All these things

I swapped out my old G0WCZ call for something that I like more.

These are a few notes and links about NVIS propagation and antennas.

I always have to look up how to wire an iambic paddle to a 3.5mm or 6.5mm TRS (tip, ring, sleeve) jack and which paddle is which.

Something I’m experimenting with… consciously slowing my thoughts and speech — for a couple of reasons or occasions: In the late evening, close to bedtime I slow my speaking and slow my thinking to prepare for sleep.

New Normal (RadioLab podcast) Stories around the possibility of change — temporary and permanent.

Operant Conditioning Chamber aka Skinner Box (Wikipedia) Slot machines and online games are sometimes cited as examples of human devices that use sophisticated operant schedules of reinforcement to reward repetitive actions.

Wikipedia: Incompatible_Timesharing_System Computer operating system built by MIT AI Lab – notable for interesting principles of openness, collaborative approach, development of hacker culture.

Wikipedia: Small is Beautiful On recommendation of a dear friend; I’ve started reading this.

Washington Post opinion: Americans are choosing to be alone.

I said I’d have a go at the How and Why of narrowboat life.