Hobo Jungle

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This Week in Tech History
Star Trek makes its television debut, September 8, 1966
1st actual computer bug found, September 9, 1947
Boston Computer Society disbands, September 10, 1996
Kilby demonstrates the 1st IC, September 12, 1958
IBM intros 1st computer disk storage unit, September 13, 1956

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Comet Tsuchinshan-atlas passes over the Hobo Jungle tonight.

Photo taken from my front yard.
You can barely see that it has an antitail (a stream of gas and dust particles on the opposite side of the tail.)
Someone with a telescope should be able to get a better photograph of the antitail. I just used my old camera.
Wednesday, October 16, 2024, 7:34 PM (EDT)
Camera: Panasonic DC-G9
Exposure mode: Manual
Exposure time: 15 sec
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal length: 30 mm
ISO speed: 200

The glow below image is from my neighbor's lights.

They must be afraid of the dark.

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Where's the money in the Hobo Jungle?

There is some gold in the United States Bullion Depository, Ft. Knox, Kentucky.
$ 6,219,006,000. Gold in that Ft. Knox building (Highest historic gold holdings: $27,426,112,000 (December 31, 1941).)
Ref: https://www.usmint.gov/about/mint-tours ... /fort-knox

Some people earn more than they spend.
$274,400,000,000. Elon Musk is the richest person in the world (as of May 2024 according to Forbes.)
$206,700,000,000. Jeff Bezos (Amazon)
$199,400,000,000. Mark Zkuckerberg (Facebook)
$146,400,000,000. Warren Buffett (Geico, Duracell , Dairy Queen, Santa Fe Railroad. Buffett first bought stock at age 11 and first filed taxes at age 13.)
Ref: https://www.forbes.com/real-time-billio ... 7639d33d78

Some people spend more than they earn.
$-35,000,000,000,000. National Dept (Joe Biden, and many preceding US Presidents)
Ref: https://fiscaldata.treasury.gov/america ... onal-debt/

[robert.]

Elon is in a strange situation. People love to hate him. He had brought EVs into day to day life. People that love EVs hate. He has taken space flight off of the government payroll. Runs a social media pkatform that people to bash him in large numbers. If you hate him dońt use his products.

[gregj410]

They hate him more now that he’s endorsed Trump. That doesn’t stop the left from buying Teslas. I’d love to see the ratio of Dems to Republicans buying Teslas. Pretty sure the leftist tree hugging environmentalist whackos aka as Democrats top that list.

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GETTING FAT IS EASY

[robert.]

GETTING FAT IS EASY

It is. Takes a lot of years to balloon up..

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Happy New year to Denizens of the Jungle.

I haven't posted images of flowers found in the Hobo Jungle in a long time.

Schlumbergera are blooming in the Jungle this new year day, 01JAN25...

[sleepmac]

Wayne, that is one great looking photo. A very pretty flower.

Dan Weinhold

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Thank you Dan.

I was shocked when I saw what a good photo the camera took.

Camera: Panasonic DC-G-9
Lens: Panasonic Lumix G Macro 30mm f/2.8 ASPH
Date: Wednesday, January 01, 2025
Time: 11:45 AM Central time
Exposure mode: Auto exposure
Exposure program: IA (Intelligent Auto Mode)
Focus: Auto
Exposure time: 1/100 sec
F number: f/5.6
ISO speed: 320
Focal length 30 mm
Digital zoom: None
Light source: Sun
White balance: Auto