Archive for September, 2009
Bird identification issues
An ornithological mystery
Has anyone else noted that a badly seen Oystercatcher whizzing past one’s telescope, coupled with a momentary lapse of concentration, can look like a Cape Petrel?
3 lacklustre pieces of inspiration on “Bird identification issues”
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Optimistic Apple
It has been noted that
Apples new operating system has increased the amount of RAM a system can have. This has been increased from 4Gb through to a not insignificant 16billion Gb. Even given Moore’s Law surely this is excessive and unnecessary?
2 lacklustre pieces of inspiration on “Optimistic Apple”
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Consultant C Says:
September 2nd, 2009 at 2:57 pmNot at all. You don’t have to use anything near the 16 billion Gb and it’s good to have an unreachable theoretical limit - think back to the Y2K problems with a theoretical maximum year of 1999.
Imposing limits to technology can cause frustration in the future; it’s best to nip these things in the bud, and remove, or indeed, set unreachably high limits.
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Consultant G Says:
September 3rd, 2009 at 5:43 pmYeah, so there !
September 25th, 2009 at 1:44 pm
Just try and remember which hemisphere you are in, there’s a good chap.
September 25th, 2009 at 1:48 pm
The ocean region in which you currently reside can be a useful aid to knowing your onions, so to speak. Mind you, that said, I hear Tufted Puffins are on the move.
September 28th, 2009 at 11:45 am
Never noticed this myself. i would buy a new telescope if I were you. Consultant C is reminded that there are records of cape petrel from the northern hemisphere, so this top tip, while a reality check, will not eliminate the possibility.
If you are a keen bird watcher, why not spend your time looking for slender-billed curlew (http://www.slenderbilledcurlew.net), or get to Orkney for the crane.