Ex-RN Submariner (Comms), #ThinkPad plus #Linux fanatic. #AmateurRadio #CW #QRP, #POTA #SOTA #SDR IO90iU WAB SU40. #SolarWX. #TyprewriterRefurb
Warsash, Hampshire, UK
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Nick Mortel retweeted
This is huge! 🤯
Less than 24 hours after launch, First Steps With Linux is now:
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Let's go! 🚀
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First Steps With Linux
It’s out! 📚
First Steps With Linux is finally available in paperback.
And I have to admit…
Turns out I accidentally wrote a bible.
Holding the finished book in my hands for the first time was a surreal feeling.
If you’ve been waiting for a physical copy, it’s here:
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To celebrate the publication of Galahad and the Grail, we’re giving away five copies, each with a signed bookplate.
To enter:
• Follow this account
• Comment “Take Up the Tale” on this post
UK only. Competition closes at midnight on 4 May 2026.
Thomas Dohmke @ashtom (cofounder & CEO, Entire, previously CEO at GitHub) and Rajeev Rajan (CTO, Atlassian). At The Pragmatic Summit:-.......
youtu.be/fYh1CWadxDM?si=BPVb…
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Iconic moment at The Pragmatic Summit: the last CEO of GitHub @ashtom, grilling the CTO of Atlassian (Rajeev Rajan) for not being agile enough, Rajeev responding with his own grilling
And the room simply exploding
Video coming soon!
Interesting TubeCast about Ai & how it is influencing many since when NetScape first arrived c/o @kaihendry.
See also - c/o @shanselman - Scott sits down with Gergely Orosz, author of The Pragmatic Engineer youtu.be/9JxkHE1un5Q?si=__lk…
New podcast about AI exhaustion, Specledger, CDKtn, & trying to make sense of how AI is changing us: youtu.be/6SqnMr5W3aU?si=mT15…
3.9 billion people carry #Linux in their pocket every day.
The irony? Most don’t even know it.
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WQ2XDM - New US experimental callsign for radio propagation tests at 40 MHz & 70 MHz... ei7gl.blogspot.com/2026/02/w…
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🚨ALERT: In a massive escalation that's rocking the globe, President Trump has officially ordered the USS Gerald R. Ford, the most advanced supercarrier, racing from the Caribbean to the Middle East. This is joining the already-positioned USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group.
Old's remember when we had to do these? Always good to keep important items manually saved.
The Communists may one day sever our Inter web cables or CyberF#*k em up.
Be Prepared.
The Cub Scout motto is "Be Prepared" which signifies being in a constant state of readiness, physically and mentally, to perform one's duty and handle unexpected situations. This motto, established by Baden-Powell, complements the Cub Scout Law, which emphasizes doing one's best.
Petition: Allow radio operators to install antennas & masts without planning permission petition.parliament.uk/petit…
You may want to sign this UK petition.....
#QTH #ANTENNAS #AmateurRadio
#UKHAMS
petition.parliament.uk/petit…
My social life: eat, sleep, repeat.
My terminal history: unzip; strip; touch; finger;.
Don't ask. It's a Linux thing. ✌️🔥
ALT In this black-colored picture, there is a picture of Tux, the mascot penguin of Linux, on top, with the following written below: linux is sexy unzip; strip; touch; finger; grep; mount; fsck; more; yes; fsck; (3 times), unmount; sleep
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