I just returned from ten days in Washington DC, where I got around solely by walking and public transit (bus and train). It was awesomely efficient. One of the more difficult things to suss out prior to visiting was the use of the SmarTrip app. The short summary: you don’t need it if you’re a […]
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Is being able to take photos from a smart phone (vs digital camera from the 00s or analog camera from last century) beneficial? Overall, yes.
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Rando Redditor asks: I may have an opportunity for a new role. The downside is the commute. It’s a nice bump in pay but at the cost of 750 miles a week commuting. Relocation isn’t something I would consider. I would start commuting in a (car that has a fuel economy of 35mpg) with the
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Bellevue weather is mild. Dress in layers, have a waterproof light shell and a hat, you’ll be fine.
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Random Redditor asks: I do deliveries now and I’d be completely [clueless] without my GPS. How did you do it (before GPS)? I delivered packages for a summer in the Houston area. Shitty job, but for reasons beyond the scope of this question. Short answer: I used a paper map. I was given a bunch
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Before I forget, I wanted to jot down some notes about the Parks on the Air exercises I just did in Iceland and the Faroe Islands. Final statistics: Iceland: 11 parks activated (9 the first time anyone had), 382 QSOs, 277 confirmed (as of writing) for 41 countries. For the Faroe Islands, 172 QSOs, 121
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In the seven years since my first radio contacts, I now have a process for logging amateur radio contacts. However, it wasn’t until I started working remotely more that I appreciated how logging amateur radio contacts accurately is complicated. This inaccurate logging was the cause of much frustration during the final throes of my completing
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