Hello friends,
This past month I’ve been deep into research, studying, and development on my WaveWatch application. While I haven’t spent much time on ham radio or on the airwaves, I’ve been following the growing excitement around Meshtastic, which continues to capture my interest.
I’ve also been fascinated by recent astronomical events such as 3I/Alpha and other space-related discoveries. As always, separating real news from misinformation can be a challenge — and it’s frustrating when valuable information gets locked behind government security classifications, making it difficult for the public to understand what’s truly happening.
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Technology & Tools
On the tech side, my Mac mini has been giving me trouble. Despite being an M1, it only has 8GB of memory, and it’s painfully slow. Crashes are common, and a cold boot can take over 15 minutes. Because of this, I’ve been moving my files from the Mac mini over to my laptop to keep things moving.
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“`Building More Presence
I’ve realized I need to balance programming with growing my online presence.
So, over the next few weeks, I’ll be posting more on Instagram, X, Meta, and LinkedIn.
Lately, I’ve been diving into YouTube videos about 3I/Atlas — and I even wrote a program that transcribes and rewrites those videos so a 16-year-old could understand them. It works great, but yeah… it’s eating up a lot of API tokens. I’m running it all inside Cursor.com.
I’m also thinking about starting a weekly Zoom hangout — a small, open chat for about 10 to 15 people where I share stories about hacking, phone phreaking, programming, and AI. It’ll be free, but exclusive to my Patreon supporters. I’ll post the link there.
Would you join one of those sessions?
Drop a comment and let me know what day of the week works best.
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Content Goals
Going forward, I’ll be focusing on:
• Creating more YouTube videos and shorts
• Posting regularly on Instagram, Meta, and X
• Continuing to share updates with my Patreon community
Your feedback and support mean everything. If you’d like to stay in touch or share ideas, the best way to reach me remains email.
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Thank you all for sticking with me on this journey. Stay tuned for new content, and as always…
Keep it real.
— The Crunchman
— John “Cap’n Crunch” Draper