Very happy to receive this image successfully! Decoded image Out of the 8 transmitted images, I was able to get one. Small win, but a win nonetheless. Date: 2024-08-18 Time: 1527 UTC Gridsquare: MK87ki Radio: Baofeng UV5R Antenna: Rubber ducky Reference: https://r4uab.ru/2024/08/16/s-16-po-18-avgusta-2024-goda-s-mka-umka-1-rs40s-ozhidaetsya-translyacziya-detskih-risunkov-po-protokolu-sstv-v-ramkah-programmy-umka-iz-kosmosa/
Latest updates below. I have tried on a few occasions to receive SSTV images from various satellites. I have had mixed results. In this attempt, the result was quite bad. I am posting the decoded image and the audio below. If someone could figure out the reason for the failure, please contact me. I would […]
I initially used the term ‘feed’ instead of sustain. That sounds little demeaning and narrow. ‘Sustain’ covers the broader needs of a well-rounded individual. So, how can we sustain artists, etc, in an ideal society? Our current economic system is quite antithetical to this goal. The system is based on artificial scarcity and hyper commerce. […]
It makes me feel that we are just consumers and cogs in the machine meant to keep the economic apparatus going, with constant and constantly growing consumption of resources. We are not allowed to slow down, have a moment to ourselves and see the system for the Matrix that it is.
First of all, what is the Prisoner’s Dilemma? It is an experiment in the field of game theory and is explained below: Two members of a criminal gang are arrested and imprisoned. Each prisoner is in solitary confinement with no means of speaking to or exchanging messages with the other. The police admit they don’t […]
30-Day Writing Challenge: 18/30 As some of you know, I do some basic Python programming. Out of all the projects I made, Sudoku Solver is one of my favourites. I thought we could try a demo. Send me a Sudoku puzzle and I will try to solve it with my code and post a video […]
30-Day Writing Challenge: 17/30 People who try to be productive focus on time management. But there are occasions when there is plenty of time, but you just don’t have the energy to do the task. Maybe, more than time management, it’s about energy or willpower management. It is often overlooked. Based on a quick search: […]
30-Day Writing Challenge: 16/30 Sharing my responses to a few questions I got: Why do we struggle with consistency? There are a few reasons, as per my knowledge: First is that our environment does not reward us adequately when we try to build good habits and does not ‘punish’ us when we do the opposite. […]