Ian Kenway @iankenway@social.cleverlibre.org

My brother is quarantined in the basement, but I wanted to wire up a couple of old rotary phones so we could talk. Unfortunately, my soldering iron and tools are in the basement as well, so I had to wire this up with my fingernails, a kitchen knife, and rubber bands. Somehow this works. Behold!

As I haven't had time to post the #Covid19Cymru stats for a few days (I've been to Oxford to take part in a Covid study), here's a quick summary of what's been going on. Caerffili continues to grow. The Welsh government is right to impose a regional lockdown. Only 1 death was reported since my last post (Saturday).
Next in line for a local lockdown: RCT? Merthyr, Neath & Cardiff also strong contenders.
But close the pubs too, please!

Pleser mawr gen i gyhoeddi fy mod yn ymgeisydd am le ar restr Plaid Cymru ar gyfer Canolbarth a Gorllewin Cymru ar gyfer etholiadau'r Senedd fis Mai nesaf.

I'm delighted to announce that I am a candidate for a place on the Plaid Cymru list for Mid & West Wales for the Senedd elections next May.

http://angharad.org/Plaid/

The good news #Covid19Cymru - still 0 deaths. The very bad news - cases up to 165 today. This is looking like an exponential curve again, and that is scary.

Figures from https://public.tableau.com/profile/public.health.wales.health.protection#!/vizhome/RapidCOVID-19virology-Public/Headlinesummary

Here are today's #Covid19Cymru graphs.

Total remains: 1597
7-day average: 0.14
That is, just one death in the past week. That's a record that I think might stand for a long time, looking at how the number of cases are now increasing rapidly again.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/context/resignation-letter-from-facebook-engineer/0538edee-7487-4822-956a-e880c2024324/?itid=lk_inline_manual_3

#Facebook software engineer quits because " I can no longer stomach contributing to an organization that is profiting off hate in the US and globally"

Independence now 'the only solution' to stop 'Westminster power grab' say Plaid and SNP. https://nation.cymru/news/independence-now-the-only-solution-to-stop-westminster-power-grab-say-plaid-and-snp/

As a kid I used to slide around in our bathtub. Today I'm lucky if I manage to get out of it without hurting myself badly.

A fun article I just wrote explaining what the Reflection Coefficient is and how it can be used:

http://jeffreyfreeman.me/understanding-the-reflection-coefficient/

#Electronics #RF #Radio #Maths #Math #Mathematics #Physics #HamRadio #Ham #AmateurRadio

For those wondering All the services on QOTO that we run costs us about 1,800$ a year (used to be twice that before i bought reserved instances).

Three quarters don't believe UK Government will 'level up' Wales' economy. https://nation.cymru/news/three-quarters-dont-believe-uk-government-will-level-up-wales-economy/

lmao @ the fact that even to this day the british press refuses to call margret thatcher out for the violent monster that she was, and will only rarely go as far to call her a "divisive figure"

News in brief: MP warns UK is on the path to becoming 'an international pariah'. https://nation.cymru/news/news-in-brief-mp-warns-uk-is-on-the-path-to-becoming-an-international-pariah/

This is a sensible step, and a U-turn after a couple of months ago when the Welsh government (Vaughan Gething I believe) said they would not consider local lockdowns.

First local lockdown imposed in Wales - no one will be allowed to enter or leave Caerphilly borough https://nation.cymru/news/first-local-lockdown-imposed-in-wales-no-one-will-be-allowed-to-enter-or-leave-caerphilly-county/

Cheers for the link #Samsung. Perhaps offer me an alternative language though, rather than just telling me in multiple languages that it's not available in my language.

Leaked #EU cables reveal growing mistrust of #UK in #Brexit talks | #Politics | The Guardian

I don’t think anyone can be surprised that the #Tories have been duplicitous and secretly hoping for no deal from the day that #BorisJohnson became leader.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/sep/07/leaked-eu-cables-reveal-mistrust-of-uk-motives-in-brexit-talks

I saw a user with the name analog today and I I cant tell if that is suppose to be short for "Anal O.G." or not