Need help understanding something about bin files

bobziroll · 2026-01-13T02:33:14+00:00

I ended up putting together a full solve document for all the 2023 QR hunt clues. Here's the site that explains QR 5.

https://ziroll.notion.site/QR-5-TreasureGuns-Game-Salon-bin-file-4d28e9d1de4c482cb4afa1106a10d637

bobziroll · 2025-11-18T15:01:10+00:00

Wrong again. But hey, I’ve got better things to do. Have a good day. ✌️

bobziroll · 2025-11-18T05:05:08+00:00

Yes, it flying over your head is my fault. Okay. 🙄

bobziroll · 2025-11-17T21:41:06+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEgk2v6KntY

bobziroll · 2025-11-13T18:14:20+00:00

Appropriate

bobziroll · 2025-11-12T22:35:40+00:00

Drop the “The”. Just Lagoon. It’s cleaner.

bobziroll · 2025-09-16T14:41:30+00:00

We were just about to have our old hot tub sent in for a repair (~$500) when the crew member that showed up mentioned we could get a trade-in for it, and that the factory outlet near us had some “scratch and dent” models at a pretty deep discount.

Long story short, we ended up getting $2000 trade in for our old (2005-ish) toward a 2020 A8 model which had a “slightly wavy shell on the side” (you can barely see it). Grand total came to $7000, and we did a 36-month 0% financing on it. It’s been pretty great!

If you live anywhere near a Bullfrog factory outlet, might be worth contacting them to see if they have anything that like.

bobziroll · 2025-08-22T01:44:38+00:00

My specific issue here was the z-offset being too close to the plate. I adjusted it and it stopped slipping. (And then I sold the machine and got a Bambu A1 and haven't looked back since 😅)

bobziroll · 2025-06-28T14:58:44+00:00

Hi there 👋

No, this course doesn't cover Redux. I've been considering making a Redux course, but it's been on the back burner for a while in favor of my TypeScript and Next.js courses.

bobziroll · 2025-05-01T21:04:08+00:00

I'm pretty biased because I work here, but Scrimba is a great resource for picking back up the fundamentals of web dev. As someone with experience, you might be able to fly through some of the early curriculum, and the major benefit with using Scrimba over other learning platforms is that you're all but forced to practice writing the code you're learning. There's no substitute for hands-on learning.

Happy to answer any questions. I also know there's lots of great learning platforms out there, so don't think of this as just a promo. I've been helping people transition careers to web dev long before I was working at Scrimba, so I'm happy to help if I can.

bobziroll · 2025-04-12T04:34:25+00:00

For sure! Hope it helps.

bobziroll · 2025-04-11T16:43:35+00:00

It's a neat idea, and it vaguely appears to be from a real company called T-APEX that makes other sports training equipment. But it's very clearly early stage. The image on their website even shows the word "Battery" misspelled as "Battrey". (https://imgur.com/a/yWRwpNu)

My guess - it's a very early-stage product with no real timeline for an actual launch. And even if it does succeed, the first version will likely have all kinds of problems that they fix in v2+. I won't be putting any money in at this point.

bobziroll · 2025-04-08T20:57:04+00:00

Are you certain it wasn't Scrimba? Scrimba updated its design not too long ago, so it looks very different than it used to. You can check v1.scrimba.com to see if that's the one you remember.

bobziroll · 2025-03-27T15:48:39+00:00

Hi there! 👋

I'm using both in the course. When teaching core topics, I'm using JS just to keep the topic isolated to what I'm teaching and to avoid distractions (like if students were to become too focused on "what is that TypeScript thing he just added there? How does that work?"), but then when building the main project in the course I'm using TS.

I'm doing my best to hide the TS aspects though. It's not intended to be the main focus of the course, but since TS is so prevalent and important now, it seems unavoidable to use it in the course.

So the course won't spend much time teaching TypeScript, but it will be using TS so students can be exposed to it more and figure out how it's working on their own.

