#VSCode deactivates #IntelliCode in favor of the paid #Copilot
https://www.heise.de/en/news/VS-Code-deactivates-IntelliCode-in-favor-of-the-paid-Copilot-11115783.html

How many hyped #IDEs must a programmer walk down before they stick with #Emacs (or even #vim)?

Instead, they will migrate to the next hype tool for the upcoming few months/years ...

🤷

#IntelliJ #IDEA #Eclipse #JetBrains #VisualStudio #VS #XCode #NetBeans #Atom #JDeveloper

Mon calendrier de l’avent – jour 15

Puisque la version 2025-12 d’Eclipse est sortie, je vais vous parler d’un plugin pour cet IDE absolument phénoménal.

Dans mes projets maven, je récupere normalement le code source des dépendances automatiquement, et c’est cool. Mais parfois le code source n’est pas publié. Parce que l’auteur a oublié, ou parce qu’il s’agit d’une dépendance propriétaire … ou tout au mins privée. Dans tous les cas, je ne suis pas Rémi Forax, et je n’aime pas lire du bytecode.

Heureusement, l’Enhanced decompiler plugin est là pour ça ! Il automatise l’exécution du décompilateur de votre choix sur le fichier .class que vous avez ouvert, et permet même de remplacer l’édition du fichier .class par celle du fichier .java inféré par le décompilateur. Notez que vous pouvez utiliser a peu près n’importe lequel des innombrables décompilateurs Java open-source (JD, FernFlower, Vineflower, CFR, Procyon), dont certains sont particulièrement performants.

#eclipse #java #noël

Good morning ya all!

Mine starts with this gem from the Eclipse installer: How am I supposed to decide whether I trust that unsigned content of unknown origin, given the “n/a” fingerprint, that has a validity of “n/a”?

(Not to mention that “Always trust all content” in an security dialog. It should read “Fuck it, ignore all safety guidelines and just install every malware thrown in my direction.”)

#eclipse #low #quality #security #theater

An annular solar #eclipse OTD in 1936 was visible from Australia, New Zealand on December 14th (Monday), and Oeno Island in Pitcairn Islands on December 13th (Sunday) https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/chile/eclipse/?s=mb #travel #astronomy #history

APOD from 2021-01-07

Total Solar #Eclipse 2020

The last New Moon of 2020 caused a total solar eclipse visible in parts of South America. A composite image of 55 exposures shows the Moon lit by earthshine, solar prominences, a coronal mass ejection, and a doomed comet (C/2020 X3 SOHO). The next total eclipse will be on December 4, 2021, over Antarctica.

HD image at https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap210107.html

An annular solar #eclipse OTD in 1936 was visible from Australia, New Zealand on December 14th (Monday), and Oeno Island in Pitcairn Islands on December 13th (Sunday) https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/chile/eclipse/?s=mb #travel #astronomy #history

Entwicklungsumgebung Eclipse IDE 2025-12: Java 25, JUnit 6, Multi-Release-JAR

Das neue Quartals-Release der Open-Source-IDE unterstützt Programmieren mit den neuesten Sprachversionen: Java 25 inklusive JUnit 6, TypeScript 5.9 und PHP 8.5.

https://www.heise.de/news/Entwicklungsumgebung-Eclipse-IDE-2025-12-Java-25-JUnit-6-Multi-Release-JAR-11113811.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#Eclipse #Entwicklungsumgebung #IT #Java #OpenSource #news

APOD from 2022-01-07

Ecstatic Solar #Eclipse

During the Dec 4 solar eclipse, an Adelie penguin in Antarctica performed an Ecstatic Vocalization to claim territory. Captured in silhouette, this behavior occurred at Cape Crozier, home to a large penguin colony studied for over 25 years. The eclipse reached 80% totality there.

HD image at https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap220107.html

Magickal Timing: Why the Moon Phase Matters

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In the realm of magickal timing, nothing seems quite as foundational as the Moon. Out of all the possible ways to plan, it’s one of the most obvious—literally, a giant, glowing ball in the sky. All you have to do is look up at night to see what it’s doing.

But to some, that might feel like a cosmic mood ring that needs decoding.

The shifting face of the Moon—from invisible to fully bright to invisible again—is what gives rise to the the cycles and phases that many magickal or spiritual traditions have been working with for thousands of years. They have an impact on just about everything… tides, sleep cycles, inner rhythms, even our emotional states. And with just a little bit of knowledge, you’ll be able to translate those cycles for yourself.

Science and Math First

While ancient humans may have not understood exactly what was going on in the sky, we know quite a bit more about it today. Thus, we have determined that the Moon is a giant space rock. And it orbits a larger space rock (the Earth)… which itself orbits a much larger ball of fire (the Sun). Does that sound about right?

