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What I’m currently up to… after a lot of hiking this past summer (e.g. Garibaldi Lake, Joffre Lakes and Panorama Ridge) I’ve been getting into rock climbing (just top rope so far) and have progressed to being able to on-sight 5.8 routes. looking forward to learning lead climbing soon (and getting back outdoors)! have learned morse code and am working on improving my “copy”…
As part of my amateur radio operations, I’ve quickly seen the advantage of having a small, portable radio I can operate anywhere and deploy quickly. Especially as I don’t have a permanent HF antenna installation at home, being able to set up in the yard (or even indoors) in a pinch is pretty high on the list of requirements for me. I started reading online and watching videos about…
Here are an assortment of sites I think are worth checking out. Whether technical, creative, thoughtful or otherwise, I thought they are worth saving a link to and sharing with others. Interesting personal sites & blogs 100 Rabbits Alexander Cobleigh Technomancy Alex Schroeder bunnie’s blog xobs.io SCD31 - Stephen’s Site Music artists you should listen to Access to Arasaka IC3PEAK…
This is the personal website of Andrew Matecha, a software engineer, musician and all-around tech-obsessed creative individual based in Vancouver, Canada. Hit the homepage for social media links etc. if you want to get in touch. PGP: 4FEA087DC6E7ED8439E81D9287A7400713A4193D
Intro After some effort, I got my Raspberry Pi 4 running OpenBSD 6.9 with full-disk encryption on a USB3 memory stick. I could find no one else online talking about this subject anywhere, except this mailing list thread. So, I thought I’d share my experience on how I got it working. I recommend you read the entire post before proceeding, so you have an idea of the process upfront. Since…