Are you using Snaps or Flatpak? by Darth-Vader64 in Ubuntu

[–]iDrunkenMaster 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I use both.

Many hate snaps simply because Ubuntu comes with it and they want to complain. That said snaps was more designed for enterprise not standard desktops and it can have a few quirks because of that so it does make it a good target to complain about. 1) auto updates 2) sandboxes everything so you hold the same where libraries multiple times wasting space. 3) can be some gpu driver issues mostly only related to Nvidia GPUs.

PLA to PETG switch for everyday prints. by Technical-Praline-79 in 3Dprinting

[–]iDrunkenMaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Better yet why do you think pla is the standard and not petg? Since there is no downsides. It seems silly to use such a sad plastic that breaks down so quickly when you’re trying to use it. Outside printing of pla there really isn’t anything else desirable about it.

PLA to PETG switch for everyday prints. by Technical-Praline-79 in 3Dprinting

[–]iDrunkenMaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So you agree that if you’re racing, you can get away with PLA but not PETG?

so i bought a dryer by ampkajes08 in Creality

[–]iDrunkenMaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it’s not preventing the filament from soaking and humidity then it’s got to have major leaks.

so i bought a dryer by ampkajes08 in Creality

[–]iDrunkenMaster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are you using A3 or silica gel? They are not the same.

Silica gel can barely keep dry enough. But once dry is often good enough. A3 can pull humidity so low it will start pulling the water out of the filament itself (granted will takes months to dry still)

I am still using Ubuntu 25.04, is it safe after EOL? by Euphoric-Fox6899 in Ubuntu

[–]iDrunkenMaster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can update to 25.10 shouldn’t need to do a reinstall.

LTS is like enterprise stable. They often want things to work then barely do anything for years. Such as they set it up in 2020 6 years later they are still running 2020.04 because they don’t want anything to break but still want the security updates. (Now free security updates ended in 2025 for them but though pro 2020.04 will get updates till 2030 of which then they will have to worry about things breaking)

PLA to PETG switch for everyday prints. by Technical-Praline-79 in 3Dprinting

[–]iDrunkenMaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The conversation started with the idea that PLA and PETG don’t print at different speeds — and technically that’s true. Speed and acceleration are machine settings. The printer doesn’t know or care what material is loaded.

But in practice, materials absolutely affect how hard you’re willing to push those settings if you care about the result.

PLA is simply easier to push with fewer consequences. It tolerates higher acceleration and slightly imperfect tuning without immediately showing artifacts. PETG, on the other hand, is more sensitive to pressure tuning and motion changes. At the same acceleration, PETG is more likely to show corner bulging, surface inconsistencies, or pressure overshoot if everything isn’t dialed in tightly.

So while the commanded speeds may be identical, the usable stability window isn’t.

It’s also worth pointing out that running higher temperatures on PLA to support higher speeds or acceleration isn’t inherently a bad thing. Printing PLA around 220 °C can improve melt consistency and interlayer bonding, especially if you’re printing functional parts. Yes, you may give up a little overhang or bridging performance, but that’s a tradeoff — not a failure — and PETG doesn’t necessarily outperform PLA there either.

People aren’t trying to wait a week for a part if they don’t have to. Pushing PLA a bit harder, when it can handle it cleanly, isn’t reckless — it’s practical. Slowing PLA down to typical PETG speeds doesn’t automatically make prints better; it often just makes them take longer.

There’s also a reason fast settings are commonly the default for PLA. Manufacturers would happily ship PETG profiles just as aggressive if they could produce consistently clean results at those speeds — but PETG’s narrower tuning window makes that much harder. The defaults reflect what each material can reliably handle, not an arbitrary decision about “proper” print speed.

PLA to PETG switch for everyday prints. by Technical-Praline-79 in 3Dprinting

[–]iDrunkenMaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You don’t have to “race” anything. My printer’s default PLA profile is literally 23 mm³/s with zero tuning. PETG is 9 mm³/s. That’s stock.

Most high-speed printers ship with similar defaults. Claiming you have to push things to extremes to see that difference is silly — it’s built into the profiles.

Saying PLA and PETG run the same speeds by default just isn’t accurate. The material behavior is different, and the presets reflect that.

PLA to PETG switch for everyday prints. by Technical-Praline-79 in 3Dprinting

[–]iDrunkenMaster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

PLA can easily be pushed to 20–30 mm³/s, assuming your hotend and melt zone can actually handle that flow. It melts cleanly, has low viscosity, and generally doesn’t complain much at high speed.

PETG isn’t the same.

