Sorry, but you are flat-out wrong. I do a lot of public outreach in astronomy, and I can tell you with confidence that a dob is the best first-telescope for a beginner. I teach folks how to make sure the finder is aligned (I prefer a Telrad), how to do a quick check on collimation of the optics, and show them how to use the bright stars of the constellations as guide-posts to interesting objects. I try to get them started with planets and the moon. A dob is perfect because you can have it set up in a minute and there's no complexity or precision required. The XT6 is a perfect first scope. My first one was an 8" and I used it for several years until I bumped up to a 13.1" dob, which I still use. An EQ mount will do nothing but frustrate a beginner. Trust me. I work regularly with newcomers to the hobby who bought one and are ready to sell it and walk away from the hobby.
Bah! I run a freaking HP ML360 with dual redundant power supplies connected to redundant UPS's running Sophos Home UTM! IT slurrrrrrrps electrons like a fratboy guzzles hop-based alcohol. Ooooohhhhh yeaaaahhhhh! My protection is extensive and expensive.
Don't be an idiot. Your logic is flawed. It essentially goes: "...Science is unsure or has no definite answer, therefore, God." that's the 'god of the gaps' argument. YOU show ME your proof. Until then, your superstition has about as much evidence going for it as there is evidence for unicorns and leprechauns. The evidence for evolution is manifest and unassailable at this point. Origins will take some time, but work in the lab has given some promising beginnings on that question. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M...
My comment was not for Bite the Pillow. I can no longer see the comment that I was replying to.
Don't be an idiot. Your logic is flawed. It essentially goes: "...Science is unsure or has no definite answer, therefore, God." that's the 'god of the gaps' argument. YOU show ME your proof. Until then, your superstition has about as much evidence going for it as there is evidence for unicorns and leprechauns. The evidence for evolution is manifest and unassailable at this point. Origins will take some time, but work in the lab has given some promising beginnings on that question. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M...
Update: both "-g" and "-G" on the Ubuntu systems result in "System Infected". On Centos, "-g" results in "System Infected", and "-G" results in "System Clean".
I run a Ubuntu server as a file/media/web server at home. I ran #ssh -G 2>&1 | grep -e illegal -e unknown >/dev/null && echo “System clean” || echo “System infected”
and got a "System Infected" message. As a control before I blew away that install and started from scratch, I installed Ubuntu in a VM from the disk I used on my primary server and ran all the updates. I get "System Infected" on the VM. What's going on here? False positive??
Dammit! If I had mod points I'd mod you up. I'm in the IT VAR biz, and I've seen the quality slowly degrade over time. The margins are tight in the hardware business, and there's no incentive for the manufacturers to dial it up. You have to go with niche players if you want hardware with the quality that meets your standards. Gaming portables are intersting, as a re mobile workstations, but $$, weight, and battery life are the trade-offs.
Yup. Been there and done that. My Lenovo T510 with bumped up HD and 8Gb RAM is now a Hackintosh running Mavericks just sweet and fine, and it is my primary lappy. The ability to survive spills is its key selling point (I'm a klutz with 2 cats and 2 dogs). It was previously running Mint. A couple of spare 2.5" drives will shortly be configured for Mint again and Windows 8.1 for software testing.
Well said Dave. I'm also shocked that no one has replied with an obligatory "Surprised with off-topic garbage replies...you must be new here.";-)
Kudos to you, Paul, and Nathan. This will provide many, many, teaching moments and hopefully inspiration for other kids with an interest in science generally and science specifically.
99.8% right: the big team consists of Dave Lane and his supportive wife, both very wonderful people, btw. Trivia: Dave is also past President of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada.
Bah! Rushing through things. My AC post was the one where I declined to give them access to my contacts list and they disregarded my selection and spammed everyone whom I ever corresponded with.
Wishing for mod points. +1.
I can count almost a half-dozen PC issues I troubleshooted (troubleshot?) over the years that were because of a flaky PSU. I only use top-end PSU's nowadays: PC Power and Cooling Silencer 750 Mark 1 on the media server (recycled from my old game rig), Cooler Master 1200W Silent Pro Gold (powering dual overclocked EVGA GTX 680's, 2 SSD's, 4x 7500 RPM HD's, Intel i5 2500k overclocked 45%, occasional hot-swap drives) on my current rig. More unnecessary crap to be installed shortly...(and I got the PSU on sale for $170 Canadian)
Well... I'm actually more surprised that HP refuses to take the lead on ANY consumer-related goods. Or enterprise products/services, for that matter.
Man, I thought for a while that HP might be able to turn it around and get back to its roots of being a kick-ass engineering company, but it's pretty obvious that those days are now gone. I'm pretty sure that even the old engineering fogeys who might have been able to tell the yung'uns about what HP culture was like before have left the ship. At this point, it's just a large computer manufacturing company like Dell and Acer, with some enterprise big iron and consulting thrown in.
