Notices by es0mhi (es0mhi@tilde.zone)

@finn

What do you use that for? Streaming? WFH? The cloud? I only have 100 Mbit/s available at the moment, but I never run into issues. If it weren’t for my work at the university - lots of video conferences, virtual seminars, streaming visual material - I’d probably still be getting by with a modem connection ;-). Thinking and writing - it doesn't take much for that. 1000 Mbit/s is also pretty expensive in Estonia. (56 euros per month, for example, with my provider.)

@tere @tramm

On-Off suhe äkki. Poliitika on ju tänapäeval eelkõige emotsioonide küsimus, nagu mulle öeldi.

Don't steal the election; buy it.

#US_pol #Trump

@simsa03

And I can say the same about you.

Yes, we mostly disagree. But would I ever say: do not pollute my timeline with your bullshit? Everyone can see that your posts are carefully crafted and based on a lot of research and reflection. And it also keeps forcing me to go back and reread things and rethink them - and that’s exactly why we do what we do.

In contrast, the confident platitudes spouted by so many in the Fediverse are truly frightening.

@W6KME

It seems that these days, it’s almost impossible to get across the point that we need to differentiate. I wrote something that had occurred to me and published it in such a way that everyone has to decide for themselves whether they share this view or not.

And in response, I get the following: "cool", "not cool", "lol", "like a coward", "don't infect my timeline", "bullshit", "polluting my timeline", "prove me wrong".

The language a person uses gives them away. We might as well let the readers decide.

@W6KME

Did you try to understand my original post? In another way than racist/non-racist?

@W6KME

This seems to be a matter of cultural differences. In the U.S., it may be unavoidable that you have to express yourself completely and directly, in an almost ridiculous way. I’m not used to that. And I won’t lower myself to that level either.

It’s all right there. Anyone who can read and think, can understand what I said. (You understood what I said.)

Why bother choosing your words, why write at all, if you have to phrase things for first-graders? I write the way I write. Allusions, hints, and sarcastic remarks etc are all important stylistic devices; without them, we’d end up right where others have already been for a long time.

This seems to be a matter of cultural differences. In the U.S., it may be unavoidable that you have to express yourself completely and directly, in an almost ridiculous way. I’m not used to that. And I won’t lower myself to that level either.

It’s all right there. Anyone who can read and think, can understand what I said. (You understood what I said.)

Why bother choosing your words, why write at all, if you have to phrase things for first-graders? I write the way I write. Allusions, hints, and sarcastic remarks etc are all important stylistic devices; without them, we’d end up right where others have already been for a long time.

@W6KME

It's difficult - if not impossible - to convince people to reconsider their prejudices, when those prejudices are constantly being confirmed.

@W6KME

What I'm doing isn't fair? I turn up my nose at unfair behavior, only to then act unfairly myself? Come on!

I've drawn my own conclusions; you draw yours. We might come to different conclusions. But I think that's unlikely.

@W1CDN

No.

@W1CDN

Now that you know their call signs, you can look them up.

@W1CDN

WRTC 2026 results have been rescored. Four teams have been disqualified.

https://www.wrtc2026.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/RescoringDraftSep1A-with-scoreboard.pdf

It's difficult - if not impossible - to convince people to reconsider their prejudices, when those prejudices are constantly being confirmed.

Take a look at who was cheating. Where do they come from? It's so depressing.

#hamradio #amateurradio #WRTC2026

Today: Baltic Open VUSHF 2026 Contest

(This was once a popular contest. Not so much any more. But in recent years it's building up some momentum again.)

· 15:00 UTC – 20:59 UTC
· 144/432/1296 simultaneously
· 1 QSO per band, regardless of mode
· True old school modes FM/SSB/CW only.
· RS(T) + serial + locator (full 6 digit, ie. KP00AA)
· No multipliers

If the summer had gone as planned, I’d be abroad right now. But things turned out differently. However, I don’t have time to set up a station in the field. I’ll be QRV on 2m, and FM only. That significantly limits the range of possible contacts, but 200–300 km should always be possible. So: Stations from OH, SM, YL, LY, try to pick up my call.

Oh, and since anyone can work anyone — not just the Baltic stations — you can also submit your log if you’ve only worked someone else. That’s actually appreciated.

Here are the complete rules: https://erau.ee/images/Voistlustulemused/ULL_FD/Baltic%20VUSHF%20Contest%20Rules_eng.pdf

Good luck in the contest!

#hamradio #amateurradio #contesting #BalticVUSHF

@finn

It’s not just that I like these photos for the simple reason that, over the course of my life, I’ve probably taken more of them than digital photos. There’s another reason, though it seems hardly anyone can wrap their heads around it: Since I’m very nearsighted, they much more closely reflect the world how I actually see it — even when I’m wearing my glasses. (Great photo!)

@robpike

And as we've learned from humans: consciousness and insanity do often go hand in hand.

@simsa0.bsky.social

I very much share that feeling. For now, I'm not especially optimistic that there will be a change for the better. That said, I don't consider social media to be particularly important. But unfortenately it is precisely traditional media —newspapers, magazines, TV —without which I can hardly imagine my life, that seem to have long since thrown in the towel in the face of named challenges.

@simsa0.bsky.social

Let's assume for a moment, that it's not "merely laziness". What else could it be?

I have only the bridged Mastodon account and therefor minimal insight. But whenever I spent some time on BlueSky it feels terrible. I don't just mean what people usually post about there. I'm also disillusioned by the tendency to respond to posts with nothing but affirmation - (or with stereotypical rejection).

BlueSky seems already too close to the average of the general population. But just like in society, it comes down to joining the right subsystems - or you'll get lost.

@kilroy_was_here

Calling it 'design' is definitely an overstatement. :-) It's neither simple nor clean. However, it is interesting to see the UI concepts of two different eras — touch screens and big knobs — side by side. It's a real Frankenreceiver.