"Go out, get a book," suggests Zack Rubenstein, 28, who has for years provided free technical support for his extended social network. "You went to college and you got a degree, you obviously can learn something. Play around with it; it's not going to kill you."
Ok, so when your car breaks down, go to the local auto store, pick up a Chilton's and get to work. After all, it's just a car, and anyone with a degree should be smart enough to work on it. He should be using his intelligence to help people rather than berate them and bemoan the lunacy of the average user.
I'm not sure why, under 10.3.2 Safari has crashed more relatively than all other Safari/OS X versions combined. I noticed it started happening after one of the recent security updates. BTW, these aren't pr0n sites (which work fine incidentally), but typical stuff like/. and Arstechnica.
I noticed Safari has been crashing much more frequently under 10.3.2 than 10.3.1 so I was eager to upgrade to see if they fixed something. So far, so good. No crashes.
This design has been around for quite some time and telescope makers have been folding light paths of reflectors since their inception. Check out these designs , which not only fold the light path but make it ubobstructed as well. HIs telescope, while nice for viewing deep sky objects, will likely produce low-contrast planetary images due to the large central obstruction. This project is really about optimizing a design around his viewing habits rather than anything revolutionary.
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Yup, new policy where I work is simple: no cell-phones of any kind. If you get caught (read: forget), and your phone has a camera, M-16s and barking dogs will accompany you to jail.
A brilliant post; I'd mod it up if I had points. People who believe the fuzz care about enforcing your speed in the name of safety or conserving oil are missing the point--or rather the condition of the city coffers or the juxtaposition of an election.
If you have a scope or know someone who does, get out and take a peek. Not only is Saturn at a favorable opposition (i.e, it's close to Earth), but the rings are steeply tilted, making for spectacular views. Just about any scope will show the ring system and a few moons, especially Titan. Saturn's features aren't as contrasty as those on Mars, so be patient at the eyepiece and you will see detail. Here's a few things to look for:
Cassini's Division
South Polar Hood
Shadow of planet on ring system
South Equatorial belts and zones
Enke Division (need a big scope)
Crepe ring (need a big scope)
Most of these things can be seen with amateur scopes with at least 4" (102mm) aperture. Remember though that the atmosphere will cause the image to blur, so keep checking back on different nights if seeing is bad. Take a look at the Clear Sky Clock for your area. Happy viewing!
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I'm a ham, but have never done this kind of communicating. I know they use very slow morse code and set up "skeds" on clearer frequencies (or even IM or e-mail) to coordinate the conversation which comes in bits and pieces due to the temporal nature of the ionization. Any other hams care to comment?
viewing meteors through a telescope is not recommended. the field of view is very small and a meteor shower is a whole-sky event. To watch a shower, find a comfortable place to lay or sit, and stare in the general direction of the radiant (in this case, the constellation Gemini). For this shower, the radiant is close an obvious yellow "star" called Saturn.
Save your scope for stars,planets, or deep sky objects.
"In 2001, that process produced a standoff in Texas, with the Republican state senate and the Democratic state house of representatives unable to reach an agreement. As a result, a panel of federal judges formulated a compromise plan, which more or less replicated the current partisan balance in the state's congressional delegation."
Too many important issues are being pushed to the courts by representatives who are afraid of making decisions and losing face. Why is it that judges can compromise, but our elected officials populating the legislative branches seem to have lost that ability?
shouldn't be the cause of much distress these days unless they cut corners somewhere. Stuff designed in the 1980s has no problem handling these situations. One way to remedy the situation is an autonomous reboot of the affected processor.
Basically, you figure out how long your mission lifespan is, say 10 years. Double that for a safety factor. You need to know how much propellant you use during normal stationkeeping cycles and add in the estimated number of delta-Vs you'll need to do--a total WAG. These delta-Vs will be for repositionings and collision avoidance, hence the large fudge factor.
has a great explaination of this effect in his book "The Demon Haunted World."
He states, "Humans, like other primates...enjoy one another's company....Parental care of the young is essential for the continuance of the hereditary lines. As soon as the infant can see, it recognizes faces, and we now know that this skill is hardwired in our brains."
He continues, "As an inadvertant side effect, the patter-recognition machinery in our brains is so efficient in extracting a face from a clutter of other detail that we sometimes see faces where there are none."
doesn't prohibit the use of any product made within a 100 mile radius of San Francisco?
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What part? I'm going to be co-teaching an Astronomy class in Elbert and we'll be keeping an eye out for bolides. Seeing will be poor according the Great Sky Clock.:-(
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Moon is nearly third quarter and will rise during the best viewing times washing out all but the brightest ones. Additionally, this year's shower should be regular, i.e. about 60 meteors per hour from a dark location. YMMV.
ok, the link didn't work. Just go to skyandtel.com, click on Observing, Celestial Objects, click on Planets, and scroll down to "A Jupiter Observing Guide."
Jupiter will be well placed in the sky for the next several months. Even a small 2.4" (60mm) scope will show some detail. More info can be found here:
http://skyandtelescope.com/observing/objects/plane ts/article_174_1.asp
I'm 26, but a significant majority of the folks at the release party I went to were 50+. I guess Apple's youth-oriented marketing hasn't been working in my area. It makes sense though; most of the young kids want to game and hot-rod their boxes--something Apple's not known for.
The on-board computer writes thousands of telemetry points and stores them in a circular buffer for some predetermined (and adjustable) time. When something goes wrong, it stops writing and makes this data available to engineers on the ground. Some systems have a special buffer that only turns on after an anomaly has been detected, allowing further insight. If I'm not mistaken, Saturn cars have this feature as well.