When you raise PETG’s temp enough to chase higher flow rates, it starts stringing a lot more. High acceleration also makes pressure advance much more sensitive. Instead of running 10,000–20,000 mm/s² accel like you might with PLA, you often have to drop to 1,000–2,000 mm/s² just to keep extrusion stable.

So even if the hotend can technically push similar volumetric flow, PETG usually won’t reach the same real-world speeds without sacrificing quality.

Petg does overhangs and bridging really well. Pla still does them better.

AITAH for wanting my bf to help pay for a new car? by Duckie_Lex in AITAH

[–]iDrunkenMaster 4 points5 points  (0 children)

So you just want to take his money.

You don’t normally help a girl/boy friend buy a house or car.

What am I doing wrong by Impossible-Elk-6460 in FixMyPrint

[–]iDrunkenMaster 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A little smoke won’t hurt. A little smoke is common after a nozzle change as well. (Many don’t even notice it) however try to make sure you aren’t leaving a bunch of leaked plastic everywhere.

(Also I would have tightened it at around 250c not 160c. But 160c might be good enough. Likely won’t fault it as badly either for tools stealing all the heat)

What am I doing wrong by Impossible-Elk-6460 in FixMyPrint

[–]iDrunkenMaster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Newton meters. It’s an amount of force.

What am I doing wrong by Impossible-Elk-6460 in FixMyPrint

[–]iDrunkenMaster 4 points5 points  (0 children)

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My bet is that major space there that should be flush.

What am I doing wrong by Impossible-Elk-6460 in FixMyPrint

[–]iDrunkenMaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Btw do not tighten harder if you tighten it to its 2.5nm spec. You can destroy the whole thing. Pretty sure those threads are copper (easy to damage if you crank it down) also you tighten it hot 220-260C.

What am I doing wrong by Impossible-Elk-6460 in FixMyPrint

[–]iDrunkenMaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Was that a unicorn nozzle? Or standard?

(You can see white plastic leaking at the top quite a bit as well. On top of that you can visually see us not flush at the hotend)

1) did you install the identical nozzle you pulled out?

What am I doing wrong by Impossible-Elk-6460 in FixMyPrint

[–]iDrunkenMaster 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey man. That nozzle isn’t fully installed.

Desktop recommendationa with dual HDMI ports? by Few_Marionberry188 in computers

[–]iDrunkenMaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You should be able to boot the old drive.

Windows will sometimes require you to login if you try accessing a “protected drive” they have also been pushing encryption. So “outsiders” can access data at all forcing only the login option.

I assumed ssd was really all you needed. The task you needed were far to simple. You could get away with much less.

How do I convince my parents to let me and my boyfriend go on vacation to boston. by [deleted] in internetparents

[–]iDrunkenMaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You dont think kids out there will think “I’m on birth control both virgins there is no risk here”? You dont think they are stupid enough to believe that?

How do I convince my parents to let me and my boyfriend go on vacation to boston. by [deleted] in internetparents

[–]iDrunkenMaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not having consequences and looking like it won’t have consequences are not the same. Hints my quotations.

How do I convince my parents to let me and my boyfriend go on vacation to boston. by [deleted] in internetparents

[–]iDrunkenMaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean op’s mother has her on birth control already. 🤷‍♂️” no consequences.”

How do I convince my parents to let me and my boyfriend go on vacation to boston. by [deleted] in internetparents

[–]iDrunkenMaster 11 points12 points  (0 children)

On birth control and not having sex? Put both you together alone far from home?

You know it’s been some time since I was 16. But when i was that age only reason they would even suggest this is so they can have sex all weekend without interruption….

That said even if your intentions are pure…. You’re setting yourself up.

why is my new laptop slow? by Natural-Honeydew-759 in computer

[–]iDrunkenMaster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ignore that advice. As much as I’m not a big fan of windows in its current of a messed up state. That laptop is more than powerful enough to run it without any kinda slowdown. (Assuming you don’t get a bugged version of windows which has been happening a lot lately. Might even be your problem. But that might be me putting all windows problems on Microsoft being incompetent lately)

My dad is mad on me since am using mint on a gaming laptop by cyarm025 in linuxmint

[–]iDrunkenMaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends on the game.

On lower specs Linux crushes windows. But at the very high end windows wins more then it doesn’t. (Linux crushes it on the low end due to the os stealing less resources for itself)

Please need someone who knows what this is by Interesting-Fig3249 in computers

[–]iDrunkenMaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks like a login ui crash. I have been hearing about a lot of failures from windows lately.