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Onno (VK6FLAB)

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Anything and everything Amateur Radio and beyond. Heavily into Open Source and SDR, working on a multi band monitor and transmitter.

#geek #nerd #hamradio VK6FLAB #podcaster #australia #ITProfessional #voiceover #opentowork

  • Is this why they’re focusing on AI?

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  • You only just figured this out? It's always been about reducing wages .. or said differently, how to get richer than the other members at your country club.

  • what open source messaging app do YOU use?

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  • [FoAR] Foundations of Amateur Radio - How to make our hobby and community resilient? #podcast

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  • I understand the sentiment and have experienced the science version of it, even said so out loud in a forum once.

    I'm not sure if amateur radio is cut from the same cloth.

    Whilst I acknowledge that there are some who's biggest life achievement was passing their amateur licence exam, it's not true for the majority of wonderful amateurs.

    I'm wondering about how we can harness the changes that the regulator and technology inevitably introduces and find a way to make that change part of the mindset that comes with the hobby.

  • what open source messaging app do YOU use?

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  • Depends on the purpose.

    Signal for private conversation.

    Mastodon for my hobby.

    Lemmy and Bluesky for participation in the world.

  • 3.5 Billion Accounts: Complete WhatsApp Directory Retrieved and Evaluated

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  • Oops

  • What platform currently exists to replace FB?

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  • That makes no sense.

    You can create a Lemmy or Mastodon account in moments with nothing more than a web browser.

    Is that the entire fediverse, no.

    Is Facebook one thing, also no.

  • Switch to a Fully free Operating System

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  • Source?

    The fact that Debian is not on your list makes me doubt that it's accurate or complete and while I've been using Linux as my primary desktop for over 25 years, I've never heard of any of those distributions listed.

  • What platform currently exists to replace FB?

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  • Your restrictions on excluding the fediverse are nonsensical.

  • Cloudflare is down this morning

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  • Well, unless it came back in the last 25 minutes, it's working fine in Western Australia.

  • Windows 11 to add an AI agent that runs in background with access to personal folders, warns of security risk

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  • I'm guessing that the answer to that is .. as soon as openai collapses .. hopefully.

  • 220-ton flywheel generator in Germany

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  • The article explains precisely what it is and why .. it's even written in English.

  • Gaming Laptop with Linux Preinstalled and 32GB+ RAM?

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  • What is your budget?

    What size do you want?

    What screen resolution?

    Which GPU?

    And if you want warranty, which country are you in?

  • Screw your zodiac sign, tell me...

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  • Yup.

  • Screw your zodiac sign, tell me...

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  • None of the above.

    ARABIA POTTERY, Finland. 1960s RUSKA

    Absolutely indestructible. Drop it on the tiles, cracks the tiles.

    You can have it in any colour, as long as it's Brown.

  • My GF gave me one afternoon to fix this, what do i do

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  • Talk to the building owner.

    If you get this wrong you'll likely cause havoc across the whole building.

  • How do I survive my new job?

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  • Take it one step at a time.

    Before going to bed, get your clothes ready for the morning, set-up your breakfast table, have a shower, set an alarm and start the day.

    In the morning, have a glass of water, look out the window and see what the furthest thing you can see is.

    Take your time, get ready and head out so you'll arrive 15 minutes early, since you don't likely know the route, the vagaries of traffic or how to exactly park etc.

    Be curious. Ask questions, it's a new adventure.

    You got this!

  • [FoAR] Foundations of Amateur Radio - A new year with new services to the public .. in 1905 #podcast

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  • Lawmakers Want to Ban VPNs—And They Have No Idea What They're Doing

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  • Forgive me, but in my opinion, the headline is misleading .. at which point in time have any lawmakers anywhere Known What They're Doing?

    So far all I've ever seen in the 49 years I've been allowed to vote, is short term politically expedient decision making, aimed at getting re-elected (or paid), rather than science based decision making processes aimed at improving society as a whole.

  • CQ: Getting an international radiogram out.

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  • You raise an important question, one that I don't have a good answer for, despite having been part of the amateur radio community for 15 years.

    Here's how I'd approach this.

    In the case of natural disasters, there's often frequencies set aside for emergency traffic, which presumably is the way to get messages into a disaster zone.

    If you're describing that, then I suspect that the amateur radio emergency organisation in your country is the place to start, which raises the questions, which one and how?

    If you're describing something less than a natural disaster, talking to your local amateur radio club might be a better way to go, with the same questions.

    If I had HF access right now, I'd get on air and make noise for you, but I don't.

    Finally, what message are you trying to get where?

    That seems odd to ask on a public forum, but anything we do on HF is going to be public, more so than here on Lemmy.

