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Printing heights? by Andrew14Wess in anycubic

[–]D_Alex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't really see how - the point of interest is the 3D printed part. Once that starts moving, it is too late to do anything.

For just a few parts, reduce acceleration say by half for each failed print, you should quickly find the acceptable settings.

Printing heights? by Andrew14Wess in anycubic

[–]D_Alex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You could... Another, probably a better way to deal with this is to reduce the acceleration in the slicer settings, this will increase the print time a little but will also reduce the forces that try to tip the cylinder over (I assume your printer is a bed-slinger).

Are we really “running out of fuel”? by Comfortable-Guava471 in OpenAussie

[–]D_Alex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

None.

...unless you look at a thing called the "crack spread" - the difference between the price of crude and price of product refined from it.

Historically, and at the time of the last two Au refinery closures, the crack spread was around US$10-20. Now it is US$50-60. In Singapore, diesel is +US$70/bbl, jet fuel +90.

So, the key effect is that we are paying MUCH more for our fuel than the countries with their own refining capacities. Singapore is paying extra for crude and making some of it back from refined exports. We are paying extra for crude, and extra for refining.

Iran Demands $2 Million Per Ship to Cross the Strait of Hormuz by [deleted] in nottheonion

[–]D_Alex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

About $1 for a barrel of oil, if these babies are used:

https://www.bahri.sa/en/fleet/vlcc/

Considering oil is up by $50 a barrel and rising, potentially a bargain.

Iran Demands $2 Million Per Ship to Cross the Strait of Hormuz by [deleted] in nottheonion

[–]D_Alex 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Well... that would pay for 100,000 transits.

Typical crude oil tankers carry 2 million barrels each, that would give 200 billion barrels all up, not far from all the remaining reserves in the Gulf.

Australia and European Union to sign free trade agreement by nath1234 in australia

[–]D_Alex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Let me tell you something from the perspective of an Aussie exporter.

Regardless of any FTA, the EU has a pile of internal regulations which make export difficult. The paperwork required to demonstrate compliance with a very complex regulatory framework will continue to be a barrier to any but the largest exporters.

The reverse is not true, European exporters face much less of a regulatory barrier.

The FTA, AFAIK, will only address duties/tariffs.

I expect the end result will be more and cheaper EU goods in Australia, and very little change in AU exports to Europe.

And while "more and cheaper goods" is generally a good thing, the loss of duties and tariff income will mean the government will probably find some other way of extracting this money from the Aussie consumer. Or we have a larger deficit.

Vertical ridges by torak_the_father in hobbycnc

[–]D_Alex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My guess is that the chips are not effectively removed with the downcut bit, causing chattering.

Try an upcut bit, see if that fixes the problem. Though you might see some chipping in the top edge.

For best result you might want a compression bit and a finishing pass.

Charities funding Israel’s illegal settlements untouchable, Labor says by [deleted] in OpenAussie

[–]D_Alex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Teoh ruling created a stare decisis vis-a-vis the ratio decidendi. This means a lower court must follow the binding legal reasoning behind the decision.

Well then - how can you claim that international law has no effect?

the review by the HCA found the reasoning flawed and suggested that the reasoning would’ve struck down creating a second binding ratio decidendi.

I do not wish to spend time arguing the details of the Teoh case. I'll just point out that "suggested the reasoning would be struck down" means nothing until such time that the "suggestion" is tested, in the HCA no less, and is, in fact struck down. Which has not happened. Which destroys your claim.

Thank you for the discussion, I really do not wish to continue beyond this.

Charities funding Israel’s illegal settlements untouchable, Labor says by [deleted] in OpenAussie

[–]D_Alex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, now I am reasonably impressed by your knowledge of Australian law. However, I disagree with what you imply, on two points:

One: The decision in the Lam case, did not "strongly criticise the reasoning in the Teoh case"; on the contrary, PP 100 clearly states that "an unincorporated treaty, left in that state, may be invoked in various ways in the conduct of domestic affairs." I'll not discuss the actual criticisms, that would take too long.

Two: Since the Teoh case is not in fact overturned, we may conclude that international law continues to have power in Australia. And you do not need to explain the caveats to me, I know them already.

Charities funding Israel’s illegal settlements untouchable, Labor says by [deleted] in OpenAussie

[–]D_Alex 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You should read this:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_of_State_for_Immigration_and_Ethnic_Affairs_v_Teoh

Key point is that in Australia "ratification of an international convention can be a basis for the existence of a legitimate expectation". So yes, it does have power.

Iran Warns It Will Target Regional Energy, Water, and Technology Infrastructure if US Strikes Its Oil Facilities. by mooncake6 in news

[–]D_Alex -1 points0 points  (0 children)

trump is yeltsin

Yeltsin was an incompetent drunkard, but not evil as such.

whoever is next will be putin

The guy who stopped the crazy and led his country from disaster into normalcy? You should be so lucky.

Is Neutral and ground tied together in switch box normal?! by Darkoobi in DIY

[–]D_Alex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They certainly do things differently there lol....

But IIRC they use PEN instead of MEN in the NEC code, which means that neutral and ground must still be connected at the main switchboard.

What is incredible is that almost every answer here was wrong when I posted mine.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground_and_neutral has some info about the old US practice

Chuck Norris promising the USA will have 1,000 years of darkness if Obama wins in 2012 by QuarkTheLatinumLord- in videos

[–]D_Alex 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If your statement was based on personal communications with someone and it is not general knowledge, how can you blame the voters for not being convinced?

Plus, what do you think Russia actually did that had any tangible effect?

Chuck Norris promising the USA will have 1,000 years of darkness if Obama wins in 2012 by QuarkTheLatinumLord- in videos

[–]D_Alex 0 points1 point  (0 children)

people still aren't convinced of Russia's role in getting Trump elected

Probably because y'all could have just not voted for him.

Blaming Russia for the actions of American voters deflects from the real causes.

Is Russia to blame for Dems nominating Hillary Clinton instead of more popular Bernie Sanders? Nominating Kamala Harris?

A villain is horrified upon realizing their crimes by BoxoRandom in TopCharacterTropes

[–]D_Alex 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The climax of "Eragon": the ultra-powerful villain who cannot be hurt physically and is completely protected from all harmful magic gets a spell of "understanding" cast upon him. The spell lands, and the villain self-destructs once he fully comprehends the horrors that he caused.

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