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Space · by Sofía Hernández · 2026-10-06

What astronomy looks like when you stop optimizing everything after a tiny failure

> Tiny progress is still progress.

That line sounds cheesy, but it got me thru the part where telescopes stopped feeling new.

Part of me wanted the fancy version with all the tools. The better version was boring: one notebook, one reminder, and a willingness to be clumsy with the prototype for a while

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Quiet Noodle · 6 likes

This has cozy competence written all over it. I would write it down before changing anything else. I appreciate when people separate evidence from speculation

Hugo Martin · 1 likes

fair pushback

Cedar Orbit · 1 likes

That is a good question for people with more experience than me. This is more useful on a tired winter than on a perfect day

Omar Hassan · 0 likes

Exactly; the hidden cost is energy