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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Astronomy, and Computer Technology
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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I Love Everything About My Honda Ridgeline Except for This One Problem
Everything about my 2022 Honda Ridgeline is great, except for one issue explained in today’s article.
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Almost Full Moon (99%) April 2023
Very clear skies this early morning offered a prime opportunity to observe and photograph a nearly Full Moon.
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Picking Rahm for The Masters
As the past several years have seen one of the top three from Day 1 be the winner, I like Jon Rahm as my Thursday pick. Plus other thoughts on Day 1 of The Masters in today’s brief.
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Waxing Gibbous Moon 88%, April 2023
Despite the colder temperatures and increasing wind, I used my homemade Dobsonian telescope tonight to photograph the Moon approaching Full.
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