Evan

@scribblesonnapkins
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Engineer, Public Transit Enthusiast, Concerned Citizen.

Personally : Trying to improve public transit in MA

Professionally : +15 years designing mostly electronics for hearing research.

Show threadEvanAug 5
Yes I am aware of the great work that has been done on open source toolchains for this like icestorm but I want to be able to run both toolchains.
EvanAug 5
Does anyone understand how to resolve this error message from lattice semi icecube2? I am sure the license file is there. I have jumped through a lot of hoops to install this "current" software that needs an OS release from 2010. (RHEL 6)
EvanJul 31
Jennifer Homendy the last competent adult leading in a federal agency.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBTMCiZCjT0
NTSB chair blasts FAA over crash that killed 67 people

YouTube
EvanJul 31
Jonty WareingJul 30

"Radioactive wasp nest found at South Carolina site where U.S. once made nuclear bombs"

"No wasps were found, officials said"

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/radioactive-wasp-nest-savannah-river-south-carolina-nuclear-bombs-site/

EvanJul 31
TheCathyWilcoxJul 30

Gestures.

My @smh @theage cartoon.

EvanJul 29
Mondoweiss šŸ‡µšŸ‡øJul 28
The New York Times has helped to enable and sustain Israelā€™s ongoing genocide. A new dossier reveals the close ties of 20 top editors, executives, and journalists at the Times who have covered Gaza and their connection to Israel and Zionism. https://mondoweiss.net/2025/07/the-new-york-times-commitment-to-zionism-begins-with-its-own-staff/
The New York Times commitment to Zionism begins with its own staff

The New York Times has helped to enable and sustain Israelā€™s ongoing genocide. A new dossier reveals the close ties of 20 top editors, executives, and journalists at the Times who have covered Gaza and their connection to Israel and Zionism.

Mondoweiss
EvanJul 28
Show threadProf. Sam LawlerJul 28

Hey ham radio operators! The FCC received 2,283 filings in response to AST SpaceMobile asking to keep using amateur radio bands, almost all of them negative: https://www.amsat.org/ans-208-amsat-news-service-weekly-bulletins/

Well done! I have no idea if it'll make any difference at all, but I really appreciate that there are a lot of other people out there who are willing to yell along with me as megaconstellations try to take over... well... everything.

ANS-208 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins ā€“ AMSAT

EvanJul 28
Steve HermanJul 28
Kyiv Independent - A pro-Ukrainian hacker group has claimed responsibility, in cooperation with a Belarusian opposition hacktivist group, for a large-scale attack on Aeroflot's IT infrastructure, which has prompted cancellation of dozens of flights. https://kyivindependent.com/russias-aeroflot-reports-major-system-malfunction-hacker-group-claims-responsibility/
Hacker group claims responsibility for cyberattack on Russia's Aeroflot

A hacker group named Silent Crow has claimed responsibility for a large-scale attack on Aeroflot's IT infrastructure, allegedly conducted in cooperation with the Belarusian opposition hacktivist group, Cyber Partisans BY.

The Kyiv Independent
EvanJul 22
mvarioJul 22

Instagram Suspends Zohran Mamdaniā€™s account, Leaked Memo Cites ā€˜National Interestā€™ as Meta Tilts Right ā€“ NYC Journals

https://nycjournals.com/2025/07/21/instagram-suspends-zohran-mamdanis-account-leaked-memo-cites-national-interest-as-meta-tilts-right/

#VoteMamdani #VoteProgressive #StopNeoliberalism #WorkingClassNotDonorClass #TaxTheRich #NoBillionaires #WealthTax #SecondBillOfRights #FDRDemocrats #AOC2028

[Note: some people said this was misinformation/disinformation. Perhaps. Most of them were extremely hostile and I have blocked them.]

Instagram Suspends Zohran Mamdaniā€™s account, Leaked Memo Cites ā€˜National Interestā€™ as Meta Tilts Right

On Monday, July 21st, Instagram temporarily suspended the account of Zohran Mamdani, a New York State Assembly member and NYC mayoral candidate. The suspension, which lasted approximately 3 hours bā€¦

NYC Journals
EvanJul 22
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzDxV7jnAos
Israeli opposition MP forcefully removed from podium after blasting Gaza war

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Deviant OllamMay 31

American airports: "Take off your shoes! Is that water bottle empty?! I don't like the look of this nail file, buster!"

Switzerland: "Please feel free to purchase our iconic pocketknives right here inside the terminal."

Show threadJim CampbellMay 31

@deviantollam

If you buy one* do they seal it up securely in a soft plastic supermarket carry bag and make you promise not to open it like they do with Duty-Free booze in Australian airports?

*And, more importantly, what are the prices like at the source?

