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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Three things lined up today, providing an exciting evening of aurora watching. Having all three occur at the same time is rare.
