Author Archives: Shawn
Fi
Despite the fact that I had to drive down to Bastrop on Friday to pick up a SIM card because none of the Best Buys here in Austin had them, the transition from Cricket to Google Fi on Saturday morning was rather painless. All told, took about 10 minutes to swap the SIM, activate the …
Telemediated
All my friendships are telemediated, because talking in person isn’t so great. The whole thing’s unrewarding. Everybody else’s voice is more important. Only time I can speak truth is on the bathroom walls. But that’s just a bullhorn with a remote mic. No recourse, no defense, but no audience feedback. Just scribbles on paint. Kilroy …
Subscript
Oh how I loveMy Instagram girlHer pictures are seenAll over the worldWith makeup on pointShe’s making me screamAnd loves only meWith her Patreon stream
Magnetic California
It’s not going to win any beauty contests, but with my slapped-together Small Magnetic Loop Antenna (small MLA), I just worked two stations in the San Francisco Bay area with 20 Watts on FT8! (11pm CDT, 20-meters, antenna in living room.) By comparison, it takes me over 40 Watts to do the same on my …