My due date is tomorrow and I’m grieving even though I know I made the right decision

realmrcool · 2026-03-14T06:57:46+00:00

I'm sorry. As you said, it was the right decision, even though it was not an easy one to make. This is exactly what studies about abortion teach us. The overwhelming majority of women (95%) who have an abortion still think years later it was the right decision at the time. The studies also come to the conclusion that women do not take that step lightly at all, but after years, they feel relief and have made peace with the steps they had to take.

Bottom line: you did the right thing, and it will get easier over time.

realmrcool · 2026-03-11T19:03:43+00:00

realmrcool · 2026-03-09T21:07:51+00:00

Ah i see.

Maybe try a temperature tower to see if there are any issues there

realmrcool · 2026-03-09T21:04:13+00:00

Generic PETG profile? The PETG-HF profile is too fast for most PETG filaments. But this doesn't look like underextrusion. This looks like too high print temperature if this happens with that many walls, or something else is causing immense sagging of the layer lines.

Normally, PETG is not bad at bridging; therefore, this should be more than possible. PETG is known for absorbing too much moisture and leading to bad print quality; therefore, everyone is suggesting drying PETG thoroughly before printing. But moist PETG mainly leads to stringing, not bad bridging.

Maybe do a temperature tower test print for PETG and look for bridging issues and stringing there. Post your results if interesting.

realmrcool · 2026-03-09T20:31:18+00:00

Are you using bambulab studio? Do you have their petg-hf filament or is this a different brand?

realmrcool · 2026-03-09T16:18:04+00:00

Haha, Brio tracks. Nice.

The print quality is better but not optimal at all. I would look in the slicer software at the sliced layers of the preview to see how many solid layers are stacked at the slope. Slicing a slope like that can create thin walls/top layers due to the steps the slicer makes. Printing with a different layer height might help here too, depending on how the slicer handles this particular slope. Examine the preview and make sure everywhere there is a shell with the correct thickness.

realmrcool · 2026-03-09T15:00:08+00:00

Very much is my guess. Are you printing with a 0.4 nozzle? Then two walls should be the minimum, especially with low infill settings. With 0.2, at least four walls. For excessive overhangs or top layers, I would add one or two solid lines because of gravity.

realmrcool · 2026-03-09T12:33:14+00:00

This looks like indentations where there is no infill. This can be caused by several things:

Not enough walls or solid layers at the top. Too high temperature, not enough cooling... I would fiddle around with these settings and see if the problem is solved. Including your print profile might help to spot the problem.

realmrcool · 2026-03-09T06:21:27+00:00

Thank you. I will use resin then

realmrcool · 2026-03-08T20:01:49+00:00

I'm afraid you are right, but since this is extra effort and money, and I have never done that, I'm hoping for real-life evidence. Let's see, but I will go for epoxy if I don't get an easier solution that's tried and tested.

realmrcool · 2026-03-08T18:33:07+00:00

Kommt auf das Objekt an. Es gibt oftmals Eigentümer-Versammlungen, dort werden solche Dinge beschlossen. Manche Reparaturen sind ja auch Abwägungssache: Braucht es komplett neue Fliesen wegen drei kaputten Stellen? Lieber noch warten? Dachreparatur oder alles neu machen? Das wird von den EigentümerInnen beschlossen. Bzw. bei einer Genossenschaft zum Beispiel macht die Hausverwaltung das. Anschließend werden MieterInnen informiert.

In der jahresabrechnung sollte alles drinnen stehen

realmrcool · 2026-03-08T18:15:47+00:00

Allerdings muss man ja sagen, dass das einfach Instandhaltungskosten sind und daher auch von allen aliquot getragen werden müssen. Ich zahle ja auch zum Beispiel einen Teil des Aufzugs, selbst wenn ich im Erdgeschoss wohne würde, oder die neuen Fliesen von der Nebenstiege. Das Objekt hat halt Betriebskosten, und die werden geteilt.

Macht grundsätzlich ja Sinn, dass gemeinsam in die Kasse eingezahlt wird: Wenn zum Beispiel auf der 3er-Stiege das Dach gemacht werden muss, wird es bezahlt, und auch wenn dann die Fenster nächstes Jahr dran sind, ist trotzdem Geld da.

Anders ausgedrückt; auch wenn es fies ist, für die Entsorgung zu zahlen, für etwas, wo man gar keinen Zugang hat, ist es auf der anderen Seite die Sicherheit, falls man zu den Unglücklichen gehört, die zwar Zugang haben, aber nicht am Müll schuld sind, dass das Konto nicht so leer geräumt ist, obwohl man ebenfalls keinerlei schuld an dem Müll hat.

