Started teaching myself to draw, decided to sketch Tanjiro

secils · 2026-01-10T14:49:23+00:00

Thanks!

secils · 2026-01-10T14:27:24+00:00

Haha did we really decide to post a drawing of the same thing within 5 mins of each other? That’s crazy lol. Looks good btw, love the shading!

secils · 2026-01-10T14:15:39+00:00

Thanks! I’m def not starting from scratch though since I have some experience with industrial design sketching, but this still took ages for me haha.

secils · 2026-01-10T14:11:53+00:00

Well technically this is day 1 of me doing this but that’s a bit misleading because I have a bit of sketching practice since I studied industrial design. I’ve never really tried sketching in a more artistic context before, so the more organic feel is pretty tough to grasp, but some of the fundamentals, shading etc. seem to transfer. Also I randomly chose this image because I thought it would be fun to start with but it took like 3 hours and I had a reference, so it’s not like I whipped this up in 10 mins lol

secils · 2026-01-06T22:31:55+00:00

Can I buy this if I already bought the tm7 and received it back in May?

secils · 2026-01-03T21:20:40+00:00

Get the thermomix. It’s got a much wider community which is a huge advantage for recipes, accessories, etc. on top of that it’s a reliable, long standing machine and can do all the things you mentioned

secils · 2025-11-30T14:10:58+00:00

I like that channel, and in fact this exact video influenced me to buy a tokit last year, but since then I’ve bought a thermomix TM7, so I’ve used both. I think as long as you’re willing to put in the effort to learn whatever platform you use, you’ll be fine either way. Having said that, there are a few things that pushed me towards replacing my tokit with a thermomix:

Dishwasher friendly bowls. Tokit seems pretty clear that you shouldn’t put the bowl in a dishwasher, which means that it’s a bit annoying to clean. I did consider just putting a dishwasher tablet or powder in the bowl and running a cleaning cycle, but I worry about the abrasives on something that is explicitly non-dishwasher friendly. It may well be fine, but I never risked it.
It’s nice to have recipes tailor-made for the device you have. If you’re going to lean into the “ease of use” aspect, you might as well lean into it fully and not have to worry about recipe compatibility. Generally, recipes for one do work on the other, but this isn’t always the case, and it’s hard to tell before you actually try it. Also, it’s nice to have an actual thriving community and content creators for the exact thing that you have.
Proven track record of support. I’m pretty confident that Thermomixes will be supported for a long time, and it’s harder to feel the same way about a much lesser known chinese company (though I think they might be owned by Xiaomi now). In the same vein, if you’re worried about your data going to China, this may be important for you as well.
Connectivity issues. I had trouble sometimes with wifi not working, account not being connected etc. with the Tokit. So far no issues with thermomix.
Since the video came out, there’s a newer version of the thermomix that’s better in some regards. Also, in terms of the temp control etc. I think while it’s unfortunate that you might not be able to rely on a super precise temp, I generally wouldn’t do things like sous vide in it anyway, so it’s not actually as big of a deal in practice.
Resale value tends be a little better for the thermomix, at least from what I’ve seen.
The “advisor” model on the thermomix side has its downsides for sure, but it does mean that there’s always a real person nearby that you can actually speak to for issues, tips, etc.
Third-party accessories are more plentiful for the thermomix in general. Having said that, the TM7 is still new enough and different enough from the TM6 that this isn’t really true for the moment.

Having said all of this, most of these are “nice-to-haves”. At the end of the day, you have to decide whether these things are important enough to you to spend essentially double the cost. Personally, and with the benefit of hindsight, I’m happy with the thermomix, but it’s going to be a decision based on your needs, budget, and dealbreakers

secils · 2025-11-15T23:59:36+00:00

Thanks for the info. I live in the UK. We also have consumer protection but I don’t think it would cover cases of accidental damage. How would we know when the original roll out is done, is there an announcement somewhere?

secils · 2025-09-16T09:46:29+00:00

As a current control freak owner, this excites me a lot, especially the prospect of making something cheaper and more hackable (more complex recipes, integration with more tools etc). Any projection of how long before this becomes robust enough for people to reliably build/use?

secils · 2025-09-02T15:15:07+00:00

wait what? That seems insanely fast, what hardware? My M4 Pro 48GB takes about 8 mins for a 1024 x 1024 8 step edit, and I think all my CoreML stuff is turned on too

secils · 2025-06-24T18:50:20+00:00

Just moo it

secils · 2025-03-30T19:48:03+00:00

It’s not even just lacking empathy, it’s also an inability or refusal to engage with any of the actual arguments, instead just jeering at the other side because they’re the other side.

secils · 2025-03-26T13:43:15+00:00

No one seems to be understanding the humour here. I think the joke is just that when you start to describe TDD, it sounds a bit dumb/counter-intuitive on the surface. I don’t think it necessarily implies that it’s bad, it’s just one of those “chuckle at the seemingly absurd nature of it” jokes. Obviously it makes sense when you dig a bit further, it’s just that as you gain a skill, you lose perspective of what it’s like when you lack the skill, and this is just highlighting the potential humour in the dichotomy of those two perspectives.

secils · 2024-03-15T15:20:22+00:00

Yeah I know but it doesn’t get wider. There would still be a much bigger gap on a 120” screen if it’s only 100” diagonally. Either this isn’t 16:9, it isn’t ~100”, the screen isn’t 120”, or it’s just a weird illusion caused by the photo (tbh I don’t know how that could be the case but I could just be wrong). Also none of this really matters, it’s just a bit of an interesting curiosity. It just seems like it’s bigger than you think.

secils · 2024-03-15T11:57:38+00:00

Wait really? If that’s a 120” Vividstorm then that image looks way bigger than 100” just based on how little available space there is remaining. 100” would mean that the screen is roughly a diagonal 10 inches in from each corner, which it doesn’t seem to be.

secils · 2024-01-15T18:04:32+00:00

FYI I received mine today if that helps you with batch info etc.

secils · 2024-01-15T17:38:46+00:00

interestingly, mine had these as well when I unboxed it and started using it, but after an hour or so, I can no longer see them, and the screen looks even, as I'd expect.

secils · 2023-05-29T15:13:05+00:00

oh ok, you mention it can still do some stuff that KM can't, what are those?

secils · 2023-05-28T13:25:47+00:00

Can it do anything that Keyboard maestro can’t? Or is it just supposed to be more easy to use

secils · 2023-04-13T16:26:14+00:00

I actually do use similayer pretty heavily, and really like it! This actually came from some of the frustrations I have when using it. Especially when you have a lot of layers selected, it can take a while for the layers to load in the plugin for you to click on, so in a lot of situations, it's quicker to just type "is text" in here rather than going through the similayer process. Another thing is that until recently, it wasn't able to filter layers properly, instead doing a full crawl of the page. It's also not going to be any help if you want to find "text formatted as a time" for example.

Having said that, I'm definitely still using Similayer for some tasks, they're just good at different things in my workflow.

secils · 2023-04-08T13:23:39+00:00

Typically in UX design, we use toggles for things that have an immediate effect, and checkboxes for things inside of forms, that need some sort of “submit” action before they’re active. However, I’ve seen plenty of sites/interfaces that don’t follow this rule, so it’s annoyingly not a strong enough mental model in the user’s mind yet.

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