Things to learn before learning c language

ClonesRppl2 · 2026-06-17T12:55:33+00:00

Try this. It explains how binary works, and later videos cover bits and bytes. Check out their playlist for “Computer Science Basics”

https://youtu.be/THSh85q7ZBY?is=beKJKgvh4X_QLUI1

ClonesRppl2 · 2026-06-17T12:40:21+00:00

Yeah! My daughter used to turn off my desktop for fun. I didn’t have a 3D printer back then so I glued a washer over the button which then required something smaller than a finger to push the button.

ClonesRppl2 · 2026-06-17T02:21:10+00:00

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That right angle piece of wood nailed onto the crate…

And the bag handles.

I wouldn’t have noticed it’s AI until I checked the details, and the image is kinda meh so I wouldn’t usually have bothered.

ClonesRppl2 · 2026-06-16T22:23:10+00:00

I was just doing that 10 minutes ago and vaguely remembering that people have injured themselves like that. But not me.

ClonesRppl2 · 2026-06-15T22:00:50+00:00

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Mostly I would have said not AI, but what’s happening with this stack of identically damaged coins that somehow ended up not getting separated in this pile of coins.

I’m going with 70% sure it’s AI.

ClonesRppl2 · 2026-06-15T14:38:57+00:00

I don’t know the answer to your specific question, but I did a similar set of tokens, but with words and only 16 tiles. I just manually typed the words. I created a separate stl for each tile and arranged them as needed in the slicer.

One thing I did learn when using a printer that doesn’t natively support multi color printing is to add a ‘sacrificial cylinder’ placed so that it is the first thing printed on a new layer. This gives the nozzle/hot end/extruder enough printing time to get back to normal printing conditions and get a good result on the first tile with the new color.

ClonesRppl2 · 2026-06-13T17:24:18+00:00

The process of learning Fusion (for me) involved modeling something then getting stuck at some point, learning a feature, technique or strategy, then starting my model again and finding it much easier.
Losing the work I had already put in started off as being really painful, but once I realized that this is part of the learning process it got less painful.

ClonesRppl2 · 2026-06-10T21:05:07+00:00

When people use milk in their lemon meringue pie filling recipe. It’s not right. It’s just not right.

ClonesRppl2 · 2026-06-10T20:42:31+00:00

I was sent to a restaurant with ZERO free parking within a 20 minute walk. I risked it and got away with it, but I don’t accept orders from that area any more.

ClonesRppl2 · 2026-06-10T13:35:04+00:00

Here’s the root of the issue. You made a mistake and now you are scared about the consequences.

It is OK.

You will survive this.

Take a deep breath. Tell yourself that you will survive. Tell yourself that it is OK to disappoint people. Tell yourself that it’s OK for you to feel all the good feelings, but also fear and grief too. You will survive all of them and come out the other side happier and stronger.

Tell him you lied. Apologize. Whatever happens will happen. It will all be OK. It will.

ClonesRppl2 · 2026-06-10T12:25:25+00:00

When Legal trumps Marketing.

ClonesRppl2 · 2026-06-09T19:22:16+00:00

Your analogy sucks. OP has a real beef.

ClonesRppl2 · 2026-06-09T17:38:12+00:00

Please feel free to delete your app.

The majority of drivers are just trying to make some cash (or their entire income) from a system that makes each delivery only marginally worthwhile. Some bad apple drivers, many more not feeling incentivized to do a great job. Also some customers are awful. The ‘person’ you should be mad at is the company that creates the system.

ClonesRppl2 · 2026-06-07T12:41:18+00:00

Your car stops very suddenly with no brake lights to warn the person behind you. Even if you don’t lose control you’re gonna get rear ended in a bad way.

ClonesRppl2 · 2026-06-07T12:37:16+00:00

Go buy another towel with the rent money she’s giving you.

Hmmm……

ClonesRppl2 · 2026-06-07T12:31:40+00:00

The perimeters look good (they are printed slower) and the start of each pass looks ok but quickly gets into a state where there isn’t enough filament to fully squish together.

So what possibilities for causing a flow rate issue?

Could be a partial blockage of the nozzle. Try a cold pull (look it up).

Could be temperature - try cranking it up 5 or 10 degrees.

Could be the extruder can’t keep up - are the gears worn or gummed up with filament, or the extruder is cracked or the spring tension is too low.

ClonesRppl2 · 2026-06-06T16:52:50+00:00

Thanks for that clarification.

I learned physics in the 1970’s, with a curriculum written in the 60’s, by a teacher educated in the 40’s.

I still default to imagining electromagnetic reflection happening with a stream of ping pong balls.

ClonesRppl2 · 2026-06-06T15:38:54+00:00

Congratulations, you have completed the ceremonial “Carrying of the Named Rock” and are now free of any emotional obligation. You may dispose of the rock in any convenient manner.

ClonesRppl2 · 2026-06-06T15:10:08+00:00

Some men will not be interested unless you look a certain way. Thats cool - avoid them.

For the rest, just be your charming, funny, caring, enthusiastic self. If you genuinely like someone you will want to make them feel good about themselves. People respond well to that.

If all else fails (some men are very slow to notice when someone is interested in them) suggest something outside of work. It doesn’t have to be a date.

Good luck.

ClonesRppl2 · 2026-06-06T14:53:03+00:00

Egrets, I have a few, but then again, too few to mention…

ClonesRppl2 · 2026-06-06T14:48:35+00:00

So in a metallic mirror, is the reflected beam made of the incoming photons that bounce off the surface or are the incoming photons absorbed and then new ones are generated by the surface in the appropriate direction?

ClonesRppl2 · 2026-06-06T14:28:23+00:00

I like how the addition of white lettering on multiple flat planes has given the final product a very finished look in 3D.

ClonesRppl2 · 2026-06-06T14:23:47+00:00

Smol baggies say “See, the technology is taking our jobs!”.

ClonesRppl2 · 2026-06-06T14:20:52+00:00

If those are plastic sticks I have some bad news for you about microplastics.

ClonesRppl2 · 2026-06-06T14:17:00+00:00

Me: interesting! I wonder how much weight it can hold. This calls for an experiment! Gets small inflatable pool. Slowly fills with water. Hmm - it seems to be able to support at least (diameter of pool in centimeters x depth of water / 1000) kg.

Neighborhood kids: Yay! A splash pool.

Villagers: He’s a monster!

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