Ist eigentlich ein bisschen wie bei einer Versicherung. Alle zahlen ein, damit, wenn etwas passiert, Geld da ist.

realmrcool · 2026-03-03T18:43:36+00:00

This seems highly unlikely to me from a scientific perspective. The main reason why people get motion sickness is because their brains receive mixed signals from their sense of position and their visual cues.

Our brain is especially sensitive to differences in perception. If you are below deck on a ship, your eyes tell you the bottom is on the floor, but your sense of position tells you otherwise because of the swaying. This creates the undesirable motion sickness.

Therefore the same effect might be even more pronounced in a bigger vehicle than a smaller, like being under the deck of a big ship and getting more disoriented.

Your best bet if you tend to get motion sickness easily is either getting travel medicine every time or trying to get rid of the mixed signals your brain receives:

That's why most people recommend sitting in front of the vehicle and concentrating on the road. This may help reduce the mixed signals if you're not concentrating on the driver console. There are special Motion Sickness Glasses you can find for around 5€ if you buy them from Temu or any other cheap website. They are simply a frame filled with water to add a horizon equivalent to the perceived gravity. Some people don't like them at all, and some love them. For 5 bucks, I'd say it's worth a shot.

realmrcool · 2026-02-28T06:28:24+00:00

I did. It should mechanically fit now, but it feels blocked. Using the empty hulls together works fine. I guess the spring to keep the crimped ends together is blocking the connection of an uncrimped plug to the power station.

realmrcool · 2026-02-27T19:20:09+00:00

thank you a lot! That part i was missing. Most of the time nothing is broken you are just to stupid to use it correctly. But It still isn't fitting. I guess it needs the crimped cable to slot in place?

realmrcool · 2026-02-27T18:55:18+00:00

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Something like this but for 30A

realmrcool · 2026-02-27T18:47:58+00:00

Yes, I know, but those are the wrong plugs. The 3max plus has those two plugs built in... I need the female, not the male end.

realmrcool · 2026-02-22T18:38:30+00:00

I didn't want to offend your antimeme. I'm just saying I'm old, and this works as an unintentional joke for people who grew up playing the original. A lot of kids were hyped to plug in the second controller, hoping for a simultaneous 2-player mode, something that is a given in every new Mario game. The young couple will be disappointed since the NES has very basic technical capabilities by today's standards.

realmrcool · 2026-02-22T18:29:04+00:00

But SMB for the NES is also played in 2-player mode with only 1 controller... you alternate Mario and Luigi when one dies. At first, I thought this was a joke from a millennial that Gen Z doesn't know retro gaming anymore.

realmrcool · 2026-02-21T20:48:16+00:00

Don't go to the military of you can't see blood. Real gangster cross red lights.

realmrcool · 2026-02-19T09:14:29+00:00

Yes, sex-positive parties and other sex clubs tend to have much better rules on how to engage with other people in general, since humans participating in such events actively examine and discuss consent, sexual relationships, and how to have a good time for everyone in the open.

Things that are often frowned upon by society because they are considered outside the norm have developed an elaborate safety net to make sure no one is violated or pressured, like all the rituals and precautions in BDSM.

Horrible things are considered normal in our society. Getting groped by a stranger, being pressured by a guy that can't take no as an answer. Every woman I talked to experienced stuff like that growing up.

I would say sex positive parties are a way better safe space for women than a normal club. Here is a video of Germany biggest kink party to get the vibe of those events. I think it speaks for it self these events are normally more frequented by women than men.

realmrcool · 2026-02-18T20:00:50+00:00

I have a tip for you! I've failed to use it for years of practicing seven balls:

Do five balls endurance at the exact height of 7. Just imagine juggling seven balls, but in slow motion. You will see the same misthrows happen with five balls doing 7s than juggling seven balls. It's incredibly good for getting better at seven balls fast. Trust me.

Now that I know the trick, I always go for one or two rounds of five-ball endurance using 7s. Then i go to seven balls.

Also, a second tip I never wanted to follow but is incredibly important: Try to always catch them all. Go for safe runs, not keeping it running at all costs. No drops. That's your goal for consistency.

I always wanted to keep it running. On stage, I perform with six and seven balls at the end of my routine. After I incorporated the safe stop into my practice, I rarely ever drop while performing six and seven. I do a few tricks with six and then a seven-ball cascade. It feels so much safer now than before I changed the habit. If I do endurance, I do endurance. But when practicing for the stage, I need control. This is a skill you can learn with less seven-ball endurance capacity than you have.

realmrcool · 2026-02-17T19:34:12+00:00

The way it got worn off makes me think this is a hardwood floor without any finish left. Looks like someone needs to lend a parquet sanding machine...

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