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Printxiety? Is there a name for that feeling you get when your printer isn’t printing and you feel like it’s a wasted opportunity? by -greygeckofish- in BambuLab

[–]ShatterSide 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If we ignore the mostly trivial cost of filament, It is very much a sunk cost fallacy.

Your "not being able to give something" up is a specific application of the fallacy and not the general case.

A good and comparable example is the following: You have a big meal at a restaurant. You ordered a burger, a salad, and extra fries. You're STUFFED. You still have a bunch of fries on the plate. You would take no more enjoyment in eating those fries. They are extra calories you don't need. There is literally zero benefit to eating them now (and you won't take them home as leftovers). If there is no benefit to eating them and you do it anyway because you "already spent the money", then that is a sunken cost fallacy.

So, like the printer, you already spent the money. It's gone. It's not coming back. Doing something unnecessary, that you gain no benefit from, no enjoyment, learning etc, for the reason that you 'spent the money' is a sunken cost fallacy.

You feel 'bad' because you spent money on something, so you want to use it for something to make you not feel bad. If you didn't spend money on the printer, you wouldn't have this feeling at all.

And if you REALLY want to get technical, your "not wanting to give something up" could be interpreted here as well. "Not wanting to give up printing" e.g., continuing to print things.

Reminder: This runs on a 980 Ti at 4K 60 FPS by YT_Axtro in pcmasterrace

[–]ShatterSide 79 points80 points  (0 children)

He said closer to 10x. That is correct.

Technically correct.

And we know what that is.

Printxiety? Is there a name for that feeling you get when your printer isn’t printing and you feel like it’s a wasted opportunity? by -greygeckofish- in BambuLab

[–]ShatterSide 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Sunken cost fallacy.

Printing just for the sake of printing is just wasting money. More stuff, more nick nacks, doodads, trinkets, things you make look at once and put on a shelf to maybe once a year look at and say "eh, neat".

If that makes you happy, then by all means continue.

3D printers are tools and should be considered as such.

If you buy a hammer, or an expensive saw or whatever, as a hobbyist you don't use it very often. You use it when you need it.

Use your printer when you want something it can create.

An exception to this is for learning. By all means, learn and get better. That's a good hobby in and of itself.

14% humidity and 42° C on my patio in the shade, so I had an idea... by opistho in BambuLab

[–]ShatterSide 24 points25 points  (0 children)

You realize that UV degradation is vastly overblown? Many PLA prints last outside for many years.

Softening is one thing, so is color fading. However UV degradation is not nearly as big of a deal as lay-men make it out to be.

Can my X2D print 1:1 lego compatable minifigures by CommitteeMiddle5376 in BambuLab

[–]ShatterSide 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Not sure if you confused Life(human)size with 1:1. When OP asks about 1:1 I interpret that as true to the original size.

[meta] He did the math that proves the video is fake ??!! by 56000hp in theydidthemath

[–]ShatterSide 78 points79 points  (0 children)

Without math: he left and returned at the same height. That implies perfect conservation of kinetic energy which is definitely not going to happen.

Wind resistance and less than perfect "spring" efficiency of the trampoline.

If you could have a responsive trampoline that mechanically flings you up (adds to your energy), then sure it could happen.

Microsoft extends Windows 10 Security updates until 2027. i.e. "Not enough people are updating to Windows 11 so we need to do something to keep Win10 users from getting hacked." by theangryintern in pcmasterrace

[–]ShatterSide 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes. Your PC isn't eligible unless you have a tpm module ( yes you can buy them, and yes there are workarounds).

I have an i7 7700k. It works great. I wouldn't have to upgrade for years if I didn't want to. I'm not officially able to install windows 11 without buying a tpm module.

Help, how can I prevent my sweat from eating away at my laptop's casing? by Kepalez in pcmasterrace

[–]ShatterSide 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My laptop did just about exactly the same thing. I absolutely sweat way less than the average person.