I just add files to the folders on the NAS and XBMC finds them, every time. The ATV replaced my PS3 streaming files from PS3 Media Server running on the NAS (the NAS is a Core 2 Duo PC running Ubuntu server). I really like the Apple TV over-all. Have you updated to the latest version of XBMC? Having said all that, XBMC crashes daily on my Apple TV. I've re-flashed it and all that, but I believe the unit is a dud. Once the IOS on the v.3 units have been jail broken, then I'll send it back to Apple for replacement. So many others, including many friends, have units that work just fine so I believe mine is just a random ATV with issues.
1.) Extensible via add-on streams and apps
2.) Navi-X add-on program
3.) Stream just about any TV show or movie over the Internet (with appropriate add-ons)
4.) Run it on a rooted AppleTV (Sure, you can run it on a desktop PC if you want. I do as a test environment and for watching stuff when my wife is using the TV).
5.) Full access to your media files on your network shares with minimal/no fuss
It excels as a HTPC environment, which is the whole point of it. This is how it was used on the XBox. Now it can go on many different devices. My AppleTV 2 is the perfect HTPC. Small, unobtrusive, can be controlled via my iPhone, low power...
Goodbye Satellite TV.
You assume/oresume that kids have the $$$ to buy cocaine? Your reality distortion-field is clearly superior to any that has made its way to my poor neck of the woods.
That, sir, is frankly fucked. I've perfected the unblinking stare. I'd just stare at the ass-hat that tried to demand any amount of $$ out of my wallet. Pity the damned fool that pushed the issue.
I'm on the board of a science-oriented non-profit in Canada. We submit our reports 1 week before the monthly Exec meeting on our forum. At the meeting it's "Any questions or anything to add to xy report?". Then it's new business. Most questions are handled on the forum *when we have time personally to deal with them*. Meetings are to the point and handled within an hour. We also open the Exec meetings to interested members to observe. Now, if I could get my employer to adopt such a model...
Are you saying that tablets are replacing PC's? That every tablet sold is a PC not purchased? Seriously? for 99.9% of consumer/business use, a tablet is a convenient accessory to a PC. Great for media consumption. Now go ahead and try and do some serious work. Coding? Photo editing? Movie Editing? Writing a long document or complex report? Et al ad nauseum. FWIW, I have a Touchpad, my wife has a shiny new iPad, and I have a custom-built-by-me enthusiast PC and a loaded laptop. The tablet has it's role: convenient web surfing, music, recipe file etc.
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Sorry, but you are flat-out wrong. I do a lot of public outreach in astronomy, and I can tell you with confidence that a dob is the best first-telescope for a beginner. I teach folks how to make sure the finder is aligned (I prefer a Telrad), how to do a quick check on collimation of the optics, and show them how to use the bright stars of the constellations as guide-posts to interesting objects. I try to get them started with planets and the moon. A dob is perfect because you can have it set up in a minute and there's no complexity or precision required. The XT6 is a perfect first scope. My first one was an 8" and I used it for several years until I bumped up to a 13.1" dob, which I still use. An EQ mount will do nothing but frustrate a beginner. Trust me. I work regularly with newcomers to the hobby who bought one and are ready to sell it and walk away from the hobby.
Bah! I run a freaking HP ML360 with dual redundant power supplies connected to redundant UPS's running Sophos Home UTM! IT slurrrrrrrps electrons like a fratboy guzzles hop-based alcohol. Ooooohhhhh yeaaaahhhhh! My protection is extensive and expensive.
Don't be an idiot. Your logic is flawed. It essentially goes: "...Science is unsure or has no definite answer, therefore, God." that's the 'god of the gaps' argument. YOU show ME your proof. Until then, your superstition has about as much evidence going for it as there is evidence for unicorns and leprechauns. The evidence for evolution is manifest and unassailable at this point. Origins will take some time, but work in the lab has given some promising beginnings on that question. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M...
My comment was not for Bite the Pillow. I can no longer see the comment that I was replying to.
Don't be an idiot. Your logic is flawed. It essentially goes: "...Science is unsure or has no definite answer, therefore, God." that's the 'god of the gaps' argument. YOU show ME your proof. Until then, your superstition has about as much evidence going for it as there is evidence for unicorns and leprechauns. The evidence for evolution is manifest and unassailable at this point. Origins will take some time, but work in the lab has given some promising beginnings on that question. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M...
Update: both "-g" and "-G" on the Ubuntu systems result in "System Infected". On Centos, "-g" results in "System Infected", and "-G" results in "System Clean".
Same thing with a new Centos VM. I'll have to do some more reading as this is not clear to me.
I run a Ubuntu server as a file/media/web server at home. I ran #ssh -G 2>&1 | grep -e illegal -e unknown > /dev/null && echo “System clean” || echo “System infected”
and got a "System Infected" message. As a control before I blew away that install and started from scratch, I installed Ubuntu in a VM from the disk I used on my primary server and ran all the updates. I get "System Infected" on the VM. What's going on here? False positive??
Dammit! If I had mod points I'd mod you up. I'm in the IT VAR biz, and I've seen the quality slowly degrade over time. The margins are tight in the hardware business, and there's no incentive for the manufacturers to dial it up. You have to go with niche players if you want hardware with the quality that meets your standards. Gaming portables are intersting, as a re mobile workstations, but $$, weight, and battery life are the trade-offs.
