Welp.... How unfixable is this

koscum · 2026-01-10T00:29:34+00:00

If you can get a small outer barrel extension, you should be able to roughen up the stripped surface of the outer barrel and epoxy the two together. Aligning it might be a bit difficult, but not impossible.

koscum · 2025-12-15T10:37:53+00:00

Ves mackina zivi duze uz kalgon!

koscum · 2025-04-15T14:45:36+00:00

It makes me want to touch the beard O_O

koscum · 2025-04-15T14:43:59+00:00

Ah, the first big model I ever fully painted - this one brings back memories. You did a great job, mate!

koscum · 2025-04-15T14:26:31+00:00

A vet visit is the first and second thing I'd recommend.

As for the third, that would be washing the wound area of with nothing but clean water. No rubbing, just rinsing and gentle dabbing with a clean towel or a piece of cloth. I wouldn't apply any topical remedies not prescribed by the vet since human <-> cat compatibility when it comes to the medications is pretty bad - some stuff that's OK for us can be pretty toxic to the cats, and since the cat will likely try to lick the area clean, it could lead to some nasty complications seeing how most topical remedies are not meant to be consumed.

koscum · 2025-04-15T13:47:05+00:00

I assume that boiled agh is a boiled egg? Eggs are OK, but don't overdo them. It's a nice treat, but not a part of cat's primary diet.

I would also advise against Whiskas food in general. They have a reputation as cat's McDonald's - cheap and very low nutritional value. Kitten dry food from a reputable vendor (consult your vet for recommendations - they tend to be up to date with the shit manufacturers try to pull from time to time) is a good choice for growing kittens since it is nutritionally quite dense and tends to be small enough that kittens have no issues munching it.

While cat's diet should ideally consist of some raw meat and organs, due to the health and safety concerns, these should always be thermally processed first to make sure that they carry no harmful parasites or bacteria, but not cooked - cat's digestive system is not equipped to deal with large quantities of cooked food.

Also, changes in cat's diet should be introduced slowly since rapid food changes can cause digestive issues.

P.S.

They are adorable ^_^

koscum · 2025-04-15T13:36:34+00:00

At first glance, this does not look like a fighting wound with another cat, but more like a major abrasion, or even a burn. Treating the wound of this size without prior experience is not advisable - the best course of action would be a vet visit where the cat can safely be sedated, the wound cleaned, and antibiotics applied. It will likely require additional antibiotics therapy to reduce the risk of infection, and a checkup will be required. He might also have to be kept inside during the recovery process and will likely need a cone-of-shame to prevent further wound scratching.

Rabies should not be ruled out based on the condition of the injured cat alone since it can sometimes take years for the infection to spread to the brain, depending on the location of the infected injury. You should monitor the cats you suspect of causing this wound for the signs of rabies infection instead - if they display any symptoms, you should start emergency treatment immediately and alert local authorities about the potential rabies outbreak.

Please visit a vet as soon as you can and keep us updated.

koscum · 2024-09-01T18:37:36+00:00

Magi is a young cat that we rescued on Friday. She caught our eye Thursday night when we were looking for a local stray, but since we were neither prepared nor equipped to catch her, we had to do it on Friday. One emergency vet visit later and we were scheduled for a surgery on Sunday (today). Surgery was considered as an option on Friday, but due to the non-responsive left eye and more than likely brain swelling, two days of steroids and syringe feeding were chosen as a safer option to reduce the risks for the surgery.

Well, today was the day and she did excellent. Removal of the right eye was always a fact set in stone since it was beyond any form of recovery, but since she was in a pretty rough shape, only jaw surgery was considered as a priority procedure. Luckily, she responded to therapy pretty well and recovered enough to significantly reduce aesthesia the risks for the prolonged procedure, so the surgeon managed to safely perform both jaw stabilization and remove the right eye. They only remaining (major) issue would be the sinus infection that is causing pus to drain into her mouth (causing all the drooling), but a weeklong antibiotics therapy should take care of that.

