geoff68

Husband. Dad. Software Developer. Planning Commissioner (retired). CERT member. 2A absolutist.

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@Gosleepriya $4A hex would qualify (move the bottom stick in the six to the upper right) $4A = 74 base 10.

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@farman4x 3

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@dullhawk They are overpriced toys not much better than just screwing an oil filter onto your barrel. And having to register one with the G is laughable.

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@hthieblot Altavista

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@RaminNasibov Pole Position!

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@Im_IrushiK I had to prompt it two more times before it got it right. 🤣

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@Im_IrushiK

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@ruffriden @jokesondavid @GVanZee It's retarded to shoot people over property. You only shoot people when your life is endangered. Shoot to kill? Never. Shoot to STOP them from killing you. If they die as a consequence, so be it. A .22 is not sufficient to stop an attacker.

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I earned 23 awards on QSL World! 📡 QRZ Connected, 📥 LoTW Connected, ✅ LoTW 100 +20 more 📡 73 de KD8VAX https://t.co/X7JOcFkKD1

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@elonmusk @elonmusk you buying, bro? Cause I'm not.

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Damn right!

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Who gives a rat's ass if humanity survives beyond the planet? Not me, and certainly society shouldn't tax itself to perpetuate some silly billionaire dream. In the long run, we're all dead. That's sad, but it's unavoidable. Let it go and enjoy the here and now. It's all we have.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Mostly true. What matters is securing the long-term future of consciousness, both on Earth and other heavenly bodies.

We cannot just focus on Earth, because there are irreducible external (eg massive meteor) and internal (eg global nuclear war) cataclysmic risks.

The Moon is faster to make self-growing, but is more susceptible to problems on Earth. Mars will take longer to make self-growing, because it is so hard to reach, but is more secure from Earth disasters for that same reason.

Both the Moon and Mars should have self-growing civilizations. Making this happen is the prime directive of SpaceX.

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@jamesawhiite I'm sorry, but as one of the people in the so-called "wrong time zone" I rather enjoy having daylight until almost 10PM in May/June. I'll worry about my own circadian rhythms, thanks for asking. This is a local matter and it's for the people living in these places to decide.

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I just earned 2 awards on QSL World! 💎 LoTW 1K, 🗺️ DXCC 📡 73 de KD8VAX https://t.co/X7JOcFkKD1

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@FedEx, when I shipped a $700 radio from MI to AZ and insured it for full value, that wasn't an invitation for you to play football with it. Fortunately the radio survived intact, no thanks to you.

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@stevepicray @kinggablim @ItsMrsWilkes Under the laws of the blue state I live in, this is not likely to result in a prosecution for brandishing. It is plainly self defense. The thugs even took care to document they were deliberately harrassing and trying to intimidate this guy. I'm glad there was no bloodshed.

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@LiquorKills @QuarkMart @atensnut The only place to store your home defense weapon is on your hip.

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@boomer_714 @atensnut Unlikely in Michigan.

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@atensnut Hey, Grok: Is this technically brandishing? What could happen under the laws in Michigan?

Yes, drawing or displaying the firearm in this scenario would likely qualify as "brandishing" under Michigan law, but it falls under a clear statutory exception for lawful self-defense.

[K3RRR @K3TripleR]

Ham Radio 24-7: "Not everyone becomes a Ham. Because not everyone thinks this way. Most people walk past a radio tower and never give it a second thought. They don’t wonder how it works. They don’t feel the pull. They don’t lie awake thinking about propagation, or what band is open, or whether that faint signal in the noise is someone calling CQ from the other side of the world. But you do.

That’s not an accident. That’s who you ARE.

Ham radio doesn’t recruit. It doesn’t advertise. It doesn’t beg for your attention. It just exists — quietly — waiting for the right kind of mind to discover it.

The kind of mind that needs to understand, not just use. The kind that finds peace in the static and purpose in the signal. The kind that wants real connection — not followers, not likes — but a human voice, crossing thousands of miles on nothing but physics and a wire in the air.

You studied. You tested. You earned your callsign.
And the moment you made that first contact — you knew. You were always supposed to be here. The hobby didn’t find you by accident.

Physics. Patience. Purpose. Connection.
73 "

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