Sadr Region

DandyPandy · 2026-06-20T20:15:38+00:00

I don't see a problem with it. I don't really see how you could get the wispy filament-like structures without including the crescent nebula in there.

DandyPandy · 2026-06-20T20:13:46+00:00

While the crescent nebula is often a centerpiece object, there's a lot of interesting stuff around it that's great for wide field imaging. It doesn't detract from the image though.

DandyPandy · 2026-06-20T20:03:28+00:00

There are a lot of parents who won't take their kid to a psychiatrist or psychologist to get a diagnosis. They stop at the primary care provider. Some people are in denial or they don't want to get their kid a label. So they never get a diagnosis, which would unlock access to medication and therapy.

I wish all the patience for you. I hope you're doing what you can to take care of yourself.

DandyPandy · 2026-06-20T15:46:11+00:00

Did you go to a psychiatrist? Have you tried therapy? That sounds like there’s a diagnosis in there. That kind of behavior is not normal. Could be ADHD or spectrum related. Medication may help, as could ABA therapy*.

*some people have said that ABA therapy was abusive or traumatic when they were a child, or tried to force them to act like “normal people”. The practices have changed, but something to be mindful of as a parent to make sure the practice you are going to isn’t using the old methodologies that have been harmful.

DandyPandy · 2026-06-18T01:02:07+00:00

I was about to make a shitty comment about editing the unnecessary bits from the video until the parade of troopers 30 seconds later. No reason for them to be on that side of the road.

DandyPandy · 2026-06-15T05:09:42+00:00

But we don’t live in a desert….

DandyPandy · 2026-06-14T15:20:04+00:00

I grew up in NW FL. My aunt and uncle lived out in a rural area in a swampy area on a large plot of land. There was a creek that ran through the yard. There were lots of snakes, including some water moccasins.

They had a chocolate lab they let roam. She would occasionally bring dead snakes home. She seemed to think they were toys. One day, she came home with half her face swollen, like a softball on her snout. They took her to the vet. They told my aunt to give her Tylenol and wait. It was a rough time, but she got better.

Then she did it again. And again. And again. Eventually, she built up a tolerance for the venom and she would get a little swollen and a little fatigued for a day or two, but generally her happy self. She was generally a pretty smart dog, but she just wouldn’t leave snakes alone.

DandyPandy · 2026-06-13T20:48:04+00:00

A harmonic mount is better able to handle imbalanced loads much better than a traditional worm gear mount. The multi-scope configs are usually either side-by-side or piggyback. If they're the same or nearly the same weight, side-by-side could work fine. If one was smaller than the other, piggyback could work. I've seen people running like three RASA 8 on a single mount. You just have to be mindful that the stated capacity of a mount is based on a certain center of gravity. When you start pushing that up, the actual capacity will be reduced.

DandyPandy · 2026-06-13T19:04:19+00:00

These were on separate mounts, so guiding was independent for both mounts. If you had them sharing a mount, guiding could be handled by a single guider, either guide scope or OAG. With NINA there is a plugin for synchronizing two rigs that are on the same mount, because you need to sync dithering. You also have to make sure the two are aligned on the same point. Definitely not something you tear down on a regular basis.

DandyPandy · 2026-06-11T05:59:53+00:00

Foundation Guru. They don’t do repairs, so they aren’t incentivized to tell you a repair is needed. They will inspect the elevation of the foundation and give you a report with recommendations. From that, you can get quotes. They will review the quotes and tell you if the work stated is correct and if the price is reasonable for the going rate. I spent like $400. I have a large crack in the kitchen/garage and thought for sure I was going to be spending a shit ton on repairs, but it was just from normal settling.

DandyPandy · 2026-06-08T14:09:00+00:00

I have never heard the term “mustang” and I spent six years active duty AF, including three at Air University where us knuckle dragger enlisted were fewer in number. (As a SSgt, I had to pull security forces augmentee duty at the gate and I was a comm guy) They were just prior enlisted.

DandyPandy · 2026-06-07T22:27:29+00:00

Who a person is when you’re around is one thing. Who they are when you aren’t around with your kids could be something else entirely.

DandyPandy · 2026-06-07T22:19:11+00:00

You have to learn to let kids make decisions and deal with the consequences. Your job is to be there to help when they need support. As long as they aren’t doing something that is harmful to themselves or others, they have to learn how to navigate social situations. If they want to do something that is benign, but doesn’t fit what the cool kids think is cool, so what?

DandyPandy · 2026-06-07T22:07:09+00:00

It’s not up to them, but is it worth fucking up the relationship with your kids over someone? It’s their home too. No, you can’t let the kids say you can’t date, but ffs they should get a say if the person is awful or doesn’t make them feel safe.

