2026-10-29T03:29:43Z https://nostr.now Kelvin n0mql EN35ld https://nostr.now/npub10vj9jy8fn5slu86y0ea86py2t82z8ha8ka6vu686qwzs04jpxdes7hy9x0 https://mastodon.hams.social/system/accounts/avatars/109/345/155/850/104/349/original/7fdf3cf65339ba40.png https://mastodon.hams.social/system/accounts/avatars/109/345/155/850/104/349/original/7fdf3cf65339ba40.png https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsft3wcgnpxnf73nu5hh8rad5thjraetrdghmqwmtq3ldxv0dg6r4gzypajgkgsaxwjrlslg3l85lgy3fvagg7l57mhfnnglgpc2p7kgyehxsjr68q In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvxn4tcej4ftrjyr3x5p0xyz7eg85f4heeuc65uvwsned8uvc2f6s562jm7'>nevent1q…2jm7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Oh, MAN... that&#39;s some vintage shrapnel! 2026-01-13T21:17:04Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfradg779h5tevuz0nfw79a9d90hf8629kcvpeph5k05mvm4mumwgzypajgkgsaxwjrlslg3l85lgy3fvagg7l57mhfnnglgpc2p7kgyehxjdrnzj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2rjvf85fszcmjl37ck2kdvt4dljxqqte7qlf4st0n9s2l4t5klwq60e3rn'>nevent1q…e3rn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I attempted something similar a few years ago.<br/>Coated the veins of a leaf with oil pastel, then pressed and rubbed that on WC paper. Then went at that with watercolors.<br/>Oil pastels resist WC bleed very well.<br/><br/>Anyway, this piece is lovely. 2025-10-02T19:33:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdmaknknk28x0tw6056z0xwqde4sg7fd4x536m7z48r07x3j3zs7czypajgkgsaxwjrlslg3l85lgy3fvagg7l57mhfnnglgpc2p7kgyehxzm0380 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspdnjkauzn7w8sn5f9awk5rc58vxuqutxj7sxjsejycs37krhq3qgzpntnd'>nevent1q…ntnd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Related: Don&#39;t make me go to Facebook EVER.<br/><br/>If you&#39;re supposedly a publicly accessible business or org or group of ANY sort, NEVER put your supposedly public shit behind any wall. Your ignorance of how to get a website up &amp; running is no excuse.<br/><br/>Yeah - you might need to pay someone. Get over it. 2025-04-04T12:41:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstjmjdv8mzwuajvvq6wl4d3lu7fs26acn33fwrf00v6wft6jkt0aszypajgkgsaxwjrlslg3l85lgy3fvagg7l57mhfnnglgpc2p7kgyehxlhrsrm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9s5d7vuaf2yzm0crnzlrwx3mttcgg79w8j34cafd0u6wf6ez7vvsf387cz'>nevent1q…87cz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This is so gorgeous it makes my heart ache. 2025-03-28T15:51:42Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp7ghgrz43jzpwraqr3zcpejn8dmdsc35vqvwfx97w8jkumcypfcczypajgkgsaxwjrlslg3l85lgy3fvagg7l57mhfnnglgpc2p7kgyehxuef3us #HamRadio #MorseCode #Pride #StraightKey<br/><br/><a href="https://www.teepublic.com/user/kelvind">https://www.teepublic.com/user/kelvind</a><br/> <img src="https://mastodon.hams.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/894/856/394/788/979/original/2e9ba538079ed074.png"> <br/> 2025-01-26T13:22:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw0na3gg55c9xt5kq555y35njre47c7y5dyjf3y5hdyuyfq8j50uczypajgkgsaxwjrlslg3l85lgy3fvagg7l57mhfnnglgpc2p7kgyehx56leuu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqlygf9ss3667p7q9vz555n6hr3guz0sth7xgulmyyul89c26vc6cfn9aft'>nevent1q…9aft</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I remember my oldest brother remarking that though beautiful, bluejays are jerks. <br/><br/>I infer then that they mimic a predator call so they get more food (scaring off other birds, etc). 2025-01-09T17:34:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswauxkv4aclm9gpxqrctrmjrvaqgzw30d95cc409mxla5a09c7vdczypajgkgsaxwjrlslg3l85lgy3fvagg7l57mhfnnglgpc2p7kgyehxjtcxhp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspek366g4f5h7sc4gsrqrwzsjecexd0wquhd00ujmdk9xcxs9h7gcjvyfuh'>nevent1q…yfuh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Did you factor in the percentage of brain cells that don&#39;t work right? 