The amateur radio crossband voice repeater and the packet radio (APRS) on the ISS are up and running today.

Contacts with Africa and Asia are just a couple to watch for later this week.

My longtime favorite nightstand charger is on a wild sale today. HiRise 3 Deluxe is typically $150 down to $80 right now 😳 [affiliate link] https://geni.us/4PBW1w

This is one of the coolest services out there for the visually impaired. https://astrodon.social/@spsheridan/114563195689785500

'Noteable' account verification on Bluesky uses Google Forms.

So, get this. To receive one of these blue check things on #Bluesky you need a Google account and must submit your personal information using a Google Form.

Kinda feel like asking millions of people to send you personal info over Google Forms may not be the most privacy aware or well thought out way to go.

h/t @AAKL https://infosec.exchange/@AAKL/114557737856374789

College Board keeps apologizing for screwing up digital SAT and AP tests
AP Psych is the latest casualty of digital snafus.
https://arstechnica.com/culture/2025/05/college-board-keeps-apologizing-for-screwing-up-digital-sat-and-ap-tests/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

New from 404 Media: authors are getting caught leaving AI prompts in their novels, telling the AI to follow someone else's style. We bought a copy to confirm.

https://www.404media.co/authors-are-accidentally-leaving-ai-prompts-in-their-novels/

Digg founder Kevin Rose offers to buy Pocket from Mozilla | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/23/digg-founder-kevin-rose-offers-to-buy-pocket-from-mozilla/

#KevinRose #Pocket #Digg

New from 404 Media: popular VR game Gorilla Tag just implemented age verification measures. Kids say they are using photos of G-Man, Trump, and the YouTuber Markiplier to bypass the face scanning tech

https://www.404media.co/kids-say-theyre-using-photos-of-trump-and-markiplier-to-bypass-gorllia-tag-age-verification/

We're ready for Microsoft Recall and the automatic screenshots it takes of everything on your desktop.

Signal Desktop on Windows now includes support for a new "Screen security" feature designed to block screenshots of your Signal chats.

https://signal.org/blog/signal-doesnt-recall/

A relaxing activation at Fort Harrison State Park

https://qrper.com/2025/05/a-relaxing-activation-at-fort-harrison-state-park/

Since we are right in Tick season, I penned my two cents about them, not much or scientifically. But hopefully it would help one person from catching the horrific Lyme. Be careful out there.

https://woollypigs.com/ticked_off

#TrailRunning #Outdoors #Hiking #Trekking #Running #RunnersOfMastodon #RunningWithDogs #Lyme #Ticks

Apple legend Jony Ive takes control of OpenAI’s design future
$6.5B acquisition of Ive's firm puts him in charge of moving OpenAI "beyond screens."
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2025/05/apple-legend-jony-ive-takes-control-of-openais-design-future/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Tariffs May Impact Radio Prices — What That Means for U.S. Buyers (and Hamvention Shoppers!)

https://qrper.com/2025/05/tariffs-may-impact-radio-prices-what-that-means-for-u-s-buyers-and-hamvention-shoppers/

Officially a Top 50 tech podcast this week! (Thanks again JG)

When doctors describe your brain scan as a “starry sky,” it’s not good
TB is the deadliest infection in the world—but it doesn't often look like this.
https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/05/when-doctors-describe-your-brain-scan-as-a-starry-sky-its-not-good/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

📺 Even after 15 years of using iPhone, these are 10 tricks I *just* learned! Stay for that Safari Tab group tip too: https://youtu.be/cnQLp_DII2o?si=2arv9IOwt_QnMZ4u

Another celebratory day for the #amateurradio #hamradio community. It is #MorseCodeDay To honor Samuel, I'll be doing a #morsecode #pota #parksontheair activation

#InternationalMarconiDay #AmateurRadio #HamRadio #MorseCode CW #POTA #parksontheair activation Pileup

Contemplate the incredible vastness of space with this visualization of the size of our Milky Way galaxy.

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

#space #cosmology #science

Chess.com reaches 200 million members | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/24/chess-com-reaches-200-million-members/

#Chess