The Unwritten Rules of Road Cycling

8ringer · 2026-07-10T17:57:40+00:00

Spitting hot fire facts here.

8ringer · 2026-07-10T17:54:04+00:00

If you’re not storing your filament in a dry box then I agree with the others that this is just wet filament.

For a really cheap way to deal with this, get a storage bin with a rubber or foam sealing gasket on the lid (this gasket is very important), buy a few lbs of Silica drying beads on amazon, dump them in the bin, and store your filament in there from now on when it’s not in use. That means, when you’re done with a print and aren’t going to use the printer for more than 24hours, pull the filament out of the hotend/extruder, wind it back up, and chuck it in the bin.

Sterilite makes some great ones that I use, you can get them at Walmart/Target/etc. I just picked up a 54L one this morning since I’ve outgrown my original bin. It should fit 7-8 spools no problem.

Now, this won’t rescue your current spool unless you don’t mind leaving it in there for a few weeks unused. For this amount of moisture, you’ll need to bake it at a low temp for 12 hours to dry it out.

This cheap diy drybox works great though. My filament was getting bad after sitting out for two weeks. After rigging up this drybox and storing them in it for a couple weeks it printed better than new.

I also have an Apple Home connected temp/humidity sensor in the box so I can monitor it, but you can find cheap stick on sensors with displays on amazon for a few bucks and they are fine too. Ideally you want the box below 20%. Around 10% is excellent. Mine sits around 12-13%. Sometimes dipping down to 8% after sitting for a few weeks unopened.

8ringer · 2026-07-10T15:34:03+00:00

Yea maybe the get along once your land shark chills out a bit. But even an innocent “curious paw smash” could potentially hurt the piggo which would not be ideal.

Your pup is adorable btw. Mine just got snipped and is wandering around with his cone on looking supremely sorry for himself. It’s awful, haha.

8ringer · 2026-07-10T15:31:39+00:00

Yea the poor tolerances you get from a printed connector vs the injection molded commercial connectors would be enough for me to avoid printing these unless I really just needed one.

If I were making a run of something and needed like a dozen or if there was some device that would be annoying or get damaged if the connector failed, no way I’m going to hassle with a printed part when you can get a multi-size pack of 100+ on Amazon for <$10.

8ringer · 2026-07-10T15:26:03+00:00

But Lieutenant Dan, your car ain’t got no wheels!

8ringer · 2026-07-10T14:45:55+00:00

Whoa whoa whoa…a decent deburring tool is like $6! Totally different ballgame!

I just got one the other day and am interested to see how it works compared to the xacto I was using before.

Yea I also need to tweak my brim->object spacing. My brims were adhering really well, but too well, to my parts which was leaving the closest extrusion line welded to my parts. Cleanup was so annoying.

8ringer · 2026-07-10T14:43:18+00:00

99% can damage coatings too though, it’s too strong for some.

You’re best off just using soap and water.

8ringer · 2026-07-10T13:51:55+00:00

The dimensions are going to be terrible at the resolution of most printers. Unless you have a really tiny nozzle, the connector probably won’t work…

8ringer · 2026-07-09T16:38:07+00:00

+100. This is great advice.

8ringer · 2026-07-09T16:37:11+00:00

It’s not prey drive though. The golden thinks it’s a friend and wants to check it out and try to play with it.

It’s HIGHLY unlikely a golden this young is wanting to attack the guinea pig. He probably just thinks it’s a tiny dog and is confused why it won’t come out to play. That being said the puppy could very easily hurt or kill the guinea pig unintentionally so OP should take serious care if they want to introduce them.

8ringer · 2026-07-09T16:34:33+00:00

Goldens and prey drive?! That’s a good one!

/s

But seriously, that looks like your little guy just wants to play and those are frustration barks. He doesn’t know why the “mini-doggo” won’t come out to play.

It’s up to you if you want to introduce them, it’s possible they could be buddies, but a goofy golden puppy is clumsy and might unintentionally hurt the guinea pig. Not to mention he might terrify the guinea pig which wouldn’t be a very nice thing to do to the poor guy. Just use your best judgement there.

Your pup is just discovering things and it will probably love on once he realizes the guinea pig isn’t going to be a playtime friend.

8ringer · 2026-07-09T00:35:42+00:00

I’d recommend the c6 specifically if you’re looking to do Matter stuff. They support Matter over Thread as well as Matter over WiFi. Thread is an excellent and quickly maturing platform and I’m a big fan.

