I think I do need some therapy....

[Leonis]

I am infected by a new virus called "Murbot"......now I am getting so addicted to collect (and swapping) stuff.....

Not on computer stuff though

http://polluxchung.com/foto/trinity.jpg

[DMBand0026]

I need therapy, but for totally different reasons. It hurts to be alive right now.

I think I'm kidding, just to be sure, someone call me in a while and make sure I haven't done anything stupid.

Where's the :\ when you need him?

And don't bother pointing out that no one on this board has my phone number, if you care, you'll find it :P

Where's friggin torifile, he's a therapy guy, right? Crap, I couldn't afford him anyway.


As for that collection of telescopes, you're not murbot like until you start selling them off and buying new ones every 7-10 days. But the collection is cool none the less. I seem to recall you building one yourself...is that one in the picture?

[Leonis]

This is the one I built

http://polluxchung.com/foto/build.jpg

It's now belonging to my friend's son.

As I said I got the "Murbot" virus is that I really did swap, buy, sell scopes and accessories so f*cking freqently in the last 7 weeks and when I look back I really can't believe what I have done. Well....I was in some mental problem at that time and that maybe why I was doing that crazy things.

[DMBand0026]

That's so cool! I build guitars as a hobby, but recent lack of funds and interest has brought a temporary stop to that.
But a telescope seems so much more complicated with all those lenses and angles and physics and crap like that. Haha, can you tell I have no idea what I'm talking about? Very cool.

[Leonis]

I always apply computer analogy to telescope stuff. Like reflector is PC and refractor is Mac.

Building a newtonian reflector is easy and cheap (Just like PC, easy DIY for cheap). However building a refractor is tricky, expensive and not worth it (Mac parts are f*cking expensive).

Get the mirror sets (which includes primary and secondary mirror + "spider") off eBay for like 20 - 30 bucks (they are not bad actually).

Find some aluminum tube from plumbing hardware store for like $10.

A can of auto body spray for $5

Buy a spare focuser from eBay for $10.

Then spend a few days doing measurment (base on the focal length of the primary mirror you have). Drill holes, spray the tube and put everything together and VIOLA!

[tonton]

Cheer up, DMBand. It can't be all that bad.

One thing I think about when I get really depressed is all of the things I would miss and never get to experience again if I weren't here.

Basically, sex, music, literature and technogadgetry.

I just couldn't live (or die) without them.

[DMBand0026]

I'm not thinking suicide, never...and I guess my reference to it was a bit tasteless and off color. Thanks for the advice though. I've just hit a bumpy road in life here, things will look up, tomorrow is another day. Thanks though :)