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Just to be super clear because a few people have asked:Narrowband #astrophotography means I used a monochrome camera and a set of very specific light filters. Pictures from NB imaging are not color...
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I have an early (for me) doctor appointment so I actually have to get ready and moving at reasonable time like a normal, responsible adult and I hate it
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mh-Back from the doc appointment and I have no motivation to do anything.The appointment was good. Got to see pics of my doc's newborn. Had a good chat with them. Increasing my dose for both meds and...
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mh-Should probably try doing work but I so don't want to deal with that. Too many negative emotions. Too many feelings of inadequacy.
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Trying carefully not to be paternalistic to a friend because I'm concerned they are about to do something for the wrong reason(s) and will come to regret it later
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One of those situations where it's hard to tell whether they are actually making a bad choice or whether I just don't like their approach because it's not what I would do.
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Hurricane Helene has not exactly been helpful in reducing my climate change anxiety
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mh-Okay, having trouble falling asleep 3 nights in a row is not making this any easier
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Something no one talks about enough:CPU cycles aren't free.Memory reads and writes aren't free.That shit takes power. A miniscule amount per instance, yes, but it adds up quick if it's from an app that...
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Manufacturing new computing hardware is an enormously energy and resource intensive process. Having to make hardware obsolete because the *software* isn't efficient is an absurd waste.
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I get that there are more impactful changes to society that can be made that would reduce our environmental impact more than writing better software. But it's still a thing that matters and should...
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Putting advertising on everything takes power.Making everything internet connected takes power.Pushing notifications takes power. Autoplaying videos and sound takes power.Tracking and data collection...
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This goes back to something I've ranted about in the past. Capitalism is incapable of comprehending the idea of a solved problem.There is a class of problems for which optimal (or nearly optimal)...
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When you live in a system that is always pushing for growth, your perspective becomes skewed. There are problems that we deal with everyday that probably could be solved — permanently (or at least for...
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It's always interesting to me when one of my random ramblings seem to strike a nerve and go viral.
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One of the little joys of doing #astrophotography is being able to use your own space pics as a computer background instead of ones from NASA
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I can tell someone popular must have boosted my post because my instance is suddenly really sloooow at refreshing lol
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*klaxon blaring*⚠️ AURORA ALERT ⚠️For those that aren't aware, there was a significant X7.1(!!!) solar flare on 10/1. The NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center is predicting the CME from that event will...
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