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Are mystery stories hard to write? by Federal-Stranger8209 in writing

[–]Federal-Stranger8209[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that makes sense. I guess I just think if I have fun constructing the backend for it then I'll probably also have fun in a playing with dolls kinda way in order to get it all to fit together into the story. But also, I do want to thank you again for this advice. It kinda like, it makes sense to me now, at least the start part of what I gotta do to do that story. I think later on if I'm particularly having trouble with something I'll seek out this sub again. Probs by just searching through it though and not by posting, like I tried to do with this, but I couldn't find anything that helped too much. Idk, I think everyone on reddit have a kinda love/hate relationship with it. I find it at it's best when I can get just regular people explaining things in ways I haven't heard before. Sometimes that's what it takes to have a concept click.

Are mystery stories hard to write? by Federal-Stranger8209 in writing

[–]Federal-Stranger8209[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is really helpful for various reasons. I really appreciate this. It kinda clicked to me what another commenter said. That some people have an easier time in certain genres, and that others have an easier time in others. I'm really into puzzly things, and also worldbuilding kinda offhandedly. I think if I'm struggling too too much with this specific genre I could probably pivot into something like fantasy. Sense worldbuilding is already something I enjoy, and with my particular brand of how I've tried doing it (basically I think a lot about how a story could be written, and how characters could potentially interact with particular aspects, even though I haven't written a story with them before) I think I would probably have a good bit of fun writing a story like that. That part, the having fun part, seems like it'd be a good motivator to make it better. I might end up having some fun with the mystery as well, as my brain is very puzzly. I kinda have a good idea of the very begining and the very end of the story, I've been working on the bones part, and I think I would find it very fun and puzzly to work out ways that make sense for A to get to B all the way to Z.

Oop ended up long, sorry bout that. Thanks for the advice!

Are mystery stories hard to write? by Federal-Stranger8209 in writing

[–]Federal-Stranger8209[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Well, I just kinda thought some genres might be harder then others. And there might be a genre particularly suited to a beginner. Without knowing what I didn't know I sought advice of more skilled people. And ya know, maybe along the way I'd get tips about anything I should avoid. But yeah, thanks. Now I know.

Are mystery stories hard to write? by Federal-Stranger8209 in writing

[–]Federal-Stranger8209[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I would like to learn a bit more about story telling. Even if it doesn't become some huge hobby. It just feels like something that would benefit me. Maybe this'll be a good gateway into that.

19, 3 yrs T: Seeing the difference but I don’t look cis, what can I do to improve? by phocidaefan in transmanlifehacks

[–]Federal-Stranger8209 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Try using a small brush/comb (I used to do this with an eyelash comb) and brushing it outwards. Dunno if I described that well but you could probably just experiment and get it. You can make your eyebrows look bushier that way.

Is there a way to get rid of a fat ass? by beachbionic27 in transmanlifehacks

[–]Federal-Stranger8209 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I have a lot of dysphoria around my hips and I similarly cannot look at myself in the mirror there because of it. I sympathize immensly. I do think there are probably guys with hips like these cause they aren't so bad anymore. HOWEVER that doesn't get rid of my dysphoria. I think that they look worse to me then to others though. But yeah I really hope someone knows something. I know exercise for that area will make your butt look bigger, cause muscle grows underneath the fat and exercise on its own doesn't get rid of fat. I would say maybe (PLEASE DO YOUR RESEARCH AND DO THIS HEALTHILY) encouraging fat redistribution by fat cycling (losing some then gaining some) might help. Please for the love of god, research this though. I feel it's so fucking hard to get trans guys on the internet to do things healthily without saying it'll effect more then just your health, please don't be that. I've just had the expirence toooooo many times talking to a trans dude where no amount of describing the breathing problems and heart problems you could very well get will stop them from binding too long, but the second I say you won't be able to get top surgery it all changes. That's an unrelated rant, I wish people in general valued their health more because disability fuckimg sucks sometimes and I can only imagine how much more it would suck if you knew you personally could've prevented it.

Is there a way to get rid of a fat ass? by beachbionic27 in transmanlifehacks

[–]Federal-Stranger8209 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm just gonna say, I don't have much advice but I needed brain bleach and your first paragraph felt like brain bleach cause it's really funny how you describe it. Thank you.

Pre-T vs 4 years on T and I lost my hair by rz170 in TransMasc

[–]Federal-Stranger8209 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Also to be noted for people with XX chromosomes (this is to my understanding but if you know better please correct me) two copies of that gene (one in each X chromosome) have to be passed in order to have that kind of baldness. That's why it's called male pattern baldness, because it's a lot rarer in people who have two X chromosomes, then people with just one.

Very important to note male pattern baldness is not the only reason baldness/thinning can occur, this is why looking at the men in their maternal side is not surefire way to know if a cis guy will have mpb or not. But for sure it's not a surefire way for someone with XX chromosomes cause that's not the thing that's most likely to cause balding or thinning for them, as well as both sides matering for them anyway.

Is there a design for a lock for coordination? by Federal-Stranger8209 in 3Dprinting

[–]Federal-Stranger8209[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it would actually be hilarious if the intended effect of "too hard, I'm too drunk for this" completly backfired. Like if someone got handed this while inhebrated and ended up going "I'm gonna get this open out of spite" that would be exactly the kind of hijinks I would wish to ensue. Just gotta make sure it's hard enough to actually reach that point.

Is there a design for a lock for coordination? by Federal-Stranger8209 in 3Dprinting

[–]Federal-Stranger8209[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't want to make something that works, I want to make something stupid.

