Stargeezer Smith
stargazersmith@social.linux.pizza
<p>Stargeezer, retired. Worked in computer science, aerospace engineering, and astronomy.</p><p>Our two sons keep me engaged on microprocessor projects and astronomy discussions.</p><p>Recent widower after 55 years of marriage. A verse from my son's farewell poem about his Mother:</p><p>Artistically intelligent <br />Indelibly beautiful <br />One of a kind<br />In your style and grace<br />No one can take your place</p><p>Interests:<br /><a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/amateurastronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>amateurastronomy</span></a><br /><a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>scifi</span></a><br /><a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/software" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>software</span></a
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@ChristosArgyrop@mstdn.science Very detailed description. I've used Perl for years and didn't know all that about it. Even so it's been my go to language for decades. I generally use the PDL as data analysis was one of my main interests. For graphics I generally used the TriD 3D package and the PGPLOT package, as well as calls to the always available GNUPLOT utility. The flexibility of expression meant a lot to me, as I was also a Forth user.
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Having tinnitus, I found this interesting . https://www.sciencealert.com/the-brain-seems-to-rearrange-itself-as-tinnitus-becomes-chronic #tinnitus
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New Images Reveal the Stunning Properties of the Black Hole at the Center of M87 - Universe Today https://www.universetoday.com/articles/new-images-reveal-the-stunning-properties-of-the-black-hole-at-the-center-of-m87
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Juno Measures the Heat Below Io&#39;s Restless Surface - Universe Today https://www.universetoday.com/articles/juno-measures-the-heat-below-ios-restless-surface
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Little Red Dots. https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-distant-primordial-object-may-be-a-newborn-little-red-dot
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800 Million Years Ago, a Catastrophic Asteroid Breakup Rained Fire on the Inner Solar System - Universe Today https://www.universetoday.com/articles/800-million-years-ago-a-catastrophic-asteroid-breakup-rained-fire-on-the-inner-solar-system #asteroids
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@Strandjunker@mstdn.social That's a pretty astute observation. It's difficult for a genuinely nice person to fake being mean because it may hurt someone's feelings, which is contrary to their nature. But a mean person may well fake being nice as a way of manipulation, which is part of being mean.
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@Natasha_Jay@tech.lgbt Exceedingly clever.
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@susankayequinn@wandering.shop I do have a sense and a hope that Minneapolis is DT's Waterloo.
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@markwyner@mas.to I think in Perl you could use ra[c,p]ist
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@grimalkina@mastodon.social I had to see a grief counselor myself this year. You never know when you'll get a broken arm and need a physician, or a broken heart and need a grief counselor.
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@VeroniqueB99@mastodon.social It's been confusing me too.
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@VeroniqueB99@mastodon.social That one took me a minute.
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@MessengerFlats@qoto.org @bich@apobangpo.space I concur. I felt I learned a lot as a veteran about teamwork, ethics, and focus on mission. These folks seemed to have learned none of that.
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@NorcalGma2@sfba.social The helplessness feeling is hard on people when they have to depend upon others. I know my late wife mentioned how guilty she felt at having to step back and let me take over house chores. I told her I didn't mind at all, but she still felt bad about it.
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@elizabethjacobs.bsky.social @defendpublichealth.bsky.social Aside from his obvious mental incoherence, do you think he looks well?
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@VeroniqueB99@mastodon.social Have you seen the movie Being There? This reminds me of that, the way his ramblings are taken as wisdom by his devoted.
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@skykiss@sfba.social Does this mean the Trump victory party for Orban is cancelled?
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@heidilifeldman@mastodon.social Wrote my Congressman today on that very subject (as well as a few days ago).
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@VeroniqueB99@mastodon.social Now that's a good one.
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@gottalaff.bsky.social Seems like I've heard that one before, say for the last 30 years.
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@chrisnelsonsdog@mstdn.social Thanks for that. It is a kind of wealth.
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@gottalaff.bsky.social Recall that thousands of charging stations across the nation was a Biden priority.
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@NorcalGma2@sfba.social You are managing the difficult situation wisely.
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@chiamaluca@mastodon.world You have hit on the central question that leaves me baffled.
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@ufofeed@channels.im That's a nice image, one of my favorite star targets. I don't have equipment capable of star photography. So I use images out of the Harvard/Smithsonian MicroObservatory archive. I've put together my own processing software that works with the #MicroObservatory format, and here is my effort of stacking some of their photos of #M13.
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@JustFrank@mas.to A variation of that Rocky Horror Show lyric I used on a t shirt once, generally meaningful to Linux users was: Don't Dream it. Apt-get it .
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@NorcalGma2@sfba.social Something to keep.
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@JankaWessman@kamu.social I have met that criteria. I am not happy all the time. In fact, never anymore for entire days.
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@RepShontelBrown@mastodon.social The challenge is to break into the right-wing echo chamber and bring some enlightenment about how things are. Most of the truths about the damage being done to the U. S. don't penetrate that propaganda bubble, and most Trump supporters and apparently even administration officials listen only to what's promoted in the bubble.