Damn, there was a funnier way to caption this. Jerry doing his impressions: 1. Baguette 2. Croissant

OK, seems I didn't have to wait long to find out. Thanks for @rdm for pointing me in the right direction. Dwarf Lab recently submitted a patent application, CN121679866A, for three compact, fast catadioptric Cassegrain telescope designs, which are neither Schmidts […] [Original post on aus.social]

I'm curious about what the optical configuration of the Dwarf Lab Draco is. That first optical element in the images is definitely a corrector plate with a secondary mirror attached so it's some sort of catadioptric telescope. The pivot point close to the front end of the main telescope made me […]

Hello possum.

Microsoft: Use the web versions of our Office apps! They're great! Me: So how do I create a new document based on my employer's .dotx template? Microsoft: Oh, that's easy, you download it from SharePoint to your computer, use the desktop version of Word to create a new document from the […]

So, yeah, poaching some big brains from America while the government there is doing its best to drive them away would be nice, but we should properly fund the researchers that are already here first.

The Australian Academy of Science has the receipts on that. Australia is one of the only countries stupid enough to have a consistently declining or flat gross expenditure on research & development as a percentage of GDP, and it has sustained that streak for […] [Original post on aus.social]

RE: https://mastodon.art/@Nick_Stevens_graphics/117189126250495645 If Australia had sense it'd be doing the same, but we're busy doing our own more low key, more drawn out version of running down research funding.

Well that's interesting. Dwarf Lab have started dropping snippets of information about their next smart telescope on their Facebook page, and they are going big! The Draco's 90 mm aperture diameter beats everything but the Celestron Origin, and they've added […] [Original post on aus.social]

RE: https://mastodon.social/@Tutanota/117190618990644714 Once again there is a silver lining to being on a several times grandfathered two decades old personal Google Apps for Your Domains account. As an unwanted remnant from a long discontinued service I've been last in line for Google's new […]

Shame on 1Password. I am a long time user, i like the product, but ever since their first crypto partnership I've been nervous about recommending them. Apparently not nervous enough. https://omarchy.org/news/2026/08/1password-and-37signals-become-distinguished-corporate-patrons/

Well that's interesting. Dwarf Lab have started dropping snippets of information about their next smart telescope on their Facebook page, and they are going big! The Draco's 90 mm aperture diameter beats everything but the Celestron Origin, and they've added […] [Original post on aus.social]

RE: https://mastodon.art/@Nick_Stevens_graphics/117189126250495645 If Australia had sense it'd be doing the same, but we're busy doing our own more low key, more drawn out version of running down research funding.

The kid (12 years old) has asked me to buy them their own set of Allen keys. Not sure where I went right there.

RE: https://eigenmagic.net/@daedalus/117186890112844450 I feel seen. A bit blurrily, but seen nonetheless.

Corporate UI designers are so fucked in the head they're even maybe-latering the cancel button in their app feedback dialogue box.

You have probably heard about the US regime's crackdown on the Italian IT collective Autistici/Inventati. Someone wrote down what it means and what can be done about it: https://www.wewillfreeus.org/the-server-called-paranoia-defend-autistici-inventati-before-september-25/ (thanks to […]

To tell if a maze is solvable, just hang it by its corners If it tears into pieces, you’ve found a solution

RE: https://mastodon.social/@acowley/117153394255559270 Its like two old school control line model planes flying each other.

Anthony Cowley@acowley.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · last wk.

Thanks to the DARPA Lift Challenge for shining a spotlight on teams like Sherman Aeronautics! Picture a helicopter. Now keep the tips of the main rotor (except now those are airplanes), and replace everything else with a couple cables […]

# This is the first genuinely operational littleFedi instance. It has been online since 1st July, is single-user (just me), and runs on a Raspberry Pi Zero W powered by NetBSD, directly on its SD card. **It consumes just under 1W.** Its database […] [Original post on rpi0w.stefanomarinelli.it]

Visiting theodolite.

Oooh. I don't often get excited about the upcoming release of a game, but I am excited about this one. New virtual train set coming soon! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hcgff2-44rU

The Collins Street falcons now have two eggs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oibsohQ14cY

I finally succumbed to temptation and tried using compositing when (re)processing some of my images of nebulae. For this image of the Eagle and Swan Nebulae I removed the stars, fiddled with the nebulae only image, then mixed just a little of the stars back in […] [Original post on aus.social]

RE: https://infosec.exchange/@SwiftOnSecurity/117158671979717686 Start your day right with a USCSB safety video.

I finally succumbed to temptation and tried using compositing when (re)processing some of my images of nebulae. For this image of the Eagle and Swan Nebulae I removed the stars, fiddled with the nebulae only image, then mixed just a little of the stars back in […] [Original post on aus.social]

A customer finance department emails me to say that as a new supplier I need to verify my bank account number details at their security provider [OMITTED].com.au - i call customer to confirm this is legit, they say it is. I click through to website, please enter your bank account login and […]

Ugh. Had to sign in to adobe.com in order to add a signature to a PDF form. I feel dirty now.

FFS. Anyone remember the Rail Clearways Program? That was supposed to stop problems on one part of the network spreading to other lines? I do, while I sit here at Concord West station watching T9 trains skip the stop because the T1 line is munted again, and making […] [Original post on aus.social]

RE: https://tech.lgbt/@Natasha_Jay/117144846779733318 What if Hunter S Thompson was from Dubbo?