2024-12-31T21:11:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0ukd55pcxdl7y3xuzsr57a08r7x63urgv55l64gw8hhscl25586szypajgkgsaxwjrlslg3l85lgy3fvagg7l57mhfnnglgpc2p7kgyehxrc5aqg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy30dwznu097vlj7ucm5dxuq6pnyh0lenmhznea0stvk2kzfyllucy9anu5'>nevent1q…anu5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Please put this on my parents’ tombstones. Hopefully soon. 2024-12-27T15:35:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsge422nvxun6rgrp7csa9ef8lu5880xvx4hjkyml66f3t2e2qjpgqzypajgkgsaxwjrlslg3l85lgy3fvagg7l57mhfnnglgpc2p7kgyehx8luffr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsreml584my7g42qd7psa456g367jcr9v5mzpywsmj5q2mnpcr77ashpqcle'>nevent1q…qcle</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This reminds me of an episode of #GomerPyle<br/><br/>Task was &#34;camouflage this military truck&#34; &amp; Gomer bumps into some hippies who offer to help.<br/><br/>Season 5 Ep 27: Flower Power 2024-11-19T14:59:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqau3zym7zmyqx23ssflzk5j8fgwle07ey6g4w8twsuuptv6ndf3gzypajgkgsaxwjrlslg3l85lgy3fvagg7l57mhfnnglgpc2p7kgyehx2cgwy5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrql66s5pg2gprs2mxgwn78nfhvtqsywvkkg5sy8zkdp7p3uftm0guwxuuf'>nevent1q…xuuf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Right?<br/><br/>Easy block decision, there. 2024-11-18T13:47:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg5pdkhnlpjjzetfu84vgmzjpga3jxzf7qzl63tvp7hg5dplt25gczypajgkgsaxwjrlslg3l85lgy3fvagg7l57mhfnnglgpc2p7kgyehxrrdm5j In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs807v70tgjud4z09vnsy4jqxunwa5rutalzn57lph745qus2y9z9qaqknzl'>nevent1q…knzl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I have an ex sister-in-law who, as a kid, back in the &#39;70s, went to the ER a few times for stupid.<br/><br/>Piece of chalk up her nose. They figured it out when she smelled like rotting corpse &amp; a bath didn&#39;t solve it.<br/><br/>Another time was eating drain cleaner granules because they &#34;looked like candy&#34;. Kept eating them even though they didn&#39;t taste good.<br/><br/>But she survived, grew up, and had 3 stupid kids.<br/><br/>Uff-da. 2024-10-29T19:40:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg79lfs5n3e3gxc0evxcux9ekemf3pr68fdy7zw7cl4mawqp6m3qczypajgkgsaxwjrlslg3l85lgy3fvagg7l57mhfnnglgpc2p7kgyehx0y7uwt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsycqm3599vrsrnsvc6z3z9p7ax99rm79943dzqsq9kmvj7zy6garg9ylfq5'>nevent1q…lfq5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Suddenly reminded of a SM thread where some woman had a lemon tree in her yard, bearing fruit, but she still bought lemons at the store because she didn’t know what sort of processing would be required to make the lemons ready for use. 2024-10-28T02:50:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvj4s53zgxsql70m6vnun9x0890jfps083gy2theg956v8gndvpmczypajgkgsaxwjrlslg3l85lgy3fvagg7l57mhfnnglgpc2p7kgyehxc6fccn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszhvxe6a4g7keu4cl4tvf4prhr5s4fm9k382effcz8tg3708c794q7uqud6'>nevent1q…qud6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/1999/aug/02/balkans3">https://www.theguardian.com/world/1999/aug/02/balkans3</a><br/>I was able to comprehend that write-up. 2024-10-20T12:18:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszhvxe6a4g7keu4cl4tvf4prhr5s4fm9k382effcz8tg3708c794qzypajgkgsaxwjrlslg3l85lgy3fvagg7l57mhfnnglgpc2p7kgyehxh0pc7v In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9jc93qlc5gxhv67wwk3x4p83r7j2dplgslaajqf44c5tx88h4ahs3l0w7m'>nevent1q…0w7m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I was thinking same.<br/><br/>I have strong doubts that someone from the US used the phrase &#34;get stuck in&#34;.