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Solar flares.
Yesterday at +/- 12:30 UTC the largest solar flare since 11 years was produced on our sun. (power X9.3)
An associated CME was detected Earth bound @ around 1100 km/s. Which is pretty fast (it will probably slow down a bit) If you´re up North there will be a good chance of seeing the Aurora Borealis. (Depending on the direction of the magnetic field)
So basically, there could be magneficant lights, or it could just blow over. But if there are they will be pretty strong I guess.
(CME expected in the afternoon/evening of september 8th)
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I'll be hoping - it'd be a lot better to watch than "Celebrity Masterchef" which Herself will be viewing Friday (and will insist I'm present for).
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I hope for you that it happens.
"Waiting for Aurora" might not be the best excuse for not being present 
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You could be right. I'll call it "Janet" instead.
Oh, hang on ... that might not work either ... 
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any waiting is made durable if beer is present 
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That's the current conditions, predictions are for a fast CME (> 1000 km/s) arriving tomorrow afternoon. Depending on arival speed (it should have slown down a bit) and it's magnetic directions Kp values could become quite high (7 or higher). Note that those kp threshold maps are not exact science. If you're in a dark spot and with a good camera, you 'could' spot it more quickly (aka more south).
Granted, a lot of ifs 
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Mmmmm strawberries ...
The bearing of a child takes nine months, no matter
how many women are assigned.
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Brisingr Aerowing wrote: How on Earth? 
Light, shadows, shading, reflection. All the information the graphics processor between your ears needs to extrapolate 3D information from an image. That guy is a living raytracer.
The user can't update the up: we update it for them (Choice in the CP poll)
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My daughter has done some of those in her art class in High School. Pretty cool stuff.
There are two kinds of people in the world: those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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Just a bit further down the page was this[^] set of images.
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I wish I'd come up with the "Labracadabrador" one - would have made a great "Thought of the Day" 
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To be absolutely fair, these are infinitely better than anything I'd be able to put together if my life depended on it, but his use of "realistic" in the URL must be from a definition I'm not familiar with. Shadows in most pictures are all wrong, perspective is bad in a lot of them, and if he was going for "realistic", then his renders are all way too clean.
But again, this is a lot better than anything I could do. I'm just pointing out that when you claim to have made something "realistic", you open yourself up for all sorts of criticism. I'm sure people working in his own field will be a lot less forgiving than I am.
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@OriginalGriff
I maybe getting old and mixing you up with someone else, but I'm pretty sure it's you that is still using an ancient Trackball.
Just found an article showing that Logitech are releasing later in the month a new Trackball[^]. Might need to put it down as part of this years Christmas present to yourself.
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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i have my logitech trackman from 2001, and im still using it!
i wish they can bring back the cordless optical and make it non wireless.
modified 7-Sep-17 1:27am.
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Thanks for that Mike!
Mine is still going strong - I replaced one of the microswitches a few years back, but they are built pretty well so there is a few years life left in it yet!
And ... it fits my hand, it's comfortable, it's like an old jumper... 
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OriginalGriff wrote: Thanks for that Mike!
It's Mick! As it always has been.
OriginalGriff wrote: Mine is still going strong - I replaced one of the microswitches a few years back, but they are built pretty well so there is a few years life left in it yet!
And ... it fits my hand, it's comfortable, it's like an old jumper...
But you might spare in the cupboard for when it eventually wears out.
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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I assumed you'd changed your name to Mike Hunt by deed poll / BDM to match the username!
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Has Anyone Seen Mike Hunt wrote: It's Mick!
Funny, your profile says Michael Martin. Is Mick short/slang for Mike in Aussie speak?
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Slacker007 wrote: Funny, your profile says Michael Martin. Is Mick short/slang for Mike in Aussie speak?
Michael is the given name and the name I go by. Mick is the only correct way to shorten Michael and all my mates and everyone (even here on CP) I know calls me Mick.
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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Does it only come in right hand style?
I write right, but mouse left.
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I have one of those. I use it on my ASUS G75 laptop. It's amazing.
When you are dead, you won't even know that you are dead. It's a pain only felt by others.
Same thing when you are stupid.
modified 19-Nov-21 21:01pm.
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Still not solved, anyone knows who said this:
Quote: If it don't work, just give it a good bang
Hint: WWII period, movie.
modified 7-Sep-17 6:08am.
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