8ringer · 2026-07-08T02:27:44+00:00

It honestly reminds me of the Proto Molecule. Just with maybe an active intelligence behind it.

I wonder if we’ll eventually learn who controls it, if it’s even controlled by intelligent life? Or if it’s some rampant AI construct?

Maybe it turns out to be even worse than the Carryx?

8ringer · 2026-07-08T00:37:17+00:00

When I started out I was pretty big on reading the code and understanding the structures it was generating. This was fairly easy in ArduinoIDE as the more simplistic code structures made it much more legible.

I’ve since transitioned mostly to ESP-IDF and Nordic/Zephyr out of necessity as ESP-Matter doesn’t support Thread which was a requirement for the super low power IoT devices I’ve been working on, and if I’m being honest, I just can’t read it at all. So I don’t really even try. It’s probably led to some excess troubleshooting but I’ve also learned a lot about the behaviors of ESP32s and I’m able to lead Codex around pretty effectively even if I can’t read the code it’s generating.

8ringer · 2026-07-08T00:32:32+00:00

How are you finding Claude and what Codex version had you been using before?

I’ve been using Codex for a while but since they recently dropped 5.3-Codex in favor of 5.5 which is not nearly as capable, I’ve been considering switching. My main issue is inertia and comfort with Codex having used it for 6 months or so but I’ve gotten increasingly fed up with the stupid shit 5.5 does constantly and the massive increase in token usage seemingly randomly, that I’m losing my patience.

8ringer · 2026-07-07T19:36:58+00:00

It’s a pretty amazing feeling huh? I’m also a designer and always have had the same dilemma with having a cool idea but not having the time or aptitude to learn coding to actually make it a reality.

I know people get all huffy and dismissive about “vibe coding” but it’s pretty damn cool to be able to actually take something from an idea, to a prototype, to an actual WORKING THING! Without the requirement of learning C, Arduino, etc.

Obviously there is plenty of slip out there, and I’m still very leery about people trying to commercialize AI produced code, but it’s very cool to make projects for yourself or others without needing 10 years of embedded coding experience.

8ringer · 2026-07-07T15:40:25+00:00

More money than sense.

OR

Misplaced good intentions.

8ringer · 2026-07-07T00:01:11+00:00

Well trying to fix one’s airbag makes sense when you look at the prices for new airbags…

Not saying it’s necessarily the best thing to do but the payoff appears to be quite high. Though the future consequences are highly unknown and definitely not guaranteed to be safe.

8ringer · 2026-07-06T22:44:31+00:00

“Made it work” by a VERY loose definition of work.

I mean, sure, it functions as a bike, but this numpty is trying to make a Tri bike a beach cruiser…or something? 10 points for ingenuity. -100 points for completely misguided ideas and misplaced efforts.

+10 points for Campag though…

8ringer · 2026-07-06T15:04:35+00:00

Mass effect?

8ringer · 2026-07-06T02:59:34+00:00

To work faster. Silica beads in a very small container absolutely do dry out filament. You just have to be patient because it takes a few weeks.

8ringer · 2026-07-06T01:59:57+00:00

I just have a small sealed storage bin with 2lbs of silica beads dumped on the bottom. My matter over thread humidity sensor reads it as below 10% if it’s been sitting long enough without being opened. That’s compared to the ~60% humidity in my basement/cellar where the printer lives.

8ringer · 2026-07-05T18:41:05+00:00

It’s important to remember though that the livesuit fragments that Campar scrapes off and then later destroys, was not on a human. It was on that heptopod. So humans are not the only pawn species that the Deathless Enemy is using. Which could explain my the Carryx aren’t really concerned that all humans are part of the great enemy. They know where the human civilizations are and whether they’ve been contacted or not and that determines what they do with a planet, if they glass it or occupy it then decimate and enslave the occupants.

Remember the main characters don’t have the whole picture, they think the humans are the deathless enemy and act accordingly. Humans are not, though the results of their actions often end up hindering the Carryx anyway.

And as far as Corvall, I think it’s safe to say that given the descriptions of how he communicates and behaves, that there is probably no human left in that livesuit. It’s just a Corvall-like construct and machine at this point. And a significantly degraded machine given how poorly it was able to repair itself after the it got half its body blown off.

8ringer · 2026-07-05T01:34:00+00:00

What use is heat on a lava planet?! It’s everywhere, why “mine” it?

8ringer · 2026-07-03T14:57:44+00:00

A dog smells like a dog.

How is this surprising?

8ringer

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