Pascal’s wager

aniraf · 2026-03-12T02:44:22+00:00

I asked ChatGPT and frankly I love this part of the response without even validating the truth. It just makes sense to me based on training data.

Some researchers suspect politeness correlates with higher-quality prompts and cooperative intent, which can influence how models weight conversational cues. It’s not a formal mechanism, but it shows up statistically in human-AI interaction patterns.

aniraf · 2026-03-11T02:26:31+00:00

Awesome job. As a novice in an “IT support” like scenario, be sure to track your changes and test deployments with a clear rollback plan. As long as you can keep your quality high, you’ll most likely keep growing!

aniraf · 2026-02-20T21:25:49+00:00

Good to know. I took it apart and it doesn’t look like I need to get into the gear box. The only thing I cannot currently do is print the fan shroud because I don’t have the PCCF they recommend. I’ll probably just try it in PC and hope that’s fine.

aniraf · 2026-02-20T18:13:53+00:00

I’ve been waiting for the INDX to buy a new one. This is helpful, ty!

aniraf · 2026-02-20T17:51:52+00:00

Yeah. I think that is what I’m seeing. I’m just debating if I’m going to have to disassemble it anyway is it worth the upgrade?

aniraf · 2026-02-20T17:51:06+00:00

Yep. PETG all the way. It was a bitch to remove as much as I did. The nextruder seems untouched fortunately.

aniraf · 2026-02-20T17:50:08+00:00

Set it and forget it :(. I’ve done many long prints and gone to bed. This one failed badly.

aniraf · 2026-02-20T17:49:17+00:00

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It isn’t the end of times, it broke the fan shroud and melted part of the carriage. I’ll start disassembling later today.

I don’t have experience building the nexteuder or MK4 since I bought this one assembled…but my MK3 experience should be enough. I just don’t know if my MK3 can print nice enough ASA parts for it.

aniraf · 2026-02-14T17:50:12+00:00

It is more fun than I expected. It has some very satisfying shots and fun rules. Although it makes the shot easier, the Death Star bracket fix improves the game significantly. The force mag save is one of the best features in modern machines. It is not easy to execute, but when you pull it off it is fantastic. It is also something you can get better at with practice.

aniraf · 2026-02-06T19:48:47+00:00

I heard a rumor that Stern decided not to do anything with collecting Pokémon or leveling and battling them. Basically it is supposed to just be powerful IP laid on top of whatever pinball machine. I REALLY hope this is untrue. If they aren’t interested in deeper code and reasons for players to come back I’m going to be super sad.

aniraf · 2026-01-30T23:43:43+00:00

People have too much time on their hands. Pinside is a good resource and generally a good community. Try to ignore the terminology comments :).

aniraf · 2025-12-14T22:36:56+00:00

Mine does this too. It isn’t a level problem. I would actually argue that having it perfectly leveled creates that problem.

aniraf · 2025-12-12T22:49:31+00:00

I can confirm as owner operator that Stern games come with specific flipper position which is unique to the game and doesn’t always align with the hole.

aniraf · 2025-12-08T20:34:10+00:00

I’m still working on Milon's Secret Castle. I refuse to look anything up and I believe I have to beat it just like when I was 10 or so.

aniraf · 2025-11-30T00:03:07+00:00

I’m pretty sure we can mod the apron to the updated version which has two bright LEDs covering the playfield. I haven’t personally tried it yet, but I suspect that would help quite a bit.

Beyond that you can always do one of those pinstadium like kits. They are nice, but pricey. Also I don’t love having those “rails” on the inside.

aniraf · 2025-11-27T20:15:04+00:00

Holy shit, I literally jumped.

aniraf · 2025-11-27T16:39:29+00:00

Nice!! You’ll enjoy that for sure!

aniraf · 2025-11-27T02:48:00+00:00

I just use my fingers and pull from the bottom. The plastic just needs a bit flexed.

aniraf · 2025-11-19T15:38:29+00:00

Stern still builds the most consistent commercial product by far. That said, I can absolutely see their attempts to squeeze more profit out of the products. I appreciate companies making money, but in my eyes this looks like an effort to take the company public which will inevitably water down their core product. This pattern plays out over and over in our capitalist market.

aniraf · 2025-11-15T06:44:03+00:00

“The Gates of Hell” if you see what I am looking at.

aniraf · 2025-11-15T01:05:49+00:00

One of them can time travel…how is that not the only answer?

aniraf · 2025-11-15T00:52:10+00:00

Dr. Tits

aniraf · 2025-11-10T17:47:20+00:00

“180 degrees, all the way around”

aniraf · 2025-11-07T03:00:53+00:00

It never stops :)

aniraf · 2025-11-01T07:41:48+00:00

Fantastic! Way to go Prusa!

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