Tristan Colgate-McFarlaneEveryone in Bristol knew who Banksy was 10 years ago. Just that none of them thought they'd suck the life out of a mystery for the sake of a few clicks.
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He/Him. Formerly Senior Technical Director, Pixar Animation Studios. K6HX. Telescope Maker. Tinkerer. Woodworker. Programmer. Open source afficionado. Enthusiast for enthusism. Make stuff, and share your knowledge and expertise!
@nanochess Thanks! I've admired your work on tiny chess programs as well!
@charliejane I am not sure that I agree with many of the themes, but even as a big fan of both Buffy and Firefly, I'm not eager to step back in to see a "fresh take" on those shows. Let's face it: "fresh takes" are often just "tepid rehash, tuned to modern sensibilities." They are bringing back M*A*S*H for crissakes. What take do you think we will have that wasn't already addressed in 11 seasons, 14 Emmys, 8 Golden Globes and Peabody award?
Where the heck did I put my M6 heat set inserts?
@nanochess I've been experimenting with using AIs to translate PDFs into english text. How did this thing do? https://github.com/brainwagon/msx/blob/main/MSX_Magazine_1990-10_pp118-121_EN.md
I was experimenting with trying to photograph Jupiter with my SeeStar S50. A 50mm telescope with just 250mm focal length is really not the right instrument: it would be difficult to expect much more than this. I did think that perhaps seeing the Great Red Spot would be just about possible, but I was wondering: is it visible? I didn't know, so I used Claude Code to help make me a quick app that could determine its position and whether it was visible. #astrophotography https://mvandewettering.com/rspot
Spent a couple of hours trying to understand how to position 3 supports in a mirror cell optimally. #telescopemaking Didn't understand PLOP's suggestion, so I had Claude Code help me grind out a similar calculation in Python, and now I think I understand it much better. The basic idea is that variations at the edges are more harmful, so they should be minimized. I now reproduce PLOPs suggestions.
https://github.com/brainwagon/blip
https://github.com/brainwagon/blip
I worked on roughly reproducing the 6" mirror cell from my first telescope as a 3D print, but as I work on it, I can't help but realize just how mediocre the design is. I think I'll start from scratch. #telescopemaking #3dprinting
@acsawdey That is in fact one of the changes I want to make. I am making this for a person, but I don't have specifics on what size of diagonal he has.
First prototype of a diagonal holder/spider that can be easily/cheaply 3D printed. Vanes will be made out of 1/16" aluminum strip. My idea is to be able to supply these for a pittance to our telescope making workshop. I have at least three improvements to make before I give it to our first guinea pig. #telescopemaking
