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  • Can't wait to see what the cost will be once you figure in American labor, American benefits, 401k, etc ... This isn't foxcon where workers will accept Nvidia dollars good only at the Nvidia grocery store around the corner from Nvidia apartments

  • News @lemmy.world
    LordCrom @lemmy.world

    Trump's 'buy' tip on social media before his tariffs pause made money for investors who listened

  • Anecdotally, my local thrift store used to sell men's shirts for $2 to $5 mostly. Now shirts are 15 to 25. That's crazy. Why spend 25 on a collar button down if a new one is 28 at JCPenney.

  • Amateur Radio @lemmy.radio
    LordCrom @lemmy.world

    Adding radio to the observatory display Part 2

    So I got my proof of concept completed.
    I took a simple USB RTL sdr with a ham it up all working through sdrsharp. I had a wideband directional antenna in my closet and hooked it up with a makeshift dovetail mount to the body of our 14" Meade lx200.

    I went for Jupiter. Centered it on the Meade... Quickly discovered that I would need some sort of adjustment screws for the antenna.... But alignment aside, if I searched the general area I found a weak signal in 24 to 25 mhz. Move away and the strength would fall off, back on the planet and the signal would increase slightly.

    Tells me my test works.

    Now the trick. I will need a better antenna and I want opinions.

    It has to be directional

    It has to be lightweight, 2 pounds or less

    Somehow I need to make fine adjustments to its direction at the base where it can mount to the scope. More of a mounting question than an antenna question.

    Satellite dishes won't work because of space on and around the scope.

    Amateur Radio @lemmy.radio
    LordCrom @lemmy.world

    Adding radio to the observatory display

    Yep, as the director of a small observatory, I'm adding an antenna and a display of sdrsharp to hopefully show off radio emissions from our popular targets for public outreach. I'm sure most visitors won't care, but I hope to snag that 1 kid and feed his/her curiosity.

    politics @lemmy.world
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    politics @lemmy.world
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    No Stupid Questions @lemmy.world
    LordCrom @lemmy.world

    What happens when the US runs out of SSNs?

    SSN numbers are good for 999,999,999 people alive or dead. At some point the US will hit that, right? Do we start reusing numbers? Sounds like a disaster waiting to happen.

    No Stupid Questions @lemmy.world
    LordCrom @lemmy.world

    Remember the windows bug that would break Linux booting?

    So I have not booted my windows partition for fear that it would break my boot.

    Is there a way to circumvent this before the bug hits my system yet?

    Did windows ever fix that?

    I am this close to just deleting the entire partition and adding it to my Linux partition as a data and or log drive instead

    No Stupid Questions @lemmy.world
    LordCrom @lemmy.world

    is there a trustworthy SMS MMS app for Android that's not Google?

    No Stupid Questions @lemmy.world
    LordCrom @lemmy.world

    is there a set top media player that doesn't require an online account?

    Onn needs a Google account. Fire stick requires an Amazon account. Apple tv, obviously an Apple account. PS5, Xbox all the same.

    Is there a box that will let me stream Hulu, Netflix, Spotify, my own stored media?

    Osmc is great for home stuff, but can't do Hulu Netflix.

    I could use a Linux PC, but not as simple as 1 remote for a cheaper box top.

    Any suggestions? Or do I just get a Linux host

    No Stupid Questions @lemmy.world
    LordCrom @lemmy.world

    What is a good starting point for learning about quantum fields

    I went to college a long time ago. Since then the LHC verified the higgs boson. The higgs field and the higgs bubbles that separated quarks from antiquarks is something I've been looking at.

    However I never took quantum mechanics and have little understanding of quantum fields. I would like to rectify that problem.

    Can someone with knowledge give me a push in the right direction.... What books to start with, are there online lectures?

    Thank you

    Art Share🎨 @lemmy.world
    LordCrom @lemmy.world

    Arnold as Conan - Digital

    politics @lemmy.world
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