Christopher "the" Agocs
@agocs.bsky.social
Big nerd who likes ships and airplanes. Recent Seattleite. Even more recent amateur radio operator. Send me fountain pen and bird pics. He/him
A dozen raccoons piloting a person-sized Eva.
A dozen raccoons piloting a person-sized Eva.
Y'all wanna read 1300 words about a ham radio antenna I built with, at best, mid performance???
blog.agocs.org/Back-Yard-Ry...
blog.agocs.org/Back-Yard-Ry...
Back Yard Rybakov antenna | Notion
I rent a house with a very small yard, littered with small trees, in an HOA, and I have a three year old. My antenna options are limited, so I built something compact. My design is based off of the Ry...
blog.agocs.org
November 17, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Y'all wanna read 1300 words about a ham radio antenna I built with, at best, mid performance???
blog.agocs.org/Back-Yard-Ry...
blog.agocs.org/Back-Yard-Ry...
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Twin, where you at,
these Peaks be Loud as Hell
these Peaks be Loud as Hell
November 16, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Twin, where you at,
these Peaks be Loud as Hell
these Peaks be Loud as Hell
A prosperous day on 17m FT8
November 16, 2025 at 12:49 AM
A prosperous day on 17m FT8
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Best literary analysis ever
November 15, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Best literary analysis ever
My kiddo calls milk "cow milk" only if there's a cow on the carton. Otherwise, it's "human milk" according to him.
November 15, 2025 at 2:59 AM
My kiddo calls milk "cow milk" only if there's a cow on the carton. Otherwise, it's "human milk" according to him.
I know moving a picture in Word blah blah funny joke, but selecting text in a PDF always seems like waving around a loaded gun.
November 14, 2025 at 11:18 PM
I know moving a picture in Word blah blah funny joke, but selecting text in a PDF always seems like waving around a loaded gun.
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AI World Clocks
The current time as rendered by 9 different AI models. By Brian Moore.
clocks.brianmoore.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:44 PM
It is twenty twenty five and I'm still pronouncing letterboxd like systemd
November 14, 2025 at 9:43 PM
It is twenty twenty five and I'm still pronouncing letterboxd like systemd
Seconding this. I noticed I sneeze a lot less after getting a small air purifier for my old apartment. Now I have one in most rooms in my house, just passively keeping the dust down.
I have a slight cat allergy. It doesn't knock me, but when it hits I can get the sniffles all day and night. On a friend's recommendation, I bought an air purifier and, while it hasn't solved the problem, it's made a huge difference. If you're sneezing too, maybe give it a try. Mine was under $100.
November 14, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Seconding this. I noticed I sneeze a lot less after getting a small air purifier for my old apartment. Now I have one in most rooms in my house, just passively keeping the dust down.
Y'all check out my extremely talented friend Alexander
Got it. Forgive the bedhead, Gwar blood remains, and unclean apartment.
November 14, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Y'all check out my extremely talented friend Alexander
"Hey, I'm reading this really cool sci-fi book called Incandescence by Greg Egan."
"What's it about?"
"Uh, well, half of it is about two bugs deriving the laws of orbital mechanics from first principals..."
"What's it about?"
"Uh, well, half of it is about two bugs deriving the laws of orbital mechanics from first principals..."
November 13, 2025 at 11:43 PM
"Hey, I'm reading this really cool sci-fi book called Incandescence by Greg Egan."
"What's it about?"
"Uh, well, half of it is about two bugs deriving the laws of orbital mechanics from first principals..."
"What's it about?"
"Uh, well, half of it is about two bugs deriving the laws of orbital mechanics from first principals..."
Typing with a splinted left pinkie finger isn't _bad_, but it's just bad enough to be frustrating
November 13, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Typing with a splinted left pinkie finger isn't _bad_, but it's just bad enough to be frustrating
Not to toot my own horn, but I made a surprisingly good hot chocolate for my son just now.
- most of a mug of milk, microwaved hot
Stir in:
- 50g chocolate chips (semi sweet)
- 1 tsb Dutch process cocoa powder
- add cold milk until it's a kid friendly temperature
- most of a mug of milk, microwaved hot
Stir in:
- 50g chocolate chips (semi sweet)
- 1 tsb Dutch process cocoa powder
- add cold milk until it's a kid friendly temperature
November 13, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Not to toot my own horn, but I made a surprisingly good hot chocolate for my son just now.
- most of a mug of milk, microwaved hot
Stir in:
- 50g chocolate chips (semi sweet)
- 1 tsb Dutch process cocoa powder
- add cold milk until it's a kid friendly temperature
- most of a mug of milk, microwaved hot
Stir in:
- 50g chocolate chips (semi sweet)
- 1 tsb Dutch process cocoa powder
- add cold milk until it's a kid friendly temperature
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Just for laughs...
November 12, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Just for laughs...
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"babies are born worshipping unknown gods" is one of the most incredible dwarf fortress bugs i have heard of. its poetry.
