Computer scientist, mathematician, cattle rancher, robot builder, photographer, Jeeper.
Mabank, TX
Joined April 2009
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Just wanted to remind people on X that my real focus is on astrophotography.
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"Cowgirl Pumpjack"
This pump hasn't moved in years, but I bet it was a sight to see her riding it back in the day.
Canon 5d4, full spectrum mod.
EF 70-200mm f/2.8L at f/11.
West Texas, past the Pecos river.
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My nostalgia shelf.
Old reference cards, books, patches, a 9-track tape.
That floppy from April 1995 with an early copy of Lycos...
The blue folder on the right is my E6B.
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Yes, exactly!
When the government gets involved, they always make the incentives wrong.
The government said that “if you make a vehicle it must get bigger or its emissions must get smaller.”
So car companies here index the size of their vehicles.
Americans can not buy anything like a kei car.
Americans would love to be able to buy a second gen S-10 as a new truck, but it’s illegal.
For reference, that S-10 is 4.8 meters long 1.7 m wide.
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While waiting for the dentist to open on Monday, I'm on soft foods.
Cream of Wheat was one of my favorites as a child in the mid-1900s.
Still tastes good.
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The mass market paperback edition of Heinlein's Stranger in a Strange Land.
"Grok" entered our vocabulary in 1961.
My copy was printed in 1968.
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Update: did anyone see it?
The ship has already landed.
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If you live in Hawaii... go outside and look northwest. You might see Starship re-entering the atmosphere!
Right now, 11:51am EDT Monday morning!
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The Andromeda Galaxy, 100 one minute exposures, stacked.
Canon R5m2 vis+Ha mod with EF 300mm lens at f5.6, ISO 3200.
Processed in Pixinsight.
It's upside-down from most views, because the shots were vertical this time of year.
Valley of the Gods, Utah, June 2025.
A Satellite Flare over Antares shot from Goblin Valley SP, Utah (Aug 2026).
#1 result (tracked, stacked, focus-stacked, blended).
#2 shows the tripod.
#3 shows the camera waiting for blue hour.
#4 shows the @photopills Night AR view of the Milky Way as I planned the shot.
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And so the journey begins... the Toad Pod™ needs the frame welded, lights replaced, wiring replaced, air bags replaced, and air hoses replaced.
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Sadly this iconic sign along I-10 in Van Horn Texas is gone.
But we'll always have the memories of that extra-crispy chicken.
October, 2010.