Yup. Been there and done that. My Lenovo T510 with bumped up HD and 8Gb RAM is now a Hackintosh running Mavericks just sweet and fine, and it is my primary lappy. The ability to survive spills is its key selling point (I'm a klutz with 2 cats and 2 dogs). It was previously running Mint. A couple of spare 2.5" drives will shortly be configured for Mint again and Windows 8.1 for software testing.
Well said Dave. I'm also shocked that no one has replied with an obligatory "Surprised with off-topic garbage replies...you must be new here." ;-)
Kudos to you, Paul, and Nathan. This will provide many, many, teaching moments and hopefully inspiration for other kids with an interest in science generally and science specifically.
99.8% right: the big team consists of Dave Lane and his supportive wife, both very wonderful people, btw. Trivia: Dave is also past President of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada.
Bah! Rushing through things. My AC post was the one where I declined to give them access to my contacts list and they disregarded my selection and spammed everyone whom I ever corresponded with.
I posted the above comment. Thought I was logged in :-/
Wishing for mod points. +1. I can count almost a half-dozen PC issues I troubleshooted (troubleshot?) over the years that were because of a flaky PSU. I only use top-end PSU's nowadays: PC Power and Cooling Silencer 750 Mark 1 on the media server (recycled from my old game rig), Cooler Master 1200W Silent Pro Gold (powering dual overclocked EVGA GTX 680's, 2 SSD's, 4x 7500 RPM HD's, Intel i5 2500k overclocked 45%, occasional hot-swap drives) on my current rig. More unnecessary crap to be installed shortly...(and I got the PSU on sale for $170 Canadian)
Errrrrrmmmmm.....http://botr.comeze.com/
Well... I'm actually more surprised that HP refuses to take the lead on ANY consumer-related goods. Or enterprise products/services, for that matter.
Man, I thought for a while that HP might be able to turn it around and get back to its roots of being a kick-ass engineering company, but it's pretty obvious that those days are now gone. I'm pretty sure that even the old engineering fogeys who might have been able to tell the yung'uns about what HP culture was like before have left the ship. At this point, it's just a large computer manufacturing company like Dell and Acer, with some enterprise big iron and consulting thrown in.
Sad to see them go.
All the engineers left when HP split into 2 companies a few years ago. They're still going strong at Agilent: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agilent_Technologies
Wow. Drink too much often? Seriously.
I just add files to the folders on the NAS and XBMC finds them, every time. The ATV replaced my PS3 streaming files from PS3 Media Server running on the NAS (the NAS is a Core 2 Duo PC running Ubuntu server). I really like the Apple TV over-all. Have you updated to the latest version of XBMC? Having said all that, XBMC crashes daily on my Apple TV. I've re-flashed it and all that, but I believe the unit is a dud. Once the IOS on the v.3 units have been jail broken, then I'll send it back to Apple for replacement. So many others, including many friends, have units that work just fine so I believe mine is just a random ATV with issues.
Check out "1Channel". Also, Icefilms seems to be back at or very near to its old goodness.
1.) Extensible via add-on streams and apps 2.) Navi-X add-on program 3.) Stream just about any TV show or movie over the Internet (with appropriate add-ons) 4.) Run it on a rooted AppleTV (Sure, you can run it on a desktop PC if you want. I do as a test environment and for watching stuff when my wife is using the TV). 5.) Full access to your media files on your network shares with minimal/no fuss It excels as a HTPC environment, which is the whole point of it. This is how it was used on the XBox. Now it can go on many different devices. My AppleTV 2 is the perfect HTPC. Small, unobtrusive, can be controlled via my iPhone, low power... Goodbye Satellite TV.
You assume/oresume that kids have the $$$ to buy cocaine? Your reality distortion-field is clearly superior to any that has made its way to my poor neck of the woods.
That, sir, is frankly fucked. I've perfected the unblinking stare. I'd just stare at the ass-hat that tried to demand any amount of $$ out of my wallet. Pity the damned fool that pushed the issue.
I'm on the board of a science-oriented non-profit in Canada. We submit our reports 1 week before the monthly Exec meeting on our forum. At the meeting it's "Any questions or anything to add to xy report?". Then it's new business. Most questions are handled on the forum *when we have time personally to deal with them*. Meetings are to the point and handled within an hour. We also open the Exec meetings to interested members to observe. Now, if I could get my employer to adopt such a model...
+1. Wish I had mod points.
Are you saying that tablets are replacing PC's? That every tablet sold is a PC not purchased? Seriously? for 99.9% of consumer/business use, a tablet is a convenient accessory to a PC. Great for media consumption. Now go ahead and try and do some serious work. Coding? Photo editing? Movie Editing? Writing a long document or complex report? Et al ad nauseum. FWIW, I have a Touchpad, my wife has a shiny new iPad, and I have a custom-built-by-me enthusiast PC and a loaded laptop. The tablet has it's role: convenient web surfing, music, recipe file etc.