Relative to the position of fixed stars, it takes the Moon about 27.3 days (a sidereal month) to orbit the Earth; however, since the Earth is also moving on its own trajectory, a full lunar cycle is about 29.5 days (a synodic month – the time between one new moon and the next new moon). Those extra ~2.2 days give the Moon enough time to “catch up” and return to the same position, relative to the Sun.

The Moon’s orbit around Earth is elliptical, but it rotates on its axis at the same rate. This is called synchronous rotation and causes us to always see the same side.

In any given year, there are 12 or 13 moon cycles. A year is 365 days and change, so this math works out to [total days / synodic month], or 365.25/29.5 = 12.38 cycles per year. Most years have 12 full moons, but that extra 13th full moon that sometimes occurs is called a blue moon… hence the phrase, “once in a blue moon” aka “once in a while” (or, in reality, about once every 2-3 years).

Phases

Exactly one half of the Moon is always lit by the Sun, just like one half of the Earth is always lit by the Sun. Earth’s relative position to the Moon, however, causes us to see varying amounts of these light and dark sections, which results in the Moon phases.

You can watch the cycle progress throughout the month just by paying a little attention to the night sky. Over the course of a couple of weeks, light stretches across the dark face of the Moon, growing gradually until it is fully lit. For the next two weeks, the reverse happens… light fades away, eventually leaving a dark moon behind.

Interestingly, the apparent movement of light across the surface of the Moon swaps direction based on the hemisphere from which you observe it. In the Northern Hemisphere, light grows (or waxes) from right to left, then fades (or wanes) from right to left. In the Southern Hemisphere, light grows from left to right, then fades from left to right. Since I live in the Northern Hemisphere, most of my diagrams and references will reflect that.

We divide this cycle up into 8 main points, which we’ve assigned names: New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, Third Quarter, and Waning Crescent (which takes us back to the start and the cycle starts anew).

Let’s talk about each of those…

Crescent moons occur when a small section of the Moon is lit, but the majority is dark. There is a waxing crescent in the beginning of the cycle, when the light is just starting to grow, and a waning crescent at the end of the cycle, when the light is shrinking to almost nothing. The term “Quarter” refers to the phase in respect to the entire cycle, starting from the New Moon, so “First Quarter” does not mean 25% lit, it means 25% of the way through the entire cycle. Both the First and Third Quarter Moon phases are half moons. Gibbous moons occur when the majority of the surface of the Moon is lit, so they lead directly into and our of the Full Moon.

Some people hear the term new moon and think that “new” must mean something like “whole,” so they equate new and full, confusing both terms. When you hear New Moon just think “no moon.” It’s when there’s no light from the Moon. It’s the same as a dark moon. It’s the opposite of a full moon.

Isn’t all of that fun? Now let’s actually apply the knowledge…

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Magickal Correspondences

Each of the Moon phases can have a direct relation to the type of magick we plan to do at that time. Check out this chart to see what type of work is appropriate for each part of the journey

If you want to simplify this, just think of it like this: if you want to bring something in (manifesting), do magick while the Moon is getting bigger. If you want to get rid of something (banishing), do magick while the Moon is getting smaller.

And if for some reason, the Moon phases aren’t quite making sense yet, just think of them in terms of the life of a plant:

• New Moon: The seed is planted
• Waxing Moon: Sprouted and growing
• Full Moon: Flowering and fruiting
• Waning Moon: Withered and fading
• Dark Moon: Death, but new seeds have been sown

Yes, I know that plants don’t bloom and die within the span of one moon cycle. It’s a metaphor, guys.

A Ritual Map

With this knowledge applied and extended, we can actually stretch different parts of a ritual across the entire Moon cycle. Or at the very least, we can map out what type of mental work we should be doing along the way. That might look something like this:

1. New Moon: set intentions for the coming cycle: personal goals, growth, spells for new beginnings.
2. From Waxing Crescent to First Quarter: begin charging energy, take first steps, start concrete actions.
3. From Waxing Gibbous to just before Full: build momentum, align, strengthen intent, tune tools/energy.
4. Full Moon: big manifestational working, transformation rituals, divination, charging crystals/moon water, releasing illusions, bringing truths to light.
5. From Waning Gibbous to Third Quarter: reflecting on what’s working, letting go of what isn’t, releasing attachments.
6. From Waning Crescent to Dark Moon: rest, inner work, shadow work, purge, cleanse, prepare for rebirth.