Show threadJon WilsonMay 31
@deviantollam i once accidentally carried a Swiss army knife through security at Zurich airport. I was taken to one side. Expecting to be given a hard time, I was surprised when they said "Of course you can take a Swiss army knife on a Swiss Air flight! But please remember to pack it properly on your next leg. We would hate for you to lose it".
Show threadFernando M. S. šŸ‡µšŸ‡øMay 31
@bassthang @deviantollam the same happened to me, also in Zurich, ages ago! šŸ˜šŸ‡ØšŸ‡­
Show threadSebastian "spaetz" SpaethJun 1
@bassthang @deviantollam same has happened to me :-)
Show threadPersephoneMay 31
@deviantollam safely stored in that plastic blister package that's impossible to open without the knife that's inside the packaging?
Show threadDeviant OllamMay 31
@mindpersephone hah, that's how they get 'ya!
Show threadTobyMay 31
@deviantollam MacGyver: *sweating intensely*
Show threadDeviant OllamMay 31
@xenotrope haha yeah.
Show threadTobyMay 31
@deviantollam Bum bump bahhhhhh. Bum bump bahhh. Bum bump bah dee duh dum bah buh bahhh, bum bump bahhhhhh.... *explosions* *jeep* *sparks* *Dana Elcar* *hang glider intensifies*
Show threadDeviant OllamMay 31
@xenotrope I see it and hear it now in my head šŸ˜Š
Show threadDeviant OllamMay 31
@xenotrope (fun fact: for a not insignificant amount of time when I was younger, I thought that actor's name was "Dana Eclair")
Show threadTobyMay 31
@deviantollam It's OK. For a long time I thought it was reasonable to defuse a bomb with a shoelace and some sugar packets. A lot of that show built unreasonable ideas in our minds.
Show threadDeviant OllamMay 31
@xenotrope Well, I didn't buy one of the little pocket knives but they gave me this Victorinox pouch... Maybe the rocket car parts and laser-refracting prisms are in there? šŸ˜‰
Show threadTobyMay 31

@deviantollam I bet it has some paperclips, a twist of wire, four buttons, and a pair of tweezers.

That's enough to built a geosynchronous telecommunications satellite.

Show threadRejZoRMay 31
@xenotrope @deviantollam If you think original Macgyver was ridiculous, watch the new one. It's way more ridiculous. Also there can only be one real Macgyver and that's Richard Dean Anderson. I'm sure Lucas Till is a cool guy, but you know.
Show threadrugkMay 31
@rejzor
The new one is really, hilariously stupid, they once had a mention of #snowden at the end, because it was some kind of inside threat and they said "oh good it was like a Snowden moment" where Snowden was the bad guy. So absolutely us centric stupid stuff. šŸ˜…šŸ˜… #mcguyver
@xenotrope @deviantollam
Show threadAaron Bieber (no relation)May 31
@deviantollam Yeah sure but at least the American TSA has successfully thwarted over <checks notes> oh, huh, zero terrorists. Carry on!
Show threadAngus Marshall  May 31
@deviantollam and then deposit them in the sharps bins at the gates so we can sell them again, tomorrow.
Show threadBĆ„rd H. (lvl 48 šŸ‡³šŸ‡“)May 31

@deviantollam

You also need to understand, that in Swiss airports, compared to airports in the states, there are also way fewer Americans

Show threadchmod 777 KayfoxMay 31

@deviantollam I wonder if they'd make the same exception for my leatherman XD

(I am NOT going to test this, when I go through an airport I cosplay as Jeff Normalguy, the frequent flyer who loves following rules and queueing and takes all their electronics out of the bag before I'm even at the scanner)

Show threadOne-and-only Allen VersfeldMay 31
@deviantollam I once got blocked from entering a pub because the bouncer found a pocket knife on me. I made such a theatrical show of exactly how useless it would be as a weapon (starting with awkwardly fumbling it out of my pocket... trying to grip the blade with my thumbnail to open it... all while reminding the gorilla in front of me that this is supposed to be happening in the middle of a fight) that he told me to grow the fuck up and let me in šŸ¤£ I didn't even get to compare the tiny dull blade to a broken beer bottle!
Show threadJim BlissMay 31

@deviantollam Having switched planes in Zurich a few times, I can assure you there's no danger from these knives.

Think of them as you would a museum exhibit, because you won't have the money to buy one, having already bankrupted yourself buying a coffee and sandwich in the airport before you ever see the knives.

Show threadDressToKILTMay 31

@JimBliss @deviantollam

I see "@cstross boosted" and then beginning a sentence with "Having switched planes" I was expecting something COMPLETELY different.

Show threadMatija Å ukljeMay 31
@JimBliss @deviantollam true, but before you may enter the airport they still take away your previous swiss army knife.
Show threadjasegMay 31
@deviantollam I looked up the European regulations on this stuff a while ago, and the only concrete guidance I was able to find was that pocket knives and the like are okay in hand luggage if theyā€™re not longer than 7 cm or so. I have myself flown intra-European flights a bunch of times with my multitool in my backpack.
Show threadšŸ‡ŗšŸ‡ø šŸ‡ŗšŸ‡¦ šŸ‡®šŸ‡± šŸ§ šŸ„¦May 31
@deviantollam Can't do much with a Swiss army knife. By the time you unfold it and the crew stops laughing they already have you tackled and tied up. No disrespect to anyone I was into pocket knives as a child. I had several Swiss Army knives. Not very sharp, hardly used the tools. I found the cheapo simple pocket knives from the hardware store to sharper and more useful.
Show threadLord Tom Klopf of CZ May 31
@deviantollam they must be stored rectally during the flight though
Show threadatlovatoMay 31
@deviantollam - Oh Boy; Talk about sensors going off.
Show threadSaphyreMay 31
@deviantollam now this is how it should be, there should be less restrictions on what you can carry
Show threadleckseMay 31
@deviantollam Wait until you see Swiss Army soldiers with assault rifles on the trains.
Show threadAlMay 31
@deviantollam
In the US its security theater, designed to keep you afraid not secure.
Show threadTagHuntMay 31