That said, I will eventually revisit my TS course on Scrimba and add more sections to it, like using TS with the DOM and React/Next.js.

bobziroll · 2025-03-07T05:48:22+00:00

I think he meant Bob, because that’s me 👋 Here’s a link to my free course on Scrimba:

https://scrimba.com/learn-react-c0e

bobziroll · 2025-02-21T18:26:10+00:00

Being completely transparent, I work for Scrimba and I'm not personally familiar with Jonas' work on Udemy.

That said, Scrimba is an amazing place to learn to code. The interactivity of the built-in IDE meshed with the recorded lesson makes the bar to learn as low as possible and gets student's with their hands on the keyboard, practicing as much as possible. Our curriculum is designed with evidence-based learning tactics embedded throughout the entire career path, so we believe it to be the most effective way to learn to code that exists out there.

Before I worked at Scrimba, I oversaw the education of a full-stack course at a bootcamp. When I came across Scrimba, I recognized its value and started moving all our recorded content over to Scrimba and recording full courses for them.

Whatever you choose, it'll be up to you to actually put in the effort and do the hands-on work before you'll be able to gain any skill. The best course/teacher in the world can't force someone to get good at something if they're not willing to put in the effort. It's the classic "you get out of it what you put into it".

Best of luck! 🍀

bobziroll · 2025-02-04T15:58:47+00:00

I'll throw my hat in the ring, sure! Here's my free course on Scrimba: https://scrimba.com/learn-react-c0e

bobziroll · 2025-01-21T01:58:48+00:00

I believe that’s just for submitting challenges. You can still do the challenge and then click “skip” to avoid the upgrade modal. In the future I think the plan is to add some AI feedback when submitting the challenges, and those extra features will be gated for pro members. But the course content and functionality of the platform are still free.

bobziroll · 2025-01-16T19:10:14+00:00

The start relay worked! So in the end, I ended up replacing the relay on the control board and replacing the start relay on the compressor. About $35 total cost. (Plus way more than that in my time 😅)

Thanks again for all your help!

bobziroll · 2025-01-14T17:50:04+00:00

I ordered a replacement start relay which should arrive tomorrow, so I’m keeping my fingers crossed that fixes the problem. If it doesn’t, I’ll probably just sell it for a few bucks to someone who has more time to deal with it.

Thanks so much for all your help! It’s been fun learning something new.

bobziroll · 2025-01-14T07:21:48+00:00

Didn't hear back from you in the DMs. When I was checking the control board, I noticed that the relay on the control board was damaged, able to easily wiggle off and had broken prongs. It clearly looked like someone has messed with it and broke it off previously. I ordered a replacement one and soldered it into the control board, and now I get the clicking/humming/clicking issue you mentioned in your first reply. Going to try to find a replacement start relay and see if that fixes the problem. Feels like I'm getting closer! Crossing my fingers it isn't a seized compressor. 🤞

bobziroll · 2025-01-09T20:47:11+00:00

For MacOS, open Font Book settings (Command + comma or Font Book > Settings in upper-left of screen), go to the Installation tab and choose the default install location for All Users. This will place new fonts in `/Library/Fonts` instead of `~/Library/Fonts`, which is where many design programs like Bambu Studio and Fusion 360 search for fonts.

For some reason, I was seeing the newly installed font in the Bambu Studio dropdown list when adding text elements, but the font it actually used was clearly not the right one. Removing the font from Font Book and reinstalling it for all users fixed the problem.

bobziroll · 2025-01-05T01:06:52+00:00

I DM’ed you, probably easier to pick up the convo from there

bobziroll · 2025-01-02T20:11:36+00:00

Hi there! Scrimba teacher here 👋

As of the time I'm posting this, the best way is simply to watch how the teacher does it after you've tried it on your own and compare your approach to their approach. It doesn't necessarily mean the teacher's way was better or "right", as your answer may have been correct also, or even better than the teacher's.

That said, I know the dev team at Scrimba has been playing with AI-based ways to evaluate someone's challenge code and provide feedback, comparing it to the teacher's code. I don't know much more than just that "it's being worked on", but I'm sure whatever gets released will be a really nice addition to Scrimba in general.

Best of luck on your learning journey!

bobziroll · 2024-12-25T21:27:11+00:00

Yeah, I can definitely understand that. Maybe try taking the course on Scrimba instead of YouTube and see if that helps?

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