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"Go out, get a book," suggests Zack Rubenstein, 28, who has for years provided free technical support for his extended social network. "You went to college and you got a degree, you obviously can learn something. Play around with it; it's not going to kill you."
Ok, so when your car breaks down, go to the local auto store, pick up a Chilton's and get to work. After all, it's just a car, and anyone with a degree should be smart enough to work on it. He should be using his intelligence to help people rather than berate them and bemoan the lunacy of the average user.
I'm not sure why, under 10.3.2 Safari has crashed more relatively than all other Safari/OS X versions combined. I noticed it started happening after one of the recent security updates. BTW, these aren't pr0n sites (which work fine incidentally), but typical stuff like /. and Arstechnica.
I noticed Safari has been crashing much more frequently under 10.3.2 than 10.3.1 so I was eager to upgrade to see if they fixed something. So far, so good. No crashes.
This design has been around for quite some time and telescope makers have been folding light paths of reflectors since their inception. Check out these designs , which not only fold the light path but make it ubobstructed as well. HIs telescope, while nice for viewing deep sky objects, will likely produce low-contrast planetary images due to the large central obstruction. This project is really about optimizing a design around his viewing habits rather than anything revolutionary.
Yup, new policy where I work is simple: no cell-phones of any kind. If you get caught (read: forget), and your phone has a camera, M-16s and barking dogs will accompany you to jail.
A brilliant post; I'd mod it up if I had points. People who believe the fuzz care about enforcing your speed in the name of safety or conserving oil are missing the point--or rather the condition of the city coffers or the juxtaposition of an election.
Bootes is known as "The Herdsman", "The Ox Driver", or "The Ploughman". "The Hunter" is reserved for the constellation Orion.
Cue the "Predator" music!
Now everyone can shoot a trophy buck! Before modding me down, note I am a hunter. Oh wait, isn't that automatically a -1 post?
- Cassini's Division
- South Polar Hood
- Shadow of planet on ring system
- South Equatorial belts and zones
- Enke Division (need a big scope)
- Crepe ring (need a big scope)
Most of these things can be seen with amateur scopes with at least 4" (102mm) aperture. Remember though that the atmosphere will cause the image to blur, so keep checking back on different nights if seeing is bad. Take a look at the Clear Sky Clock for your area. Happy viewing!I'm a ham, but have never done this kind of communicating. I know they use very slow morse code and set up "skeds" on clearer frequencies (or even IM or e-mail) to coordinate the conversation which comes in bits and pieces due to the temporal nature of the ionization. Any other hams care to comment?
viewing meteors through a telescope is not recommended. the field of view is very small and a meteor shower is a whole-sky event. To watch a shower, find a comfortable place to lay or sit, and stare in the general direction of the radiant (in this case, the constellation Gemini). For this shower, the radiant is close an obvious yellow "star" called Saturn. Save your scope for stars,planets, or deep sky objects.
"In 2001, that process produced a standoff in Texas, with the Republican state senate and the Democratic state house of representatives unable to reach an agreement. As a result, a panel of federal judges formulated a compromise plan, which more or less replicated the current partisan balance in the state's congressional delegation."
Too many important issues are being pushed to the courts by representatives who are afraid of making decisions and losing face. Why is it that judges can compromise, but our elected officials populating the legislative branches seem to have lost that ability?
shouldn't be the cause of much distress these days unless they cut corners somewhere. Stuff designed in the 1980s has no problem handling these situations. One way to remedy the situation is an autonomous reboot of the affected processor.
Basically, you figure out how long your mission lifespan is, say 10 years. Double that for a safety factor. You need to know how much propellant you use during normal stationkeeping cycles and add in the estimated number of delta-Vs you'll need to do--a total WAG. These delta-Vs will be for repositionings and collision avoidance, hence the large fudge factor.
Yup, that's exactly what ol' Carl said; I didn't include that part.
has a great explaination of this effect in his book "The Demon Haunted World."
...Parental care of the young is essential for the continuance of the hereditary lines. As soon as the infant can see, it recognizes faces, and we now know that this skill is hardwired in our brains."
He states, "Humans, like other primates...enjoy one another's company.
He continues, "As an inadvertant side effect, the patter-recognition machinery in our brains is so efficient in extracting a face from a clutter of other detail that we sometimes see faces where there are none."
doesn't prohibit the use of any product made within a 100 mile radius of San Francisco?
What part? I'm going to be co-teaching an Astronomy class in Elbert and we'll be keeping an eye out for bolides. Seeing will be poor according the Great Sky Clock. :-(
Moon is nearly third quarter and will rise during the best viewing times washing out all but the brightest ones. Additionally, this year's shower should be regular, i.e. about 60 meteors per hour from a dark location. YMMV.
ok, the link didn't work. Just go to skyandtel.com, click on Observing, Celestial Objects, click on Planets, and scroll down to "A Jupiter Observing Guide."
Jupiter will be well placed in the sky for the next several months. Even a small 2.4" (60mm) scope will show some detail. More info can be found here: http://skyandtelescope.com/observing/objects/plane ts/article_174_1.asp
http://www.uo14.net/
I'm 26, but a significant majority of the folks at the release party I went to were 50+. I guess Apple's youth-oriented marketing hasn't been working in my area. It makes sense though; most of the young kids want to game and hot-rod their boxes--something Apple's not known for.
The on-board computer writes thousands of telemetry points and stores them in a circular buffer for some predetermined (and adjustable) time. When something goes wrong, it stops writing and makes this data available to engineers on the ground. Some systems have a special buffer that only turns on after an anomaly has been detected, allowing further insight. If I'm not mistaken, Saturn cars have this feature as well.