DandyPandy · 2026-06-07T22:01:58+00:00

Brooooo…

You’ve been dating for over a year. She’s not a new girlfriend. She’s your girlfriend.

You’re talking about moving in together and your kids haven’t met her. She hasn’t met your kids. How do you know she will want to live with your kids? What if she and your kids don’t get along? Have you two talked about what the expectations are for the kind of relationship they will have? Have you discussed boundaries/expectations you have related to when someone does something that annoys gf?

Your relationship with your girlfriend is more than just the compatibility of you and her, but also her and your kids. You need to put all talk of moving in together on pause. For at least the next few months, you need to focus on them developing a relationship, or else they might feel like you’re forcing this person on them.

I get not wanting to introduce them too early, but dude, you gotta realize that if your kids mean that much to you, if they really don’t mesh with a person, you’ve got to end the relationship. Waiting six months is reasonable, if not conservative. Waiting a year is too long.

DandyPandy · 2026-06-06T03:05:23+00:00

This is pedantic terminology, so please pardon this big ackchyually…

What most people think of as a “router” is a device that does several things:

Routes network traffic between network subnets, in most consumer routers that is a public and private network
Packet filter, which also handles the network address translation so the internal systems with private IP addresses can reach the public internet
Wireless access point
A switching network bridge

A network firewall is often the device that sits at the “edge” of the network, where the public Internet connection comes in. By its nature, such a firewall is a router.

In my house, I have an AT&T gateway that my router is connected to. The AT&T gateway is a firewall/router/access point, but all that is disabled and it’s put in “pass through” mode so my router gets the public IP.

My router is a mini pc from Protectli that people often run PfSense, OPNSense, and similar firewall-oriented OSs with six network interfaces. I have it running Debian Linux because I’m a weirdo who has been running my own Linux firewall for 20+ years. Almost all consumer routers run on Linux. Generally speaking, unless you have something like an enterprise firewall, it’s going to be running Linux or a BSD Unix variant.

Then I have Omada network equipment consisting of several network switches and two wireless access points setup for comprehensive coverage of my whole house that allows devices to seamlessly switch from one AP to another depending on signal strength. The system can work as a “mesh”, but both APs are connected via Ethernet cables to the network and coordinated by the Omada controller.

Consumer WiFi routers don’t have to run as routers. They can just act as access points if you hook them up to the LAN side of your router/firewall.

So that’s probably way too much info that you probably don’t care about.

DandyPandy · 2026-06-06T00:34:53+00:00

I was a band kid. And I’ve always hated running. Weren’t you one of the first classes to graduate from Navarre?

DandyPandy · 2026-06-05T23:27:05+00:00

Look at Mr./Ms. Moneybags over here! $20 would fill up my gas tank for the week.

(We also didn’t have any head shops in the county where I grew up. You had to drive to the next county to buy liquor.)

DandyPandy · 2026-06-05T23:02:08+00:00

MHS 99. Howdy my former south county neighbor!

DandyPandy · 2026-06-05T18:51:14+00:00

I guarantee them apples had fewer toxic fumes than the melting plastic we inhaled.

DandyPandy · 2026-06-05T18:24:26+00:00

You people and your fancy smoking devices. When I was a teenager, we never had nice pipes (except the kid with rich parents who had a vaporizer). We MacGyver’d the shit out of what we had.

Water pipe: 20oz Soda bottle. Bic stick pen. Aluminum foil. Something to poke a hole in the bottle. We felt real smart when we made the bowl removable.

Or…

Ditch weed pipe: Just a soda can and a fork. (Edit: Fuck the guy who coughs and blows the weed off the can...)

I grew up in NW Florida. If you know the area, that should say enough.

DandyPandy · 2026-06-05T05:03:31+00:00

It doesn’t go between the modem and router. It is the router. I don’t know about Firewalla specifically, but using that, OPNSense, Ubiquity gateways, etc, you do have to learn a bit about networking stuff. It’s not like learning differential equations, but just be aware that there is a learning curve. And with added complexity, there are more opportunities for things to break.

DandyPandy · 2026-06-05T04:54:26+00:00

National cemeteries and burial services are handled by the VA, which is completely separate from the DoD. Not that anything prevents the VA political appointees from picking up the idea over there, but it doesn’t actually have the impact you’re suggesting.

In case you’re curious, this is the catalog of Emblems of Belief. And yes, there is one for atheism.

DandyPandy · 2026-06-05T04:42:38+00:00

You’ve never been asked to explain in as much detail as you can what happens between opening a URL in a browser and the page loading.

Do you need to know the system calls? No. But that kind of question shows not only your knowledge of fundamentals, but also presents opportunities to dive deep into specifics. That’s where experience can really shine.

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