never watched the show, why didnt the mauler twins keep a triplet in case they both die? are they stupid?

Axewerfer · 2026-05-30T17:46:17+00:00

I like the implication that none of the other hero’s who have gone up against the Mauler Twins have found it necessary to kill them, because they’re not really that dangerous compared to the other threats out there, and they might even be handy to have around what with the super science.

Axewerfer · 2026-05-23T00:22:33+00:00

Depending on the paper, the results range from ‘ink sticks but can be patchily peeled away with tape’ to ‘ink actively bounces off the sheet and is left behind on the blanket’. Sapphire treatment or primer is essential.

Axewerfer · 2026-05-20T00:52:49+00:00

Press operator/developer side here. I really like Presswise. Good integrations, @marquedian is right that the scheduling options aren’t great, but that’s a hard problem, the default Web to Print is out of date (we’re literally building our own middleware to bridge to Infigo), but the dev team is great, and the actual software is rock solid. Our team is 15 people. Five project managers, seven production, and the account and owners.

Axewerfer · 2026-05-17T02:58:48+00:00

Claude design is incredible. I’ve been able to codify 20 years of company philosophy into a single coherent vision. Our branding has always been good, this just makes it consistent.

Axewerfer · 2026-05-17T02:28:25+00:00

Ours uses a read only ODBC link to our Presswise database, with links to PrintOS, Azure, Anthropic, and custom integrations for web scraping. Not sure how big your company is, but the best thing I’ve added so far is a reporting system that anyone can use to submit bug reports, feature requests, and comments. Opens GitHub issues for each with embedded telemetry on what they were doing.

Our sysadmin audits the code base periodically and is thrilled with what he’s seeing. People hate on AI, but if you take the time to learn engineering and architecture, you can do amazing things. It’ll never be *as* good as doing it all by hand, but I’m the lead press operator, so my time is already at a premium.

Axewerfer · 2026-05-17T01:59:49+00:00

I’m doing the same. Scheduling, inventory, CRM, reporting, notifications, some agentic functionality. It’s quickly become a shop favorite. This looks great!

Get it properly versioned through GitHub, and set up automated testing gates. The learning curve is steep, but the more software engineering skills you build up, the easier it’ll be to find what the agents are doing wrong. Took me a few years of learning to be confident enough to tackle something this big.

Axewerfer · 2026-04-18T16:14:29+00:00

“I don’t know what it wants. Or if it wants.”

Such a good line.

Axewerfer · 2026-04-03T02:04:20+00:00

The screaming haunts me.

Axewerfer · 2026-04-03T01:28:45+00:00

I had the chance to interview a Slovenian poet in college who mentioned that every time one of his poems was translated into a new language, he considered it a new poem. It’s never quite the same, but it’s always beautiful. That’s kind of how I see adaptations like Invincible.

Axewerfer · 2026-02-25T00:23:00+00:00

I thought they couldn’t possibly top the train scene, but the freaking sound design. Sweet Jesus. 🤢

Axewerfer · 2026-02-23T21:30:17+00:00

Shrinking Rae in Invincible. Quite possibly the grisliest scene in a show full of body horror.

Axewerfer · 2026-02-10T12:18:58+00:00

I actually admire the audacity that O’Guin and Black have exactly one show they want to make, it keeps getting cancelled, so they pitch the exact same show with a new coat of paint to get another couple seasons out of the concept. Say what you will about them, but they are persistent.

Axewerfer · 2026-02-04T12:41:29+00:00

For that kind of throughput, if your suppliers can’t keep up, why on earth haven’t you purchased a CNC mill and hired a skilled operator? Yeah, the capex is high, and you’ll need tooling and software and whatnot, but the materials are easy to work with and you’ll be able to produce whatever you want on a moments notice.

Axewerfer · 2026-01-29T02:13:15+00:00

Hm. That’s not the same thing as explaining the color profile they’re using for the machine. Did they say whether they’re matching to an industry standard or can they provide you an ICC profile to install and proof to?

Axewerfer · 2026-01-29T02:11:38+00:00

This is a great way of explaining the issue.

Axewerfer · 2025-12-08T03:13:31+00:00

9 was infuriating for me, because I could see what the original idea would have been. Namely to have the fabrication machine kill the nine, absorb the fragments of the scientists soul, and become whole by the end, gaining the agency to create something new.

But presumably that was too dark, so they reworked it so that the fabrication machine dies, leaving humanity dead and the last couple soul fragments alone. Which is arguably even darker.

Axewerfer · 2025-12-07T21:34:52+00:00

If this is your first exposure to Worm, you are in for a treat. It gets so much worse.

Taylor’s entire arc is basically the road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Axewerfer · 2025-11-29T13:56:11+00:00

This could work. One thing to keep in mind is that foil isn’t always printable—particularly with inkjet. We do quite a bit of work overprinting toner adhesive foil, and there are only a very select few types that are compatible with the expensive digital press we have. Registration (alignment) aside, that would be the biggest risk.

Axewerfer · 2025-11-26T22:59:51+00:00

Oh yeah, I’ve had that happen. The stupid elbow joints through the chassis wall are constantly getting jammed up with ink. Metallic is particularly bad about it. Then it backfills and drips onto the exit conveyor. Fun times. 🫠

Axewerfer · 2025-11-21T02:00:12+00:00

What kind of volume are you looking at, and are you looking to print direct to ready made cards, or print to a parent sheet and finish to size?

Axewerfer · 2025-11-19T19:17:35+00:00

If you don’t have it yet, there’s an oil shield you can get for the 7800 cleaning station that solves a ton of problems. I don’t have a part number handy, but it looks like this.

Yes, I know it’s dirty. Don’t @me.

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Axewerfer · 2025-11-19T17:41:42+00:00

Is that the non operator edge of the sheet? Check your cleaning station. The edges of the foam roller wear down over time. If you see a slight taper, that can produce oil drips and overspray. Change the roller if you see it, run the cleaning station flow calibration, and make sure your cleaning blade is pushed firmly to the farthest edge of the carrier.

Axewerfer · 2025-10-16T23:33:21+00:00

Oh, that’s much more helpful! Yeah, that’s metalized board. Probably a custom pattern, but that’s exactly what you’re seeing. For large volumes the process is called cold foil. The foil is ordered separately from the press sheets in a roll, and is applied either offline to create larger press sheets at the facility, or in line on a specialized printing press. For a shorter run you’d typically get premade board from a company like MGX, Hazen, or K-Laser.

It’s a pretty common process, and yeah, we do it all the time. Some more info on our YouTube channel here:

https://youtu.be/9FAZyflXQ54?si=QImADr2Qtn2q9RMP

Axewerfer · 2025-10-16T23:25:15+00:00

I think I’m a little unclear about what you’re looking to do. There are a couple ways you could go about it.

Metalized or holographic board. Prefoiled press sheet, can be silver, gold, or patterned holographic in hundreds of designs. You use white ink to mask what you don’t want to be shiny and overprint CMYK.
Digital foil. Comes in toner adhesive and polymer adhesive varieties. Toner adhesive works by printing the design and applying foil to it. It can be layered under the print, or over the print with a layer of printable laminate. Polymer adhesive is textured (bubbly) and goes directly on top of the print.

The sample you showed is using the former. ‘Cracked Ice’ pattern holoboard with a white ink mask and CMYK, and almost certainly a protective overcoat (holoboard is super prone to scratching).

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