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Biorreactivo<p>Brazil: Social Security for Trans Brazilians Now!</p><p>Sign now to demand an income transfer policy that includes trans and travesti people, and against the fiscal adjustment that threatens rights and undermines the Unified Social Assistance System (SUAS).<br><a href="https://action.allout.org/en/m/d89e5a6d/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">action.allout.org/en/m/d89e5a6</span><span class="invisible">d/</span></a><br><a href="https://paquita.masto.host/tags/AllOut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AllOut</span></a> <a href="https://paquita.masto.host/tags/LGTBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGTBI</span></a> <a href="https://paquita.masto.host/tags/Brazil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Brazil</span></a> <a href="https://paquita.masto.host/tags/SUAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SUAS</span></a></p>
Spaceflight 🚀<p><a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SUAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SUAS</span></a> Aerospace was founded in 📆 2021 with the aim of building a world-class <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/RocketLaunch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RocketLaunch</span></a> 🚀 and testing facility in <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ireland</span></a> 🇮🇪. The company commissioned UK-based <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/B2Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>B2Space</span></a> to conduct a feasibility study that identified Ireland as “one of the top three locations in <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> 🇪🇺 for a <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/spaceport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spaceport</span></a>.” The company aims to have the facility fully operational by 📆 2027 <a href="https://europeanspaceflight.com/irish-launch-facility-startup-eyes-us-investors-for-seed-funding/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">europeanspaceflight.com/irish-</span><span class="invisible">launch-facility-startup-eyes-us-investors-for-seed-funding/</span></a></p><p>Pictures : <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ireland</span></a>, <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/ElfordstownEarthstation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElfordstownEarthstation</span></a> <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ireland_from_space_edit.jpg" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fil</span><span class="invisible">e:Ireland_from_space_edit.jpg</span></a> <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Elfordstown_Earthstation_in_2013.jpg" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fil</span><span class="invisible">e:Elfordstown_Earthstation_in_2013.jpg</span></a></p><p><a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SpaceCompany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceCompany</span></a></p>
Tekchip<p>Passed the Part 107 Drone Pilot test with an 82%. Now the FAA has something to take away when I do dumb things! :KEKW: </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/drone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>drone</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/drones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>drones</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UAS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sUAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sUAS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Part107" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Part107</span></a></p>
Tekchip<p>FAA Part 107 Drone Pilot test day! 🤞</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/drone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>drone</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/drones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>drones</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/part107" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>part107</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sUAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sUAS</span></a></p>
Tekchip<p>Is it requisite that if I pass my Part 107 drone license exam I'm required to try to monetize that by creating a Part 107 exam Prep video? /S :KEKW: </p><p>Probably just the effect of the algorithm but it feels like everybody has a test prep video.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/drone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>drone</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/drones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>drones</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/part107" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>part107</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dronepilotlicense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dronepilotlicense</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UAS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sUAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sUAS</span></a></p>
CBDawson 🏳️‍🌈<p>Hey, do you work with drones and geophysics? The countdown is on! Abstracts for the 2023 Summit on Drone Geophysics are due August 10, 2023. Submit an abstract and join us for this great annual, international conference.</p><p>Conference will be October 23 to 26, 2023, online only</p><p>Learn more or submit: <a href="https://go.seg.org/3MgOLlG" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">go.seg.org/3MgOLlG</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Drones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Drones</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Geophysics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Geophysics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NearSurface" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NearSurface</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sUAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sUAS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UAS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UAV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UAV</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GPR</span></a></p>
Matts_Bytes<p>The core code of <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OpenAthena" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenAthena</span></a> for Android is under 600 lines of Java, in two files.</p><p><a href="https://github.com/mkrupczak3/OpenAthenaAndroid/blob/master/app/src/main/java/com/openathena/GeoTIFFParser.java" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/mkrupczak3/OpenAthe</span><span class="invisible">naAndroid/blob/master/app/src/main/java/com/openathena/GeoTIFFParser.java</span></a></p><p><a href="https://github.com/mkrupczak3/OpenAthenaAndroid/blob/master/app/src/main/java/com/openathena/TargetGetter.java" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/mkrupczak3/OpenAthe</span><span class="invisible">naAndroid/blob/master/app/src/main/java/com/openathena/TargetGetter.java</span></a></p><p>Its simplicity is designed to give confidence to <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/UAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UAS</span></a> operators in their given domain.</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/drone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>drone</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/dronephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dronephotography</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/gis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gis</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/geodesy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geodesy</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>defense</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/defensetechnology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>defensetechnology</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/searchandrescue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>searchandrescue</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/sUAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sUAS</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a></p>
