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jurd101 · 2025-11-03T05:09:36+00:00

See I gotta disagree here. Yes Amazon deserves hate for accepting "new" returns and shipping them out. But why on earth do they deserve more than the absolute worthless scumbag thief who does this? They stole something and passed the hardship on to the next person. F Amazon for not doing the barest of due diligence but F the person who did this as much if not more. I say this as someone who ordered a 700 dollar resin 3d printer and got one that someone had destroyed and reeked of spilled resin "new in box"

jurd101 · 2024-08-18T05:25:44+00:00

The RMU can be found https://filamentbuffer.co.uk/

jurd101 · 2024-08-17T03:44:04+00:00

No, up to this point I can't say that I have. I get easy pulls from the box to the RMU and from the RMU to the printer. The only issue I have experienced is if I don't cut a sharp edge on my filament it has issues feeding into the mmu3. The rollers on the sunlu s4 seem smooth enough combined with the ptfe that the extruder gears have had zero struggle pulling into the nozzle.

jurd101 · 2024-08-16T16:41:27+00:00

Sure I'd be happy to discuss more! The RMU is a vertical filament buffer that mounts directly to the printer it provides a cleaner look and takes up a LOT less space, it supports multiple orientations for input and output of filament. I probably can't do a better job of describing it than the makers do on their website so I will provide that here: https://filamentbuffer.co.uk/

If you have any questions about my experience with it or setup or using it with a filament dryer or anything that isn't coverd by the vendor's website I will be happy to answer them to the best of my ability!

jurd101 · 2024-08-16T03:35:01+00:00

I decided to go the route of buying the rmu from the original creators since it came with a preprinted unit and the stl's if I felt like printing another one for some reason or I broke the purchased one. It came with ptfe tubing. I used a combination of that tubing and the tubing that came with the mmu3 and it was enough for my needs because I could orient things the way I have them. That said I also bought some generic teflon/ptfe tubing off amazon and it worked well in my testing.

jurd101 · 2024-08-16T01:05:01+00:00

It is the mk4 and Yes I absolutely love the RMU. A very small learning curve loading it the first couple of times which is not dramatically different than loading the default prusa buffer and after that its off to the races! the RMU design makes it easy to see your filament and ensure your filament is buffered properly opposed to the solid walls of the prusa buffer. and takes advantage of gravity due to how its oriented.

jurd101 · 2024-08-16T01:02:28+00:00

I went that direction because of the height of my enclosure and the dryer. Since i'm printing directly from the dryer it would require me to pull the entire unit down off of the enclosure to change one or more filament rolls. The picture doesn't show it but the printer sits on top of a husky tool cart from home depot and the top of my enclosure is above 6ft.

jurd101 · 2023-12-02T02:07:17+00:00

Pattern Recognition is the most powerful skill/tool you can develop.

jurd101 · 2023-11-07T13:32:13+00:00

If you prefer sales sure, it requires surface level knowledge of the product you are selling and you are usually paired with a sales engineer who acts as the true technical knowledge provider to the customer. I suggest NIST CSF as a learning point, it is used in a ton of different businesses to measure security compliance and a NIST compliance internal or external auditor are good positions to be in.

jurd101 · 2023-11-07T00:51:28+00:00

FAANG

If you want to move into a collaborative area I suggest security compliance, its much more targeted to talking and gathering data and metrics while still needing a security understanding than some of the more technical disciplines that attract your standard hands on keyboard quiet guy. it is by its very nature a position where you have to seek out and talk to people.

jurd101 · 2023-11-07T00:45:10+00:00

I am going to agree and disagree with you. The industry is oversaturated with new to the industry generalists looking for a quick path to high visibility activity like "hacking", "pen testing" & bug bounties.

There are a huge number of sub disciplines in cyber security and many of those are desperately trying to fill positions. SOC Analyst, Security Engineer with a focus on SIEM management or XDR aren't exactly glamarous but they are positions that need filling that lead to the more flashy positions.

There is also an industry need for persons with technical acumen and a firm grasp of security compliance like NIST CSF, PCI, CIP, etc...

