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When Canon Ended for Doctor Who - Computer Looking Up A recent re-viewing of a 1970s classic Doctor Who story led me down a thread of asking myself, when did the canon of the Doctor actually end? Prepare for a deep dive into the series spanning a half ce...

Doctor Who's limited number of regenerations was the core dramatic engine of his species. Granting him infinite lives didn't just break the rules, it dismantled the concept of the Time Lord entirely.

#DoctorWho #SciFi #Canonical #Regeneration #TimeTravel

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Only thing Caleb Williams needs to do:

"Find the open target."

His accuracy is a symptom. Stop panicking and read the field like an #nfl QB should, that's it.

As many analysts say, Ben Johnson is a master schemer, he just needs his QB to throw to the open guy!

#dabears #chicago #bears #sports

The Tremaine Edmunds pick 6 being called back for "down by contact" is just the latest example how #nfl rules and officiating are a complete farce.

#chicagobears #chicago #bears #dabears #sports

Two lousy teams, each tried to let the other win.

#sports #nfl #chicago #bears #dabears #cincinnati #bengals

Seems to be a lot of hype on scaling back #AI

If I had to wager, 75%+ of the populace, even those who understand #genAI, feel deep down AI ends up as Skynet, the starting point of psychological perception and emotional exuberance.

But AI is still governed by the #GIGO axiom.

Is it easy for #nfl def coordinators to scheme against Caleb?

Force him to panic in pocket

Caleb rolls out to right

Desperation sideline throw...highlight catch by WR or TE < 10% of time

#chicago #bears #sports #dabears

Simple Fix for Asus ZenWiFi "Flashing Blue Light" Problem - Computer Looking Up I decided to upgrade my home WiFi from a LinkSys AC router. My new Asus ZenWifi mesh got off to a great start, until the node stopped working.

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My controller design for my new PC.

Project Monolith - My 2025 Dual-Boot PC - Computer Looking Up I built a new PC in 2025, which can dual-boot to either Windows or Fedora. In this article I catalogue in detail all of the PC's specs and my design decisions, as well as a summary of CPU and GPU perf...

A summary of design and performance for my new dual-boot #Windows11 #Fedora PC I built this year.

#PCbuild #PC #Linux #computers #amd #ryzen #radeon

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Chicago Bears 1/2

New coach is wildcard, but seen this script before

Williams is Fields 2.0, or Trubisky 3.0

Extreme athletic talent, so-so QB game mgmt skill

Next in script, Williams roleplays Dan Marino's cement feet to learn not to panic in pocket

#nfl #sports #bears #chicago #dabears

Chicago Bears 2/2

Bears will be lucky to reach 8-9. Will be competitive against bad teams, many near misses against better teams

1-5 in division, still toughest in #NFL

#sports #bears #chicago #dabears

The Case of the Stubborn Synology: A Fedora NFS Saga - Computer Looking Up After battling with stubborn NFS mounts on his Fedora PC, Paul documents the troubleshooting journey to a stable solution. Discover how he moved past initial assumptions about SELinux, diagnosed a dee...

NFS mounts failing after every reboot? My new blog article details how I solved my Synology NAS & Fedora PC mount saga. It wasn't SELinux! The solution? An unclean shutdown, NFS 4.1, and autofs.

#Linux #NFS #Fedora #SysAdmin #Troubleshooting #Synology

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KDE Workaround: ALT+F3 for Azure Desktops via Your Linux Browser - Computer Looking Up Linux KDE intercepts the ALT+F3 combo so you cannot activate the Windows key on remote PCs. In this article I explain the simple workaround.

Having trouble getting your Windows key (Super key) to work in KDE Plasma to function for remote Azure desktops? My latest blog article discusses the workaround.

#Linux #KDE #Azure #VirtualMachine #TechTip

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I wrote this for a prior website of mine a decade ago, and kept it in my archives. Slightly modified from the original. Reposting in tribute to and in memory of Ryne Sandberg.

Yes the 1983 rookie card is mine.

