Ryan K1TLN
@k1tln.com
Engineer, musician, CW amateur radio operator.
Anti-fascist. Nerd things enjoyer/yapper.
✶✶ Chicago ✶✶ | He/Him
Anti-fascist. Nerd things enjoyer/yapper.
✶✶ Chicago ✶✶ | He/Him
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IBPOOPN, TYPESHT, BRICKED: Here are 2025’s rejected Illinois license plates. blockclubchi.co/3LgZf6l
December 23, 2025 at 9:01 PM
IBPOOPN, TYPESHT, BRICKED: Here are 2025’s rejected Illinois license plates. blockclubchi.co/3LgZf6l
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I received a thank you from some library workers for this piece after a Chicago city budget was passed this week without the previously proposed library cuts I described here. Many thanks to everyone who made noise about this issue. There were wins and losses in this budget, but this win matters.
You Can’t Fight Fascism While Defunding Libraries
“Libraries embody everything that we need right now to fight back against fascism," says Sara Heymann.
organizingmythoughts.org
December 23, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I received a thank you from some library workers for this piece after a Chicago city budget was passed this week without the previously proposed library cuts I described here. Many thanks to everyone who made noise about this issue. There were wins and losses in this budget, but this win matters.
I copied today's #Morsle at 35 WPM on hard mode! morsle.fun
Morsle - the daily Morse code challenge
morsle.fun
December 19, 2025 at 4:24 AM
I copied today's #Morsle at 35 WPM on hard mode! morsle.fun
Never gonna get over Tom Morello doing a battle track for Final Fantasy XIV
Tom Morello - Everything Burns (ft. Beartooth) (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Tom Morello
www.youtube.com
December 17, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Never gonna get over Tom Morello doing a battle track for Final Fantasy XIV
Ben Passmore is an awesome award-winning writer and cartoonist. I'm extremely stoked to see that this sold out - hoping to get a copy for myself when more are available!
I’m selling signed copies of Black Arms to Hold You Up on my store at daygloayhole.gumroad.com/l/blackarms. I also keep some mini-comics, stickers and older titles on there. Come through!
December 17, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Ben Passmore is an awesome award-winning writer and cartoonist. I'm extremely stoked to see that this sold out - hoping to get a copy for myself when more are available!
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TIL that SST made random wire antenna tuners for ham radio before they were a punk rock record label.
"Still punk as fuck" I say to myself as I spam FT8 calls on 20 meters.
"Still punk as fuck" I say to myself as I spam FT8 calls on 20 meters.
December 14, 2025 at 9:05 PM
TIL that SST made random wire antenna tuners for ham radio before they were a punk rock record label.
"Still punk as fuck" I say to myself as I spam FT8 calls on 20 meters.
"Still punk as fuck" I say to myself as I spam FT8 calls on 20 meters.
I copied today's #Morsle at 30 WPM on hard mode! morsle.fun
Morsle - the daily Morse code challenge
morsle.fun
December 15, 2025 at 3:13 PM
I copied today's #Morsle at 30 WPM on hard mode! morsle.fun
Still focused on CW proficiency but finally got a little tri-bander in and setup on the desk for local comms and participating in my radio club’s nets.
December 15, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Still focused on CW proficiency but finally got a little tri-bander in and setup on the desk for local comms and participating in my radio club’s nets.
I copied today's #Morsle at 35 WPM on hard mode! morsle.fun
Morsle - the daily Morse code challenge
morsle.fun
December 8, 2025 at 6:23 PM
I copied today's #Morsle at 35 WPM on hard mode! morsle.fun
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We got Weird Al out here singing Killing In The Name, the time for moderation is over
December 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM
We got Weird Al out here singing Killing In The Name, the time for moderation is over
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Free stuff! Follow the calendar and check on www.elitedangerous.com/store/catalo...
Between now and the 8th of January you'll be able to grab free gifts from our Gamestore. Make sure you check back regularly to ensure that you don't miss out!
#EliteDangerous #FreeStuff
Between now and the 8th of January you'll be able to grab free gifts from our Gamestore. Make sure you check back regularly to ensure that you don't miss out!
#EliteDangerous #FreeStuff
December 1, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Free stuff! Follow the calendar and check on www.elitedangerous.com/store/catalo...
