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Repairing a Hallicrafters S-120

[MIKROWAVE1] claims he’s not a radio repair guy, but he agreed to look at a malfunctioning Hallicrafters S-120 shortwave receiver. He lets us watch as he tries to get it in shape in the video below. You’ll see that one of his subscribers had done a great job restoring the radio, but it just didn’t

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The Hidden Crystal Method

Ever been working on a project and get stuck on one of those last little details?  That’s what happened to [Empire of Scrap].  He’s building an Ohio Scientific (OSI) superboard II replica. He wants it to be accurate down to the dates on the chips. It is quite an impressive build.  The problem is the

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The Hidden Crystal Method

Ever been working on a project and get stuck on one of those last little details?  That’s what happened to [Empire of Scrap].  He’s building an Ohio Scientific (OSI) superboard II replica. He wants it to be accurate down to the dates on the chips. It is quite an impressive build.  The problem is the

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How Should the FOSS Movement Respond to Proprietary Software?

Long-time FOSS-watcher Bruce Byfield writes that while people “still dream of a completely free alternative, increasingly the emphasis in FOSS seems to be on accepting coexistence with proprietary software.” Many, too, have always preferred the permissive BSD licenses, which permits combining FOSS and proprietary software. From some perspectives, Debian’s newest [non-free firmware] repository or Nobara’s

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How Should the FOSS Movement Respond to Proprietary Software?

Long-time FOSS-watcher Bruce Byfield writes that while people “still dream of a completely free alternative, increasingly the emphasis in FOSS seems to be on accepting coexistence with proprietary software.” Many, too, have always preferred the permissive BSD licenses, which permits combining FOSS and proprietary software. From some perspectives, Debian’s newest [non-free firmware] repository or Nobara’s

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New York Times Calls Telegram ‘A Playground for Criminals, Extremists and Terrorists’

The New York Times analyzed over 3.2 million Telegram messages from 16,220 channels. Their conclusion? Telegram “offers features that enable criminals, terrorists and grifters to organize at scale and to sidestep scrutiny from the authorities” — and that Telegram “has looked the other way as illegal and extremist activities have flourished openly on the app.”

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Signal is More Than Encrypted Messaging. It Wants to Prove Surveillance Capitalism Is Wrong

Slashdot reader echo123 shared a new article from Wired titled “Signal Is More Than Encrypted Messaging. Under Meredith Whittaker, It’s Out to Prove Surveillance Capitalism Wrong.” (“On its 10th anniversary, Signal’s president wants to remind you that the world’s most secure communications platform is a nonprofit. It’s free. It doesn’t track you or serve you

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