Notices by Imogen (hopelessdemigod@mstdn.social)

#Electronics

A 555 timer made with vacuum tubes.

(I did not create this. Simply sharing it.)

Hmm, someone we know was on 144.175 running FT8

#Radio

Lightning Protection for Radio Station Transmitters

https://www.nautel.com/content/user_files/2018/03/Lightning-Protection-Radio-Stations-Oct-1998.pdf

#hamradio

Let me take this time to say, insist on using only using ceramic dog bone insulators. Throw those plastic insulators in the trash.

#News

The Rev. Jesse Louis Jackson, the towering civil rights leader whose moral vision and fiery oratory reshaped the Democratic Party and America, has died, his son said. He was 84.

Jackson, a protégé of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., had been hospitalized in recent months and was under observation for progressive supranuclear palsy. He died Tuesday morning, surrounded by his family, according to a statement from his nonprofit social justice organization, the Rainbow PUSH Coalition.

Let me fix it for you

It didn't work in 1940 and it doesn't work now. Do better.

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A Home Depot spokesperson told the BBC that the home improvement retailer "cannot legally interfere with Nazi Germany Gestapo agents, including preventing them from coming into our stores and parking lots".

#GenX #GenerationX

The psychology of Generation X.

https://youtu.be/G5YmIqYSqA0?si=lCfiCu3Q2LZXF7lu

@jmorris

Super nice

#Minnesota #Weather

114 schools have announced they will be closing tomorrow.

CURRENT CLOSINGS
Last updated: 2026-01-22 12:54:44

https://kstp.com/school-alert/

#News #Minnesota #Transgender

Minnesota has long been a safe haven for transgender youth, but new moves by the Trump administration to ban gender-affirming care put that status in jeopardy.

One of the proposed rules would withhold all Medicaid and Medicare funding from hospitals that provide any gender-affirming care to anyone under the age of 18, even if that care is paid for by private insurance or by families out of pocket.

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/12/23/gender-affirming-care-ban-proposal-sparks-outrage

Anyone in need of shelter can find available warming options below.

Hennepin County Shelter Hotline: 612-204-8200
Hennepin County warming spaces

Ramsey County Shelter Entry & Diversion: 651-266-1050
Ramsey County warming spaces

Dakota County Housing Resource Line: 651-554-5751

Metro Shelter Hotline: 888-234-1329

United Way: Dial 211

@Fragglemuppet @LilahTovMoon

Today was a lazy day and my cat slept next to me for a solid eight hours. I expect pure chaos overnight.

#Minnesota #Minneapolis #History

The Minneapolis Thanksgiving Day fire was a five alarm fire that destroyed two buildings, covering an entire block of downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. It took place on November 25, 1982, and lasted into the following days. Affected were the 16-story headquarters of Northwestern National Bank (now Wells Fargo) and the vacant, partially demolished Donaldson's department store.

130+ firefighters worked for over 12 hours to keep the blaze contained, at one point needing to pull out the building due to concerns that the floors would collapse. Flames rose 80-100 feet high and could be seen for miles. Additionally, window weights began falling down and hitting the street below, which Fire Chief John Freutel - then a rookie - described as "two-pound bombs".

@fluffykittycat

It was all a great big lie.

#News

U.S. Visas Can Be Denied to Fat People From Now On

New State Department guidance encourages embassies and consulates to deny visas to people with obesity or other health issues.

VHF antenna tuner

#Minnesota #RetroComputing #RetroElectronics

I have a eMac (White) that I am giving away for free. All you need to do is pick it up.

A1002

#News #Minnesota #Wisconsin #Food

Roughly 8% of Minnesotans 12% of Wisconsinites are days away from losing SNAP benefits.

Food shelves and banks are already strained with fewer available hours in Wisconsin compared to Minnesota.

Food banks and shelves aren’t equipped to fill the gap.

More than 440,000 Minnesotans — roughly 8% of the population — use SNAP benefits.

In Wisconsin, nearly 700,000 people — or 12% of the state’s population — rely on SNAP through the state’s FoodShare program.

We are getting reports that doskel networks is suffering a large scale DDOS attack.

Data rates of 300 baud of inbound traffic have been measured.