John Worsnop
@g4bao.bsky.social
Chartered Engineer, former wage slave, Radio Amateur, Moonbouncer, RadCom GHz bands columnist, radio propagation nerd and RF PA design nut.
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Nearly the weekend! Pondering whether to have a play in CQWW CW…
November 27, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Nearly the weekend! Pondering whether to have a play in CQWW CW…
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
2/2 The plot shows two feint signal tracks PE9GHZ (Goes) left and PA3GCO (Rotterdam) right, and the much stronger GB3PKT (Clacton) on the right
WebSDR url trig01.ddns.net:8073
WebSDR url trig01.ddns.net:8073
November 20, 2025 at 10:23 AM
2/2 The plot shows two feint signal tracks PE9GHZ (Goes) left and PA3GCO (Rotterdam) right, and the much stronger GB3PKT (Clacton) on the right
WebSDR url trig01.ddns.net:8073
WebSDR url trig01.ddns.net:8073
Last night's rain over the southern North Sea gave some nice 24GHz rainscatter propagation from the PE9GHZ and PA3GCO beacons on the Margate WebSDR (1/2)
November 20, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Last night's rain over the southern North Sea gave some nice 24GHz rainscatter propagation from the PE9GHZ and PA3GCO beacons on the Margate WebSDR (1/2)
Rare one just worked just now on 30m doodle mode.
ZL7/LZ1GC.
My only other QSO with Chatham Island was with ZL7DK in 1998 on 40m CW
ZL7/LZ1GC.
My only other QSO with Chatham Island was with ZL7DK in 1998 on 40m CW
November 10, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Rare one just worked just now on 30m doodle mode.
ZL7/LZ1GC.
My only other QSO with Chatham Island was with ZL7DK in 1998 on 40m CW
ZL7/LZ1GC.
My only other QSO with Chatham Island was with ZL7DK in 1998 on 40m CW
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Is it 'wanking'?
October 31, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Is it 'wanking'?
That was a bit too easy! 9L8MD Sierra Leone worked on 24.898MHz CW up 2 2nd Call. They're now calling CQ
October 31, 2025 at 4:51 PM
That was a bit too easy! 9L8MD Sierra Leone worked on 24.898MHz CW up 2 2nd Call. They're now calling CQ
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The Chinese Box and Turing Test: Is AI really intelligent?
The Chinese Box and Turing Test: Is AI really intelligent?
No, it's just good at mass-production copy and paste. And yes, we're correctly applying Betteridge's Law
Opinion Remember ELIZA? The 1966 chatbot from MIT's AI Lab convinced countless people it was intelligent using nothing but simple pattern matching and canned responses. Nearly 60 years later, ChatGPT has people making the same mistake. Chatbots don't think – they've just gotten exponentially better at pretending.…
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October 27, 2025 at 9:02 AM
The Chinese Box and Turing Test: Is AI really intelligent?
Pleasant surprise in the post today!
#gettingold
#gettingold
October 16, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Pleasant surprise in the post today!
#gettingold
#gettingold
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You don’t get to bankroll a genocide…
Embolden and cheer on the perpetrators
…and then call yourself a hero for pulling the plug.
Embolden and cheer on the perpetrators
…and then call yourself a hero for pulling the plug.
October 9, 2025 at 6:37 AM
You don’t get to bankroll a genocide…
Embolden and cheer on the perpetrators
…and then call yourself a hero for pulling the plug.
Embolden and cheer on the perpetrators
…and then call yourself a hero for pulling the plug.
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Reason No. 324 why no-one should think that "AI" (artificial but certainly not intelligent) is an unmitigated Good Thing: it's mathematically inevitable that AI will hallucinate.
We need far more discussion of the risks of all this and less frantic hype. I mean, really, what's the hurry?
We need far more discussion of the risks of all this and less frantic hype. I mean, really, what's the hurry?
