JD Gadina 🦄

@macmade
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Lead Developer for DigiDNA's iMazing - https://imazing.com
Talking about code, operating systems, electronics and astrophotography.
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JD Gadina 🦄18m ago
NGC3521 Bubble Galaxy.
Celestron NexStar Evolution 6 + ZWOASI533MC Pro.
1220mm, f8, 60 exposures of 60’’.
#telescope #telescopes #celestron #celestrontelescope #celestronnexstar #nexstarevolution #nexstarevolution6 #zwo #zwoasi #zwoasi533mc #astro #astrophoto #astrophotos #astrophotography #astrophotographer #spacephotography #astronomy #spaceexploration #nasa #universe #space #deepsky #deepspace #galaxy #galaxies #ngc #ngc2775
Show threadJD Gadina 🦄1d ago
@lumia950 Thank you!
JD Gadina 🦄2d ago
NGC2775 - Only 40 minutes of data, as I was waiting for M104 to rise.
Celestron NexStar Evolution 6 + ZWOASI533MC Pro.
1220mm, f8, 40 exposures of 60’’.
#telescope #telescopes #celestron #celestrontelescope #celestronnexstar #nexstarevolution #nexstarevolution6 #zwo #zwoasi #zwoasi533mc #astro #astrophoto #astrophotos #astrophotography #astrophotographer #spacephotography #astronomy #spaceexploration #nasa #universe #space #deepsky #deepspace #galaxy #galaxies #ngc #ngc2775
JD Gadina 🦄3d ago
IC1396, the Elephant Trunk Nebula.
ZWO Seestar S30 Pro - @seestar.official.
160mm, f5.3, 1209 exposures of 30’’ - 10 hours integration.
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JD Gadina 🦄Apr 29
Julia EvansApr 29

really appreciated this post by Armin Ronacher about the importance of software archival and what might come after GitHub

personally i’m not very enthusiastic about self hosting and this post helped me see why

https://lucumr.pocoo.org/2026/4/28/before-github/

Before GitHub

Open Source before GitHub was reputation-driven and full of friction

Armin Ronacher's Thoughts and Writings
Show threadJD Gadina 🦄Apr 28
@fasterthanlime You should be able to keep SIP but allow tracing: csrutil enable --without dtrace
Show threadJD Gadina 🦄Apr 28
@fasterthanlime Why do you need to disable SIP?
JD Gadina 🦄Apr 28
The very sorry state of macOS app development. 🤦
#Apple #macOS #Swift #SwiftUI #AppKit #development
JD Gadina 🦄Apr 28
Marcin KrzyzanowskiApr 27
Laughable state of the Software Affairs ca. 2026
JD Gadina 🦄Apr 27
Mastodon MigrationApr 27

Heartbreaking

This is what astronomers like @sundogplanets now have to contend with and it is only going to get worse...

Astronomy Picture of the Day

Comet R3 PanSTARRS Behind Satellite Trails
Image Credit & Copyright: Uli Fehr

Explanation: Can you find the comet? Somewhere through this web of satellite trails is Comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS), a bright visitor passing through the inner Solar System. Now, the orbiting satellites themselves only appear as streaks...

https://reentry.codl.fr/@apod/statuses/01KQ6K0BST72RQDF70WRPQERFN