Omegix<p><a href="https://mastodon.huntsvillain.com/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>introduction</span></a> </p><p>Hi all! My name is Jeff, and I'm <a href="https://mastodon.huntsvillain.com/tags/softwareDeveloper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>softwareDeveloper</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.huntsvillain.com/tags/maker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>maker</span></a> in the process of relocating to <a href="https://mastodon.huntsvillain.com/tags/NewZealand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewZealand</span></a>.</p><p>My journey through social media started with Bulletin Board Systems (<a href="https://mastodon.huntsvillain.com/tags/BBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BBS</span></a>) &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.huntsvillain.com/tags/IRC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IRC</span></a>, through LiveJournal, to Facebook, an enjoyable stint in G+, back to Facebook, and now Mastodon. Ironically I never really got into Twitter, which I understand Mastadon aims to replace.</p><p>In my career I've worked on incredibly interesting projects like full scale helicopter simulators, small drone (<a href="https://mastodon.huntsvillain.com/tags/sUAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sUAS</span></a>) control systems, and signal jamming technologies. I've worked with <a href="https://mastodon.huntsvillain.com/tags/C" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>C</span></a>++ , <a href="https://mastodon.huntsvillain.com/tags/CSharp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CSharp</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.huntsvillain.com/tags/Python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Python</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.huntsvillain.com/tags/LabView" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LabView</span></a>. </p><p>But what I'm most proud of has been my time volunteering for a local charity I helped found, <a href="https://mastodon.huntsvillain.com/tags/MakersLocal256" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MakersLocal256</span></a>. This <a href="https://mastodon.huntsvillain.com/tags/makerspace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>makerspace</span></a> was the first in <a href="https://mastodon.huntsvillain.com/tags/Alabama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Alabama</span></a>, has been around for over 15 years, and has survived on a "pay what you can" system. Our goal was and is to make available tools and technologies to those who either can afford it better together, or simply don't have the space for something like a gigantic <a href="https://mastodon.huntsvillain.com/tags/laserCutter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>laserCutter</span></a>. I've learned and taught equipment there such as <a href="https://mastodon.huntsvillain.com/tags/3DPrinters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3DPrinters</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.huntsvillain.com/tags/soldering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>soldering</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.huntsvillain.com/tags/embedded" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>embedded</span></a> projects, <a href="https://mastodon.huntsvillain.com/tags/IoT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IoT</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.huntsvillain.com/tags/lathes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lathes</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.huntsvillain.com/tags/welding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>welding</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.huntsvillain.com/tags/leatherWorking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>leatherWorking</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.huntsvillain.com/tags/HamRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HamRadio</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.huntsvillain.com/tags/cyberSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cyberSecurity</span></a>. </p><p>I've served <a href="https://mastodon.huntsvillain.com/tags/ML256" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ML256</span></a> as both their Treasurer using systems like <a href="https://mastodon.huntsvillain.com/tags/GnuCash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GnuCash</span></a>, and as a <a href="https://mastodon.huntsvillain.com/tags/systemsAdministrator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>systemsAdministrator</span></a> using technologies including <a href="https://mastodon.huntsvillain.com/tags/Proxmox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Proxmox</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.huntsvillain.com/tags/VMWare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VMWare</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.huntsvillain.com/tags/Redmine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Redmine</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.huntsvillain.com/tags/Owncloud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Owncloud</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.huntsvillain.com/tags/ZoneMinder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ZoneMinder</span></a></p><p>As a hobbyist I run my own <a href="https://mastodon.huntsvillain.com/tags/homelab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>homelab</span></a> including this instance of Mastadon, <a href="https://mastodon.huntsvillain.com/tags/Plex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Plex</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.huntsvillain.com/tags/mqtt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mqtt</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.huntsvillain.com/tags/proxmoxBE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>proxmoxBE</span></a></p><p>My other hobbies include <a href="https://mastodon.huntsvillain.com/tags/cooking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cooking</span></a>, with a focus on <a href="https://mastodon.huntsvillain.com/tags/sousVide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sousVide</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.huntsvillain.com/tags/cajun" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cajun</span></a> food, collecting <a href="https://mastodon.huntsvillain.com/tags/puzzleBoxes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>puzzleBoxes</span></a> . <br>I consume large amounts of <a href="https://mastodon.huntsvillain.com/tags/Sci" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sci</span></a>-Fi television, <a href="https://mastodon.huntsvillain.com/tags/anime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>anime</span></a>, and have a weakness for paranormal teenage drama series like <a href="https://mastodon.huntsvillain.com/tags/vampireDiaries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vampireDiaries</span></a> and now some soul rotting show called <a href="https://mastodon.huntsvillain.com/tags/FateWinxSaga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FateWinxSaga</span></a>. They're just so awful I can't stop watching.</p><p>In my youth I attended a <a href="https://mastodon.huntsvillain.com/tags/boardingSchool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>boardingSchool</span></a> called <a href="https://mastodon.huntsvillain.com/tags/ASMS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ASMS</span></a> before Dumbledore made them cool. We had a cheerleading team for our chess team, it was baller. Our headmaster was from <a href="https://mastodon.huntsvillain.com/tags/NewZealand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewZealand</span></a>, and we plan to catch up once we get settled in.</p><p>My wife of eight years and I met in college, and has been my best friend, travel companion, taste tester, and cheerleader. She's an amazing <a href="https://mastodon.huntsvillain.com/tags/cosplay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cosplay</span></a> artist from Tennessee who has crafted <a href="https://mastodon.huntsvillain.com/tags/yukatas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>yukatas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.huntsvillain.com/tags/kimonos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kimonos</span></a>, outfits from <a href="https://mastodon.huntsvillain.com/tags/animes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>animes</span></a>, and so much more. <br>Her Londo Mallari from <a href="https://mastodon.huntsvillain.com/tags/Babylon5" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Babylon5</span></a> is still the highest rated post of all time in r/Babylon5. </p><p>As her handler I end up going to many of her competitions and events, our favorite being <a href="https://mastodon.huntsvillain.com/tags/DragonCon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DragonCon</span></a> . As a reward for being her personal slave, I earn cosplay points, which I save up and cash in on requests. The most memorable is when I asked to be a <a href="https://mastodon.huntsvillain.com/tags/sandworm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sandworm</span></a> from <a href="https://mastodon.huntsvillain.com/tags/Dune" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dune</span></a>. She built a 14 meter worm in the style of a Chinese dragon. It takes eight people to pilot, has been in three parades, two with Kevin J. Anderson leading our path. She carries the 16 kilogram head, with me as her second in line. It's been featured in <a href="https://mastodon.huntsvillain.com/tags/MakeMagazine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MakeMagazine</span></a> and has been used for a movie premier at a local theatre. </p><p>Well, that's me :) I don't intend on writing posts this long going forward, and honestly this felt like writing a CV. But hell, if you're gunna do, do it up.</p>