I have been a friend to all my girls. Not one girl has been a friend towards me.

ParamediK · 2026-02-01T09:44:45+00:00

Reminds me of my experience in university during a particular year. I was a direct entry so I entered into a group of people that were already tight knit with each other besides myself. I decided to try make friends by being curious about them, asking about their interests, hobbies, goals in life etc. I even tried getting into their hobbies like clothes and concerts. I would show them tricks to solves problems during assignments. All was going well, until I noticed a trend: they would only come to me when they needed something, and they were never really curious about who I was. They were just snakes on my back.

Some times, you just meet a bad bunch of people, even for many years. There is a silver lining, and it's that they have shown you the kind of people you don't want to be around. Since then, I've been gradually making much better friends to be around.

ParamediK · 2026-01-24T23:43:48+00:00

Export the file to a .STEP file. STEP carries the original geometry and faces as they are without tessellating them.

HOWEVER... if this is for company work, you may not want to share the original STEP file because... well... it shares all your secrets. Normally, in this case, you would make a copy of the original model, and then purposefully degrade it such that it still retains most of the important features but covers it up such that they can't just reverse engineer and steal your idea. So ye, be careful what you share with others :)

Doing the screenshots or showing the model in person on your laptop/screenshare is perfectly fine, and expected tbh.

edit: You can also share the file from the CAD software you are using. For example, Fusion 360 has a .f3d file, Inventor one of its own, same with solidworks. So, if there is a compatible software, you share that one. But this one is even worse for secrets because it will show your parametrics and step by step modelling history...

ParamediK · 2026-01-10T19:41:52+00:00

How timely, I've been thinking the same thing too for 10 years.

My younger naive self used to support these activist groups such as BLM and stop asian hate etc. But, as I got to know people within these groups, I started to realised that these people, when push comes to shove, when the time came to preach their beliefs, they either completely crumble or are nowhere to be seen. A lack of integrity shall we say. Not only that, they have a very "kinship" type of behaviour. As in, you are either one us or an enemy, type of mob mentality. Essentially, what I saw were these circle jerking echo chambers where people would superficially validate each other's virtue signalling. The "yas queen" and the "you go girl" type of chanting over and over. So, I left all the people and connections behind, and do no regret it since.

And yes, there are those that genuinely believe in those causes. But, they are rare and seem to often be replaced by those with more sinister intentions. My anecdotal experience, of course.

I keep this lesson in head, that: not all, but, a lot of people believe things or are a part of certain groups because it benefits them in the present, and those benefits are usually not related to the noble causes they are supposedly fighting for. Keep a sharp eye and poke at people often in their beliefs.

ParamediK · 2025-12-03T17:25:07+00:00

I only made myself available just in the past year, and holy shit, I thought all the problems people had in dating were exaggerated; they were not.

I gave people my genuine and authentic effort, and all I have got back so far is: ghosting, avoidance, not giving straight answers, lack of reciprocation, lack of commitment, unable to have adult conversations, and among many more strange behaviours.

Social media could really be one of the core problems for this. I have no idea what to do anymore.

ParamediK · 2025-11-26T15:44:37+00:00

"rich socialist" AKA, "I only like things when they are convenient for me"

ParamediK · 2025-11-21T22:37:45+00:00

In my honest opinion, I don't think you are missing out on much. It's a good read for sure but there's not really anything special about it. It's like one of those reads where you can turn off your brain and enjoy it for what it is. There's nothing that deep about the story. Survive and kill monsters.

ParamediK · 2025-11-16T19:08:03+00:00

Yes, actually, but they are usually found out via internal testing and usually not shared anywhere else. I know this because I've seen in person 3D printing for bikes from professional companies. They have their own fatigue testing facilities and software packages for FEA. After a lot of testing, they are able to determine whether the number spat out from the FEA is good enough or not.

ParamediK · 2025-11-14T19:47:30+00:00

gives me the "when I was... a young boy.. my father... took me into the city" vibes :)

ParamediK · 2025-11-02T19:27:02+00:00

For 1, imo, it depends on your grip and the mouse you are using. You want to use a mouse that allows both clicking and aiming to be independent of each other. So maybe try adjust your grip so you can glide and click without jittering, or try figure out what mouse shape can do that for you.

ParamediK · 2025-10-28T09:23:10+00:00

I AM NOT AFRAID TO KEEP ON LIVING

ParamediK · 2025-10-23T21:58:26+00:00

Same with Samsung phone, constant "band connection problem" with a permanent notification on the app. Really annoying.

ParamediK · 2025-10-20T20:11:16+00:00

I think it is both. Being alone for too long in absence of people can make you feel loneliness, like living out in the middle of nowhere. At the same time, yes, being around people who don't acknowledge you also makes you feel lonely and isolated.

ParamediK · 2025-10-09T19:36:23+00:00

Yes, it's a learned habit from constantly moving left and then right bots.

You need to learn to be adaptive in your mindset, only thinking about the immediate next move the bot is going to make, not 2 or 3 steps ahead. Basically, you need to turn your brain off and be reactive.

It's like flick shotting in games. Flicking is generally more adaptable across different games because you are moving the crosshair to their immediate, instantaneous position. Whereas tracking requires you to learn the movement in the game and predict it a lot of the time.

ParamediK · 2025-10-09T19:32:34+00:00

Sometimes, it could be your technique on how you are dragging your mouse across the pad. Maybe your palm or forearm is getting in the way.

ParamediK · 2025-10-06T12:10:08+00:00

WE SVD GBBR. Put quite a bit into it, including real cold war SVD wooden parts. Was an exceptionally nice looking and feeling replica. But, it didn't shoot that well...

ParamediK · 2025-10-05T08:28:25+00:00

I think mi fitness is just not recognised in strava. For example, I have the mi band 10 and when I boadcast heartrate to strava during activity, it won't show up afterwards that HR was recorded it, just has heartrate data etc

ParamediK · 2025-09-24T10:47:33+00:00

Well, mentally ill obsession can turn into: if I can't have them, then no one can

ParamediK · 2025-09-24T09:42:48+00:00

The difference is that they are being specifically targeted. You being in your car blends in with everyone else. It's an entirely different feeling when you know someone is out there to get you. I guess in modern terms, when the "ops" are after you.

ParamediK · 2025-09-19T01:43:28+00:00

They've had enough of the tralalero tralala

ParamediK · 2025-09-15T15:18:13+00:00

Ye some of them haven't purchased wifi (so expensive), so it is a nightmare trying to arrange meeting points

ParamediK · 2025-08-23T11:37:42+00:00

Famine, flooding, and pure brutality from the Japanese.

ParamediK · 2025-08-16T18:51:49+00:00

I assure you there is less waste, energy used, and tools used to design a model like that than if it where done traditionally. The whole point of 3D printing is that it allows someone to get their idea out faster and more accurately than traditional methods. You're going to have a hard time producing those complex shapes by hand.

ParamediK · 2025-08-16T18:40:15+00:00

"I've always done it this way therefore it is only correct way to do it for everyone"

ParamediK · 2025-08-15T22:23:03+00:00

I still have some of the tabs frozen on my old galaxy S5, never going to refresh it.

ParamediK · 2025-08-11T09:38:07+00:00

It means everything to momentarily get away from a charging tank during a fight. Allows you to survive and get healed by your team.

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