LHS Episode #414: IRCsome Internet Politics

Hello and welcome to the 414th installment of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this episode, the hosts discuss the Young Ham of the Year Award, new EM exposure limits in the UK, privacy at the FCC, the impending demise of Freenode, expensive keyboards, medical device hackers, wfview, js8call and much more. Thank you for listening and have a fantastic week.
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Segment 1 (Lead Topic)
- Nominations Ending for ARN’s Young Ham of the Year Award
Segment 2 (Amateur Radio)
New EM Exposure Limits in the UK
Source: https://lhs.fyi/t8 (RSGB)
Additional Info: https://lhs.fyi/t7 (OFCOM)
Amateurs’ Email Addresses Will Stay Private, FCC Says
Source: https://lhs.fyi/t9 (ARRL)
May is ROARS Month
Source: https://lhs.fyi/ta (Ramona Sentinal)
Segment 3 (Open Source)
Freenode No Longer Community Run;Staff Moves to Libera.Chat
Source: https://lhs.fyi/tf
Additional Info:
https://lhs.fyi/tb (Reddit)
https://lhs.fyi/tg (Discussion on r/linux)
https://lhs.fyi/th (Discussion on r/programming)
“Launch”, a new Open Source Keyboard from System76
Source: https://lhs.fyi/tc (System76)
Why Sleep Apnea Patients Rely on a CPAP Machine Hacker
Source: https://lhs.fyi/td (Vice)
Additional Info: https://lhs.fyi/te (Gitlab)
Segment 4 (Linux in the Ham Shack)
WFView
NE4RD’s experimentation with the IC-7300
K5TUX’s experimentation with the IC-7100
PipeWire
NE4RD is already in and out of love with it
JS8Call
K5TUX’s brief experience
Segment 5 (Social Media Roundup)
Facebook
Dan Murphy
Carmelo Luca Costa
Grant Fritz
Mike Farmer
Twitter
@prophetofwoe
@GusLinux
@Skjoldulfr
YouTube
swathe
Donald Libby
Steve Miller
Roeland Jansen
Mohamad Norzam Hj Abas
Valeriy Medvedeff
brokewind2
Jay Lijoi
