Believer in Jesus Christ, Manufacturing Engineer, Amateur Radio Operator
Fairhope, AL
Joined October 2022
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Interesting ...
OpenAI starts refusing normal work for a real firearms industry data business.
Wouldn’t look at an ammo dealer’s site.
Couldn’t pull range policies.
Wanted to lecture the owner.
So the founder built 3 servers with 12 AMD R9700s for $32.2k.
Same workload that six Mac Studios did at 12 jobs/min now runs at 175 jobs/min.
15× throughput. No API changes. No model drift.
Models they chose on hardware they own.
Love this qoute: "If the model can change at any time, we can’t build business processes on it."
This isn’t a basement experiment. It’s infrastructure.
Sometimes local isn’t a side project. Local AI stops being a hobby the moment the cloud starts breaking your actual business.
Tried to fix a temperature issue and found the cause was someone using the machine to mine crypto ...
That time jump-rope skills saved a man from serious injury ... Check out the yellow shirt ...
On September 11, 2003, a routine landing aboard the USS George Washington turned into a terrifying disaster when an F/A-18 Hornet caught the aircraft carrier’s final arresting cable. Designed to bring fighter jets to a controlled stop, the massive steel cable was stretched beyond its limits and suddenly snapped. With nothing left to slow it down, the aircraft continued across the flight deck and plunged into the ocean. Fortunately, the pilot managed to eject and was safely rescued.
But the greatest danger wasn’t the falling aircraft. The broken arresting cable, which had been under tremendous tension, violently recoiled across the flight deck at speeds reportedly exceeding 100 mph. Seven crew members suffered serious injuries, including three who were critically hurt and required emergency helicopter evacuation. In one of the most astonishing moments, a yellow-shirted deck crew member managed to avoid the whipping cable twice, narrowly escaping a potentially fatal strike. The terrifying incident demonstrated just how dangerous aircraft carrier operations can be, even during what should have been a routine landing.
Learned something new today ...
Oct 18, 1767 is the date usually given for the completion of the Mason-Dixon line. It was drawn to end a family feud and ended up dividing the country.
For about 80 years, the Penn family of Pennsylvania and the Calvert family of Maryland fought over where one colony ended and the other began. Their royal charters overlapped. Read one way, Maryland's charter put Philadelphia inside Maryland. Settlers on the border fought, burned each other's homes, and got arrested by rival sheriffs.
In 1760 the families finally agreed on a boundary and hired two Englishmen to mark it: an astronomer named Charles Mason and a surveyor named Jeremiah Dixon. They arrived in 1763 and spent almost five years on the job. They used the stars to fix their position and cut a wide path through forests and over mountains. Every mile they set a stone marker shipped from England. Every fifth mile they set a larger crownstone, carved with the Penn coat of arms on one side and the Calvert arms on the other.
They pushed about 230 miles west from the Delaware River before their Native escorts refused to go farther into contested land along a great war path. The line stopped there until it was finished years later.
After Pennsylvania began abolishing slavery in 1780, the line took on a new meaning. It became the symbolic border between the free North and the slave South. Some people think the word Dixie came from Dixon's name. Nobody is sure.
Anyone on here ever worked Meteor Scatter over Single Sideband Voice?
Are these the calling freqs for SSB MS?
50.200 (6m) & 144.200 (2m)
Is there a special protocol?
Who gets name-dropped most on X to borrow credibility?
Here's a count of English posts from Oct 12–19 using phrasing like "X says," "according to X," and "even X":
1. Elon Musk – 18,735
2. Jensen Huang – 1,357
3. Mark Zuckerberg – 799
4. Michael Saylor – 597
5. Albert Einstein – 359
6. Sam Altman – 321
7. Bill Gates – 288
8. Warren Buffett – 275
9. Jeff Bezos – 200
10. Satya Nadella – 198
Musk out-drops the next nine combined, by 4x.
Karpathy? 20th. Really thought Karpathy would score higher (by the look of my feed).
And Einstein (who's been dead for more than 70 years) still gets credit for quotes he never said. 🤔
Matthew Foutch AE4JC retweeted
Notice: Upcoming HAARP ionospheric tests from Alaska - 20th to 24th Oct 2026... ei7gl.blogspot.com/2026/10/n…
Are y'all following this event? Are the interceptors planning to ram, push the objective satellite out of orbit, or are they carrying explosives, or something else?
@grok what facts can you share about this?
Russian Kosmos 2612 and ICEYE-X36 (providing Ukraine military support) are now in perfect sync with each other. The Russian military satellite is intentionally stalking and tracking the Western radar satellite. Keeping a satellite "bumper-to-bumper" in this manner allows Russia to intercept or jam data transmissions, physically inspect Western technology, or quickly pivot to execute a kinetic or non-kinetic anti-satellite (ASAT) attack with very little warning or fuel expenditure.
Kosmos 2612 executed a series of highly precise, fuel-heavy maneuvers to force itself into a "coplanar" orbit—matching ICEYE-X36's exact altitude (~555 km), speed, and inclination (~97.8°). The ICEYE-X36 satellite is giving the Ukraine military support.
First success Bluetooth pairing with BTECH UV-PRO ... AE4JC VHF+ App ...
Primary Workflow: Scan Bands, lock on activity, auto match based on frequency and Android stored info (repeater, simplex, SSB, etc), touch button to program radio, and make contact. 73!
Milton was one of the hardest hit places in the hurricane. K4AA (the top POTA activator in EM50/60) was right in the middle of it ...
I didn't know it at the time, but this was #HurricaneIsaias arriving. It was predicted to strike later. Recorded Friday, October 9th, 2026, in Santa Rosa County, Florida; which was under mandatory evacuation. #HurricaneIsaias2026
Matthew Foutch AE4JC retweeted
WALTON COUNTY ANNOUNCES MULTI-AGENCY RESOURCE CENTER TO ASSIST RESIDENTS WITH STORM RECOVERY
WALTON COUNTY, FL — Walton County is coordinating with state and local agencies and community partners to establish a Multi-Agency Resource Center (MARC) to assist residents and business owners as recovery efforts continue following recent storm impacts.
The resource center will provide residents with opportunities to connect directly with representatives from agencies and organizations offering recovery assistance, guidance, and information about available services.
Participating organizations will address a variety of needs, including insurance and financial recovery, small business assistance, rebuilding resources, consumer protection, legal services, veterans’ services, elder affairs, agricultural support, and other community resources.
Expected participating partners include the Florida Department of Commerce, American Red Cross of North and Central Florida, U.S. Small Business Administration, Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Hope Florida, veterans’ services representatives, legal aid providers, elder affairs representatives, agricultural agencies, county departments, municipalities, and other organizations serving Walton County residents.
Further scheduling of the Multi-Agency Resource Center will be disseminated once scheduling and locations have been confirmed.
Location:
• 361 N 10th St, DeFuniak Springs, FL 32433
Resource Center Schedule
October 19–24, 2026
Monday, October 19th, 2026, 1:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M.
Tuesday, October 20th – October 24th, 2026, from 7:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M.
The State of Florida will assist with the resource center setup, including tables, chairs, designated spaces, and internet access to help participating agencies provide services efficiently.
Residents are encouraged to monitor official Walton County and Walton County Emergency Management communication channels for updates regarding locations, operating hours, participating agencies, and available services.