November 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
"babies are born worshipping unknown gods" is one of the most incredible dwarf fortress bugs i have heard of. its poetry.
Ham radio vagueposting:
Okay so the trick with Anderson powerpole connectors is you have to use the nastiest, grodiest stiffest copper clad aluminum wire available. The really nice tinned copper silicone jacketed wire is too flexible. You have to be able to push a rope.
Okay so the trick with Anderson powerpole connectors is you have to use the nastiest, grodiest stiffest copper clad aluminum wire available. The really nice tinned copper silicone jacketed wire is too flexible. You have to be able to push a rope.
November 11, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Ham radio vagueposting:
Okay so the trick with Anderson powerpole connectors is you have to use the nastiest, grodiest stiffest copper clad aluminum wire available. The really nice tinned copper silicone jacketed wire is too flexible. You have to be able to push a rope.
Okay so the trick with Anderson powerpole connectors is you have to use the nastiest, grodiest stiffest copper clad aluminum wire available. The really nice tinned copper silicone jacketed wire is too flexible. You have to be able to push a rope.
I emptied out my nightstand drawer looking for my earbuds. Didn't find them, but I did find these:
November 11, 2025 at 3:59 AM
I emptied out my nightstand drawer looking for my earbuds. Didn't find them, but I did find these:
Reading Incandescence by Greg Egan, and I really appreciate that he made an applet (?) to elaborate on some concepts in the book.
www.gregegan.net/INCANDESCENC...
www.gregegan.net/INCANDESCENC...
The Null Chamber — Greg Egan
The Null Chamber by Greg Egan
www.gregegan.net
November 11, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Reading Incandescence by Greg Egan, and I really appreciate that he made an applet (?) to elaborate on some concepts in the book.
www.gregegan.net/INCANDESCENC...
www.gregegan.net/INCANDESCENC...
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A togglable "I'm an adult with kids and a job" feature that assumes you only get to play once a week, and dumps a summary of what you were last doing/your current objectives in a corner tooltip on loading a save.
November 11, 2025 at 12:47 AM
A togglable "I'm an adult with kids and a job" feature that assumes you only get to play once a week, and dumps a summary of what you were last doing/your current objectives in a corner tooltip on loading a save.
apparently raccoons live in trees and poop on fences and now that's my problem according to my neighbor / the HOA
November 10, 2025 at 9:47 PM
apparently raccoons live in trees and poop on fences and now that's my problem according to my neighbor / the HOA
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the European mind cannot comprehend this
November 10, 2025 at 5:58 PM
the European mind cannot comprehend this
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I'm so worried about what'll happen when our kids are old enough to have phones!!!! 😮😮😮
![A meme depicting a woman staring at her phone with one hand on her head, with the following text below:
IS YOUR CHILD TEXTING ABOUT THE WRECK OF THE EDMUND FITZGERALD?
What your Great Lakes maritime history-obsessed teen's text messages actually mean:
brb = bell rang bro
rofl = rang out for lost (crew)
bff = big freakin' freigher
lol = Load of Ore on the Lake
smh = shift minutes to hours
glhf = Great Lakes hella freighter
tbh = taconite be haulin'
stfu = steer the freighter upwind
tfw = that freakin' witch (of November)
asl = a ship lost
gg = Gitche Gumee
idc = immoderate deadweight capacity
btw = beneath the waves
afk = a freighter kaput
hbd = hauler's beacon down
ily = iron load yonder
jk = just [24] kilometers
lmao = lost my abyssal ore
nbd = north bound draft
glhf = good lord, hold flooding
omg = obliteratingly massive gales
tmi = too much iron
wtf = White Fish (Bay)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ccm7gttkbfs2eyyrlpshmeun/bafkreib6ughtj23oqdskaisavrueyn6fijujbp2e663h6p6ukx74lbibyu@jpeg)
October 31, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I'm so worried about what'll happen when our kids are old enough to have phones!!!! 😮😮😮
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"Kubecon"?
The only "cube con" is the people who are hiding the truth about 4 CORNER DAYS, CUBES 4 QUAD EARTH
The only "cube con" is the people who are hiding the truth about 4 CORNER DAYS, CUBES 4 QUAD EARTH
November 9, 2025 at 9:36 PM
"Kubecon"?
The only "cube con" is the people who are hiding the truth about 4 CORNER DAYS, CUBES 4 QUAD EARTH
The only "cube con" is the people who are hiding the truth about 4 CORNER DAYS, CUBES 4 QUAD EARTH
On the other hand, the Everett AquaSox minor league baseball stadium will need a new sponsor
Relieved that I might avoid being turned into a Funko Pop at some point.
www.dexerto.com/entertainmen...
www.dexerto.com/entertainmen...
Funko Pop maker admits it might not survive another year as sales crash - Dexerto
Funko warns investors of “substantial doubt” about its future as 2025 sales drop 14% and debt hits $250 million.
www.dexerto.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:23 PM
On the other hand, the Everett AquaSox minor league baseball stadium will need a new sponsor