  • Amateur Radio @lemmy.radio
    Onno (VK6FLAB) @lemmy.radio
    FoAR

    Foundations of Amateur Radio - Playing with Radio #podcast

    podcasts.itmaze.com.au /foundations/20250921.foundations-of-amateur-radio.mp3
  • Amateur Radio @lemmy.radio
    Onno (VK6FLAB) @lemmy.radio

    Fifty Things you can do with a Software Defined Radio

    blinry.org /50-things-with-sdr/
  • Amateur Radio @lemmy.radio
    Onno (VK6FLAB) @lemmy.radio
    FoAR

    Foundations of Amateur Radio - Amateur Radio has literally changed my world view #podcast

    podcasts.itmaze.com.au /foundations/20250914.foundations-of-amateur-radio.mp3
  • cybersecurity @infosec.pub
    Onno (VK6FLAB) @lemmy.radio

    Plex Media Server: Important Notice of Security Incident

    forums.plex.tv /t/important-notice-of-security-incident/930523
  • cybersecurity @infosec.pub
    Onno (VK6FLAB) @lemmy.radio

    18 Popular Code Packages Hacked, Rigged to Steal Crypto – Krebs on Security

    krebsonsecurity.com /2025/09/18-popular-code-packages-hacked-rigged-to-steal-crypto/
  • Amateur Radio @lemmy.radio
    Onno (VK6FLAB) @lemmy.radio
    FoAR

    Foundations of Amateur Radio - How small is small? #podcast

    podcasts.itmaze.com.au /foundations/20250907.foundations-of-amateur-radio.mp3
  • Privacy @lemmy.ml
    Onno (VK6FLAB) @lemmy.radio

    Labor plans to make it harder to access government information

    www.abc.net.au /news/2025-09-02/labor-plans-to-weaken-foi-laws/105723992
  • Privacy @lemmy.ml
    Onno (VK6FLAB) @lemmy.radio

    The Ongoing Fallout from a Breach at AI Chatbot Maker Salesloft – Krebs on Security

    krebsonsecurity.com /2025/09/the-ongoing-fallout-from-a-breach-at-ai-chatbot-maker-salesloft/
  • Privacy @lemmy.ml
    Onno (VK6FLAB) @lemmy.radio

    Chinese Pudu robots found open to hijacking

    www.theregister.com /2025/08/29/pudu_robots_hackable/
  • Privacy @lemmy.ml
    Onno (VK6FLAB) @lemmy.radio

    McDonald's not lovin' it when hacker exposes rotten security

    www.theregister.com /2025/08/20/mcdonalds_terrible_security/
  • Amateur Radio @lemmy.radio
    Onno (VK6FLAB) @lemmy.radio
    FoAR

    Foundations of Amateur Radio - Bald Yak 12, getting raw data from a remote receiver #podcast

    podcasts.itmaze.com.au /foundations/20250831.foundations-of-amateur-radio.mp3
  • Amateur Radio @lemmy.radio
    Onno (VK6FLAB) @lemmy.radio

    Public List of programs that manage activations, the act of setting up an amateur radio station for the purpose of making contact with other amateurs.

    github.com /vk6flab/activations-on-the-air
  • Amateur Radio @lemmy.radio
    Onno (VK6FLAB) @lemmy.radio
    FoAR

    Foundations of Amateur Radio - Using an SDR as measuring equipment #podcast

    podcasts.itmaze.com.au /foundations/20250824.foundations-of-amateur-radio.mp3
  • Asklemmy @lemmy.ml
    Onno (VK6FLAB) @lemmy.radio

    Does an Amber alert get sent to every phone in a region, including the target?

  • cybersecurity @infosec.pub
    Onno (VK6FLAB) @lemmy.radio

    Cyber attack exposes details of more than 200,000 iinet customers

    www.abc.net.au /news/2025-08-19/iinet-reveals-details-accessed-by-cyber-criminal/105671974
  • Amateur Radio @lemmy.radio
    Onno (VK6FLAB) @lemmy.radio
    FoAR

    Foundations of Amateur Radio - Listening to local RF via a web browser #podcast

    podcasts.itmaze.com.au /foundations/20250817.foundations-of-amateur-radio.mp3
  • Amateur Radio @lemmy.radio
    Onno (VK6FLAB) @lemmy.radio

    GRCon23 - WSDR: web based SDR platform for learning, hacking and collab- by Andy Avtushenka

  • Privacy @lemmy.ml
    Onno (VK6FLAB) @lemmy.radio

    Instagram's new location feature has left users feeling 'sick'

    www.abc.net.au /news/2025-08-09/instagram-location-sharing-feature-is-raising-privacy-concerns/105632212
  • Amateur Radio @lemmy.radio
    Onno (VK6FLAB) @lemmy.radio

    Poll: What connector do you prefer for your shack?

    mastodon.radio /@vk6flab/114995846762466698
  • Amateur Radio @lemmy.radio
    Onno (VK6FLAB) @lemmy.radio
    FoAR

    Foundations of Amateur Radio - Decoding distant signals over the web? #podcast

    podcasts.itmaze.com.au /foundations/20250810.foundations-of-amateur-radio.mp3