SecurityCatnip
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I try to find needles in haystacks made of other needles. Infosec/Forensics. Public Higher Education. Cooking. Uncomfortably nostalgic for the Apple IIGS and Macintosh II. Amateur Astronomer. Never too many cats.
I have run academic conference for three decades. I have never once had the notion of having smoke machines in proximity to my poster sessions ever enter my mind lol.
November 15, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I have run academic conference for three decades. I have never once had the notion of having smoke machines in proximity to my poster sessions ever enter my mind lol.
You have to visit the page. The bizarre second-hand movements have to be seen.
November 15, 2025 at 5:05 PM
You have to visit the page. The bizarre second-hand movements have to be seen.
I remember that model. I used to teach digital video production and we had a classroom filled with those. They had built-in firewire, which is primarily why we bought them. (We used dual 21" CRTs on them.....hottest room in the computer lab lol.)
November 15, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I remember that model. I used to teach digital video production and we had a classroom filled with those. They had built-in firewire, which is primarily why we bought them. (We used dual 21" CRTs on them.....hottest room in the computer lab lol.)
I remember this ad!!
November 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I remember this ad!!
Looks like a book I should read. I've been in public higher ed for nearly 30 years. If I had to pick one idea that has undermined and derailed us it is the notion of students as customers. Yes, they pay tuition (and my salary) but the baggage of that has changed us into something we should not be.
November 15, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Looks like a book I should read. I've been in public higher ed for nearly 30 years. If I had to pick one idea that has undermined and derailed us it is the notion of students as customers. Yes, they pay tuition (and my salary) but the baggage of that has changed us into something we should not be.
My go-to object this time of year for a quick judge of transparency conditions.
November 15, 2025 at 3:11 PM
My go-to object this time of year for a quick judge of transparency conditions.
I was fooled by the b&w photo for many years, but you're right, the bandage is clearly (but barely) visible in it!
November 12, 2025 at 7:06 PM
I was fooled by the b&w photo for many years, but you're right, the bandage is clearly (but barely) visible in it!
I've always had a fondness for ASP. Got their catalog for years. For the longest time, it was the only place you could get Carl Sagan's COSMOS series.
November 12, 2025 at 3:27 AM
I've always had a fondness for ASP. Got their catalog for years. For the longest time, it was the only place you could get Carl Sagan's COSMOS series.
Wow....hardback of Broca's Brain.... complete Webb Society books in pristine conditions.....and the highly coveted Astronomy Atlas of the Moon! There are some serious gems in there.
November 12, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Wow....hardback of Broca's Brain.... complete Webb Society books in pristine conditions.....and the highly coveted Astronomy Atlas of the Moon! There are some serious gems in there.
The retraction is a fascinating read. "The peer review process is deemed to have been compromised."
November 12, 2025 at 3:06 AM
The retraction is a fascinating read. "The peer review process is deemed to have been compromised."
While I typically don't do St. Louis style, what is odd is that on those I think I do prefer to remove the membrane as it feels thicker than the one of baby backs and thus stays chewier.
November 8, 2025 at 7:10 PM
While I typically don't do St. Louis style, what is odd is that on those I think I do prefer to remove the membrane as it feels thicker than the one of baby backs and thus stays chewier.
Do you remove the membrane? After years of doing that on baby backs, I recently stopped and, to my shock, I actually prefer them with the membrane on! (I also use a barrel smoker in which they hang vertically, so it helps keep them together, too.)
November 8, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Do you remove the membrane? After years of doing that on baby backs, I recently stopped and, to my shock, I actually prefer them with the membrane on! (I also use a barrel smoker in which they hang vertically, so it helps keep them together, too.)
Absolutely. I teach digital forensics and the engagement I get when we use real case data as opposed to manufactured data is like night and day. However, real data are often "noisier" and I suspect you have to account for the same thing.
November 7, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Absolutely. I teach digital forensics and the engagement I get when we use real case data as opposed to manufactured data is like night and day. However, real data are often "noisier" and I suspect you have to account for the same thing.
With its short 250 mm focal length, it would be nearly impossible. Jupiter is 40" across; the S50 field-of-view is 2,500" across (smaller dimension). The Seestars, as wonderful as they are, are simply not meant for planetary imaging. They just don't have the focal length.
November 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM
With its short 250 mm focal length, it would be nearly impossible. Jupiter is 40" across; the S50 field-of-view is 2,500" across (smaller dimension). The Seestars, as wonderful as they are, are simply not meant for planetary imaging. They just don't have the focal length.
It is too soon for this! I am just now coming to peace with the Milky Way having a bar. :D
November 7, 2025 at 4:05 PM
It is too soon for this! I am just now coming to peace with the Milky Way having a bar. :D
ROTFL.... you could not have made a better reply! :D
November 4, 2025 at 11:01 PM
ROTFL.... you could not have made a better reply! :D
That is always such an odd episode for me. I don't rewatch it often, but when I do....I seem to partially zone out maybe halfway through. The pacing? The nearly incomprehensible plot? The mild but needed effort needed to figure out which Lazarus is currently on the screen? Never quite sure.... :)
November 4, 2025 at 10:58 PM
That is always such an odd episode for me. I don't rewatch it often, but when I do....I seem to partially zone out maybe halfway through. The pacing? The nearly incomprehensible plot? The mild but needed effort needed to figure out which Lazarus is currently on the screen? Never quite sure.... :)
I've done astronomical imaging for years and never once thought about the stacking technique to increase SNR beyond that. This is so cool to me!
November 4, 2025 at 9:12 PM
I've done astronomical imaging for years and never once thought about the stacking technique to increase SNR beyond that. This is so cool to me!
To be sure....but saying "trinity dot edu, but take out the i's" had to have been at least a little awkward at student recruiting events. :)
November 4, 2025 at 8:50 PM
To be sure....but saying "trinity dot edu, but take out the i's" had to have been at least a little awkward at student recruiting events. :)
I can't stop noticing their choice of a domain name. It's certainly unique and possibly even memorable, but quite unusual.
November 4, 2025 at 8:14 PM
I can't stop noticing their choice of a domain name. It's certainly unique and possibly even memorable, but quite unusual.
I've been an amateur astronomer for over 30 years and some of the most fun I have had is following variables with binoculars from my driveway. There is nothing quite like witnessing a Mira/LPV slowly come into view where were no star was before.
November 4, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I've been an amateur astronomer for over 30 years and some of the most fun I have had is following variables with binoculars from my driveway. There is nothing quite like witnessing a Mira/LPV slowly come into view where were no star was before.
So it was a stack (that would explain why M31 is so clear). Fascinating how all those 30-second subs made the firework trails appear as they do.
November 4, 2025 at 5:44 PM
So it was a stack (that would explain why M31 is so clear). Fascinating how all those 30-second subs made the firework trails appear as they do.
Now that is fascinating. What was the integration time? I'm assuming that is a single frame and not a stack.
November 4, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Now that is fascinating. What was the integration time? I'm assuming that is a single frame and not a stack.
Thank you so much!
November 3, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Thank you so much!
I’m an amateur astronomer and once pursued a career as an English professor. That sounds like something I would really enjoy reading!
November 3, 2025 at 10:36 PM
I’m an amateur astronomer and once pursued a career as an English professor. That sounds like something I would really enjoy reading!