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I always had a diffuse idea of why people are spending so much time and money on amateur radio. Once I got my license and started to amass radios myself, it became more clear to me. It always seemed like amateur radio was an extremely practical endeavor. The goal appeared to be to establish alternative communication forms in case of a breakdown of existing ways to communicate or to be able to stay…
Introduction I’ve been working on Nzyme full-time for 10 months now, and I was struggling to find a good name for what its WiFi functionality does. The fact that it looks at not only WiFi but also Ethernet data does not help with that problem. If I have a minute to explain it, it’s no problem - but there was just never a good, snappy title for it. The obvious thing that comes to mind is “WiFi…
In September 2022, after watching many YouTube videos of other people on long-distance Amtrak trips, I finally embarked on a journey of my own: I took the Amtrak Southwest Chief train from Chicago to Los Angeles. Continue reading to learn more about it and why I’ll do it again on another route. “Why would you want to do this?” This is a question I got a lot. When I told friends…