<br/><br/>But all of this makes me curious, so I&#39;m going to search for an article about it. 2024-10-20T12:13:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs25nue8sadfxa2ujctk9r2vph3qccapufpuxr57lc6eamnaujgyfczypajgkgsaxwjrlslg3l85lgy3fvagg7l57mhfnnglgpc2p7kgyehx2sv60r In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgrv822luzdxxuw4l8748klgy5tq2hyghyma407tfyw020wk7x3tczv23fd'>nevent1q…23fd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Netanyahu has done more to inspire/cause antisemitism than anybody else this century.<br/><br/>And he&#39;s a close 2nd place in the previous century.<br/><br/>That jackass has zero sense of irony. 2024-10-17T13:30:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw2ezlhhqsf755jhl3eh6fal0h3h9yzvmshg0harpfvacwgksrunqzypajgkgsaxwjrlslg3l85lgy3fvagg7l57mhfnnglgpc2p7kgyehx9g5dzm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf8nqr4fwj76knr73aslz9nrngaw7j6ah34jp05fn49pclty626js3cmuw9'>nevent1q…muw9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>On the plus side, the homeless can just dig out their own &#34;tiny homes&#34; in the snow drifts.<br/><br/>Kidding aside, we had one very snowy winter, &amp; we made a &#34;sinter&#34; style igloo in the back yard for the kids. They could sit out there and read or whatever. Between a few candles and their body heat, was very comfortable. 2024-10-16T19:22:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfq6gtvku4xjgm0lv9wu6np5s8yzkyd8majs8r5jwc2prxftll7eczypajgkgsaxwjrlslg3l85lgy3fvagg7l57mhfnnglgpc2p7kgyehxs8kzyp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0x94ug4z9kmcd0kjgchd52ljnvq6fz4e0ldpc3d4jtp4wr57jtvqnlcd9s'>nevent1q…cd9s</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I already have the biggest snowblower on the block, but I am not done being excessive. 2024-10-16T19:08:44Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrhh0htwlyd4e9q0audj6awu0jtt25j387cczaaaszreccegtz3eqzypajgkgsaxwjrlslg3l85lgy3fvagg7l57mhfnnglgpc2p7kgyehxjykwxn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8v7043cx060g5kmmnflr0hd5cq6xs6npnppkxud7md2q6pkwzy3gm0xmqv'>nevent1q…xmqv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Even better - fling it into a neighbor&#39;s driveway. 2024-10-16T19:05:48Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszerxvvwa4ptuwsf4d9zelph62uluehf8wpe8agxlmgcaghf70j7czypajgkgsaxwjrlslg3l85lgy3fvagg7l57mhfnnglgpc2p7kgyehx023mfv I want to build a small version of this thing.<br/><br/>Mirrors on my house and garage roof. More mirrors on poles in the front yard.<br/><br/>They increase the sunlight on a lengthwise strip of the driveway 4- to 8-fold. Computer&#39;s camera determines when the snow/ice (white/gray) has turned to asphalt (black), and moves the entire line of light a bit North to get the next strip of the driveway.<br/><br/>When the driveway&#39;s clear, point all mirrors to reflect right back toward the sun.<br/> <img src="https://mastodon.hams.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/317/687/313/222/970/original/b4d4dec293a8b705.png"> <br/> 2024-10-16T15:02:17Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsr35p3ha0dsz4u2u738a6n0cg4trqngmv5grrgz9u03pe4sydh0zczypajgkgsaxwjrlslg3l85lgy3fvagg7l57mhfnnglgpc2p7kgyehxvuuw88 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszh3jfvuuk7dvl65fjxl86wwm8pg7hyh0hxt97xfg6rqelsdukspsznq6n3'>nevent1q…q6n3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I worked at one place that very badly wanted to &#34;land&#34; one particularly genius programmer.<br/><br/>He had it stipulated in his contract that he did not have to wear shoes.<br/><br/>The day they brought him around to introduce him, his t-shirt looked like it had been in the trunk of his car, under a cooler.<br/><br/>But he was a great guy and fabulous developer. 