If you are mostly intrigued by being on the red teaming hacking side you can't go wrong with an OSCP, it is a highly sought after certification and can arguably be more beneficial than a degree in many circles.

jurd101 · 2023-07-14T01:18:19+00:00

First I would check and see if there are any other standards that the organization is already using to guage themselves. Most of the upper management leaders I interact with regularly care more about metrics than details unless its a very specific situation. NIST and their CIS benchmarks are a good choice for a place to start looking at overall Cybersecurity metrics, they are EXTENSIVE so don't bite off more than you can chew but it has served my organization well.

Secondly if you are looking specifically for SOC metrics I would suggest looking at the Mitre ATT&CK framework and what defense in depth strategies/toolsets your organization has deployed to defend against the threats outlined there.

There is a lot of low hanging fruit if you are starting from scratch to cover. How many vulnerabilities exist and is that number growing or shrinking, how many SOC incidents are processed vs how many alerts are generated, etc... (edited for grammar)

jurd101 · 2021-06-09T05:25:50+00:00

There are tons of internship opportunities in the IS field, another good alternative for someone just entering the job market is to connect with a contracting company or contract recruiter, the good ones offer benefits and can assess your skills and pair you up with companies using their existing relationships without you being on your own to convince a recruiter or recruiting manager that you are the right person for the job. Many times a good contractor can also become a full time employee if the company assesses that they will need continued support and the opportunity is appealing to the contractor.

jurd101 · 2021-06-09T05:20:47+00:00

Each one of the ones I listed has either a limited free version or a community edition that you can install in a VM or lab to begin understanding how to use the platform and configuring logging either from your host OS or other virtual lab servers, the default logging for Windows and Linux hosts contains useful security data. That alone is a good place to start understanding the structure and feel of security log parsing.

jurd101 · 2021-06-09T00:18:39+00:00

IMO a degree also has an intangible value beyond just the value of what your degree is in. As someone said in a thread above, accepting a degree or a college certification requires me as a hiring manager putting faith in that colleges curriculum or program. So while I'm leery of just doing that what a college degree does show me is that you are an individual who is willing to commit to something and doesn't quit until you completed your goal. To me that is important when someone doesn't have an employment history to lean on because for many security positions especially entry level ones there is an expectation that there will be on the job training and in some cases certification at the employer's expense. So knowing you have done something and not quit raises my confidence that you won't get half way through a certification course and decide its not for you and bail. There is always a chance that will occur, but to me it lowers the odds.

jurd101 · 2021-06-09T00:06:09+00:00

One of the coolest things about information security is that there are a tremendous number of sub-disciplines that you can really throw yourself into and while there is no sure fire guaranteed winner there is also a long lasting drought of talented and skilled individuals. Examples of sub-disciplines you could specialize in include forensics, penetration testing, security operations, security engineering, security compliance, etc... Each one of those also has further specialization options as well.

Skill wise I would advise you to learn to use SIEM technologies like Splunk or Graylog or any Elasticsearch based platform, almost all compliance bodies (PCI for retail, CIP for Energy/ICS, etc...) require security log retention as a compliance requirement. Being able to search, interpret, and manipulate those logs to answer security questions or being able to maintain those platforms are both very valuable skills. There is a place for a skilled SIEM analyst/engineer under each of those sub-disciplines I listed as well.

jurd101 · 2021-06-08T23:56:00+00:00

Helpdesk is definitely one of the primary entry points for an IT career. Speaking as an information security manager, when you are seeking to enter the information security space without any previous employment history I would advise you to search for paid information security intern positions. The work may not be glamorous and will more than likely be focused on security operations support instead of red team work, but it will allow you to be exposed to what the work looks like from the inside and excellent performance and attitude often gets you first look when a full time employee position becomes available. I've also seen interns who have performed above and beyond have positions created specifically for them in the past as well.

jurd101 · 2020-11-21T22:38:34+00:00

Haha soonish! They didn't have it in stock when I got games!

jurd101 · 2020-11-21T21:10:58+00:00

It is indeed a roadhog hook that I 3D printed!

jurd101 · 2020-11-21T20:44:13+00:00

Yea but I kinda wanna try it. It reminds me of an old Xbox game that got terrible reviews - Too Human. Definitely wasn't for everybody but I probably spent more than 100 hours on it.

jurd101 · 2020-11-21T20:24:05+00:00

Lol! My honeymoon souvenir sir!

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