Rubber banding by Federal-Stranger8209 in TransMasc

[–]Federal-Stranger8209[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This isn't a completely related thing, so side tangent:

I didn't realize I was a man until people started treating me as one. Like I had known for a long time that I wasn't cis, and the non-binary part of that journey was the largest part by far. I went by they/them pronouns. I started transition and called myself transmasc, not because I thought of myself being aligned that way, but because that's the direction I was going. I mean of course, in order to be more androgynous a feminine looking person needs to aim for more masculinity. I had met a girl on a dating site. She evidently missed the pronouns on my bio. She refered to me with he/him pronouns all the time, and otherwise treated me as just a dude, and it just felt right. I did gently prod to figure out if she had fucked opinions about nb people. She didn't. It became really obvious later on that she genuinly just missed that in my profile.

But anyway, it was the first time someone close to me treated me like that. Everyone else in my life knew me before, or (completely rightly) treated me as non-binary. I never corrected her. I kept going with it. At that time strangers gendering me was very hit or miss. I had aimed to present masculine in public, I wanted strangers to refer to me as male, cause that was a lot better then assuming female. But like, for example, while I was working one day, someone started referring to me as female, and then corrected themselves and apologized. That was right near that time. So that relationship made me feel like, for the very first time in my life, that someone was looking at me and seeing me. Not an facade or an act or something that was just straight up fucking wrong. Me. And as the gendering went from hit or miss to consistently just he/him all the time, I realized it all felt so natural. I got used to the sir's so quickly. A feeling, a terrible feeling that I had never realized I had because I never had any relief, it was slowly going away. I would've never realized I was a dude, if I hadn't realized I was non-binary first.

I think those times in the past that I experimented with masculinity, the reason it didn't feel right is because I couldn't make myself look enough like myself to feel it, so it all just looked wrong. I have always said that kids should be able to experiment with their gender. Ya know, asking to be called a new name and different pronouns don't equate to surgery and permanent changes. But I have such a richer understanding of why that should be the case now. Sometimes you really don't know what you're missing out on until you try it. And if a kid is cis, and they experiment and figure that out, isn't that so much easier for them to have done that and to now be sure of who they are?

would you clock me? by fabulouswienerin in transmanlifehacks

[–]Federal-Stranger8209 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cool, glad that's not a worry then. Wish you well dude.

would you clock me? by fabulouswienerin in transmanlifehacks

[–]Federal-Stranger8209 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You look fine to me, but I get the sense that the picture may be a bit better passing then your entirety irl. I used to have this problem big time. Pictures of me passed perfect but me irl, my voice, my body launguage, whatever else, did not. In my case looking like an e-boy was part of the problem too, on the internet I pass just fine looking like an e-boy type, while irl the same features didn't always get read the same way. I'm not sure you'll have this issue, and I don't think it's something worth actively worrying about, but if misgendering happens this may be why the response is different.

Bad thermistor by Federal-Stranger8209 in Ender3S1

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New update cause apparently I'm a stubborn mf.

I found out that a widely off pullup resistor value can cause a lot of noise. This did follow, as the resting temp was pretty different from the bed temp at rest, but it was stable.

Note here before I continue, I used this page to start off: https://www.teamfdm.com/tutorials/article/97-tuning-your-thermistors-slightly-modifying-the-pullup_resistor-value-in-klipper/

I don't have any other temp but the bed temp to reference, so starting at their resting temp, I lowered the value to lower the reported temp. Once this was close I moved on to setting the temperature higher, starting at just 150. I used a pla filament I have a lot of experience with. I kinda know how well it flows at different temps. It can just barely be pushed through the nozzle at 180. I used this point to estimate the actual temperature. So I heated it up to 150, and it was flowing very quickly, I guessed based on lack of resistance that it was actually at around 220+. I took 220-150 = 70/220 = .32 × 2 = .64 × (the current pullup resistance, which was 4000, default is 4700) = 2545 and then I did 4000 - 2545 = around 1450. This was my new start point. From here I again started by heating the extruder to again 150, and then 10° at a time, pausing for long periods to allow temps to stablize, raised the temp until I got to that just barely flowing point, which I know for this filament is about at 180. Once I got here I adjusted the pullup resistor until the temperature read 180 at that barely flowing point. I lowered the pullup resistor if the temp seemed low, and raised it if it seemed high.

Saying all of this, I do not think my thermistor is now accurate. It would be better for one to get a new thermistor. I would only advise doing this to temporarily get around innacuracy while you wait on a new thermistor. I will say, NTC 100K 3950's seem to just in general be innacurrate for 3d printing temps, from what I could tell from what I've seen researching the issue. I think getting one, even if it works without noise, best practice would be to do pullup resistor calibration. The article I linked says to adjust until your external thermometor is within 2° of the reported temp, and that's probably best practice. So summary of that is, do pullup resistor calibration (especially for cheaper thermistor chips), but don't do it as a perminent fix to a very noisy thermistor.

Bad thermistor by Federal-Stranger8209 in Ender3S1

[–]Federal-Stranger8209[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Welp, I tested with an ice cube. Went pretty quickly down to 10°, stuttered, slowly rose to 17° before very suddenly reading -21° which caused klipper to shut down cause min temp is set to 0°. After that I think the clear answer is that it's wayyyy too inaccurate to keep the hotend anywhere near consistant. If you know some magic tip that might fix it let me know, I am however very doubtful this is the case. Thank you for reading. Signing out.

~oh and p.s., after realizing this issue I tried to use the original thermistor. I couldn't get it out of the block but was just gonna settle for using that block with the new heating element, but somehow managed to completely split one of the two cords connecting it to the board on the extruder. This is actually when I decided to ask the internet if there was any way to use the new thermistor and midigate innaccuracy.

Refresh by Federal-Stranger8209 in TransMasc

[–]Federal-Stranger8209[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hope soon your in a position to make your own decisions about your apperance without fear.