2024-10-08T16:00:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv3r0ustzgfaq9zdn462ghrpmvl0q4n7lrn2uac9qpq50t2a0g66qzypajgkgsaxwjrlslg3l85lgy3fvagg7l57mhfnnglgpc2p7kgyehxr445yj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv9wtw7fx6q7nexnl35t4tge5h082da5fgdu4qdlt4lyl6rv7aagc9sapj7'>nevent1q…apj7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That said, real, durable denim jeans that fit comfortably are not like yoga pants at all. You cannot tell if my butt cheeks have dimples - that&#39;s nobody&#39;s business. You can&#39;t see the shape of my kneecap, nor the surgery scar, unless I&#39;m wearing shorts.<br/><br/>I&#39;ve seen the comedy bits where ppl struggle to get their jeans on. The joke is that they&#39;re doing it wrong. Proper fit jeans will easily go on over 2 other layers if need be. 2024-10-08T11:16:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv9wtw7fx6q7nexnl35t4tge5h082da5fgdu4qdlt4lyl6rv7aagczypajgkgsaxwjrlslg3l85lgy3fvagg7l57mhfnnglgpc2p7kgyehx6leus9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxu4xsqjwp9tv92s6fuher7np82jh0fecgyzetq4etxvumjkxx6lc7hxw40'>nevent1q…xw40</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Valid question. Except for when it’s so hot I must wear shorts, I’m in jeans all day every day. When it’s cool/cold, flannel lined jeans. Mine are all from Carhart.<br/><br/>From ‘07 to ‘20, my employer disallowed jeans, but previous (Oracle) allowed ‘em &amp; most of us wore ‘em daily. Now WFH 100%, jeans every day.<br/><br/>Many have since the 1960s. The complaint doesn’t make sense to me. 2024-10-08T11:00:36Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs88fsfpa8ckt9dnf4m2ycgy3hncl087elqkqkpuywjxfzjur9xmwqzypajgkgsaxwjrlslg3l85lgy3fvagg7l57mhfnnglgpc2p7kgyehxccgv5v In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsylhm6gv2fs5hgvky4yjs4addmvnae4jf50mztgz2xsvvd3uyp62gqx56lx'>nevent1q…56lx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yeah, I concur that Maidenhead Grid Squares is a marvelous solution, &amp; I think many people would be familiar with it had GPS not become a thing.<br/><br/>It&#39;s a better way of tersely telling someone &#34;where to look for my sinking ship&#34; far more reliably than sending Lat/Lon details.<br/><br/>Plus the built-in flexibility about level of precision.<br/><br/>I was being absurd on purpose, in response to an absurd exaggeration and absurd assumptions. 2024-09-17T20:22:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsr2waluuxwy7sk8rxehhup0zfmuqvjdwwuyafxs2gdjj6pxyuztcszypajgkgsaxwjrlslg3l85lgy3fvagg7l57mhfnnglgpc2p7kgyehx2aztqs In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2rfxad04m8uvce8r0nz0ptusgqst3nujhjc9kxe7vn8emjm5f53ctjyr3h'>nevent1q…yr3h</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>OK. Use WhatThreeWords instead. There&#39;s even an app for it.<br/><br/>The weather is sunny &amp; warm today at<br/><a href="https://w3w.co/uninformed.despite.reflected">https://w3w.co/uninformed.despite.reflected</a><br/><br/>There are 18 St Pauls and 43 Centervilles in the US. But those 3 words signify only one of them. (Although you can&#39;t really picture it in your mind&#39;s eye from the 3 words.)<br/><br/>Or I could say roughly 45 N by 93 W. That&#39;s probably close enough. I can picture that. Lots of people can. 2024-09-17T19:54:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8an2g5pktva50yf0nlg8uqf3ugcwezk28fue3w67dtxqz7qd838szypajgkgsaxwjrlslg3l85lgy3fvagg7l57mhfnnglgpc2p7kgyehx3ga9f2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsquld2wl3pmrm3k5zt593cj0htxlkcmh25wtxsay5a85txeyfm05cueh0x6'>nevent1q…h0x6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;...utterly meaningless to 99.999%...&#34;<br/><br/>More like 99.7, depending on what country you&#39;re in.<br/><br/>I GET your point, but as stated (exaggerated), feels aggressive. &#34;I don&#39;t know this, so you must be weird.&#34; Incurious.<br/><br/>Maidenhead grid is useful &amp; accessible to everyone. They may not know about it yet, but the info is as open &amp; public as Lat-Lon. Not a secret code, not ambiguous as city names which exist in many places. Ignorance does not equate to inacessible. 