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Went to 50th Anniversary Who showing at theater
I think the best bit about watching the 50th anniversary special in the theater was looking around and seeing all these kids who weren't born when my Doctors were on the air ( Read more... ) -
Oh Joy...
... budding musician in the apartment complex across from my home office is learning to play the clarinet.
I approve of musicians and understand that drills are necessary, but I am rapidly becoming less fond of "Sakura, Sakura" than I was a day ago.
Also, I have rather frequent headaches now due to eyestrain, so... rrrrrgh.
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Saturn and moon playing peekaboo
I really really REALLY wish I had a camera I could clamp onto a good telephoto lens AND tripod, or else a camera that fit my ancient backyard scope.
Holding a point-and-shoot camera against the scope's eyepiece and trying not to breathe yielded these:
(Contrast boosted on most of them to try and make it more visible)
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Success! (Comet Panstarrs)
I really, really need a camera for astrophotography.
Holding a point-and-shoot camera over the lens of my wee beginner telescope is not, repeat, NOT the way to do this. So these photos are not great. BUT!
It's a comet.
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Captain Kate Says: Earthquake Warning System Worked!
Monday's earthquake was wimpy, but useful.
An earthquake early warning system being tested in California gave seismologists in Pasadena up to 30 seconds to prepare for Monday morning’s temblor in the desert of Riverside County ( Read more... ) -
Note to self: just say no to moderating positions
...because at some point, you'll be moderating fellow members, not only trolls that need to be flicked away.
To think, I once enjoyed this kind of thing. Now I just want to fricking RUN AWAY.
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I ACCIDENTALLY A COMET
So I went out to the Great Park tonight to look for Comet PanStarrs, after failing last night because of fog on the ocean. I even got a new app, SkySafari, which lets you look up comets and everything else (Comet C/2011 L4 = Panstarrs)!, and then it draws a green arrow pointing to whatever the heck you're trying to find. IT'S OVER THERE, YOU TWIT ( Read more... ) -
Built-in Voice Recognition in Mac OS
Mac voice recognition (video link, includes sound) has been built into the system since 1993.
I used it years ago, but it was much more primitive then and not ready for prime time. My wrists are now very, very grateful that I have activated it.
What it can do:- Switch between programs, play/pause, use voice commands for copy/paste and move up/ ( Read more... )
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Russian meteor videos / links roundup
So, a round-up, partly so I can find this stuff later.
Excellent summary from Sky & Telescope.
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A complaint I just lodged with the BBB against AT&T "YP" directories...
Yeah, yeah, I know, first world problems. But think of the trees!
( Complaint I just lodged with Better Business Bureau... )