That’s just an idea, of course. You can do whatever you want. And while some rituals might span across several weeks, most do not. Consider, however, that there’s lots of work required for magick other than the ritual itself. You have to figure out what you want, plan the working, and gather supplies if necessary. Some magick also required us to do mundane work either before or after the magick, like filling out job applications for a spell regarding new employment.

The point is that there’s a whole spectrum of processes that might just line up with lunar timing, should you plan it that way. And there’s a certain level of satisfaction that comes with syncing your endeavors to systems of timing that are way bigger than you. If you don’t believe me, try it and see!

Inner Reflections and Shadowy Stuff

Speaking of that “whole spectrum of processes,” many of them happen internally.

And the Moon, according to many traditions, governs emotions. For that reason alone, shouldn’t we pay special attention to it? Adding to that fact, the Moon also has keywords like “shadow” or “inner wisdom.” The dark moon, especially, is associated with things that are hidden.

Internal processes… shadows… emotions… inner wisdom… things that are hidden…

You can see where I’m going with this, right?

The dark moon is the perfect time for shadow work. As above, so below. When the moon goes dark, we can focus on the dark side of our selves.

Shadow work is its own topic, but if you need a primer, you can check what I’ve written about it so far in this article.

Full Moon, Full Charge

Charging crystals, making moon water, celebrating with ritual… there are countless things to do under the full moon. Seriously, it’s like the height witchy power. At the very least, you should mentally mark the time and recognize that a full moon is taking place.

If you’re a witch and you don’t know that the moon is full (at least approximately), then there’s probably something going on in your life.

Our coven plans most of our rituals around full moon dates. That’s pretty typical for many other covens as well.

Here’s some real actions that you can try next on the next full moon:

• Try Moon bathing: No, not with water. With moonlight! Lie under the full moon (unclothed, if you have privacy) and take in its energy. If you can’t be outside, be next to as large of a window as possible. Make sure the moon is in full view.
• Meditate: Open yourself up to insight and reflection. If there’s nothing else going on in your life, you can always take a moment to show gratitude to the universe.
• Charge your crystals or magickal tools: Pretty simple to do this, just leave them outside for a few hours while the moon overhead.
• Make moon water: Fill a glass or bowl with clean water (spring or rainwater), drop a crystal inside (quartz works great), and leave everything outside overnight. Collect it in the morning.

Eclipses

If you were paying attention earlier, I mentioned that with a new moon, the Moon is directly between the Earth and the Sun. I even made a handy graphic for it. Go ahead, scroll back up on the page. Likewise, a full moon happens when the Moon is fully on the opposite side.

So then… why don’t we have some sort of eclipse every couple of weeks?

Don’t miss out. Here’s what’s coming up…

The answer is because… we’re not on a completely flat plane of orbits. The Moon’s orbit is actually tilted 5 degrees in relation to the Earth’s orbit around the Sun.

Sometimes, however, everything does line up—literally, the Sun, Earth, and Moon form a straight line. And when that happens, we get a lunar eclipse! On average, there are between 2 and 5 lunar eclipses each year, but a total lunar eclipse only happens about once ever 2.5 years.

A total lunar eclipse, which can only happen during a full moon, doesn’t actually remove the Moon from the sky or anything—it just gives it a red hue. Why? Because science. The Earth’s atmosphere bends and filters light from the Sun, causing blue wavelengths to be scattered, but allowing longer red wavelengths to pass and illuminate the moon.

Energetically speaking, eclipse energy is potent and transformative. If there’s one coming up, don’t waste it! Do something cool. Some people will caution you, however, that the energy is slightly unpredictable. That’s never stopped me, though… and we keep a few bottles of eclipse water around to use during most rituals (for the consecration of the elements).

Astrology

The Moon gets tied into astrological energy because it passes through the twelve signs of the zodiac.

Okay, it doesn’t literally pass through them—more like it visibly enters into regions of the sky that are associated with certain constellations.

So we say things like, “the Moon is in Cancer” or “the Moon is in Aries.”

Astrological timing, such as this, merits its own article, so I won’t discuss it further here. I’m only bringing it up so that I can tell you about this next part… the thing that can happen when the moon is “between” signs.

Void of Course

The Moon is said to be “void of course” after it has made its final aspect in one sign, but before it has entered the next. As I stated a moment ago, the simple way of thinking about it is that the Moon is between two zodiac signs—it has excited a sign, but not yet entered another—like it’s floating in empty sky.

Since there’s no constellation associated with the Moon at these times, it’s like there’s no lens to focus the energy. Magick is widely regarded as being ineffective, or erratic, during Void of Course.