2024-09-17T12:31:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2d6a4avz2frw9jz8v3yvnke72xue8a7ajx98x45el08gv6dv42sgzypajgkgsaxwjrlslg3l85lgy3fvagg7l57mhfnnglgpc2p7kgyehxd06rg2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9jzvd60294hn6pwkngwjrgtktkgkqkhxykhpakqgptj7ym2g547q289mps'>nevent1q…9mps</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Metaphor problems:<br/><br/>People who make games, e.g. Hasbro, Milton Bradley, et al, WANT their games to be popular, so they&#39;ve a vested interest in it being fun &amp; fair.<br/><br/>The people who made our system of elections do not want more people voting, nor for it to be fair, &amp; certainly not fun. They&#39;ve a vested interest in keeping power in the hands of white, male, land-owners.<br/><br/>They only SAY they want more voting when they believe only &#34;their&#34; people are listening to them. 2024-09-10T13:49:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsps0z3wc4p2cjzlsf2dnevt9d7y55xshtzce7vfyq9zrkhztnrgvczypajgkgsaxwjrlslg3l85lgy3fvagg7l57mhfnnglgpc2p7kgyehx4xqjn9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp7jy00y3ywl59er06q02sgcmskh84ryayy9tkhc2leaw05yg8u5qf27c00'>nevent1q…7c00</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Why does &#34;Timberline Lodge&#34; sound so familiar to me? I feel like I&#39;ve been there. 2024-09-06T15:28:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy9c6cpy6at75z36fwplpm7nn8hmmylz0ew3numv3k4jy7wrn4gvczypajgkgsaxwjrlslg3l85lgy3fvagg7l57mhfnnglgpc2p7kgyehxehghqz Do you fine #FediHams remember me prattling on about playing Battleship over #HamRadio ?<br/><br/>It&#39;s gotten even better. And by that, I mean so much worse.<br/><br/>In my github repo, there&#39;s a 2nd version of the Python script that interfaces with the WKmini that is plugged into my MacLinux Mini, such that when you click in an empty spot on an opponent&#39;s grid, it sends a CW message to give them the coordinates of your salvo.<br/><br/>If you click on an empty spot on your own grid, it sends CW that it was a miss. 2024-08-31T00:07:25Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0d62tcmpuld26zykthmy72yy3c2ca82fydfql23xs45yxl5wjxwszypajgkgsaxwjrlslg3l85lgy3fvagg7l57mhfnnglgpc2p7kgyehxtvpmml In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspn87s0nzf3c2k76vcuu7ql2d0zrfptg2u8f55fn673hkyg4drnvss46zsu'>nevent1q…6zsu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I think you’re absolutely right.<br/><br/>But I’m still not gonna do it, ‘cuz I come from a subculture that frowns upon (ok, let’s be honest, GLARES at) someone colloquially “laughing at his own joke”. 2024-08-28T20:39:20Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxk4qlu0sugpkcfanaf8g7smwq82qf3r3mmtg2p5vlaf78zr3870czypajgkgsaxwjrlslg3l85lgy3fvagg7l57mhfnnglgpc2p7kgyehxftn0aa In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd7fvdx520f35tjq20ck286u3kjnj0yrr9mmpzcec5sq8hwp2cfts6jcc3v'>nevent1q…cc3v</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Dinner was pasta. But yes, I have had this for dinner, in which case there’s a bit more PB, &amp; 2 chips on each. LOL 2024-08-28T00:08:58Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvz27gjmn8r8vjmkt5p8msqnhxhmcrwgzfecmq9nyrxut0n58tm2szypajgkgsaxwjrlslg3l85lgy3fvagg7l57mhfnnglgpc2p7kgyehxn0xwvr Food<br/> <img src="https://mastodon.hams.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/036/708/423/512/218/original/0be689db2aab7c5d.jpeg"> <br/> 2024-08-28T00:02:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2wrmh5dryxaptdedmrw43qxy8mat4e2cs5wcw092n92c5cmkxd0czypajgkgsaxwjrlslg3l85lgy3fvagg7l57mhfnnglgpc2p7kgyehxfcz96p In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp8c80mh6hjc4duv8qt735xva8uk78k222ef6639atsz3awadvwsc9x2hv7'>nevent1q…2hv7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I love these so much. 2024-08-23T15:05:05Z