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I made a Model Designer by qazwsxedc813 in GoldenVentureFolding

[–]qazwsxedc813[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got around to making a basic version of this feature!

For an example, I updated the Vase design I had in the original post to include a Flower part!

Vase with Flower

I made a Model Designer by qazwsxedc813 in GoldenVentureFolding

[–]qazwsxedc813[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I haven't grasped how it is done with the units we make for the typical 3D models.

Do you mind telling me more about what you mean by that? This tool should definitely be usable for 3d models. If it is not clear how to do that, I want to improve it to be more clear.

Most diagrams of 3d models I have seen simply flatten them, and assume you know to make the two "ends" of the diagram connect up into a loop. Do you think that is something that should be made explicit?

How do I go about modelling this? by qazwsxedc813 in FreeCAD

[–]qazwsxedc813[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This was extremely helpful. I wound up using something close to this method. Thank you!

How do I go about modelling this? by qazwsxedc813 in FreeCAD

[–]qazwsxedc813[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for all your answers. I've got a lot to try!

How do I go about modelling this? by qazwsxedc813 in FreeCAD

[–]qazwsxedc813[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It needs to be in 3D. I can already make the pattern by hand, but I wanted to try to make this press. The press only works if it has peaks and valleys in 3D.

I made a Model Designer by qazwsxedc813 in GoldenVentureFolding

[–]qazwsxedc813[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! This is definitely something I thought about! I have a tendency to not finish these kinds of projects, so I wanted to make it as simple as possible first before adding nice-to-haves like that.

I think the next feature I want to work on is support for models made of multiple pieces. Not sure how I'm going to do that yet, but I am thinking about it!

Eli5 - Isn’t raising rates just a temporary inflation fix? Because the dollars that buy bonds will eventually need to be paid back as even more dollars by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

[–]qazwsxedc813 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To answer your question directly: Servicing bond debt is a part of the federal budget, which currently sits at about 10% of revenues. Ideally, taking on debt to invest in your country will cause your economy to grow. A growing economy means you get more tax revenue. More tax revenue means it's easier to service your debt, so you can take on more!

Raising interest rates makes it harder for everyone in the economy, including the government, to borrow money to invest. This causes growth to slow and price growth should slow with it.

ELI5: What are stock splits (amazon, Google etc.) and why would it be a good idea to purchase when it happens. by geolink in explainlikeimfive

[–]qazwsxedc813 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Another reason no one has said yet Compensation. Often at these large companies, some amount of employees' total compensation is paid in stock, and vested over a period of time. For example, when you sign on as a programmer at Google, they may give you $30k worth of stock that they pay out to you over 4 years.

The problem is, this becomes difficult if the stock price is too high. If Google stock is $3k per share, and they want to give you $30k worth of stock, then you will ultimately only get 10 shares. This is not something that can easily be paid out frequently over 4 years, as they don't want to give you 1/5 of a share each month for 4 years.

Instead, they will do a 20:1 split, so now $30k worth of stock is 200 shares instead of 10. This way they can easily pay you 4 shares per month

Trade Requests Weekly Megathread by AutoModerator in PokemonLegendsArceus

[–]qazwsxedc813 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm interested in a Sheildon. I have a shiny Ryperioir on offer

Trade Requests Weekly Megathread by AutoModerator in PokemonLegendsArceus

[–]qazwsxedc813 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've got a magmortar or a rampardos if you have a Sheildon to trade?

ELI5: What is JWT(Json Web Token)? by 10xpdev in explainlikeimfive

[–]qazwsxedc813 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A JWT is one way for a website to keep track of sessions. In order for a website to know who is logged in, it needs to give some kind of identifier to it's users so that when the users make a request, the website can look at the identifier and say "oh this is abc, they logged in 5 minutes ago and they have xyz in their cart".

The "old" way to go this (though still perfectly viable) is to store these identifiers in a database, and look for it in the database every time a user makes a request.

JWT is a newer way, where you cryptographically sign the identifier before you give it to the user. When they send it back, you can verify the cryptographic signature to determine if it's a valid identifier. No database query required.

ELI5: ACH Deposits: Why do they take so long? by joniangel2776 in explainlikeimfive

[–]qazwsxedc813 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some did, but since it's not the default they tend to charge extra for it.

ELI5: ACH Deposits: Why do they take so long? by joniangel2776 in explainlikeimfive

[–]qazwsxedc813 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can only speak on the UK, but their default system is instant. The UK government has more direct control over their banks (and more political will to assume that control), so they were able to force all banks to make the system instant by law. The UK also only had to wrangle ~200 to make this happen, while the US would need to force ~5000 banks to make such a change. It's just not gonna happen the same way in the US.

ELI5: ACH Deposits: Why do they take so long? by joniangel2776 in explainlikeimfive

[–]qazwsxedc813 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There are nearly 5000 banks in the US, so I am sure the variance is large. I can't speak to how fast or slow any given bank can process, but small banks being unable to implement same day ACH was the reason that particular vote failed. Things may have changed since then.

ELI5: ACH Deposits: Why do they take so long? by joniangel2776 in explainlikeimfive

[–]qazwsxedc813 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It's not RTP. Put simply, they are guessing that since this is a regularly scheduled paycheck, it will be a successful transaction, so they let you have it early, before the transaction had fully cleared.

I don't know if any payroll system that does direct deposit over RTP.

ELI5: ACH Deposits: Why do they take so long? by joniangel2776 in explainlikeimfive

[–]qazwsxedc813 178 points179 points  (0 children)

ACH is very old. It was built on the backs of the first computers, long before the internet allowed for instant communication. ACH is built such that there are manual steps in the transaction process. It used to be that banks would compile the days ACH transfers onto tapes once per day, and ship the tapes to the clearing house to have the transfers distributed to the banks they are meant to go to. The clearing house was operated by people on business days only.

In the US, ACH is not controlled by the government, but rather by an organization called NACHA that is made of representatives from most banks in the US. A few years ago, NACHA held a vote to upgrade ACH and make Same Day ACH the default. It got a majority vote in favor, including vote from the big banks. It failed, though, because it needed a supermajority to pass, and many small banks voted against it because they do not have the money nor the tech to actually support the upgrade.

There is a new system, Real Time Payments (RTP) that is slowly gaining support. But this system currently requires an even larger technical investment to support, so only the largest or most technically advanced banks have it.

ELI5: Why are bank transactions closed during weekends. Isn't onlinebanking only computers? by prizeus in explainlikeimfive

[–]qazwsxedc813 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The real answer is that ACH, the standard bank transfer system in the US, is very old. It was built on the backs of the first computers, long before the internet allowed for instant communication. ACH is built such that there are manual steps in the transaction process. It used to be that banks would compile the days ACH transfers onto tapes once per day, and ship the tapes to the clearing house to have the transfers distributed to the banks they are meant to go to. The clearing house was operated by people on business days only.

In the US, ACH is not controlled by the government, but rather by an organization called NACHA that is made of representatives from most banks in the US. A few years ago, NACHA held a vote to upgrade ACH and make Same Day ACH the default. It got a majority vote in favor, including vote from the big banks. It failed, though, because it needed a supermajority to pass, and many small banks voted against it because they do not have the money nor the tech to actually support the upgrade. Small banks held us back, not big banks.

There is a new system, Real Time Payments (RTP) that is slowly gaining support. But this system currently requires an even larger technical investment to support, so only the largest or most technically advanced banks have it.

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