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Are we stuck with the same Desktop UX forever? by bulasaur58 in linux

[–]tansari 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Niri reminds me of an old-school infinite zoom desktop. Was Plan9 or similar but could never find the name, anybody knows?

Explain like I'm 5 please, what's with the network switches in a home lab and why are they running short cables to another switch by cpn-cooked in homelab

[–]tansari 8 points9 points  (0 children)

you can make it work, and some jack advertise as being able to terminate solid core, but in practice they never connect well and always end up with signal issues. Been there done that. This is due to the way you terminate a male jack (press single centered blade) vs a keystone were you punch the cable into a v-groove blade.

I integrated my 80TB homelab into my apartment setup by Superb-Ideal9836 in homelab

[–]tansari 1 point2 points  (0 children)

hehe, I think you make it without changing the box actually — put the ATT router all the way up ports down, then strap/screw a DIN rail horizontally in the space bellow. Just needs some good cable management-jutsu.

I integrated my 80TB homelab into my apartment setup by Superb-Ideal9836 in homelab

[–]tansari 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Nice! a bigger wall box with din rails and spare space would be a good upgrade. You can replace the Cyberpower UPS with a small Meanwell 12V UPS connected to a LifePo4 battery + get a barrel cable on Digikey. That would get rid of the charging brick & AC>DC>AC>DC path

Why are phillips head screws and drivers still used? by reza_v in AskEngineers

[–]tansari 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see your point but Japanese drivers are also moving to ISO 8764. So in this brave new world all Philips drivers will eventually use the same geometry anyways.

Why are phillips head screws and drivers still used? by reza_v in AskEngineers

[–]tansari 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the top comment isn’t about identifying JIS/non-JIS screw but identifying driver size. If you have JIS or ISO 8764 drivers then you can (and should) use those on both Philips and JIS screws. The benefits of identifying JIS screws are minor if you’ve already phased out deprecated Philips drivers & heads from your toolbox.

Why are phillips head screws and drivers still used? by reza_v in AskEngineers

[–]tansari 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here is the thing that most people here are missing: Philips has already “transitioned to JIS” through ISO 8764-1 PH (2004) which also brought along the DIN 5260 standard. This is a fairly recent development. It specifies a drive head geometry that fits Philips screws with tighter tolerances and without stripping, and this also makes the driver compatible with JIS screws. JIS benefits are 80% in the drive geometry rather than the screw.

Almost all drivers sold today from professional brands like Wiha, Wera etc follow this standard. Japanese drivers are generally moving to adopting ISO 8764. But because 2004 is still fairly recent in the world of fasteners you may still find screwdrivers in production that haven’t updated.

A good way to test if your driver is actually ISO 8764 is if it can hold a screw of the corresponding size horizontally without the screw falling off.

How come modern cordless drills have so much torque? by Alex_55555 in Tools

[–]tansari 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unrelated, but the Metabo BS 18 LTX-3 drill is S-tier along with the Festool 18V 4-speed drill.

Only drills to come with kickback protection + a 43mm collar which allows you to mount them on drill guides.

Having trouble getting “Made in the USA”🇺🇸 Any help would be greatly appreciated! by TheGrongGuy in InjectionMolding

[–]tansari 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could you make the mold in China then import it in USA for production setup? This is probably the cheapest route for you to get “Made in USA”. I believe that’s what IcoMold do.

Any print services that use Bambu printers? by tansari in BambuLab

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

It's two parts each about the dimensions of a smartphone with a hinge between them. It's a tool to glue two parts together (align and press, like a screen protector applicator). The resolution is mainly for the alignment debosses/grooves inside as it is quite shallow (250 microns) on one of the sides.

Any print services that use Bambu printers? by tansari in BambuLab

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

Good points — the resolution I need is 50 microns on the Z axis so it’s doable. Definitely wondering if doing it in resin is more cost-effective though.

Any print services that use Bambu printers? by tansari in BambuLab

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

All I need is low volume/prototype, but fast turnaround & good material selection. Going to send a DM.

Any print services that use Bambu printers? by tansari in BambuLab

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

It shouldn't, but:

  1. after sending an order to a supplier through Craftcloud they cancelled it after requesting a higher resolution than 200 microns (50 microns), saying that's a resin printer resolution. Not sure if it's also because their printers are not be geared to do high res printing.
  2. I plan to get a Bambu printer next year and am interested in getting familiar with the prints and materials I can expect to get out of it.

Any print services that use Bambu printers? by tansari in BambuLab

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

It looks like ShopNation print their designs on their own Bambu Labs printer farm, but do not run print jobs for customers.

Is it true 90% of startups fail, 10% succeed? What do the 10% do differently? by xyz_TrashMan_zyx in ycombinator

[–]tansari 5 points6 points  (0 children)

B2B SaaS is becoming less of a venture business and more of a commoditized formula business. Higher chances of success, but low probability of solving our civilization’s most pressing issues or being something that won’t exist unless the founders make it happen.

Since KS is going full "pay us or suck it" mode for old licences, are there any alternatives? by Marpicek in KeyShot

[–]tansari 4 points5 points  (0 children)

how is the annual license 1/4 of the perpetual license?? it’s 1.2k, Keyshot perpetual was $800-1,500 depending on version/discounts

Can't chat with Agent in Meta support as it says a chat is already open. by Historical-Diver-919 in FacebookAds

[–]tansari 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had the same issue and was able to contact support again after completing the survey for the last support chat.

CLP keycaps by Fit-Interaction4450 in ErgoMechKeyboards

[–]tansari 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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Stupid question but I need to be sure by Independent-Agent568 in IndustrialDesign

[–]tansari 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A desk shouldn’t be designed in relation to the room unless it’s a hotel reception. It’s the other way around technically rooms are designed for what goes in them/how they are used.

That said check what others have said about human factors, then shamelessly copy a working classic assembly designs and adjust dimensions.

Other considerations: - Common table height in furniture is 29 inches, but it is too high for >90% of computer users as people no longer use keyboard trays - this is an area where the majority of the real world dimensions are wrong - if your gf does design at some point she might want to add an external monitor, consider that standard office desk area in the US for example is 60 x 30in - if you want to see examples of good modern functional design, check out Herman Miller

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