OpenAI admits AI hallucinations are mathematically inevitable, not just engineering flaws
In a landmark study, OpenAI researchers reveal that large language models will always produce plausible but false outputs, even with perfect data, due to fundamental statistical and computational limi...
www.computerworld.com
September 24, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Reason No. 324 why no-one should think that "AI" (artificial but certainly not intelligent) is an unmitigated Good Thing: it's mathematically inevitable that AI will hallucinate.
We need far more discussion of the risks of all this and less frantic hype. I mean, really, what's the hurry?
We need far more discussion of the risks of all this and less frantic hype. I mean, really, what's the hurry?
Disgraceful
www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teessid... What a lousy decision #hamradio
Radio user says council decision on poles has 'taken away my life'
Ray Pratt, 92, says Stockton Council has told him to take down the poles which enable him to continue his hobby speaking to people around the world
www.gazettelive.co.uk
September 17, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Disgraceful
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Why could I possibly want to redesign an Ali Express DCDC 3 times? I'll be talking at the RSGB Convention on the importance of switch mode power supply PCB layout in a month's time. Would be great to see you if you're around.
September 17, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Why could I possibly want to redesign an Ali Express DCDC 3 times? I'll be talking at the RSGB Convention on the importance of switch mode power supply PCB layout in a month's time. Would be great to see you if you're around.
Love this! This absolutely gets this Month's #topbodging award, and must be in line for #bodgeroftheyear.
September 16, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Love this! This absolutely gets this Month's #topbodging award, and must be in line for #bodgeroftheyear.
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Engineer turned a vape into a web server
Engineer turned a vape into a web server
Breathe deep on internet fumes
Discarded vapes are becoming the new cigarette butts in pollution terms, but a hacker has found a novel way to repurpose the chips they contain to build a web server.…
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September 15, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Engineer turned a vape into a web server
The photos previously are from the Warsaw uprising exhibition at the Wolf's Lair in Northern Poland
September 13, 2025 at 1:07 PM
The photos previously are from the Warsaw uprising exhibition at the Wolf's Lair in Northern Poland
.....Yesterday we were at a small exhibition and came upon this exhibit. Plus this moving photo of a Polish partizan with a kitten, who could have been (but isn't) Mr Mack
September 13, 2025 at 1:05 PM
.....Yesterday we were at a small exhibition and came upon this exhibit. Plus this moving photo of a Polish partizan with a kitten, who could have been (but isn't) Mr Mack
When I visit Poland, I always spare a moment to remember Stefan Mackewicz. Fondly known as "Mr Mack." My School chemistry teacher, who at the end of term used to regale us with stories of his exploits in the "kanals" (sewers) during the Warsaw uprising........more....
September 13, 2025 at 12:59 PM
When I visit Poland, I always spare a moment to remember Stefan Mackewicz. Fondly known as "Mr Mack." My School chemistry teacher, who at the end of term used to regale us with stories of his exploits in the "kanals" (sewers) during the Warsaw uprising........more....
While visiting the Jesuit monastery and pilgrimage centre at Święta Lipka Basilica in N Poland on Wednesday, I noticed this medallion of St Maximilian Kolbe SP3RN who gave his life in #Auschwitz to save a fellow prisoner. #hamradio #martyr
September 13, 2025 at 7:22 AM
While visiting the Jesuit monastery and pilgrimage centre at Święta Lipka Basilica in N Poland on Wednesday, I noticed this medallion of St Maximilian Kolbe SP3RN who gave his life in #Auschwitz to save a fellow prisoner. #hamradio #martyr
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If you think you are smarter than the previous generation...
50 years ago the owners manual of a car showed you how to adjust the valves. Today it warns you not to drink the contents of the battery.
50 years ago the owners manual of a car showed you how to adjust the valves. Today it warns you not to drink the contents of the battery.
September 12, 2025 at 3:29 PM
If you think you are smarter than the previous generation...
50 years ago the owners manual of a car showed you how to adjust the valves. Today it warns you not to drink the contents of the battery.
50 years ago the owners manual of a car showed you how to adjust the valves. Today it warns you not to drink the contents of the battery.