Since the Moon’s transit causes it to change signs roughly once every 2 – 2.5 days, Void of Course can occur multiple times per week. It frequently only lasts for short a duration, but can sometime stretch up to several days. You can check for this using a lunar calendar or an app. I use something called Deluxe Moon on my phone and it’s worked out pretty great for me—I think I might have paid for it once like 10 years ago, but there’s also a free version that will tell you about phases, astrology, void of course dates, and other cool stuff.

As far as magickal timing is concerned, just avoid the void.

Tools, not Chains

Remember that correspondences and timing charts are only supposed to be tools. They’re meant to help inspire or guide you on your journey, not to restrict you or prevent you from getting what you need done.

It’s good to try these things out and see how they feel. I know it can be overwhelming sometimes to try to fit everything in the right boxes, especially when you’re first learning, but I promise you that it will soon become second nature. You’ll be saying “oh, it’s a full moon tonight, let’s do __________.”

A Pretty Chart. You love charts.

I made a pretty chart to help you out. Click on it to make it bigger.

By the way, it’s also worth noting that you don’t have to be exact with this stuff, like “oh geez, I have to start my ritual at 9:15 specifically because according to my app, that’s the precise time that the Moon turns full!”

Give yourself some leeway. If you’re within three days of the full moon, just treat it like a full moon. The universe understands.

Lunacy

The term lunacy refers to mental derangement or intermittent insanity, which was once thought to be the result of the Moon. It comes from the Latin lunaticus (“of the moon” or “moonstruck”), but the key word there is luna… AKA: THE MOON.

Basically, if someone was acting crazy and you called them a lunatic, you were saying that the moon was causing them to act crazy.

“It must be a full moon tonight…” -Someone, while something crazy was happening

Numerous scientific studies have been conducted to see if there is any correlation between Moon phases and an increase of things like violent crimes or hospital admissions. The overwhelming consensus is that there is no significant link; moreover, any perceived effects are usually do to flawed observation.

Well, perhaps science and I will agree to disagree here. As flawed as my observations may be, people just tend to act crazier during full moons.

Either way, it’s a fun word. At Turning the Tide one year, we had a “Lunatic Ball” with flashing lights and UV paint. I played a concert and threw in a couple of moon-themed songs. Good times were shared by all. And yes, we might have been acting just a little bit crazy.

Also, since we’re talking about words, you should know that the rules of language dictate the following terms of capitalization:

• Moon is capitalized when referring to our moon, especially when writing about multiple planets (e.g., “The Moon orbits Earth roughly every four weeks.”). Ours is special. It’s a proper noun.
• Other moons are not special enough to be capitalized (e.g., “Jupiter has many moons.”). You’re using a common noun to basically refer to any old satellite of a planet.
• The term “full moon” is a common noun and is not capitalized unless you are referring to a specific full moon, like the Harvest Full Moon.

Sorry for the random language digression, but I have had a very special amount of fun trying to follow those rules throughout the course of this article. Feel free to point out any errors.

Conclusions

The moon gives us some very actionable correspondences for planning our work. With magickal timing, this is where most people start. If you’d like to spice things up a bit, check out Planetary Days and Hours — and you know what? You can combine the two!

Let me know your favorite way to celebrate the full moon!

#astrology #correspondences #eclipse #fullMoon #lunacy #magick #moon #moonCycles #moonPhases #ritual #science #timing #voidOfCourse #witchcraft

Eclipse IDE 2025-12 is out!

#eclipse #ide #java

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The new #IntelliJ theme looks a little bit like #eclipse from 15 years ago. We have come full circle 😅

One of my favorite ornaments 🎄 from one of my favorite moments... 🌑 🥹

#Ornament #Christmas #ChristmasTree #Eclipse

August 2, 2027, to save you a click. #SolarEclipse #eclipse #NASA #sun #moon https://www.wired.com/story/the-longest-solar-eclipse-for-100-years-is-coming-dont-miss-it/

The Longest Solar Eclipse for 100 Years Is Coming. Don’t Miss It

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Glassfish 7.1.0 is out…

#eclipse #glassfish #jakartaee #java

https://github.com/eclipse-ee4j/glassfish/releases/tag/7.1.0

😂 You (and your ancestors) have only 160 years to plan. Who writes this stuff? 🌑 #eclipse

Day set to turn into night as ...

Humanity’s earliest datable record for a total #solar #eclipse allows scientists to derive accurate measurements of Earth’s ancient rotation speed and provides independent validation of solar #cycle reconstruction in the 8th century BCE.
#Astrophysics #Astronomy #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/12/asph12052501.html

Cannot see icon for Eclipse application #softwareinstallation #icons #eclipse

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✨ 🌘 Éclipse aux choupinettes étoiles. 🥐 🥧 🍞

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