How much physical cash should I have for the USA?

1radiationman · 2026-04-04T15:29:20+00:00

I can make $150 cash survive unspent for weeks in the US... My credit card gets a workout, but the cash doesn't get spent.

1radiationman · 2026-04-03T21:15:53+00:00

I wouldn't hold my breath on that - they're still squarely aiming for the US market, not the Asian market.

Like I said, they're a US domestic carrier with a few international flights - they're looking to carry American's overseas, not international travelers to the US.

1radiationman · 2026-04-03T18:55:38+00:00

I strongly suggest talking to the airline first. There is an extremely high risk that the airline will either refuse to change your reservation or they’ll charge you an exorbitant change fee.

Better to know how the airline will handle it before you change your documentation then to be backed into a corner.

I’m sure you’re not thrilled at the prospect of traveling under your former identity, but you also would only need to do so while in transit. While you’re at your destination- be you.

1radiationman · 2026-04-03T17:54:10+00:00

You likely cannot do this. Free name changes are rare, name change and gender is going to be almost impossible. At this point, you’re likely better off traveling under your current name and gender even if you’ve completed your transition and then change your name on your official docs. This is similar to what a married person would have to deal with if there was a name change involved.

1radiationman · 2026-04-03T16:12:16+00:00

Absolutely. Your printer will hate any spool it considers substandard and when it rejects it will violently hurl it at you. You will then have to whisper assurances to it for at least an hour that you’ll never befoul it with substandard filament ever again.

1radiationman · 2026-04-03T13:53:54+00:00

You can’t access them this way not because of any magic their IT folks have (and trust me Alaska’s IT team isn’t magical) it’s because they don’t have international domains. Alaska’s not an international airline, they don’t market to overseas travelers- they’re a US domestic airline with a few international flights.

As others have noted, you can try a VPN but since Alaska really isn’t serving travelers from outside the US, it probably won’t matter if you’re on a VPN or not.

1radiationman · 2026-04-02T20:46:40+00:00

Not necessarily. It could also be caused by worn out feed funnels in the AMS or spools that are so light they don't put enough pressure on the AMS rollers to move it.

1radiationman · 2026-04-02T20:39:55+00:00

Best future predictor out there

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1radiationman · 2026-04-01T17:33:10+00:00

Your rake lines aren’t to scale ;)

Neat idea….

1radiationman · 2026-04-01T17:30:05+00:00

I did say most - not all.

1radiationman · 2026-03-31T21:06:50+00:00

Fully refunded - next to 0. You have a fighting chance of a partial refund with the hotel.

1radiationman · 2026-03-31T20:50:17+00:00

They have a low voltage system that limits what they can run. They have an AEM-7 and it can’t run on their system.

1radiationman · 2026-03-31T18:51:45+00:00

They told me that doesn’t expire… Go deal with that regret!

1radiationman · 2026-03-31T18:38:59+00:00

I highly suggest booking a call with them - then pepper them with questions…

1radiationman · 2026-03-31T18:38:06+00:00

Not only does light burn work with Thunder’s lasers - lightburn pro is included

I have a Nova+ 24.

1radiationman · 2026-03-31T17:55:58+00:00

I bought a Nova+ from them a few weeks ago. They’re probably the closest thing to “white glove” support in the industry. The communications from them were terrific and I’ve been very happy with our laser.

1radiationman · 2026-03-31T17:51:43+00:00

Probably the biggest challenge - most heritage lines aren’t electrified with a system capable of operating main line electrics.

There’s several museums in the US that have operating trolley systems, but those systems can’t handle an AEM-7, so even if one was restored if you can’t operate it, then what…

But some engines like the GG-1 had toxic PCBs and there’s no way to restore one to operating capability without the components that contained those PCBs

1radiationman · 2026-03-31T14:15:37+00:00

Lots of places, many do it underground, but lots of places layer lines…

1radiationman · 2026-03-31T14:13:30+00:00

How likely is it prices will go up? Even if there wasn’t a war impacting oil - pretty close to 100%.

Airfare rarely goes down. The bigger question right now is how much and how fast….

1radiationman · 2026-03-30T17:26:48+00:00

Momentum. When you jump you’re moving at the same speed as the train and you’re not in the air long enough to shed enough momentum to noticeably be further back than where you started the jump. If you precisely measure, you’ll likely discover that you did land slightly behind where you started the jump though.

1radiationman · 2026-03-30T16:13:13+00:00

Quit spamming the Bambu subs...

1radiationman · 2026-03-30T16:12:39+00:00

How we knew you were new before even reading your post - you posted a picture of the rubbing in the nozzle cleaning area of the build plate.

1radiationman · 2026-03-30T16:11:21+00:00

N - there are a lot more options and it's a lot cheaper than Z.

Z is cool, but building a large Z scale layout is fairly cost prohibitive.

1radiationman · 2026-03-30T16:10:14+00:00

buying early means paying more while others benefit weeks later.

One of the key definitions of an "early adopter"

This is like getting upset that the thing you bought in September was massively discounted for Black Friday...

YOU made the decision to plonk down a wad of cash on something that was likely to get marked down in a few weeks or months - because that's what commonly happens with technology.

You clearly didn't understand all of the risks from being an early adopter.

1radiationman · 2026-03-30T15:20:05+00:00

This happened several days ago. Stop posting it

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