05:58 <iximeow> sigh

05:58 <iximeow> mystery solved

06:00 <iximeow> i had experimented with some settings (significantly lower than normal gain) and misattributed some good results to very low gain. turns out the very good results were not at very low gain, and i was trying to reproduce something i'd never actually seen before

06:01 <iximeow> the still unanswered question: what weird mode does qhy put the mode in and why does it seem to have such a sharp cliff in electrons -> pixel readings...

06:27 <iximeow> ah. aha. "reset" does not actually reset all settings, if you don't power cycle the camera

06:28 <iximeow> there are two? three? readout modes supported by this sensor, power cycling the camera resets it to one mode, and the software i *didn't* write, which i use to get live images and focus, sets it to the other

06:29 <iximeow> if i then use my software to record images (no live view, generally less cpu use, better on battery use), it does not set a readout mode explicitly

06:29 <iximeow> this is how "gain 60 offset 10" gives me two wildly different kinds of images

06:29 <iximeow> this also means i have about 5gb of crap images. yay

06:58 <umbralraptop> aaaa

07:01 <umbralraptop> weird request (assuming good data): UBV colors of the two brightest stars inside M 57 (that is, the central star and the one a bit to the side. Both are ~mag 15-16 in several bands)

07:02 <umbralraptop> hrm. That probably means a whole bunch of other data processing Fun

07:17 <iximeow> i wonder how well i can image ultraviolet from the ground

07:24 <raptop> U band actually predates the space age, so somewhat!

07:24 <iximeow> alas, sensor design

07:25 <raptop> hah

07:26 <iximeow> the vendor reports 60% QE for 400nm though so there's hope for near-UV at least

15:30 <umbralraptop> o_O https://twitter.com/SuperASASSN/status/1318198723093123073

15:48 <umbralraptop> So, moveDC is doing some surveys on what to focus on for tranist

15:49 <umbralraptop> They define DC as purely the distract (~700 k) as opposed to the MSA (~6.2 M)

15:50 <umbralraptop> And really, given the amount of cross-state traffic, they should be thinking about Montgomery county MD and Fairfax county VA (each ~1 M)

15:51 <SnoopJ> Wonder how many of those folks would be using public transit at all

15:52 <SnoopJ> south MD/north VA being pretty affluent I mean

15:52 <umbralraptop> Probably quite a few, given all those dedicated bus routes to the Pentagon

16:19 <umbralraptop> I wonder if DC's height limits mean that density is highest in some areas outside the district proper?

18:02 <umbralraptop> !wpn

19:18 <umbralraptop> !choose aaaa|AAAA

19:18 <galois> umbralraptop: Your options: aaaa, AAAA. My choice: AAAA

19:24 <egg|laptop|egg> umbralraptop: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_amicale_des_amateurs_d%27andouillette_authentique

19:24 <galois> [WIKIPEDIA] Association amicale des amateurs d'andouillette authentique | "L'Association amicale des amateurs d'andouillette authentique (AAAAA), dite aussi 5 A, regroupe des professionnels des métiers de bouche et de l'univers de la table (fabricants, restaurateurs, gastronomes connaisseurs de la charcuterie, critiques et chroniqueurs gastronomiques, en activité ou retraités…"

19:27 <egg|laptop|egg> AAAAA?

19:27 <egg|laptop|egg> !acr -add:AAAAA Association Amicale des Amateurs d’Andouillette Authentique

19:27 <galois> Definition added!

19:57 <umbralraptop> Iskierka: https://mastodon.social/web/statuses/105060124184081510

19:57 <galois> title: Teryl's Tales of Whim~: ""May I be turned, and join your pack, please?"T…" - Mastodon

20:40 <umbralraptop> Advisor ram problems https://photos.app.goo.gl/qkgK43M5tURjcp627

20:41 <galois> title: Shared album - Patrick N - Google Photos

20:41 <umbralraptop> (the burning kitsune is not the problem)

20:45 <SnoopJ> !wpn -add:wpn kitsune

20:45 <galois> Entry already exists!

20:45 <SnoopJ> !wpn -add:adj burning

20:45 <galois> Added adj 'burning'

20:47 <umbralraptop> !wpn SnoopJ

20:47 <umbralraptop> (not a kitsune-test)

20:48 <SnoopJ> !wpn umbralraptop

20:48 <SnoopJ> !wpn -add:wpn interview

20:48 <galois> Added wpn 'interview'

20:48 <umbralraptop> That's a scary weapon

20:49 <SnoopJ> the Python thing, not the art form

20:56 <SnoopJ> it's a build tool and it is unfortunately brittle in all the ways that drive me insane

20:56 <umbralraptop> fun

20:56 <SnoopJ> I was trying to make peace with it on this project and it has exploded in a spectacular way today

21:36 <umbralraptop> !wpn

22:45 <umbralraptop> Zero (0) days since I was last defeated by a sign error