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Tony May 16, 2024

My #pcmag review of the #zwo #seestar_s50 smart telescope:
https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/zwo-seestar-s50

Tony Sep 29, 2023

Max "Buzzworthy" Eddy Sep 28, 2023

🎉I am now the Senior Staff Writer covering security, privacy, and software platforms for Wirecutter!🎉

I'll be covering a lot of what I always have (security issues that affect real people, VPNs, password managers, security keys, etc) as well as Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows. It's a big beat but I'm excited to tackle it! 💪

Tony Sep 23, 2023

My article on viewing and photographing solar eclipses finally published on PCMag. I'm just sorry there wasn't more lead time in advance of next month's annular solar eclipse. I'm glad they saw fit to include my tongue-in-cheek "Umbraphile Scale." #solareclipse #astronomy #astrophotography #eclipse https://www.pcmag.com/articles/how-to-watch-and-photograph-a-solar-eclipse

How to Watch and Photograph a Solar Eclipse

The US will see two solar eclipses over the coming months, one Saturday and the other in April 2024. Here's your complete guide to watching and photographing them, from the gear you need to how to make sure you're in the path of the eclipse.

PCMAG

Tony Aug 15, 2023

Re: the x-bird site: According to Snopes, the xeet has been yeeted. Now, may the x go the way of the Seven Evil Exes that Scott Pilgrim had to defeat. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/xeet-twitter/

Are Tweets Now Called 'Xeets'?

The claim spread as Twitter owner Elon Musk began to rebrand the social media platform as “X.”

Snopes

Tony Jul 25, 2023

Now the bird site has become the X site. (Dude really seems to be obsessed with that letter.) I’ve started my #YeetTheXeet campaign.

Tony Apr 13, 2023

Now the Doge-man is calling to "defund" NPR after the bird site grossly mischaracterized the organization as "Government-funded media."--any federal funding that it gets accounts for less than 1% of its operating budget. I guess I can thank Elon for motivating me to finally help fund my local NPR station, funded in part by "...listeners like you."

Tony Apr 4, 2023

We're going back! Tonight's waxing gibbous Moon (April 3, 2023), taken with a tripod-mounted Sony A7r with a Sony FE 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G OSS lens set to 300mm #moon #moonshot #gibbous #A7r #astronomy

Tony Jan 30, 2023

I finally saw and imaged Comet ZTF from the Custer Observatory, Southold (Long Island) New York Friday/Saturday night, just after midnight. I couldn't see it with my unaided eyes but it showed up well in binoculars; I photographed it with a tripod-mounted Sony A7r. #comet #astrophotography

Tony Jan 30, 2023

Today's Google Doodle, Celebrating Bubble Tea, is both instructive and fun.
https://www.google.com/doodles/celebrating-bubble-tea

Tony Jan 4, 2023

Merry Perihelion! Today, the Earth is at its closest point to the Sun in its yearly orbit, which is ironic for us in the midst of northern-hemisphere winter. (Actually, today the temperature reached a balmy 61F/16C here in NYC.) #PerihelionDay #perihelion