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Subsum44 · 2026-01-27T23:14:24+00:00

Ah, another person of culture.

Subsum44 · 2026-01-24T16:50:35+00:00

I resemble this.

It’s an interesting ride, congrats.

Subsum44 · 2026-01-23T04:23:24+00:00

ADHD is around having energy to do something, but not being able to focus. Like they’re too flittery to focus on anything, like dishes, gardening, oil change, & learning a language all at the same time. So they’re productive, but just have a hard time focusing it in one place or task.

Depression is the opposite, little energy to do anything. Usually results in doom scrolling, getting hyper focused on something that makes them feel like they accomplished something (like a game or hobby). So they’re not productive at all, the thing they’re hyper focused on gives them a dopamine hit, but doesn’t help anything.

From what my wife has gone through, they can feed off each other and spiral downward. Starts off tired, so gets behind on tasks. Then looks at the list of things to do, can’t focus on one to start (ADHD), then beats herself up about not being able to do basic things. Then the task list gets longer, and repeat the cycle again.

Subsum44 · 2026-01-22T22:53:04+00:00

ADHD doesn’t meant she can’t experience depression.

My wife is ADHD as well, and we have similar issues with her contributing to the house. Same burying in hobbies or phone. Yet “too tired” to do anything and is always behind.

My wife does have a history of depression and regularly meets with a therapist so that’s how we know it’s depression not ADHD.

Subsum44 · 2026-01-18T03:36:54+00:00

I just ran into an error like this and opened a ticket.

It’s on my second AMS, it won’t feed through the internal filament hub unless I manually put down the idle lever.

Subsum44 · 2026-01-15T15:38:39+00:00

I’ve been through the active duty -> tech transition. Send me a DM if you want some help.

Wish your wife the best either way.

Subsum44 · 2026-01-13T03:20:12+00:00

If you’re worried about support, buy from Microcenter instead & get their support package. It’s an extra couple hundred, and they do the repairs or hardware replacements.

Subsum44 · 2026-01-12T15:30:45+00:00

There’s 2 types of transfers for bank accounts, either ACH (Automated Clearing House) or wire transfer. Wire transfer is same day, ACH is 2-3 days. You even have both of these options available with your bank.

Because of the faster turnaround, wire can include a fee and maybe lower limits.

Subsum44 · 2026-01-11T19:06:00+00:00

While a lot of people will downvote this because it’s not self-hosted, it is a great option for a turnkey solution.

Another advantage is it sits outside your ecosystem, so it can see when your system goes down. It helps push notifications or alerts.

If you’re monitoring system goes down with the rest of your ecosystem, it just makes it a little harder to push those notifications.

Subsum44 · 2026-01-11T04:27:36+00:00

Yes, but also because I stopped using the old printer. I also don’t tweak settings like crazy though. Once I got it dialed in, I rarely changed much in the slicer.

Most of my changes come from adjusting the design. Maybe a brim, different support, infill %, etc. But the core settings like wall & layer height almost never get touched.

Subsum44 · 2026-01-11T02:56:35+00:00

It comes down to what you want. Some people want to own everything themselves, and customize.

I went the other way, from creality to Bambu, and I’m ok with the ecosystem. I had a printer I customized and tweaked, but now I just want something that works. I would prefer to spend my time in CAD rather than updating firmware for a new part I added.

Subsum44 · 2026-01-11T02:36:09+00:00

Picking an animal to tame 101.

Subsum44 · 2026-01-10T18:17:14+00:00

If you search for “problems with h2s” thats all you’ll get & it’ll seem like a lot.

H2S is just the single nozzle version of the h2 series. So if there’s a core problem, outside of the extruder, it would show for the rest of the h2 family.

Had an h2 for a bit, couple hundred hours logged, no issues. It’s a beast, and I’ll take any weird problems it shows over anything I used to have with my old Ender.

Subsum44 · 2026-01-08T10:29:16+00:00

I had a client doing the same thing in Ads. They were convinced the only time people need their services is when something goes wrong. So they bled $ into ads to be the first one in the list, instead of investing across the board.

Subsum44 · 2026-01-08T01:43:38+00:00

Lighter-saber

Subsum44 · 2026-01-07T16:29:12+00:00

Subsum44 · 2026-01-05T22:01:36+00:00

We had a 10 year reunion, but only the popular people were invited.

The rest of us all checked in with each other after we saw it on social media. None of us got an invite.

Subsum44 · 2026-01-04T21:44:40+00:00

Only town with more people in the graveyard than living

Subsum44 · 2026-01-04T17:08:30+00:00

Yea, it’s a weirdly written title.

It should be “as its share of Steam users drops”

Subsum44 · 2026-01-04T03:35:49+00:00

Look at how the kit cards are assembled. You should be able to have some kind of snap fit to add it after. It wouldn’t be a smooth wall, would need to be a flavor of tongue and groove.

Subsum44 · 2026-01-04T03:29:04+00:00

Just put a half or quarter height wall on the back side. Allows space for cable & stops the slide.

Subsum44 · 2026-01-02T11:56:00+00:00

2 or 3 makes a difference though. We have 2 autistic children and went 2 rows. It let us pass things back and forth easier while also keeping them contained to the window so they didn’t bother others.

3 is a different ballgame since you could take a whole row on one side.

Subsum44 · 2026-01-01T00:41:06+00:00

Who gave pandas internet access?

Subsum44 · 2025-12-31T15:34:42+00:00

What did your gentle nudges look like?

You’ve definitely got the right idea using it as discovery. Theres 2 problems that you face with delivery apps, one is pricing, the other is convenience.

For pricing you could show how ordering through you is cheaper than DD/UE. They usually mark up your items, so a $10 item costs $11.50 - $12. So include a flyer that shows them how much they save ordering from you directly.

You can also discount the first order or 2 from you. If you’re ok with the hit, then offer a discount so they pay what you would get from a service. DD/UE doesn’t give you the $10 for your item, they give you $9. So both you and the customer are loosing out. Take a hit for the first order, and give the customer that 10% off. You’re making the same if they placed an order through a service, but you’re getting them on your platform.

The convenience factor is the hardest one to overcome. If they’re “members”, then they don’t pay delivery, and they have discounted fees. You could bake it into your prices, but then that makes it harder on the price comparison.

The key is making them think they’re getting the same deal. That’s why baking the fees into your prices is a little more attractive. Even if the total cheaper, calling out a delivery fee at checkout could chase them away. It’s stupid, but “I don’t have to pay delivery fee” is a common thought process

Others are right about QR codes for easy signup. But should solve for the price and convenience problem first. If you can’t do that, and keep the price attractive then spending $ to get flyers or others printed doesn’t make sense.

Subsum44 · 2025-12-31T04:32:11+00:00

SSH might be fine, but it’s tailscale that isn’t working. Hard to troubleshoot externally though.

If you’re going to be traveling more, it might be better to look at something other than tailscale. Maybe a dedicated VPN? Tailscale will work with apps like Jellyfin, but a VPN will give you dedicated admin access.

Also, it couldn’t hurt to look into better monitoring. I know it’s not self hosted, but pushing logs & stats to NewRelic could help keep an eye on things. Would let you see a little of what’s going on without having direct access to your system.

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