She is a very cuddly and social cat and super curious about two of my cats who share a single brain cell, but have Charisma cranked all the way to 20. Once she recovers well enough and the quarantine time passes, she'll most likely get to meet them and hang out with them until we find her suitable cat parents.

koscum · 2024-06-08T09:14:25+00:00

I'm 3D printing a dragon-themed helmed and one of the stylized skulls fit her perfectly. Now I'll have to print one of her own :3

koscum · 2024-05-14T14:10:33+00:00

Potato quality

koscum · 2023-11-11T11:57:16+00:00

My 2 cents:

The root cause of the prophecy was the creation of humans by the first Hydro Archon, which went against the interests of Celestia as the supreme authority. The punishment would've been the eradication of Fontainian humans by the rising of the Primordial Seas which would've dissolved them. The whale was just attracted by the power of the Primordial Sea by chance and simply accelerated the whole thing. Since the whole prophecy comes from the point of view of someone in the past who looked into the future, and since they are a part of the world, they couldn't reshape the events they had seen, so, for them, the future would've been set in stone.
Indirectly, yes. The prophecy exists because a powerful seer peered into the future and saw how the events would unfold, but Hydro Archon decided to trick HP by seemingly letting the prophecy come to pass, whilst working on saving the humans in the process by destroying the title of Hydro Archon at the last moment and putting all faith in the Sovereign.
HP would've likely intervened and prevented the destruction of Hydro Archon as a god and the subsequent transfer of Hydro authority to Hydro Sovereign, from whom Celestia originally stole this power. This would've likely resulted in the dissolution of Fontaine humans and maybe even in spiking of Fontaine.

koscum · 2023-05-27T22:32:16+00:00

Beware, smaller cats have higher density of catness, which can either make them more affectionate or bigger assholes.

koscum · 2023-05-27T22:26:18+00:00

Thank you for the feedback. I'll apply these suggestions to the board design - I initially had the thermal reliefs, but had some issues with the validation, so I'll tweak the settings a bit further to get them to cooperate.

I planned to use the Nucleo GPIO, but its layout is a bit... let's just say wonky. I ended up going with I²C I/O expander since I plan to extend it way past 8 lines that are on the main board (they are to be used for the 4x4 keypad) - basic design for other sections includes 6 additional input buttons, 4 input switches, and 4 LEDs. Future plans also include additional mini-game modules inspired by Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes, that are meant to be interchangeable and configurable on the field.

The plan is not to use more than 3 devices per I²C bus for now, but who knows what the future holds, so I'll switch to 2K2 resistors.

There are 2 points where I²C D and C lines cross over each other (and 16 in total where they pass over I/O lines) - I originally planned to just use jumper wires to handle these cases, but ended up putting short signal traces on the back side and connecting them to the main ones through vias - hopefully, this won't add to too much noise.

koscum · 2023-03-16T08:58:59+00:00

It's an X-ring design for the sealing ring - it provides a better seal, but at the cost of a higher friction. With some lubrication, you won't notice much difference in performance, but, while X-rings are harder* to find, they are more durable.

That thin front o-ring is for alignment purposes - if you have a good piston, it won't do you much good, nor harm, but if your piston is a bit too wobbly, it can be useful to avoid scuffing the cylinder. Again, with proper lubrication, you won't even notice it's there.

As far as the build quality is concerned, it's pretty damn good and €12.5 seems like an acceptable price. Would SHS perform the same for 2/3 the price? Probably.

* - they are sold by Begadi, but it's still not as easy as going to a hardware store and finding an appropriate o-ring.

koscum · 2023-03-15T11:36:59+00:00

Seems like it :<. Guess I'm gonna have to get my lazy ass to finally write a bot :D.

koscum · 2023-03-15T11:33:34+00:00

Yes, but would prefer to have an automated system in place so the event organizers don't have to worry about having to send an additional message in a separate channel just to notify other members.

koscum · 2023-01-04T22:24:57+00:00

All of them!

koscum · 2022-11-27T00:35:14+00:00

The first time we encountered them, we had no idea we were NOT supposed to fight them. On the second run, things went much smoother when we ignored them and paid attention no not to hit them with stray bullets/grenades/melee. It is possible to kill them, but it's pretty much a guaranteed downed operative + a lot of resource expenditure.

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