is coming from a person who believes illegal immigrants are not worth our time or money to prevent and, if we werent a welfare state, I'd be pushing for open borders.

Pulled out my old Directional Coupler project. It worked very well according to my spectrum analyzer. So going to build this design in to some thick well shielded project box. The old design just used solder boards I fused together. So far just got the holes drilled for the new project.

This will ultimately be the couplers I'll be using on the ROES meter to get me full PEP capable (1500 watts)

I'm amazed by just how long it takes to organize over a thousand teeny tiny surface mount electrical. components.

I love this keyboard because it completely disassembles if you need to fix it or even just want a new keyboard layout (like Dvorak). Well that and its a clicky keyboard so when I type it sounds like a million angels tap dancing :)

Upgrade? Pssh this has been my outfit since 2015!

A sneak peek at the Schematic for Version 2.0 of the ROES meter (A SWR meter with VNA capability).

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Person: "Would you like a cocktail?"

Me: "I didnt even know cocks could have a tail, but no, I like my cock just the way it is."

The truth hurts!

Was running my new project in demo mode where it just continually increases the phase and magnitude of a load's complex value then plots it on a Smith chart. I was pleasantly surprised when I noticed it produced a Celtic knot pattern.

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just after I got my SWR meter working I decided to move from an ATmega to a Due... of course now everything is broken again. Pretty sure im a masochist

A sneak peek at the first draft for the new UI in V2 of my ROES meter, an advanced SWR meter with VNA capabilities.

I still need to cleanup the location of the axis labels, and I want move around a few other elements. But it is coming along very nicely.

I can stare at this smith chart being generated all day long :)

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Beginning work on a version 2 of my SWR+VNA meter (ROES). Using a new much larger full color touch display. I have some debugging to do but it partly works with existing code, so yay.

I will be completely redoing the UI to add colors and various graphical representations such a Smith Chart showing the complex Reflection Coefficient (Complex SWR).

I will also be adding an extremely accurate frequency counter up to 2 GHz to improve the accuracy of the device and include a frequency readout on the display.

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So earlier today I was talking to a stranger being all buddy and this woman walks by in a low cut shirt he says.

"Wow, she looks like a real slut, her tits are practically hanging out."

To which I replied, rather perplexed

"Why would you complain about tits, tits are awesome!"

Not sure if I'm a hero for saying that or an asshole, but one thing I know for sure, I'm honest.

hmmm, I wonder what changed...