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ripcity512on What happened to the Japanese PC platforms?

Was this the place?

bug.co.jp

Apparently they changed their name last year.

ripcity512on Five planets are lining up in the sky in June and will peak tonight

Thanks. Maybe I’ll try to find it one last time at around 5am tomorrow.

ripcity512on Five planets are lining up in the sky in June and will peak tonight

Glad you were able to see it. I’m guessing you might be in the southern hemisphere? Heard Mercury viewing this time was somewhat better there.

Forgot to mention I’m in the northern hemisphere.

ripcity512on Five planets are lining up in the sky in June and will peak tonight

For the last few weeks I have enjoyed seeing all of the mentioned planets on my early morning runs - with the exception of Mercury.

Guessing I’m unable to see it because it is either too low in the sky, obscured by far away clouds, or too dim compared with the brightening sky.

Has anyone ever been able to see it with the unaided eye?

ripcity512on The battle for the soul of digital freedom taking place inside your printer

This article showed up just as I am looking for a replacement for my HP 1320 which works perfectly except 3 out of 4 users in our household can no longer print to it. I’ll look up the Brother laser printer mentioned here to see if people report having better luck. Thanks