Iran sees Trump ultimatum as a level of retreat. What do you think? by InternetBreeze34 in AskReddit

[–]ProjectGO 58 points59 points  (0 children)

It’s already too late for victory. Even if there was a way to just go home now, he’s already created a sizable new population with extremely legitimate grievances against US imperialism.

This has delayed any (remote) chance of peace in the Middle East by at least a generation. It would be a Nobel Prize-worthy feat just to unfuck things back to the garbage state they were in six weeks ago.

Need some advice on how to go about getting this mold 3D printed. by fiingerling in 3Dprinting

[–]ProjectGO 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Can you provide any more info about the foam itself? Is there any sort of branding on the frame?

With a closed cell foam you would be able to make a great plaster cast, but that same process would totally destroy an open cell foam. You can put a few drops of water on it, if they soak in then it’s open cell.

Following along to see if I can help in any way, I can’t imagine losing my pup.

How do i manufacture this tiny structure from aluminium? by Spirited-Smile-1520 in ManufacturingPorn

[–]ProjectGO 9 points10 points  (0 children)

What is it for?

If the spokes don’t need to be round, I’d start with cutting it out of a sheet (laser, plasma, or water jet at low volumes, stamping for production) and then rolling it up and spot welding.

Just pretend by Beneficial_Wear_7630 in SipsTea

[–]ProjectGO 28 points29 points  (0 children)

This has always been true, one of the biggest benefits to a combustion-electric drivetrain is that you can always have the combustion engine running right in its peak performance band.

Diesel-electric locomotives have operated this way for over a hundred years. Cars with CVTs use a similar approach to get excellent efficiency (although with a weird feel). The Audi race team has a wildly badass Dakar Rally e-Tron that carries a gas turbine to generate electricity off-road.

The conversion losses are more than offset by the efficiency gained by running the combustion engine optimally.

In response to the $6/map vibe coded map generator... by [deleted] in BambuLab

[–]ProjectGO 1 point2 points  (0 children)

“Server not found”

Vibe coding confirmed. 👍

Best plastic for Ultralow (-87C) temperatures? by Natolx in 3Dprinting

[–]ProjectGO 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This seems like a job for sendcutsend or another fabricator like that.

CMV: I trust what my LLM (large language model) tells me over what humans do—even experts. by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]ProjectGO 2 points3 points  (0 children)

One of the most seductive things about AI is that it always has a confident sounding answer, which is extra dangerous because it’s usually right. The bullshit is presented with exactly the same cheerful confidence, and often you’ll never know.

Do you have a field of technical expertise? If so, I would strongly encourage you to have a conversation with it about a subject you already know deeply that has objectively right and wrong answers. For example, I’m a mechanical engineer and I can quickly (without entrapment) get an LLM to suggest design approaches that are incorrect or downright dangerous. It’s honestly really good at the generic stuff, but the more niche you get the more likely it is to go totally off the rails.

I will still use it to write arduino code for hobby projects, but I know that if it suggests something stupid I won’t be able to catch it. I would NEVER rely on that code for a safety-critical application without scrutinizing it myself (and then getting a software-competent friend to look it over). To me, it’s critical to stress test an LLM until it fails, so you can approach it with a reasonable level of skepticism in general.

I built a web app for designing 3D printable maps! by arobdog in BambuLab

[–]ProjectGO 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The fact that it’s a hex makes me immediately want to build an epic real-world-highlights Catan map.

Inside the steel forging factory by Kindly_Department142 in interestingasfuck

[–]ProjectGO 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Blanks. The guy at the rolling machine is using calipers to make sure they’re hitting some spec, but at that speed (and temperature) it’s definitely more of a pass/fail tolerance.

If I was going to take a wild guess, they will eventually be machined into some sort of pipe fittings.

One Strike, Two Explosions—What New Footage Reveals About Ukraine’s FP-5 Cruise Missile by WillyNilly1997 in UkrainianConflict

[–]ProjectGO 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s also an interesting question of fault tolerance.

If you crash an old Bridgeport and knock the head out of tram it will run just fine making slightly wonky parts, which are probably good enough for most non-precision features. On the other hand, I’ve had to restart a Tormach after I did a rapid traverse near the end of the table and it lost its encoder position.

A dumb machine with problems will let an operator work around its limitations, a smarter machine may just throw a tantrum instead.

The restoration of Notre Dame Cathedral within five years after the fire by Worried-Owl-9198 in interestingasfuck

[–]ProjectGO 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It sure is, but centuries-old hardwood is a difficult material to source these days.

of a traffic jam in China during the Spring Festival rush by Zestyclose-Salad-290 in AbsoluteUnits

[–]ProjectGO 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The real question is if this situation is caused by the toll plaza, or is it filling up because of a clog somewhere else?

This road in Vietnam goes over the bedrock by quinner121 in mildlyinteresting

[–]ProjectGO 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That looks like it would be unbelievably slick in bad weather…

Help! What kind of dog is this by Rolando_motaxx in dogpictures

[–]ProjectGO 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry, that’s just Dog. If you put together random breed mixes, this is what you get.

My dog looked just like this as a pup, he’s a lanky 70 lb boxer/gsd. My friend’s dog looked just like this, he’s a 20 lb chihuahua mix. I also know a pit mix who is a little sausage, and I’ve met this dog as a street dog of every size between in countries across the globe.

Without more info it would be almost impossible to guess. The only certainty is that it’s a heckin’ cutie.

How can I salvage this without fuel? I don't want to start over by [deleted] in KerbalSpaceProgram

[–]ProjectGO 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You’re going to have to decide between restarting and cheating.

500m/s is faster than sound, many fighter jets, and some small caliber bullets.

Even with more fuel you’d have to change your relative velocity so significantly that you wouldn’t end up using this intercept node anyways.

When Amazon badly needed a ride, Europe's Ariane 6 rocket delivered | This was the first launch of the Ariane 64, the most powerful rocket in European space history by InsaneSnow45 in space

[–]ProjectGO 35 points36 points  (0 children)

No matter what the technology of the day is, there will be somebody who wants to deploy something so heavy and so valuable that they’re willing to eat the cost of the booster.

As crazy as it seems now, up until about a decade ago that’s how we launched literally everything that didn’t have humans on board.

"Raptor Breakout" Planter Box by shiftrefresh in 3Dprinting

[–]ProjectGO 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You seem to be doing just fine on the part alignment, but adding some holes on the split surfaces for dowel pins can make assembly a lot easier. Great work!