#sports #chicagocubs #chicago #cubs #rynesandberg #ryno #baseball #poetry

Tribute to Ryne Sandberg - Computer Looking Up As the cover of a "Boy's Life" from 1984 proclaimed, Ryne Sandberg was Second to None.

#sports #chicagocubs #chicago #cubs #rynesandberg #ryno #baseball

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53% Waxing Gibbous Moon, July 2025 - Computer Looking Up By my reckoning, this is at least the second time I have photographed the 53% waxing Moon. Compare tonight's image with my 2024 version and let me know if you see the difference!

My blog article accompanying my recent Moon photograph...

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#Moon #Astronomy #Photography

53% Waxing Gibbous Moon July 2nd, 2025

Specs/Equipment:
254mm Dobsonian telescope (homemade)
23mm eyepiece
No eyepiece filter
iPhone 14 Pro
Smartphone eyepiece adapter
NightCap app
Apple Watch Series 10 (NightCap shutter)
f/1.8
1/3600 sec exp
ISO 57
Focal length: 7mm

#Moon #Astronomy #Photography

44% Waxing Crescent Moon, July 2025 - Computer Looking Up It's not that I have not been looking up, only though that I have failed to write blog articles on the experiences. With this, hopefully I am back and ready to write once again!

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#Moon #Astronomy #Photography #Telescope

If Earth had rings like Saturn, they'd arc across our skies like painter brushstrokes. Skylines would frame them. Night photography would be very different from what we know in our real, ringless sky.

But would they still make us stop and stare… or just be another backdrop to rush past?

#Astronomy

44% Waxing Crescent Moon July 1st, '25

Specs/Equipment:
254mm Dobsonian telescope (homemade)
23mm eyepiece
No eyepiece filter
iPhone 14 Pro
Smartphone telescope eyepiece adapter
NightCap app on iPhone
f/1.8
1/128 sec exposure
ISO 57
Focal length: 7mm

#Moon #Astronomy #Photography

Regarding #DeepSeek much is unknown, but if I had to wager now, an open source LLM variant running on an older array of Nvidia hardware doesn't appear to be a paradigm shift.

"Better faster cheaper" may ultimately turn out to be "you get what you pay for."

#ai #artificialintelligence #technology

⌨️ The big technology news today was that China has an AI large language model that can hallucinate just as well as the US LLMs and at a fraction of the cost. 🙃

#technology #tech #ai #deepseek #china #sarcasm

🧠 "The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom." - Isaac Asimov

#IsaacAsimov #Quotes #Science #Wisdom #Knowledge #Thoughts

I cannot recall if I have ever seen a DeLorean on the street. Without Doc Brown's augmentations, I don't see the appeal, even straining through my 1980s glasses.

What's your take? Did you dig the DMC back in the day?

🚗 On this Day in History

🖥️ On January 21, 1981, the first DeLorean DMC-12 sports car rolled off the production line in Dunmurry, Northern Ireland.

#OnThisDay #History #DeLorean #Innovation

My first PC was actually not a PC but a Commodore Amiga 500. When I went to college, I bought myself a Hewlett Packard 486 from a department store called Silo. I still remember writing the check, the biggest I had ever written at the time.

What was your first personal computer?

🖥️ On this Day in Computers

On Jan 20, 1988, a group of computer companies announced they had created microprocessors & software to eventually allow clones of IBM's PS/2 line of personal computers.

#Computers #History #OnThisDay #Technology #Innovation

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🎩🐰 "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." - Arthur C. Clarke

#Quotes #Technology #Magic #Innovation #ScienceFiction

Photographing the Sun in Winter - Computer Looking Up What's it like to photograph the Sun in the middle of Winter? I decided to try with my #telescope on this very cold Saturday morning.

🌌 Those of us in the Northern Hemisphere are entering deep winter. It is still possible to do astronomy, and astrophotography, in this season!

#astronomy #telescope #sun #photography

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👽 "Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying." - Arthur C. Clarke

#ArthurCClarke #ScienceFiction #Universe #Quotes #ThoughtProvoking #Space