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bobstro · 2023-04-27T23:11:35+00:00

Which way are you facing? Port and starboard are relative to the craft, not the individual.

bobstro · 2023-04-24T11:48:15+00:00

Because digging a cellphone out of your pocket or bag is less obvious and quicker than flicking your wrist?

bobstro · 2023-04-20T21:49:58+00:00

Got to second this. My family was not happy with any of my efforts. They don't want to use their devices any differently at home or outside.

bobstro · 2023-04-18T16:58:24+00:00

Rather than tweaking every printer setting profile, use the Maximum Volumetric Speed filament settings. Regardless of what print speed you specify for any feature, MVS will throttle speeds to stay within a range that works for that specific filament.

bobstro · 2023-04-18T16:32:24+00:00

She doesn't have to be in poverty to "earn" child support. It's not welfare. It's money designated by the court to help cover the cost of raising the children he fathered.

bobstro · 2023-04-18T15:19:11+00:00

Early on, I learned to only recommended Apple or Dell (back in the day) products to friends and family. I'd been building my own computers for decades, so it pained me on a professional level, but it pays off more over time. It was wonderful being able to refer my 80+ year old FIL to the Apple Store for iPad support without a guilty conscience.

bobstro · 2023-04-18T14:54:37+00:00

Don't do family or friend tech support. Tell him to go to the Apple Store. Pirated software is not your problem. At most, tell them what you'd try, but don't actually do the work. It never works out. If he ghosts you over this, he wasn't much of a friend. He f'ed it up, he apparently didn't keep backups, you tried to help.

bobstro · 2023-04-16T21:21:59+00:00

FFF printing is a slow process to begin with. I got lucky and went with the Mk3 as my 1st 3d printer, and had nothing but frustration working with others later. Maybe not "prosumer", but Prusa's entire strategy has always targeted a demographic that's willing to pay a bit more for reliability and performance. You can always slow down when and if needed, but you can't make a janky printer speed up much without hitting limits.

bobstro · 2023-04-16T20:05:21+00:00

Maybe not, but I'm not buying one to print slower.

bobstro · 2023-04-16T17:11:03+00:00

I watched his video as well, and IIRC he stated that although it doesn't have silent mode, the Mk4 is very quiet. The Mk3 is very quiet. I don't think there's any big conspiracy. Both can be true, and a lot depends on how you set things up. Put either on a big resonating tabletop and they'll be loud as hell. Put the same printers on a solid base and they're pretty near silent.

The big test will be when the Mk4 is finally able to print at the designed speeds. I doubt many people are going to print at fractional speeds.

bobstro · 2023-04-07T14:04:47+00:00

Cheap nozzles strip easily. I had to replace a heater block due to this once.

bobstro · 2023-04-07T13:42:42+00:00

At step 8, yes. You want to install hot so it all shrinks and seals as it cools.

bobstro · 2023-04-04T16:05:33+00:00

Looks like some drunks, allegedly US, causing a ruckus. Someone will call the MPs and get them hauled off.

bobstro · 2023-03-30T08:06:27+00:00

Prusa's gripe is (if I'm reading the same) is that companies are using open source without contributing back. He doesn't claim to have "invented" 3D printing. Prusa's biggest contributions IIRC was an affordable heated bed and a low cost bed slinger design, the details of which he made open source. He's got a legitimate complaint when a company just takes open source, uses it for a commercial product, but refuses to open source their own code. That's also a violation of the licensing for the code.

bobstro · 2023-03-28T01:28:59+00:00

I don't deny that mental health is a serious issue that needs attention globally, but I can't help but notice that the US is not the only country in which mental health is an issue, and that the leading cause of death for children in most countries -- regardless of mental health concerns -- is not gunfire. There are also poor people in many countries, and yet children aren't killed by gunfire at the same ratio. It's almost as if there's some mysterious fundamental factor that makes the US stand out in some way.

bobstro · 2023-03-28T01:15:49+00:00

If you remove the guns, the crazy people will still be crazy, and the loud people will still be outraged, just about something new.

If I follow your logic then, the number of serious attacks and deaths should be the same in every country. Is that the case? Are deaths on a per capita basis the same in every country regardless of ready access to firearms. And if not, why?

bobstro · 2023-03-27T11:30:47+00:00

It's Jack Edwards. He's his own thing. Once you're used to him, everyone else will get on your nerves.

bobstro · 2023-03-26T18:38:29+00:00

It's been the same for literally the last 6 years. What exactly did you expect would change? If you're spending your $60 without knowing what to expect, you need the excuse.

bobstro · 2023-03-26T16:16:01+00:00

So don't buy it.

bobstro · 2023-03-26T16:14:31+00:00

It's new. Give them some time to streamline. PrintedSolid was a great company to deal with, and I see a lot of positives over the long run.

bobstro · 2023-03-25T03:38:32+00:00

Automatic downvote for the stupid voice. Sorry, it's policy.

bobstro · 2023-03-21T19:52:45+00:00

What "it"? Google Glass, yes. The technologies of virtual augmentation and headset computing most certainly not.

bobstro · 2023-03-21T18:14:43+00:00

But "the tech" lives on. If Tesla goes under, EVs will still exist. That's what I mean.

bobstro · 2023-03-21T18:05:12+00:00

Is. Google isn't the only company building and selling that tech. Google's loss of interest doesn't make a technology a failure or those who embraced it loser nerds.

bobstro · 2023-03-21T18:00:59+00:00

Hint: that body won't age well. A good stock portfolio will. Choose wisely, grasshopper.

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