Brett Glass - WY7BG

brettglass@newsie.social

World's first wireless ISP. Engineer, inventor, author, musician, songwriter, humorist/punster. Chocolate lover. Tech columnist for BYTE, InfoWorld, PC World in the early days of personal computing. Independent voter. MSEE Stanford; BSEE Case Tech. Ham radio operator; WY7BG/AE. Location: Beautiful Laramie, Wyoming. Formerly <a href="https://newsie.social/@brettglass" class="u-url mention">@brettglass</a> on the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/BirdSite" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BirdSite</a> (checked only occasionally now).

Posts

Post #2887018
@crankylinuxuser @pluralistic The Republicans are authoritarian and theocratic; the Democrats are prone to embrace fads, advocates of big government and bureaucracy, and generally feckless. It is a good thing that both MOSTLY support Israel.
Post #2887017
Adversaries have clearly realized that they can fly balloons OVER our existing air defenses and drones UNDER them, while we’re stuck defending only altitudes in between. https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5037304-congress-drone-sightings-reports/
Post #2887016
@stecks Room 403 is forbidden, and the entire 5th floor is off limits.
Post #2887015
Just checked, and in 2025 no #Medicare #PartD provider will cover #Paxlovid for #COVID19. Nor will the government subsidize it as it did before. We&#39;ll now see the virus burn through the vulnerable elderly population as never before. Humanity&#39;s handling of #SARSCoV2 has been so incompetent that #H5N1 stands to be truly devastating.
Post #2887014
@crankylinuxuser Nope. Israel is fighting terrorists who are EXPLICITLY and OPENLY genocidal.
Post #2887013
@homohortus@mastodon.social Biopouvoir?
Post #2887012
She’s our Cinnamon Queen. Pretty bird.
Post #2887011
Getting our piano tuned today! It’s an Astin-Weight console. Short enough that you can see other musicians over the top. But it has a BIG low end, because entire back is soundboard and the bass strings go across diagonally. Furniture finish is inconsistent but sound is great.
Post #2887010
@eff 💰Boost the profits of EFF lobbying customer Google
Post #2887009
&quot;You will be haunted... by #ThreeSpirits.&quot;
Post #2887008
Recently, #YouTube has been blocking access from my #Firefox browser, which has been augmented with plug-ins that block #Google&#39;s spying. Videos start and then hang. The message: &quot;If we can&#39;t exploit you, we won&#39;t let you watch.&quot;
Post #2887007
Was going to stop by a local #Starbucks, which seemed to be one of the only things open on Christmas Eve. But then I remembered that employees in many parts of the US were striking, and felt as if I&#39;d be crossing a picket line if I did.
Post #2887006
Every state should adopt laws protecting doctors who treat nonviable pregnancies, regardless of whether the electrical impulses that some might call a “heartbeat” are present. 3 doctors should be allowed to judge viability. https://www.propublica.org/article/abortion-ban-deaths-report-ron-wyden
Post #2887005
@Cdespinosa Cats with the &quot;zoomies?&quot;
Post #2887004
@annathepiper @moira Congratulations!
Post #2887003
@interfluidity That&#39;s the real problem with both parties. They&#39;re gangs - fiefdoms with orders of succession. The people don&#39;t choose candidates; the party bosses do.
Post #2887002
Trump&#39;s attempt to rename the #GulfofMexico the #GulfOfAmerica is foolish grandstanding, but oddly appropriate. He&#39;s created a great gulf in America.
Post #2887001
@johncarlosbaez Tie ‘em up in court with lawsuits challenging everything. They won’t be able to keep track and will miss court dates and LOSE.
Post #2887000
@mikeblake @palestine Greta is likely to have a rude awakening when she discovers how radical Muslims regard Christians.