jeffdubin

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by jeffdubin 1y ago
The museum itself is a hidden gem in central Ohio (USA). There have been so many times where I've visited a city and looked for interesting tech attractions, only to find out about something after I had already left. This is one of tho
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by jeffdubin 2y ago
I can confirm this. A Brother HL-L3270CDW color laser worked fine with third-party toner at first, but would not recognize it after a firmware upgrade. I tried three different sets of cartridges, including different brands - none were recog
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by jeffdubin 2y ago
It's hard to trust Apple to keep their word on privacy when an "accidental" Siri activation potentially results in that recording (or related data) finding its way not just to Apple for, say, speech recognition, but all the w
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by jeffdubin 2y ago
The org I work for recently signed a small (5-user) enterprise agreement with a popular web-based form solution provider for $5k. When I asked them to enable SSO, they asked for an additional $2.5k, which I felt was ridiculous. This is why
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by jeffdubin 3y ago
Don't count out local hamfests. Yeah, some tiny ones are a little disappointing, but bigger cities usually have respectable events. Even if you're not into ham radio, you'll find plenty of non-radio tech stuff. And there ther
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by jeffdubin 3y ago
Thanks for pointing out these alternatives - I'll check them out!
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by jeffdubin 3y ago
Filmic was for a while the app for turning your phone into a pseudo-pro video camera. But Blackmagic Camera wasn't the executioner - it was their own doing when they abandoned what had been a pay-once app and suddenly turned to a (qu
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by jeffdubin 3y ago
The failure was letting encryption into the standard in the first place. This will be a never ending game, with big broadcasters continuously lobbying the FCC and congress for the ability to monetize the broadcast bands. If we allow broadca
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by jeffdubin 3y ago
If there's someone with at least a little tech/mech inclination available to supervise, perhaps a 3D printer might be considered? There are sub US$200 printers available (e.g. Creality Ender 3) which are a good starting point (tho
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by jeffdubin 4y ago
If you want to get a feel in real-time, visit a site offering WebSDR[1]. Look for a receiver in the US and tune between 530-1700KHz in AM mode. Note that reception will vary based on time of day [2]. [1] http://websdr.org/
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by jeffdubin 4y ago
It's hard for me to take this data seriously when I enter an address that I know to be problematic for cellular coverage and receive "100% coverage" on the mobile broadband tab, and listed with carriers I know to have zero ou
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by jeffdubin 4y ago
Also check that the camera doesn't rely upon a proprietary configuration tool, e.g. a Windows-only IE plugin, and that the camera doesn't need internet connectivity to function. Some cameras will stop streaming, even locally, if t
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by jeffdubin 4y ago
Is this good or bad? I can't tell if that's a safe alternative or another potentially problematic one, and the Wikipedia entry doesn't mention safety.
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by jeffdubin 4y ago
Most of these live in different locations, or are portable.
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by jeffdubin 4y ago
The very basics of it are that I'm trying to operate portable using HF (<30MHz, long range), including for digital comms such as FT8. Typically a computer generates the audio-band signals which are transmitted as RF by the radio. Sk
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by jeffdubin 4y ago
Raspberry Pi B: Stream a local ham radio repeater (weather spotters) to Broadcastify Raspberry Pi Zero: Brachiograph Raspberry Pi 4B: Octoprint Raspberry Pi 4B: Home Assistant Raspberry Pi 4B: NAS (running Kopia as backup target w/ USB
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by jeffdubin 4y ago
What throws me for a loop is that Todd Rundgren, known for his prolific career in music, was the developer of a companion program to this tablet (and more). https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2004/mar/18&#
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by jeffdubin 4y ago
I want to know if an app will launch itself on device startup, and I can't see that any longer with "data safety". There are other permissions that are now similarly hidden. I appreciate that less tech savvy Android users mig
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by jeffdubin 4y ago
Yes. I check permissions on every app before I install it. Or, at least I did until that was recently taken away. There are some permissions given to apps without a user prompt, e.g. start at boot. If there are five similar apps with simi
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by jeffdubin 4y ago
A huge number of consumers who can't upgrade to Windows 11 due to unsupported hardware will instead opt for an iPad or Chromebook. Everything is either web- or app-based, and people don't want the complexity of Windows. Microsoft
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by jeffdubin 5y ago
Large, semi-national pizza chain says "text your order and receive 20% off", so I skeptically text my order and promptly receive a reply with a link to continue to their website for confirmation and payment. Pointless.
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by jeffdubin 5y ago
Amazon, Apple, and Google are each well-entrenched and also have a good bit of cash and patents available to pivot or crush competitors if necessary. Plus if broken up (e.g. by gov't antitrust regs, etc.) each would have multiple susta
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by jeffdubin 5y ago
When troubleshooting wiring issues, a common tool used to find a specific wire pair in a bundle is the tone and probe set. The tone tool injects tones ('deedle deedle deedle') at one end of the specific wire pair you're tryin
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by jeffdubin 5y ago
Note that Google is no longer providing updates (/maybe/ one more in 22Q1) for the OP's Pixel 3, a 3yo device which is otherwise still a great phone. It's simply not good enough. Google needs to support their own phone p
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by jeffdubin 5y ago
Can you provide an example of such a device? I have yet to see any adapter other than those with a firewire jack on one end and USB plug on the other, but no protocol conversion/bridging/etc going on (and likely to ruin your day,
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by jeffdubin 5y ago
The Wirecutter has used affiliate links, which makes me think twice about their reviews. If xyzcorp's widget is the best out there, but not available to be monetized via an affiliate link, would they include it in their review? If this
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by jeffdubin 5y ago
I think the answer is "don't rely upon an external service". BTW, Roku supported the Radio Roku service for 10 years after the SoundBridge was discontinued, plus the device isn't locked down -- there are community-based
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by jeffdubin 5y ago
The Roland MV-1 could be an intuitive, creative, flexible device, but a 16x2 LCD? How does that compare against the OP-1's beautiful, animated OLED display?
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by jeffdubin 6y ago
There's also a lot of history provided by the docents, including many USAF veterans who have flown, maintained, or were otherwise involved with some of the very aircraft on display. If you're a fan of aviation, the military, histo
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by jeffdubin 6y ago
Some Dunkin Donuts stores in the New England area were (decades ago) accused of listening to their customers by having microphones at seats where customers ate. Not sure if that was intentional or part of their security system as they claim

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