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The member @Mike-Dimmick seems to be inactive for a longer time now. But if he receive/read this, maybe you have luck 
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Had to replace an HDD drive which was behaving erratically.
I suspected heat. Installed new HDD.
I had to mount it on an SATA to USB cable so I could copy data to new drive.
However old drive still behaved poorly even outside the case (heat again).
Laid it on a freezer pack from fridge and now works just fine for copying data.
We shall see if it works to the end.
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
Badfinger
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 Did you save the data?
Its still copying.
I'll have to leave it overnight to finish if it does.
One does what one has to do!
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
Badfinger
modified 12-Mar-23 0:50am.
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Yes, the only thing broken was the display. When I got home I plugged in an external monitor to back up stuff from the trip, then dumped it all onto a new machine. The HDD is still sitting here somewhere, labelled with the computer name and date it came out.
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
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Good.
Displays don't like too much heat either.
Here in TX, it gets quite hot.
Laptops need to be treated carefully if you use them outside.
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
Badfinger
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Peter_in_2780 wrote: on a hot and dusty airbase
Lucky other times?
At least in the past I saw computers advertise temperature extremes and they were not all that great. Maybe by the pool (or on a porch in a mild Maine day if you are into that.)
But looks like they do build for more extreme conditions if you look.
The Best Rugged Laptops for 2023 | PCMag[^]
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Most airbases I work on either have permanent buildings or at worst "shipping containers with windows" cabins, all with aircon of some sort.
This one was still being set up, and we were working out of a large tent. A container arrived a couple of days too late.
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
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"Pardon me, sir, but what did the chicken do?"
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What did the chicken do?
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
Badfinger
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It worked. Got all my data (.5tb) moved onto new drive.
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
Badfinger
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#Worldle #414 1/6 (100%)
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https://worldle.teuteuf.fr
easy one
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
Badfinger
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I have this image for my question: click here
how to compute each planet's position in Zodiac zone every day? such as Venus's position, the angle between Jupiter and Saturn?
Here is one link for Geocentric view of Earth orbiting. it may not be that easy...
I already got help from this Lounge to get JPL data source for each planet's orbits.
diligent hands rule....
modified 11-Mar-23 20:23pm.
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Start by finding out the date and time.
When you have that, work out where in it's orbit Earth is - unless you are currently resident on a different planet, in which case use that one instead.
Then work out the location of each other relevant planet or moon.
Basic geometry will then give you the vectors. Extend the vectors to the zodiac zones and Robert is your mother's brother.
Then all you have to do is find someone gullible enough to believe in that twaddle. 
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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OriginalGriff wrote: find someone gullible enough to believe in that twaddle.
That's no problem. (At least) one is born every minute. 
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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thanks for your thoughts. My goal is to put these position(in angle) into a text file and drive my another program to do more calculations.
my doing is not related with the sign for personal life
diligent hands rule....
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OriginalGriff wrote: Then all you have to do is find someone gullible enough to believe in that twaddle
India.
Throw a rock. First person it hits. And those it bounces and hits. And the paramedics that bandage them up. And the police that arrive to arrest you. And the bystanders taking selfies.
Or the easier route is to teach at one of the many universities that offer a Masters in the study of Astrology.
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I agree with OriginalGriff's 'twaddle' statement. But why can't you just use a planetarium program, set it to the time you want, and find the planet's position on the ecliptic? Then figure out how that relates to 'zodiac zones,' and you are done. Ain't nothing hard about that. Any basic planetarium program gives ecliptic positions.
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I need accurate angle information in degree(relative position with another planet), it may need some projective geometry etc...
diligent hands rule....
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Most planetarium programs give results accurate to an arc-second or less, so your reply is meaningless. It's pretty f***ing easy to subtract differences. You could script the problem in Stellarium.
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PS - the chart you exampled wasn't using anything more challenging than 30° zodiac bands. You just need to know if it uses the tropical or sidereal zodiac.
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here is one link for Geocentric view of Earth orbiting. it may not be that easy...
diligent hands rule....
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It IS that easy. Planetarium programs like Stellarium ARE geocentric, although some of them have the ability to move off-Earth.
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thanks for this useful link!
diligent hands rule....
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