Ed Davies
edavies@functional.cafe
<p>Programmer who likes science/astronomy, etc.</p><p>For the last 8 years I've been building an off-grid house in NE Scotland but have since given up on the project.</p><p><a href="https://functional.cafe/tags/yes" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>yes</span></a> <a href="https://functional.cafe/tags/stopBurningStuff" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>stopBurningStuff</span></a></p><p><a href="https://functional.cafe/tags/nobot" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>nobot</span></a> <a href="https://functional.cafe/tags/noindex" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>noindex</span></a></p>
Posts
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Post #4308190
In the spirit of “any ship can be a submarine/minesweeper … once”, it&#39;s easy to store stuff. Just harder to find it again. I&#39;ve had a solar filter for my telescope for quite a few years. Here&#39;s its last serious/successful use for the transit of Mercury in 2016: https://edavies.me.uk/2016/05/transit-of-mercury/ I probably used it a few times after that. In May 2024 I used it to look at some sunspots. When I was finished I took it off the telescope but fumbled and droppe...
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Post #4068697
RE: https://mastodon.world/@lennart/116975886961424522 WTF, did somebody use genAI to design a sailboat?
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Post #2213968
RE: https://mastodon.social/@zapaman/116505739443645045 ““We will be able to inject or absorb up to 1.2 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of electricity in a few milliseconds, equivalent to the power of the Leibstadt nuclear power plant [also in canton Aargau near the German border],” co-founder Marcel Aumer told Swiss public broadcaster RTS.” Did nobody editing the original article or quoting it in the referenced one not notice that this is idiotic? If we&#39;re transferring 1.2 GWh in a few milliseco...
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Post #2213967
That’s a democracy done. SNP, SGP.
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Post #1428336
Suddenly the RSS feeds for YouTube channels are 404ing. I wonder if they&#39;ve finally stopped them.
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Post #1428335
@Pepijn Had two different inspectors do the annual inspection on my glider on and off over the years. One insisted the bearings for the control rods be well greased and the other that they be only very lightly greased (for the attracts-dirt reason). Oh well, at least they got a thorough clean every couple of years. @martijn_geerdes
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Post #809689
Snow showers here on the east coast of Caithness. No chance of them settling but still… Also quite windy. Had a power cut 12:05 to 12:20.
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Post #787474
Isar Aerospace about to make their second launch attempt from northern Norway. T-30. https://isaraerospace.com/mission-updates-overview https://youtube.com/live/MsbZj8PxmUk