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“But it’s cheating”
Something I’ve seen multiple times in ham (radio amateur) communities, is the pervasiveness of saying something is “cheating”. Oh, you’re using FT8? That’s cheating. DMR? That’s cheating. And so on, you get the gist. But you know what? I don’t care. The main goal of a hobby is to have fun, and radio is not…
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Fixing graphical glitches on the Framework 16
I”ve been a Framework 16 user for a few years now, and while using it, I”ve noticed some graphical issues where some “patchwork” glitch appears on the screen on Linux. Turns out it”s some basic issue with the integrated GPU, which can be patched using a single command: Yup, that easy, now the screen is…
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The joy of writing e-mails
For some, e-mails can be a burden, but personally? I enjoy those more than ever. Before going further, I know, e-mail is a deeply insecure way of communication which just can’t be fixed. No need to remind me of that, I know, that’s why I have Signal!! Lately, following all the issues with Discord and…
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Solokeys, three years after
I’ve talked about Solokeys on here before. I backed their v2 crowdfunding campaign in 2021, hoping for good and open security keys, and ended up receiving them in 2023. Right at this point, the project just went dead. Complete silence, no updates at all. So, is it still dead? Yup. The last update of the…
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Using Bitwarden as an SSH agent
Besides being the coolest password manager out there, the desktop Bitwarden app also now includes an SSH agent. This is super useful to me as I switch between multiple devices all the time over the day, and need to keep everything in sync. Personally, I installed the desktop app through the Flatpak, but a native…
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Thrift stores are awesome
Something I’ve never mentioned since moving to Finland is the abundance of thrift stores. When I say abundance, I’m not joking, a query to Overpass Turbo querying second_hand stores, I could find more than 65 in the Helsinki region! In the past few days, I’ve been visiting a few with a friend, to see if…
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The first 100
On 2026-02-12, I finally managed to reach 100 contacts over the radio. Considering 2026-02-17 will mark the first year of being licensed, I find it pretty good. Before November 2025, my transmissions were sparse, but DMR revived the whole thing for me and I”ve been making most of my contacts via this mode. For the…
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Setting up LoTW
Logbook Of The World (or LoTW) for short, is a website providing logging for amateur radio contacts; maintained by the American Radio Relay League (ARRL). Until now, I was solely using the QRZ logbook to log my contacts, but seeing how many people also request confirmations using LoTW, I decided to go ahead and create…
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No more Discord for the Purple Hour
Discord has been a lot in the news lately, and I won’t lie, this post is written as a direct result. However, this is not a “you should switch to this” post, more of an announcement. I’ve been holding my Resonite Team office hours (called “The Purple Hour”) since July 2025, and the editions were…