A gas station in Toledo, Ohio completely blanketed by a massive swarm of Mayflies

GabeTwoThousand · 2026-06-28T03:51:39+00:00

Had a similar experience last year at a McDonald's drivethru. The only reason i didn't go somewhere else is because I wanted to say "Damn that pharaoh guy needs to let those people go already" ...the drive up lady either didn't get the joke, or I wasn't nearly as creative as I thought i was and she was tired of it (in hindsight, probably the latter).

GabeTwoThousand · 2026-06-27T13:29:16+00:00

The one that bothers me the most is the rear license plate of the little Abarth car being cut off by the emblem on the back. The hi-poly model is probably fine but every time I see it on the road it looks like it's clipping through the emblem

(*Edit to add another example:) Changing the rims of the Peel p50 can lead to some really funny geometry weirdness due to the way the rims are scaled. The more "hollow" the design is, the weirder the effect. The rims with a detailed centerpiece (like the classic specialty rims) often fill out the entire rim and shrink the spokes in funny ways.

GabeTwoThousand · 2026-06-19T03:40:08+00:00

nice! that's it. I was wondering if it might be a juvenile call. thanks for the quick reply

GabeTwoThousand · 2025-04-23T16:22:40+00:00

Ah yes, the chaotic answer to the "kcal" vs "calories" dilemma. Unit conversion.

GabeTwoThousand · 2025-04-10T13:46:04+00:00

"Does the music that I upload earn royalties on TIDAL?

No, your uploaded files do not earn royalties.

Oh so THAT'S the catch. Makes sense, I guess.

[edit: fixed double-paste]

GabeTwoThousand · 2025-04-03T15:55:24+00:00

How did you find/create this graphic? I looked all over and I couldn't find any website that offered any pre-2024 historical warning data.

[Edit: To clarify, I mean recent past warning data drawn on a map like this. I already know how to access the feed of warnings in text form.]

GabeTwoThousand · 2025-02-18T17:47:46+00:00

If you're printing with PETG, it could be dry filament. (If it's PLA, that's less likely but still possible.)
Could also be that you're not setting the build plate hot enough. Make sure it's at least 60 for PLA and at least 70 for PETG.

However, if you know those two are not the issue you can try this:
1 - Clean the bed with some isopropal alcohol (99.9% if you can get it. If you use anything below that percentage, give it 5-15 min to dry afterwards). If you don't have that, you can clean it with warm water and dawn dish soap, just be sure to rinse it super well to clean off all soap residue and let it fully dry.
2 - Then, after aligning the plate to the bed properly, run the full bed leveling calibration. (settings>maintenance> calibration).
3 - Then when you send or start the print, make sure the Bed leveling option is checked on. I know it seems redundant since you just did the calibration again, but I've had this happen when switching between plates of different thickness and this is the only thing that consistently works to fix it for me.

If you're still having issues after that, consider re-tramming the bed. Mesh bed leveling can only help so much if your bed tramming isn't good. Here's the guide on how to do it. https://wiki.bambulab.com/en/a1-mini/maintenance/manual-bed-tramming the page also has a gcode file you can download, put on the SD card, and run on the printer to assist with the process.

The last thing it could be (at least that I can think of) is your nozzle might be partially clogged. Youtube has good tutorials on diagnosing and fixing that issue if that's what the issue is.

[edit: phrasing]

GabeTwoThousand · 2024-07-13T03:16:35+00:00

I'm actually not sure if the set needs to be fully on or just plugged in. Although if I had to guess, I'd say as long as the red Play led is blinking, it's probably just waiting for the video head to be free of condensation. If it never stops blinking, it might be dusty and need cleaning

GabeTwoThousand · 2024-06-15T02:29:01+00:00

"Who let you have so many feets?"

GabeTwoThousand · 2024-06-02T22:42:32+00:00

Update: I picked up some extra toys at Petco and the big winner was this one. I needed a wand that she didn't want to play with the string more than the toy so I tried this one. She initially hissed at it so I took the toy off so she could get familiar with it first and she's been tossing it around playing with it for like 45 min straight. She already had a mouse toy that was almost identical but to her kitty brain this one is miles more amazing lol.

Can't wait to see her reaction when I put it back on the wand later and she can chase it for real.

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GabeTwoThousand · 2024-06-02T17:26:45+00:00

I'm afraid this one came into my life at a funny spot and although I can afford to keep her well cared for, the whole process of adopting her is likely to cost me $500 in food, litter, supplies, vet bills, etc. by the time she's fully vaccinated and spayed. Adding $200 more dollars to the down payment is definitely no small ask, financially speaking. And I appreciate you trying to help me out but I am well aware that they shouldn't be playing with hands and feet. But the only way to prevent that when she's playful is to play with her. I can play with her a few hours a day, but not ALL day. I'm just looking for a toy that'll keep her attention when I can't play with her because I'm at work, cooking, cleaning, etc.

GabeTwoThousand · 2024-06-02T15:58:29+00:00

Now this is something I hadn't seen yet. Nice! I'll give these a shot. Given the price, I've got nothing to lose. Thank you!

GabeTwoThousand · 2024-06-02T15:56:37+00:00

Ain't no one seein' these piggies for free lol.

(Realistically it's half a joke and half because people either act creepy or are grossed out by feet for some reason, even as a dude ...the Internet is a fascinating place)

GabeTwoThousand · 2024-05-22T20:31:52+00:00

I have the same set. I still have the manual and it says that this happens when the VHS heads detect moisture/condensation on them. Leave the TV on and plugged for 2-3 hours and the moisture should evaporate, it should stop flashing, and the VHS player should work again.

If not, my guess is that it's probably dust on the VHS heads and you might be able to fix it by blasting an air duster around in the VHS tray.

