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[-] 4am@lemmy.zip 2 points 32 minutes ago

if it HAS to be -dp and you can't also use -pd then it is implemented incorrectly.

Dunno why you'd ever do -pd, considering, but still

[-] TachyonTele@piefed.social 1 points 23 minutes ago

You do -dp when the stars align, obviously

[-] Elting@piefed.social 4 points 1 hour ago

These stargazers have a little more than just wanderlust huh.

[-] Sunspear@piefed.social 28 points 2 hours ago

https://www.astromatic.net/software/sextractor/

Given that there's an acknowledgement of the tool in a 1996 article, the software may even be older than sex itself

Also what a time capsule this page is lol, nothing wrong with it really... just a relic of a different era

[-] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 hour ago

I wonder how old their Wordpress version is…

[-] MoonMelon@lemmy.ml 14 points 2 hours ago

I worked at a place where the asset management system was called "ASS" and yes, publishing assets was called "pushing to ASS". Unfortunately management eventually made the developer change it.

[-] rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 2 hours ago

Reminds me of a tool at my job called Picard. No idea what it does, but my disappointment was palpable when I found out that there wasn't even a hint of a star trek easter egg

[-] DozensOfDonner@mander.xyz 4 points 1 hour ago

Friend working with rodent data often had, prolly intentional, git lines like "push mouse_anal"

[-] imsufferableninja@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 hours ago

What does it extract? 😳

[-] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)
[-] Evil_Shrubbery 4 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)
[-] TachyonTele@piefed.social 4 points 2 hours ago

Fucking astronomers flexing again

this post was submitted on 27 May 2026
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