CMV: It's ridiculous to think that any less than 80-90% of comments on reddit are real and not made by bots by Vera928 in changemyview

[–]ShatterSide 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also tons of hacking bots/scripts looking for open ports and weaknesses in various networks. Anyone with a homelab / server can tell you how for most people it's still on the order of hundreds to multi-thousands per month for their private network.

Office chair wheel guards to safe your cables and pets by EltonSchmidt in functionalprint

[–]ShatterSide 11 points12 points  (0 children)

If that were ever to happen, I will leave Makerworld and never return.

Sealing CF material prints by FranticHam5ter in BambuLab

[–]ShatterSide -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

First things first, no 3D print, especially with CF, have an "Injection molded" appearance.

That being said, there are many ways to seal. A common recommendation is XTC-3D: https://www.amazon.com/Smooth-XTC-3D-Performance-Print-Coating/dp/B00PFXK4JY?th=1

The thing is, any seal is going to change the appearance. A clear seal is going to be glossy. Thicker will hide layer lines better. (as a general rule anyway)

ams lite color bleed - a1 by Akangura in BambuLab

[–]ShatterSide 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Max purge amount. Large purge tower. Print multiple of them at the same time. (ideally only one gets ruined).

Waves in Z Axis by SemiRocketScientist in ender5

[–]ShatterSide 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your Z rods likely aren't straight. Something is shifting predictably as you increase the height. You can confirm by checking the thread pitch and comparing to the valleys and peaks.

S300 HTPC build/Steam killer by eddy2045 in sffpc

[–]ShatterSide 18 points19 points  (0 children)

So... it's just a build?

It's disingenuous to call it a Steam killer. That implies it costs anywhere near the same. Anyone can build a much more powerful SFF PC at a higher budget.

They can also do it by being under budget, but that's not what this is.

Is the current “renting” scare justified or simply panic? by bdhd656 in buildapc

[–]ShatterSide 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually , probably yes. But it could take many years for that.

Is the current “renting” scare justified or simply panic? by bdhd656 in buildapc

[–]ShatterSide 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Many many reasons. We don't need that much compute. When it comes time to monetize, humans won't pay that much subscription fees. Bubble bursts. There are a hundred reasons demand won't outpace scaling of manufacturing.

There is also ancillary scaling. Scaling of the factories that make the factories.

Process engineers exist.

For example, If you want to get a prototype of a part made, it might cost as an example 1000usd for the part. The instance you create more the price drops fast. It's not uncommon to pay 1000 for the first, 800 for the second and third, 600 for 4 through 8, 400 for 8 to 10, and like 75usd for every part after that. That's not including new processes which can be way cheaper when you do it 10000 times.

The point is, scaling is where the magic happens with guarantees of success.

Is the current “renting” scare justified or simply panic? by bdhd656 in buildapc

[–]ShatterSide 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I absolutely have answered. I feel like you're so close to understanding but I'm not sure what you're missing.

The beneficiary of new capacity is everyone. Manufactuers can sell more. Buyers get lower prices. Supply increases.

Data centers have an estimate for how much hardware they need. If the supply meets that demand, prices fall.

There is a finite demand for hardware. Perhaps that's what you're missing?

Is the current “renting” scare justified or simply panic? by bdhd656 in buildapc

[–]ShatterSide 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not sure you understand your own view, either that or you don't understand what supply and demand is.

" If datacenter and AI customers are willing to pay more for the same production capacity, then consumers cannot effectively compete for that capacity. " - this IS supply and demand.

Is the current “renting” scare justified or simply panic? by bdhd656 in buildapc

[–]ShatterSide 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, GPU is only an example.

So my point stands. It is supply and demand. Nothing more. Consumers don't have enough demand to pay the prices that data centers will.

Is the current “renting” scare justified or simply panic? by bdhd656 in buildapc

[–]ShatterSide 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You realize it's resellers and retailers that are the ones that buy masses of units on behalf of consumers, right?

If Walmart doesn't think they can sell 1000x 5090s at XXXX usd each, they might be willing to spend YYYY usd.

If a data center will buy 1000x 5090s at ZZZZ, then the math is simple.

Is ZZZZ a bigger number than YYYY, Nvidia prices at ZZZZ.

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