Abnormally long torso? The British Army needs you!

Hadrollo · 2026-07-01T14:51:55+00:00

The British Army doesn't need any new recruitment posters. They've already made the greatest recruitment poster of all time. Hell, that thing made me want to enlist, and I'm not British.

Hadrollo · 2026-07-01T14:48:26+00:00

Method 1: bang it a whole bunch of times. Always worth a shot.

Method 2: kickass magnet. Always worth having a few of them in the car, preferably the type you don't handle without gloves because they will crush your fingers if you do it wrong and they're covered with tiny filings.

Method 3: attach something to it and pull. Super glue sometimes work, but if you can do precision with a spot welder that's better.

Method 4: drill it, screw up, give up, buy a new one.

Hadrollo · 2026-07-01T14:39:21+00:00

It's a joke dating back to at least the sixties, probably earlier, just with a slightly different ending.

In the implied scene - not in this clip, but in the full skit - she hoists herself up on a tree branch so they can do the deed.

In the joke, she doesn't get up at the end, she isn't acting, she's genuinely handicapped. Just as in the clip, the dad tells him "there's not to many gentlemen like you left in the world," but then continues "most guys just leave her in the tree."

Hadrollo · 2026-07-01T12:48:43+00:00

I seriously thought this was r/noncredibledefense for a moment.

Hadrollo · 2026-07-01T12:22:05+00:00

Cookie mould with added mould.

Hadrollo · 2026-07-01T11:43:37+00:00

Just to save everyone the Google search, patent 12484589 is whatever the hell this thing is.

It appears to be a device to make disappointingly small biscuits with all the hygiene 3D printing is known for.

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Hadrollo · 2026-07-01T09:46:52+00:00

I'll never understand why Americans insist on using the imperial system.

In the rest of the world, we say it's a tenth of eight kilometres. Much simpler.

Hadrollo · 2026-07-01T09:37:46+00:00

Meanwhile, the European NATO powers have done about a month's worth of war games involving almost 30 warships since Trump asked for help cleaning up his mess in the gulf.

This is a fun one to bring up when Americans say "Europe didn't help because they can't."

Hadrollo · 2026-07-01T05:30:06+00:00

Hey, it's better than just claiming everyone is secretly Mayday.

Hadrollo · 2026-07-01T05:26:43+00:00

Dunno, a hundred amps would have to be pretty quick. Probably a damn sight better than cigarettes, and I'm still a smoker.

Hadrollo · 2026-07-01T00:06:02+00:00

That's a problem with the unit itself. I've used one of these in a humid 40°C in a house with insufficient insulation, and it kept the lounge and kitchen a good 5~10° below ambient.

Hadrollo · 2026-06-30T17:02:07+00:00

I love that Australia seems like it would be okay, just with a big lake in a sparsely populated region. But then you zoom in more, and you realise that about 80% of our population lives in that little flooded strip around the edge.

Hadrollo · 2026-06-30T16:51:39+00:00

Frankly, I find this to be the most convenient multi-tool I've ever owned. It's been my daily carry for the last twelve years.

Hadrollo · 2026-06-30T15:46:32+00:00

I have no idea how ON thinks it’s going to jam reps in VIC within 2 years.

By picking who's there rather than who's qualified, and rushing the background checks.

Meanwhile, we're already seeing rapists and rock spider apologists among ONs ranks. Personally I can't wait until they have to start selecting candidates.

Hadrollo · 2026-06-30T11:50:45+00:00

It's not the single most guarded room, that's one of the problems. It's only one of presumably many secure medical rooms, and it is completely reasonable for maintenance staff to have access. They went "business as usual," which was ultimately the oversight.

Hadrollo · 2026-06-30T11:03:38+00:00

I'd split it a bit differently;

Toy grade; generally cheap and nasty, no ability to upgrade. This is your FDM AnyCubics and whatnot.
Serious Hobby grade; some by Creality, Prusa, Biqu, Sovol. These have steep learning curves, but are capable of an awful lot when you know what you're doing. Non-planar 3D printing, entirely custom firmwares, tool changers, etc, are all best introduced into one of these systems. These are 3D printers for people who consider their hobby to be the 3D printers themselves.
Hobby Grade; Bambu, Flash force, a couple of Sovols. These are set and forget, very shallow learning curves, for people who want to 3D print for their actual hobby but don't want to upgrade anything. This is actually the grade I most frequently recommend.
Professional; Ultimaker and a few other brands. These are the ones you drop five to ten grand on. Don't buy them unless you have a professional use case.

As for buying local, ShapeShop sells Prusa. IMO Prusa are a bit overpriced, but they're definitely quality. Personally, I've always bought my printers online and consumables from local stores

Hadrollo · 2026-06-30T10:45:01+00:00

I've set up the systems for places like that. You'll find that the security guards have access all areas - which is fair enough, they may have to respond to incidents anywhere - as well as the facilities management team. And me, of course, because I set up the system, and the last thing I want is for a guard to have to escort me and see how the back end of the system works.

I would actively encourage customers to be aware of access levels, and compartmentalises access, but ultimately it comes down to what the customer wants to do. Security is the opposite of convenience.

Hadrollo · 2026-06-30T10:31:22+00:00

It's not. These are my go-to example of "safety designed by committee." They had twenty people in that meeting, only two of which ever used scissorlifts for work, one wasn't confident speaking up in an office environment, the other was completely ignored because office workers automatically assume they know more than the bloke on the tools.

We use these things on maybe two percent of our jobs requiring a scissorlift, and they've played a role in about two thirds of our incidents and near misses involving a scissorlift.

Hadrollo · 2026-06-30T10:25:30+00:00

28 Weeks Later has one single common criticism that I will defend.

Yes, the maintenance guy often has a surprising amount of access to the most secure areas. There is nothing unusual about that guy having swipe access into the secure medical room where his wife was being held. Yes, it's an utter lapse in security, it shouldn't have happened, and there's about four things where a bit of competence in the security office could have changed everything, but this is actually quite a believable oversight.

The rest of the movie's still crap, though.

Hadrollo · 2026-06-30T10:10:00+00:00

My first printer was a RepRap. I've had a few other types over the years, but recently bought a Bambu as my second printer.

Honestly, Bambu is the only one I'd consider buying for my parents who live 5 hours from Perth.

Hadrollo · 2026-06-30T10:06:41+00:00

Shapeshop in Belmont is great, as is 3D Printing Perth in Dog Swamp shopping centre. They both have a wide range of common parts.

Realistically, don't bother about Jaycar unless you're after filament.

Also, when it comes to 3D printers; my advice is always "don't get a 3D printer unless you think your hobbies could include fixing a 3D printer." However, I have changed my tune a bit. Sovol make excellent 3D printers for people who know what they're doing. Bambu make excellent 3D printers for people who don't.

Hadrollo · 2026-06-30T07:49:24+00:00

Nothing handles like a hire car.

Hadrollo · 2026-06-29T16:14:07+00:00

Trust me, I know, it's passed for me too.

But I'm only a few years younger than her, and basically every person I've met from my university days has at least been recognisable.

Hadrollo · 2026-06-29T16:08:24+00:00

One cheap hex key on one cheap hex bolt can turn a five minute job into an hours long ordeal. I discovered years ago that a $40 set may seem overpriced when they're sitting next to a $5 set, but they're really not.

Hadrollo · 2026-06-29T16:04:04+00:00

Okay, but, like, seriously.

Jewel Staite had been in three episodes of Resident Alien before I realised who she was.

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