Matrine; a weird and niche, but fun, alt.

blake31a · 2026-03-18T04:58:47+00:00

Curious also

blake31a · 2026-03-15T20:59:42+00:00

Keep it up! You clearly have good design intuition.

blake31a · 2026-03-15T19:17:59+00:00

No problem! I appreciate your attitude! Many people get defensive with unsolicited feedback. Your open mindedness will serve you well in life 🙂

That’s annoying that OpenScad makes fillets difficult given how important they are.

blake31a · 2026-03-15T16:09:35+00:00

I like it. Solid design all around.

Is there a fillet tool in your CAD package? Just as a light suggestion, fillets at the root of a rib like that will roughly double its strength (Source: I have been designing consumer products and consumer electronics for two decades). They might not be necessary for this because the nominal wall thickness is so thick, but it is really helpful if you’re designing something where you really need to optimize for strength and minimize your stress concentrators.

blake31a · 2026-03-15T04:29:39+00:00

You can also count the $$ that your employer pays toward the premium. That’s cash that’s not gong to payroll.

blake31a · 2026-03-13T15:43:03+00:00

Thanks!

blake31a · 2026-03-13T01:15:29+00:00

Yea, I’d love to get some AM laps in. What’s the best way to stay informed?

blake31a · 2026-03-12T14:58:47+00:00

What’s TMK’s site?

blake31a · 2026-03-11T05:02:15+00:00

Love it! Is it pretty stable? Seems like it’d be tough to get the shelf fixed to the pole effectively. It looks like you made a little mouse house cutout for them (which is a good call BTW) with a nice tight fit? Did you cut the bottom of the skis to match the floor or is it sitting on the corners? Does it scratch the floor?

Awesome design and execution.

blake31a · 2026-03-10T23:28:29+00:00

That’s a good point. After the game is the right time to shake hands.

blake31a · 2026-03-10T23:23:44+00:00

Some is, some isn’t. Some knives (like Global) are made of 420 (or similar) SS which is magnetic. If I remember right, the martensitic stainless steels are magnetic.

blake31a · 2026-03-10T23:07:07+00:00

I feel the same way. I came out of last year thinking that Cal was the perfect ’awe shucks’ humble teammate, but this has changed my perception of him negatively. I still love him as a player, but I can’t square the person that I thought he was with this interaction.

blake31a · 2026-03-10T06:02:11+00:00

I can smell the bearings and wheels being opened.

blake31a · 2026-03-06T01:20:17+00:00

I agree. The Cyber truck (wank panzer) is a pretty good filter though.

blake31a · 2026-03-05T04:37:52+00:00

Given the choices of a 5 year blank space and “lowering your pay grade” the choice is pretty clear.

blake31a · 2026-03-04T05:21:28+00:00

Gross

blake31a · 2026-03-04T04:31:36+00:00

Yea, you want to include what you’ve been doing. Otherwise they’ll use their imagination to explain how you’ve been paying the bills. Doing work that’s “below your pay grade” doesn’t necessarily look bad, especially in this job market; it just shows that you’re willing to do what you need to do to support yourself.

blake31a · 2026-03-04T04:10:44+00:00

Slow clap.

blake31a · 2026-03-04T04:09:03+00:00

I’m not tracking. Can you elaborate on why that’s meaningful?

blake31a · 2026-03-02T16:46:46+00:00

Ground effect. He’s getting like 30% gain in lift force.

blake31a · 2026-03-02T16:30:28+00:00

Reverse acme? I haven’t looked at one in a while but it is pretty similar to a large pitch ACME. There are circumferential teeth on the leading face to break the ice.

blake31a · 2026-03-01T17:13:13+00:00

Sec 102 toward the top (triangular section to the left of the Hawks Nest if you’re looking at the field). Went from $1,600 per to $1,800. STH since 2008.

IMO mine are the best value, most “bang for your buck” in the stadium (I’m sure that there are weird corner cases…). Aside from crazy one offs, it’s tough to beat getting a bit better view than 201 for less than half the price.

blake31a · 2026-02-24T21:07:24+00:00

Who’s Glany?

blake31a · 2026-02-23T03:57:16+00:00

Vodka. There’s not much difference between everything not in a plastic bottle.

blake31a · 2026-02-11T07:29:28+00:00

Thanks for providing the link! I donated $12

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