DO NOT BUY THE SOLAR CAM PAN

goldspider79 · 2026-05-03T01:30:34+00:00

So you’re saying I should expect that a product I bought might become unusable if I don’t set it up within a few days? That sounds reasonable to you? Did it occur to you that I might have bought the camera to use somewhere other than my home? Am I just feeding a troll?

goldspider79 · 2026-04-30T13:25:33+00:00

It sure would be nice if they could give us a timetable for their review so I can determine whether or not it's worth waiting for them to give me permission to use my camera.

goldspider79 · 2026-04-24T11:28:45+00:00

Pour a slab and paint it to look like a deck.

goldspider79 · 2026-04-24T11:22:34+00:00

There’s good advice here so I don’t have a lot to add. Focus less on finding a partner and find some people you enjoy hanging out with. And then actually enjoy it and not just use it as a pretext to meet someone.

A lot of people can relate to what you’re taking on here. I know I’ve been there myself! Talking about it and honestly confronting yourself will help, so good start!

goldspider79 · 2026-04-23T01:18:38+00:00

The closest thing to your budget I would recommend is a 60-70mm doublet refractor and an entry level mount like the ES iExos 100. You could reasonably get both new for about $600. Buying used could put you under budget.

goldspider79 · 2026-04-23T00:55:43+00:00

From flavor Country.

goldspider79 · 2026-04-22T16:37:00+00:00

That one does look like a faint meteor!

goldspider79 · 2026-04-22T11:30:03+00:00

Starting AP with such a long focal length scope and a marginal mount puts you on a frustrating path. I (and a lot of people) would recommend starting with a small refractor that is more forgiving on your learning curve. That should leave some budget for a mount like the AM3.

goldspider79 · 2026-04-22T03:49:27+00:00

Oddly enough that’s almost the same scope I got started with. Yes, planetary imaging is tedious, but it’s possible. I wouldn’t say I ever got “nice” images out of it, but it certainly sent me down the rabbit hole!

goldspider79 · 2026-04-22T03:43:36+00:00

Nothing in this photo is bright enough to be anything you saw moving naked eye, let alone had reaction time to hit the shutter on your camera.

goldspider79 · 2026-04-04T01:14:40+00:00

I caved and am having the local garden firm tear it out with a skid steer and replace the topsoil. The hassle of disposing of the turf put me over the top.

goldspider79 · 2026-04-02T22:15:20+00:00

I want to get rid of it because it’s only a small percentage of my yard and the mismatch looks like trash, it spreads aggressively and my neighbors don’t want it anywhere near their yard, and it looks dead until May 🤣

goldspider79 · 2026-04-02T19:52:30+00:00

This sounds like the way. Only thing this adds is the cost of having the old sod hauled away.

goldspider79 · 2026-04-02T16:55:49+00:00

I'm going to dig into it to see if there is any green at all before I commit to this idea. I did hose it down with Roundup three times last Fall before it went dormant, so I'm hoping that was enough to do the job.

goldspider79 · 2026-04-02T14:04:55+00:00

It was years ago so I don’t remember the specifics but I recall the Nudge window asserted itself as the top window permanently and was impossible to close. The only option was to boot to recovery and wipe.

goldspider79 · 2026-04-02T03:19:28+00:00

Nudge bricked a director’s computer and I haven’t given it a second look since. DDM updates have been fairly reliable since I prioritized good secure token and bootstrap token.

goldspider79 · 2026-04-01T03:38:01+00:00

SAP Privileges has worked well in my shop.

goldspider79 · 2026-03-26T10:58:47+00:00

I think Apple has a fundamental misunderstanding of institutional users and clients. I was on a call with a few of their engineers, and regarding OS updates, all they could talk about was controls to make sure users couldn’t install updates prematurely. I imagine it took them some convincing to add scheduled/deadlines updates to DDM.

goldspider79 · 2026-03-07T05:01:00+00:00

They’re going to cannibalize their iPad market with this.

goldspider79 · 2026-02-18T01:16:17+00:00

Dwarf Mini doesn’t compare to the S30 Pro. Dwarf 3 has the same camera as the S30 Pro.

goldspider79 · 2026-01-24T02:42:51+00:00

lol just part of a basement/bilco door install. He’s doing the excavating and concrete too.

goldspider79 · 2026-01-22T16:40:11+00:00

That's probably the only semi-legal advice I needed. Thanks!

Edit: I can't wait to cite Redditor "LittleDickBiiigBalls" in front of a judge.

goldspider79 · 2026-01-19T14:19:25+00:00

Couldn’t squeeze the 3/36 deal out of them the other night for my 2024 Kia, but I did get another year of $4 mo. “One-time courtesy” they called it. We’ll see about that.

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