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malcircuit

@malcircuit@thingy.social

Fledgling trans girl that likes to talk nerdy, perform tech wizardry, do mad science, post occasional anti-capitalist and climate-rage induced rants, and show off her latest Lego builds. There will be selfies.

Swears like a sailor, so you best be okay with that.

My views are my own and are likely wrong.

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malcircuit, to solar
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Gonna try to do some inside today while I work.

One of the perks of a) working from home, and b) having a large south-facing window.

Not really ideal optically, but the only alternative is leaving my scope outside mostly unattended.

malcircuit,
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Okay, nevermind, the image quality through the window is horrible lol

I don't remember it being this bad the last time I tried, but I'm also not surprised.

malcircuit,
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I have a meeting in 20 minutes and I really just want to blow it off. I stayed up way too late last night and I'm so out of it right now.

I just want to go eat lunch outside and take pics of the sun.

malcircuit,
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I'm in the meeting, but I don't like it. Hopefully it's quick.

malcircuit, to random
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Don't forget that old saying:

If it ain't broke, never stop fixing it so you can mask your wealth extraction behind a façade of constant progress and novelty

twipped, to random
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Our local Chik-fil-a just built a roof over their drivethru so that the staff aren’t in the sun and rain. I assume they’re gonna put solar on it, as well.

CFA’s owners are scum of the earth, but wow is this company intelligently run, every drivethru should do this. It probably pays for itself in the first year.

malcircuit,
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@twipped I would be surprised if they put solar panels on it.

shippychaos, to random
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I guess I’ll be adding back that HBO max subscription soon…

malcircuit,
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@shippychaos I can't find any faults in her logic

malcircuit, to astrophotography
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Sombrero Galaxy (M104) in monochrome luminance from my astronomy club's meetup last night.

Only about 1.25 hours worth of data, so not very detailed, but still cool.

malcircuit,
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Also got some images of the Sunflower Galaxy (M63) last night, partially at the astro club meeting but mostly at my apartment. About 2 hours of monochrome luminance.

This is probably my next project. It's one of my favorites.

malcircuit, to random
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I was contacted by a recruiter on LinkedIn about a job at a high-frequency trading firm and was feeling curious so I entertained him and took the call. Not sure if I actually care about the job?

Like, HFT firms are kind of like the economic equivalent of parasitic organisms. But it's not like I think the automotive industry is that great either.

I have no idea where I could work that would actually be fulfilling.

malcircuit,
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Maybe I should only focus on getting the best paying job I can tolerate. Maybe worrying about whether or not my job is making anything better is a fool's errand. Maybe I should just submit to the nihilism and just be a worker drone that's only concerned about getting a paycheck.

I fucking hate capitalism.

malcircuit,
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I have no idea what the fuck to do with my life

malcircuit,
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I keep coming back to my recently acquired nihilism and deep pessimism about the future. As in, I don't know what to do with my life, because I've got it stuck in my head that everything is fucked and nothing sort of a dramatic revolution will make a difference.

I have this need to make my life matter in some way in some greater context, but I am unable to see a way in which to do that. Everything just seems like it's pissing in the wind.

malcircuit,
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With the way my mind works, I find it extremely difficult to stay engaged with a job that isn't interesting or meaningful.

So if nothing is meaningful, then all I have it what's interesting.

But what's interesting to me often isn't profitable, so it's not a good choice for a career if I actually want to be paid well enough to survive.

If that's the case I might as well just get the best paying job I can tolerate, which is probably the job I currently have.

thomasfuchs, to astrophotography
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This might not look like much but the bright object in the center is the core area of galaxy M87 and the stream of light emanating towards the top is a jet of material ejected from the supermassive black hole that's in the center of the galaxy at almost 85% of the speed of light.

malcircuit,
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@thomasfuchs Holy shit, that's awesome

malcircuit,
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@thomasfuchs I still think it's awesome

malcircuit, to random
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This is a pay-walled (account-walled?) article, but I appreciate the vibe from the first few sentences. Turns out gender affirming care is good for everyone, not just trans people. It's just good healthcare, that's it.

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2024/04/menopause-transgender-care-estrogen-testosterone/678095/

malcircuit, to astrophotography
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All I want to do right now is take pretty pictures of things in the sky, but it's cloudy 😭

malcircuit, to astrophotography
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This is why I was complaining about OSC cameras earlier. Monochrome is soooo awesome 😍

The Pinwheel Galaxy (M101)

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Details:

  • Red Cat 51 w/ 3x focal extender (f/14.7, 750mm)

  • ASI294MM

  • Star Adventurer GTi

  • Uniguide 32mm + ASI178MM

  • ASIair+

  • 262x60s L (4.3 hr Bortle 4/5)

  • 132x60s R (2.2 hr B6/7)

  • 142x60s G (2.4 hr B6/7)

  • 140x60s B (2.3 hr B6/7)

  • Gain 390

  • Bin2, 2x drizzle

  • PixInsight w/ NoiseX and BlurX

  • GNU IMP

malcircuit,
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For reference, here's my first attempt at M101 with exactly the same hardware (and twice as much scope time).

Between my first and latest attempt I adopted/learned about:

  • BlurX, NoiseX, and StarX
  • Binning
  • Drizzling
  • Sensor gain
  • Background extraction in PI
  • Dark Flats
  • Various other PI things

Don't let the limitations of your hardware stop you. There's always something more to learn.

malcircuit, to astrophotography
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Why go to sleep when I could be sitting outside doing and being cold?

malcircuit,
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Trying to get the last bit of starlight before the storms tomorrow

malcircuit,
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I thought I'd give my ASI678MC one last try last night and I regret it.

I'm not sure whether I dislike all OSC cameras or just that one lol

malcircuit,
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FWIW, this is what I managed to coax out of the data I got last night of M64.

It's not the worst, but I would have gotten a more detailed pic with just luminance from my ASI294MM.

shippychaos, to random
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yes they are kissing but… their handssssssssss

overhead shot of Marta and Fina lying in bed facing each other - Marta’s hands are on Fina’s waist, one underneath her body and wrapped around to grasp the right side of her waist and the other resting on top of her left hip/waist. Marta has really attractive hands, I can’t explain it. Fina has her left hand at first resting on Marta’s upper waist/ribcage then moves it up to grasp the side of Marta’s face as they kiss. Her other hand snakes under Marta’s head against the pillow and also grasps her face. Lots of hands. They kiss and each pull the length of their bodies closer against each other front to front. I’m gay.

malcircuit,
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@shippychaos Holy shit 🥵

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