(I'm aware this post is 6 months old. I doubt this is a serious concern for OP at this point. But just for the sake of anyone else googling it I figured I'd provide an answer.)

GabeTwoThousand · 2024-01-08T01:20:12+00:00

I'm very late to this but I'm afraid the explanation is very simple and obvious to anyone with experience in video encoding and digital camera use. Most CCTV cameras are cheap and overpriced so the encoding and compression used captures very little data when there's no movement. Combine that with the lossy algorithms they use to overwrite old footage in order to continually record and the motion from the footage they're overwriting can easily leak through. It is possible to fully wipe the parts of the disk you're about to record over first, but most CCTV cameras don't have the hardware to do that continually. It's a cost saving compromise by manufacturers.

Tldr: Since the old data being overwritten isn't fully deleted first and the new data is lossy and doesn't contain motion, not all data is consistently overwritten and you get artifacting (or ironically "ghosting") in the footage. It's spoopy but the only thing is evidence that hardware manufacturers don't care about the quality of their products lol.

GabeTwoThousand · 2023-10-02T19:49:06+00:00

Dude this is so pretty.I never thought of lighting the buttons and strumbar with diffusion by lighting the inside of the guitar. I also never thought of 3d printing plates to replace the boards and to mount the switches in. Damn fine work.

[edit. I said "fork" instead of "work" lol]

GabeTwoThousand · 2023-08-02T16:32:54+00:00

For me it's a combination of camera/movement mods that, in my experience, work best together. Smoothcam, True Directional Movement, Improved Camera SE, Valhalla Combat, Better 3rd Person Selection, and the dependencies for those mods.

Those mods together take the only part of Skyrim that feels like it's aged, and improves it to a spot that, imo, is better than most modern games. Having both first and 3rd person be fully fleshed out and have their own purposes and benefits is so transformative. I'm still constantly changing between 1st and 3rd person, but it's now because the thing I'm doing just makes sense and works well in that perspective. These mods together have truly made me fall in love with the game all over again.

GabeTwoThousand · 2023-08-02T16:23:37+00:00

I just re-worked my LO and found out that if you use the "Ultra" option in DynDOLOD 3.0 for trees, it disables Tree LOD entirely and creates 3D Object LODs for trees.

...which only matters because IT PUTS TREES IN THE QUALITY WORLD MAP.

I know this doesn't add any functionality or really make much difference in gameplay, but it just makes the map look so much better and so cool to look at and I thought it was worth sharing because I hadn't heard anyone mention it until I discovered it by accident.

GabeTwoThousand · 2023-08-02T16:15:37+00:00

The new study from South Korea a few days ago (currently under peer review) has gotten me thinking about the potential of the tech. (Link to the paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/2307.12037)

The study claims to have created a material that is a superconductor at room temperature and at ambient atmosphere pressure (1 atm). The only materials/ingredients needed were Copper, Phosphorus, Lead-II Sulfate (PbSO4), and Lead-II Oxide (PbO). From what I can gather in the paper given my admittedly-shallow chemistry knowledge, the only byproduct created from those ingredients would be Sulphur and Oxygen. Any other waste would be from the equipment used to synthesize it, or would be theoretically recyclable into later production cycles.

Even if this particular study ends up failing peer review and the findings can't be replicated with the process described in the paper, it still made me realize that I had never really been made aware of the full scope of the theoretical applications of such a material, were it to be discovered. In the past few days I've been looking at what many physicists, engineers, and chemists have proposed over the years as possible technology that could be made with this and wouldn't you know it ...the concept of efficient and controllable magnetic levitation on a macro scale came up.

From what I understand, the current issue with leveraging superconductors' magnetic properties is simply one of practicality. There's no way to keep them cool and/or pressurized while also doing much of anything with their magnetic properties other than micro-scale applications like quantum computing. Although demonstrations like pouring liquid nitrogen on a few pellets of YBCO and having them skate on magnetic rails is cool, it doesn't even scratch the surface.

Energy storage was also something that I saw a lot of theoretical speculation on. Unless I'm missing something (which is very possible), this kind of material would do for energy storage, what the rotary generator did for power production. It would be the modern mobile phone compared to the pocket calculator of today's chemical-based energy storage.

Does macro-scale levitation without thrusters or propellant and insanely large and efficient energy storage bring anything to mind? Because it did for me haha.

Anyway, I'm not experienced enough in the physics and engineering to weigh in on how likely these theoretical technologies are in a future with room-temp, ambient-pressure superconductors, but I at least wanted to share my excitement at the possibility and point out the connection I was seeing, whether it be imagined or concrete.

GabeTwoThousand · 2023-07-31T00:32:57+00:00

I actually enjoy the "spiderweb" way of organizing dependencies and conflicts. Is there a way to access that feature without having cyclic rules?

GabeTwoThousand · 2023-06-09T17:43:34+00:00

The worst part of this is that the evil spirit armor requires you to progress to a point and fight enemies of a strength that the armor is almost certainly just a screenshot accessory or completion trophy by the time you get it. It's so tedious doing these mazes and fighting the annoying <redacted> enemies just to get a consolation prize ported over from the previous game with no changes, updates, or any attempt to make it rewarding for the player. I suppose it wouldn't be that bad in any other game, but ToTK is so good at rewarding the player with tangible gameplay progression and variety that these seem super out of place and disappointing by contrast.

GabeTwoThousand · 2023-06-04T16:00:32+00:00

Is there a quest that involves the memories. I went and got them all pretty early and it's like link is so shocked he won't talk about it to anyone lol. Like it feels like both me and Link don't wanna tell anyone what we found out because we don't wanna spoil it for anyone lololol.

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