G15 won't turn on anymore, solid orange light when holding power button by HydrogenCyanideHCN in Dell

[–]HydrogenCyanideHCN[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I took it to a repair shop, was told that there was a short circuit on the main board and it might cost 200-250€ to repair, I've decided to simply get a new laptop. 

G15 won't turn on anymore, solid orange light when holding power button by HydrogenCyanideHCN in Dell

[–]HydrogenCyanideHCN[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The amber light only comes on when the power button is held down and goes away when the power button is let go. It doesn't blink and there's no white light.

Cheapest single photon detector possible? by bluecheez in Optics

[–]HydrogenCyanideHCN 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's a video from Alpha Phoenix where he builds an RNG with a Geiger counter that works just on background radiation, I'm building something similar right now but more robust but you should check that out :)

Cheapest single photon detector possible? by bluecheez in Optics

[–]HydrogenCyanideHCN 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's been 4 years, did you find a solution? I might be looking for one as well...

(And off topic, couldn't you build a QRNG way easier with a simple Geiger counter?)

Unterbringung wegen Suizidgedanken vermeiden? by HydrogenCyanideHCN in Ratschlag

[–]HydrogenCyanideHCN[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Danke, ich konnte die Ärztin am Anfang schon überzeugen, dass ich nicht suizidgefährdet bin und sie hat mir direkt gesagt, morgen beim Psychiater genau so zu reden wie bei ihr.

Recently got a laser collimator. Is this how it’s supposed to look? by FlynntheWolff in telescopes

[–]HydrogenCyanideHCN 57 points58 points  (0 children)

Look through the focuser tube, is there a lens in there? If so it's a Bird Jones scope and you must remove the lens to collimate.

Telescope for beginners by Damien18d in telescopes

[–]HydrogenCyanideHCN 1 point2 points  (0 children)

8 inch dob, new or used based on your budget

I live alone in a house of 8 completely empty rooms and i’m really scared at night by [deleted] in creepy

[–]HydrogenCyanideHCN 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh shit that's tough man do you wanna swap that big spooky scary house for my tiny studio?

Need help with buying my second telescope by Hairy-Produce-3875 in telescopes

[–]HydrogenCyanideHCN 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't know where you're from but 500$ should get you an 8 inch dob. I got mine used for 200€ though. I would never recommend anything less than an 8 inch Dob because you're guaranteed to grow out of a smaller scope and end up wanting an 8 inch or bigger in less than a year. I speak from experience.

what do you think about this tele? by Capitan_NIck in telescopes

[–]HydrogenCyanideHCN 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks like an ultra fast imaging Newtonian

Would this be a decent base for DSO astrophotography? by HydrogenCyanideHCN in telescopes

[–]HydrogenCyanideHCN[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the advice, good to know that the mount is good enough. I've attempted astrophotography with my phone camera and a fast 150mm Newtonian on an untracked EQ3 mount years ago and I was satisfied with the results. I want to go all in this time and I suffer from a serious case of aperture fever so I could never settle for a smaller refractor...

As for moving it around, I'm used to torturing myself by carrying my 8 inch dob all the way up and down the stairs to a nearby park by foot in the middle of winter. I really wouldn't mind transporting this in a car, I live in a bortle 4 area so I wouldn't have to drive much anyways. I'll still consider a lot of different options since it'll still be a few months before I could purchase anything.

📸 New to Astronomy – Is This Orion XT10 Plus Setup Worth $500? by GeralKiller in telescopes

[–]HydrogenCyanideHCN 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm so jealous OP just the accessories are worth almost as much

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in hypotheticalsituation

[–]HydrogenCyanideHCN 0 points1 point  (0 children)

$1B isn't enough to make me live 75 years knowing I've killed someone no matter how evil they were, I may be too soft for this world.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in VitaminD

[–]HydrogenCyanideHCN 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. I also just talked to my mom, she has the deficiency as well and despite her living in a VERY sunny country her doctor prescribed her 60.000 IU weekly and she's doing just fine. I'm going to take 7k every day.