@deviantollam
when I went on vacation to Germany I brought my nitecore ultra bright flashlight. It was one of the ones with the hardened glass breaker.

Got pulled to the side because of it. One of the security people was convinced it was a taser.

After chatting with the suddenly manifested armed security guys we got to the point of them wanting one too.

Its a nice flashlight, metal and damn bright (and no taser)

I was mostly worried about the large battery to be honest.

Show threadTrantionMay 31
@deviantollam About 10 years ago I took a domestic flight in New Zealand. The only security I had to go through was a man I didn't have to speak to (I asked him for information) asking me "You don't have anything explosive in this bag, do you?" as he put my rucksack onto an open conveyor belt in the public departure lounge
Show threader4z0rMay 31
@deviantollam great to see you this side of the big pond again. Will you join Babak for X33fcon Training in Poland ?
Show threadPhil BettsMay 31
@deviantollam @dropbear In Sydney you're a criminal, in Switzerland you're a customer. šŸ¤·
Show threadShaun GriffithMay 31
@deviantollam Oddly, if you make it onto the plane, there's rarely any security in the concourse between the plane and customs/immigration when you land. Lots of emergency exits, and toilets even. šŸ¤”
Show threadAlexander DyasMay 31
@deviantollam I got to the plane once some years ago with a large Swiss Army knife after going through security in Geneva airport. Also did it once with a large adjustable spanner I carried usually for my bike but forgot to remove from my rucksack. The guy in security jokingly asked me to volunteer myself if there was a mechanical emergency on the plane.
Show threaddjsfMay 31
@deviantollam ah yes one of the Swiss Articles of Faith
Show threadX-itMay 31
@deviantollam Oh, itā€™s quite safe. ā€œDuty Free items may not be opened until you reach your final destination.ā€
Show threadMaurice OnraetMay 31
@deviantollam The corkscrew is essential.
Show threadVysogotaMay 31
@deviantollam tbh that nail file looked deadlier than these swiss army knifes, also you might be carrying booze you didn't buy from the duty-free, so we can't have that...
Show threadKim Possible May 31
@deviantollam Atlanta Airport tip: if you want a cool Swiss pocket knife, look in the dirt around the potted plants. People ditch them there when they realize they have them and have to get rid of them ahead of checkpoint.
Show threadAI6YR BenMay 31
@kimlockhartga @deviantollam lol
Show threadcrispy branzino ā˜­ (skin)Jun 1
@kimlockhartga @deviantollam fallout 76 tips
Show threadKateJun 1
@kimlockhartga I always thought there was money to be made in selling prepaid postage bags in a vending machine at the security checkpoint.
Show threadKim Possible Jun 1
@redback Good God Yes!
Show threadCavyherdMay 31

@deviantollam

Flew through Boston Logan, & they practically had an aneurysm over my plastic bottle containing my earbuds (to keep the cords from tangling).

Show threadTheMagicalCMay 31
@deviantollam yep. TSA took out my 3ā€ long adjustable wrench to ā€œmake sure it was within size limitsā€, as if I could hurt someone with that.
Show threadfmc01May 31
@deviantollam And almost nobody in Switzerland knows who is the President.
Show threadKluthulhu' XOR 1=1--Jun 1
@deviantollam šŸ˜‰
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EkuMLId8SqE
Switzerland: So Many Guns, No Mass Shootings | The Daily Show Throwback

YouTube
Show threadSimon ZerafaJun 1

@deviantollam

To be fair condoms, water and lithium batteries used to be available in USnairports but only air side for all your improvised grenade construction needs šŸ˜†

Security Theatre for the win!

Swiss army knives are very cool though, I've owned several. They will even replace the tools for free when they wear out šŸ™‚šŸ––

Show threadāŠ„įµ’įµšā„CįµøįµŽį¶ŗįµ‹į¶«āˆøįµ’įµ˜ ā˜‘ļøJun 1
@simonzerafa @deviantollam https://www.wired.com/2013/12/terminal-cornucopia/
10 Guns, Bombs, and Weapons You Can Build at the Airport

Evan Booth wondered if it was possible for terrorists to craft deadly weapons using only items for sale at the duty free shops and newsstands beyond the TSA checkpoints.

WIRED
Show threadDeviant OllamJun 2
@falken @simonzerafa Evan's presentations on stage about these were so good
Show threadtaivlamJun 14
@deviantollam Tourism in Switzerland doesn't miss a beat.