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Nice pic, but: Rotation speed measured in km/sec? Alternative science? 
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That's actually the correct units. Outside of the core, stars in a galaxy orbit at a roughly constant linear speed. A constant angular speed (the more common measurement for rotational speed) is only relevant for a rigid body. The expectation for galaxies was that the rotation rate would fall off with distance; it's staying constant meant that there had to be a lot more mass in the outer galaxy and was one of the early indicators of dark matter's existence.
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--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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Ah!!
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For the third time in the last month or two, my bedroom ceiling fan or ceiling light comes on when I'm sleeping. I've had the fan for about a year. The only change has been that I recently got a FitBit Alta and it must be interfering with my fan remote. Anyone had anything similar happen to them?
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Did it start happening after you upgraded to Windows 10? Anything can happen then!
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Yes, but way after. Otherwise, I'd sue Microsoft like every "good" citizen.
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I'd be concerned of little animals, such as squirrels, rats, or mice in your attic chewing on wires. If you've got tree limbs near your house, they'll find a way to get inside to keep warm during the winter months.
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No trees nearby. Don't see any feces to determine if it is animals. I still think it's a Bluetooth problem since it only ever comes on at night.
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Bassam Abdul-Baki wrote: Don't see any feces to determine if it is animals.
Means nothing. Dij The Cat hasn't had a poo since a week ago last Saturday ... 
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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That you've found yet 
All kidding aside, I hope Dij is okay.
if (Object.DividedByZero == true) { Universe.Implode(); }
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Trust me, we've looked!
He's been throwing up for two weeks or so - and six or eight visits to the vet - but today he's started on "normal" food mixed with "prescription" food for the first time, and kept it all down so far. 30g doses, every two hours ...
We think he was allergic to the anti-puke medicine he was given - ranitidine - and it made him worse instead of better. Fortunately, cats can go a good time without food, but it's been worrying. Hopefully he's turned the corner, and can go outside again next weekend. He doesn't like to poo indoors at all and can "retain" for three or four days when eating normally, so a week while he's keeping little or nothing down is probably not too much difficulty for him.
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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OriginalGriff wrote: Trust me, we've looked!He's been throwing up for two weeks or so
So he has left a reminder of himself. I've got nothing to see in my house.
Hope he feels better!
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A reminder!
A reminder?
I'm on the fourth new duvet...
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Bassam Abdul-Baki wrote: I still think it's a Bluetooth problem...
Bluetooth operates in the 2.4 to 2.485 GHz range. I would hazard a guess that your ceiling fan operates more around the 303 MHz area.
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Good to know. I need Ghzbusters to verify that.
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Bluetooth only works at night?
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My Fitbit isn't in the room except at night. However, a neighbor's remote is now the more plausible idea.
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Message Closed
modified 21-Nov-20 21:01pm.
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Hmm, the name Wolowizard has appeared to me somewhere.
I'll keep my eye out for that. However, it should not be on any network.
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Just part of one of your Win10 updates. Don't worry about it.
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I live next to a rather large park, the car alarm remotes turn my ceiling fan on.
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The problem with mine is it only happens when I'm sleeping. Otherwise, I would see it in the daytime or when I come home.
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OK, OK, I'll stop doing it!
Jeeze, but some people are no fun!
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Does your fan have an IR remote? If so, try putting a piece of black electrical tape over the pickup and see if that cures the problem.
Years ago, our TV used to occasionally turn off while we were watching it. I put a curtain over the window and that behavior stopped. When the neighbors moved out, I didn't need the curtain anymore. I figure they probably had the same brand TV as we did, and ours was picking up their remote's signal through the windows.
Of course, if that fan has a radio remote, try a jacob's ladder[^] in the corner of the room 
We can program with only 1's, but if all you've got are zeros, you've got nothing.
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