The 36% Waxing Crescent Moon, May 2023
This week’s lunar trek continues with another evening of clear sky and an easier target.
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Computer Looking Up
Astronomy, and Computer Technology
Author: Paul
The 14% Waxing Crescent Moon, May 2023
Another clear night, another clear shot at May’s Waxing Crescent Moon in the evening sky after Sunset. Taken with my 127mm Mak-Cass telescope and iPhone 14 Pro with NightCap.
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Venus and Moon, May 2023
A clear sky showed the prime event of the week – Venus and the Moon in proximity after Sunset. Photographed with my Canon EOS SL3.
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Avoid This Disastrous Redirect “301” Problem for SEO
When I changed the URL for my website, I made a mistake with the redirect that nearly cost all of my SEO rankings with Google. In this article, I explain the problem and how I fixed it in time.
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The 6.4% Waxing Crescent Moon, May 2023
After nearly a month of waiting through overcast and wildfire smoke haze, I had a chance to see and photograph May’s young crescent Moon.
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How I Upgrade My Asus ZenWiFi Firmware
This is how I upgrade the firmware on my Asus ZenWiFi AX router and nodes, to hopefully avoid issues like the infamous blinking light problem these mesh devices are known for.
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The Greatest Lesson of History
They say those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it. But is that really true? No matter how much history I know, there isn’t much I can do about it. There is a more pertinent lesson.
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Turning External USB Drives On and Off for Synology Hyper Backup
Here is my process and shell code for turning on and off external USB drives for Synology Hyper Backup.
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How Time Travel Can Save Star Wars
An epic explanation for how to fix the ridiculousness of everyone’s favorite space franchise.
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Crumbled Foundation: Thoughts After Viewing Season 1 of the Apple TV+ Series
There are good reasons why Asimov’s Foundation series is rarely transcribed to screen. Apple TV+ affirms the dilemmas.
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