Between now and the 8th of January you'll be able to grab free gifts from our Gamestore. Make sure you check back regularly to ensure that you don't miss out!
#EliteDangerous #FreeStuff
Between now and the 8th of January you'll be able to grab free gifts from our Gamestore. Make sure you check back regularly to ensure that you don't miss out!
#EliteDangerous #FreeStuff
The code can't beat me if I beat the code first...
I copied today's #Morsle at 35 WPM on hard mode! morsle.fun
I copied today's #Morsle at 35 WPM on hard mode! morsle.fun
Morsle - the daily Morse code challenge
morsle.fun
December 1, 2025 at 5:20 PM
The code can't beat me if I beat the code first...
I copied today's #Morsle at 35 WPM on hard mode! morsle.fun
I copied today's #Morsle at 35 WPM on hard mode! morsle.fun
I copied today's #Morsle at 40 WPM on hard mode! morsle.fun
Morsle - the daily Morse code challenge
morsle.fun
November 29, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I copied today's #Morsle at 40 WPM on hard mode! morsle.fun
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Winter Storm is on for today in Chicago. 5-9 inches predicted. Drive carefully!
November 29, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Winter Storm is on for today in Chicago. 5-9 inches predicted. Drive carefully!
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we have to go back. to warn them.
November 28, 2025 at 2:49 AM
we have to go back. to warn them.
So this is an interesting way of making music that I was not really aware of until now. Not sure I feel like reading documentation to do anything with it in the immediate...but maybe a fun project for a rainy day. strudel.cc
Strudel REPL
Strudel is a music live coding environment for the browser, porting the TidalCycles pattern language to JavaScript.
strudel.cc
November 27, 2025 at 1:56 AM
So this is an interesting way of making music that I was not really aware of until now. Not sure I feel like reading documentation to do anything with it in the immediate...but maybe a fun project for a rainy day. strudel.cc
Talking with another operator yesterday and the cube came up, which prompted me to explore the options inside it a little deeper. Didn’t realize this came with a built-in contact logger. Not sure if this is the most efficient way to go about it, but so dope that it’s baked in.
November 25, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Talking with another operator yesterday and the cube came up, which prompted me to explore the options inside it a little deeper. Didn’t realize this came with a built-in contact logger. Not sure if this is the most efficient way to go about it, but so dope that it’s baked in.
I copied today's #Morsle at 35 WPM on hard mode! morsle.fun
Morsle - the daily Morse code challenge
morsle.fun
November 25, 2025 at 2:16 PM
I copied today's #Morsle at 35 WPM on hard mode! morsle.fun
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Every artist needs a real one in their corner to say
"that shit was so ass but I'm so proud of you - keep going"
"that shit was so ass but I'm so proud of you - keep going"
MY 12 year old little brother just showed me a song he made 🥹
It was really ass but I’m so proud of him for wanting to learn to produce 💕💕
It was really ass but I’m so proud of him for wanting to learn to produce 💕💕
November 24, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Every artist needs a real one in their corner to say
"that shit was so ass but I'm so proud of you - keep going"
"that shit was so ass but I'm so proud of you - keep going"
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If I organized a meet-up for radical trekkies to discuss radical Star Trek, why we love it, and how we want to engage with the struggles of our real-world moment, here, in Chicago, how many people would show up?
November 24, 2025 at 2:41 AM
If I organized a meet-up for radical trekkies to discuss radical Star Trek, why we love it, and how we want to engage with the struggles of our real-world moment, here, in Chicago, how many people would show up?
Pictured: me, reading this article on my Galaxy S7, having a sensible chuckle
November 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Pictured: me, reading this article on my Galaxy S7, having a sensible chuckle
Having the Monday-est Friday of all time - but at least on the code copy today, I'm cookin'
I copied today's #Morsle at 40 WPM on hard mode! morsle.fun
I copied today's #Morsle at 40 WPM on hard mode! morsle.fun
Morsle - the daily Morse code challenge
morsle.fun
November 21, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Having the Monday-est Friday of all time - but at least on the code copy today, I'm cookin'
I copied today's #Morsle at 40 WPM on hard mode! morsle.fun
I copied today's #Morsle at 40 WPM on hard mode! morsle.fun
November 21, 2025 at 4:53 PM