Converting an app that started per-client deploy, single-tenant, cloud-ignorant and mono-node to multi-tenant, multi-node, cloud storage and a cluster of a few nodes.
On one hand, I regret not having thought it could find a market and I now have to do this and plan a migration.
On the other, I saved a lot of time going to customers instead of building the boring side first... So I don't know what to think of it.
I find that most of the development work is now "ops" instead of user-facing features (either addition, removal, or polish) and am a bit perplex at this.
Re : running relaxed, it is said that the real marathon is the training you put in, and the race itself should feel like a celebration. I am not anywhere near elite level but felt that for a lot of races. The hardships of the training enables a state of deep calm, joy and feeling like you are flying the morning of the actual race. Nights before races are often very bad, like a last storm before everything clears and your mind is finally empty when you get into the corral. Then, with a clear mind, you proceed to run with joy despite being physically tired by the training and sleepless night.
I looked but AliExpress makes it impossible to locate even specific sellers, like BohrOptics, who I found to have consistently good quality (bought a beam splitter and fused silica ball lenses from them).
This one is a bit of a joke with my telescope making friends, but ticks all the boxes of what I consider a real telescope. You can actually buy 76mm entry-level telescopes, but they often have an unstable mount and bad optics. Starting at 150mm, you already have a lot of punch under dark skies. Visual use, live digitally enhanced, or astrophotography are 3 different hobbies.
Small mirrors with a very low F-ratio are also something that you need to grind yourself. I have a 6" f/2.8 telescope and a 8" f/3.5 hyperbolic + ross telescope, and both aren't commercially available while being small mirrors !
Progress on my 16" f/3.2 is currently stalled though.. a multi-year project indeed.
This is the first time I've seen a build of the ABSDBS in the wild, thanks for sharing ! Sadly an 8" f/4 mirror has a very narrow range of acceptable optical quality :/. It's too bad you ended up with a bad one. Maybe refiguring it would be a great followup project though
On one hand, I regret not having thought it could find a market and I now have to do this and plan a migration.
On the other, I saved a lot of time going to customers instead of building the boring side first... So I don't know what to think of it.
I find that most of the development work is now "ops" instead of user-facing features (either addition, removal, or polish) and am a bit perplex at this.