New California state “Self Generation Incentive” subsidy for Solar and Power Storage-
Please check carefully when googling- Lots of Scams and “Sponsored” ads..
Above is a .GOV site, for example.

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Denmark trying to save govt.employees cost fromOffice365 Subscriptions by using “Linux”
Likley many Developers from there- Plus, Hey, “Free” (GNU? Linux? OpenSource? …)

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Does Windows 10 reach End of Life on October 2025?!

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Saving power and efficiency in motors– “Variable Frequency Drive” as opposed to relying on USA 60Hz induction speed

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A Bit about Electricity: Breakdown Voltage in Air 3000V/mm, 76,000 (76Kv) Per Inch when Insulators become Conductors
HOWEVER nothing less than 300V can bridge any gap– hence cable ratings BTW ‘plasma’ (a Flame) can easily conduct electricity even at low voltage ; ) which is how gas powered electrically ignited devices ‘know’ they are running!
Some of this knowledge led ATT to consider creating transistors….

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Some Privacy Situations: The sheer inconvenience of a system locking out ALL peripherals such as USB devices 

Carissa Veliz, Privacy is Power and Jon Fassman, We See it All as recommnded by an (Anonymous!)  listener
Proteon Mail — IS it Secure? A little about Vigilant Optimism as opposed to paranoid schizophrenia

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Google History!!

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Don’t let it Get to you! Listen to KVMR’s Zen Tech

Disinformation rife again about rapidly changing news
And how; the LA riots

Apple ID more obstreperous than ever about Lost Passwords etc due to the efficiency of AI Cracking
as after all this is the “Keys to the Kingdom”

What’s Multi Factor Authentication?
– Something you know, Password- Pin- Date etc
– something you own, Cell phone, smart card, key…
– and something you ARE: Fingerprint, Face, Iris, voice, DNA…
– Dynamics: Location, behavior (Keystrokes, time of day etc)

Good choice for a Second Factor: Google Authenticator

https://microbit.org/ Easiest way to learn IOT/Micro programming *
Buy device for $20 off Amazon etc, v2 or Higher

Data Loss profile fingerprints vulnerable info on WebSites…

Ryzen Tiny Powerful PC Windows 11 Pro – Search for Deals on Amazon, Etc..

Embedded System Emulator & its Learning Curves
https://wokwi.com/

[Female Mosquito Background Sound]
Mosquito Time! UV DOES NOT work to attract them to get zapped-
Coils to Kill Em containing Prallethrin which is ALMOST Natural. : )
More: mosquito-hearing

A Little about Cable Modems, DSL, Etc???

How to Become a Hacker? Discuss…

New Career??  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_Context_Protocol

ISS passes directly overhead – 89deg.  Rises 21:02. See free app SpotTheStation, and Website:

“This is Not a Scam” Email from PGE. Really?

RCS manifests! (Rich Communication Services)
https://www.t-mobile.com/dialed-in/wireless/what-is-rcs-messaging

Successful and fun Celtic Festival is over… Learned something about the radio communications used on their 50 radios- these are leased Motorola radios using a systems called TETRA   tech radio each ~
$400 & a Special License (not a Permit) for reliability & range & security and Repeaters–
My cheap (<$50 BRS and FRS radios (462 and 467 FM)
use a totally different set if frequencies and technologies! Still useful for “Premise Radio” such as around hotels campsite and offices…”Coding DTMF” can prevent some interference but cannot prevent eavesdropping..

Microsoft Windows Package Automation– Chocolatey! Free Tier for ‘home’ use is fine but it can scale to a whole enterprise… Ugly CLI (Command Line Interface) or HEY a Pretty GUI (Graphical User Interface)

Reformatting Old PC- reloading Windows before giving it away? Some Info..

Fun Free Tools to De Bloat Windows: Bulk Crap Uninstaller
More Advanced, more automated and trickier to set up “Git Debloat” Script

Venusian Probe– It’s BACK!

Hello!
Paule NOT Calling on from Abroad..
Dealing with Time Zones during Travels..
CANCELLED due to health and technical Woes!
Replaced with an alternate Tech Show Thank you Sean!