Onno (VK6FLAB)
Anything and everything Amateur Radio and beyond. Heavily into Open Source and SDR, working on a multi band monitor and transmitter.
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Onno (VK6FLAB)@lemmy.radioto
Linux@programming.dev•Debian's APT Will Soon Begin Requiring Rust: Debian Ports Need To Adapt Or Be Sunset
401·16 hours agoIs it just me, or does that seem … abrupt?
Onno (VK6FLAB)@lemmy.radioto
Hardware@lemmy.world•Samsung teases radical new modular SSD design with swappable NAND and SSD controller that can be detached independently — tiny 4TB PCIe 5.0 M.2 drive is also readyEnglish
3·2 days agoIt’s MOAR betterer … Samsung says so … apparently.
… and TIL that Harriet died in 2006 … right here in Australia, aged (an estimated) 176 years old.
Onno (VK6FLAB)@lemmy.radioOPto
Amateur Radio@lemmy.radio•[FoAR] Foundations of Amateur Radio - What do you call that .. radio? #podcast
3·2 days agoIt was fun doing the research. No word from the museum or any grant opportunities yet 😇
Edit: I’ve just heard back from the museum. I’ve seen the article. It might be the tip of the iceberg.
How do you determine what the “real problems” are?
Onno (VK6FLAB)@lemmy.radioto
World News@lemmy.world•Andrew Mountbatten Windsor summoned by US CongressEnglish
9·3 days agoCharging him with a crime sounds like a good start … though I doubt that will happen anytime soon.
Onno (VK6FLAB)@lemmy.radioto
World News@lemmy.world•Andrew Mountbatten Windsor summoned by US CongressEnglish
44·3 days agoSo … the US Congress can just summon a citizen from a different country … and the citizen is compelled to … do what exactly?
That’s interesting, since my list of addresses contains numerous ones that don’t exist and nobody here has ever used.
Interesting.
I see a list of email addresses.
Onno (VK6FLAB)@lemmy.radioto
Self-hosting@slrpnk.net•haveibeenpwned alternatives / data?
21·3 days agoI am not sure what you are talking about.
I have a domain registered and can see exactly which addresses have been compromised by what, without payment.
Onno (VK6FLAB)@lemmy.radioto
Android@lemmy.world•I now have call recording on AndroidEnglish
2·4 days agoInteresting.
My native phone app also supports call recording, but it needs to be manually activated each time.
Onno (VK6FLAB)@lemmy.radioto
Linux@programming.dev•Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Release Date & Schedule
15·5 days agoProTip: the Ubuntu version number includes the year and month of release. 26.04 will be released in April 2026. 26.10 in October 2026.
What they’ll do when they hit 2100 is left as a rollover issue for the next poor sod.
You don’t think that 3,028 people holding 99% of global wealth is extreme?
That’s an interesting observation.
Given the 3,028 billionaires among the 8 billion people on Earth, that’s the definition of extreme.
Those 3,028 people, or 0.000036% of the global population, hold more than 99% of all wealth.
Onno (VK6FLAB)@lemmy.radioto
ADHD memes@lemmy.dbzer0.com•I'm cleaning today (with back pain) because someones coming to see the placeEnglish
43·7 days agoProTip: push your knee(s) against the sink for extra support. Initially you’ll feel a little weird, but you won’t care after your back stops hurting. You can also use this when brushing your teeth and washing your hands.
Source: Taught to me by a physiotherapist who specialises in pain management.
Onno (VK6FLAB)@lemmy.radioto
Technology@beehaw.org•[RANT] Why is so much coverage of "AI" devoted to this belief that we've never had automation before (and that management even really wants it)?
32·7 days agoGiven the massive layoffs happening under the Assumed Intelligence banner, the answer has always been: “cheaper labour”
Apparently people who actually know how to do their ICT job are too expensive, right until the shit hits the fan, at which point it’s “drop everything and help me, now!”
Organisations are no longer run by Founders, instead they’re run by accountants and lawyers who only care about shareholder value, not the societal or environmental impact.
When the bubble finally explodes we’re going to be looking at an altered economic and technology landscape, if we don’t self ignite before that.
Onno (VK6FLAB)@lemmy.radioto
Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•good insoles/other pain management for standing job?
2·8 days agoWhen I did events, I’d wear two pairs of socks, thin pair against my feet, then thick pair over the top of that.
I’ve also used moulded sole inserts from time to time.








You raise an important question, one that I don’t have a good answer for, despite having been part of the amateur radio community for 15 years.
Here’s how I’d approach this.
In the case of natural disasters, there’s often frequencies set aside for emergency traffic, which presumably is the way to get messages into a disaster zone.
If you’re describing that, then I suspect that the amateur radio emergency organisation in your country is the place to start, which raises the questions, which one and how?
If you’re describing something less than a natural disaster, talking to your local amateur radio club might be a better way to go, with the same questions.
If I had HF access right now, I’d get on air and make noise for you, but I don’t.
Finally, what message are you trying to get where?
That seems odd to ask on a public forum, but anything we do on HF is going to be public, more so than here on Lemmy.