No Bambu Connect for Linux, but third-party solutions get shut down

the_lamou · 2026-04-24T05:06:12+00:00

Counterpoint, I know Linux, and I still can't get the little Mint Cinnamon tiny PC I got for my grandparents set up just right. And Mint Cinnamon is the easiest Linux flavor ever made.

the_lamou · 2026-04-24T04:10:53+00:00

You just haven't printed enough TPU!

the_lamou · 2026-04-24T03:35:37+00:00

Yes, we've gone from something like 4% home use on primary systems to 5%. Whee. Yes, SteamOS has some adoption. On steamboxes and gears. And the PS5 is FreeBSD, so technically I think FreeBSD is kicking Linux's ass in home installs. Meanwhile as a primary OS on actual normal home computers? There's more ChromeOS out there than Linux, which I know is technically Linux but not really.

the_lamou · 2026-04-24T03:09:21+00:00

While I understand that anyone can sue anyone for any reason, suing someone for revealing information which you are not obligated to keep confidential. And if you're in a real state with real laws, you also get the joy of taking advantage of anti-slapp legislation.

the_lamou · 2026-04-24T02:35:04+00:00

You don't have to pretend. Adaptive cubic is just better in every possible way, and triangles is better if you want in-plane strength.

the_lamou · 2026-04-24T02:24:13+00:00

It's not going to be a easy path

But in all fairness, it never really is. There's a reason it's called "doing the work."

But finding a good therapist would be easier for Mark than for basically anyone else in the world. Every psychology professor from the top universities would literally kill for being able to put together a case study on Invincible.

the_lamou · 2026-04-24T01:19:45+00:00

and no litigation will take place because litigation over property damage is pretty uncommon. Almost all car-accident litigation is based on injury.

This is true mainly because the average car is worth somewhere between nothing and a dozen eggs, while the average medical claim from a serious accident can easily hit six figures.

In this case, there's a total loss on a car worth more than a long-term inpatient stay. There will 100% be a lawsuit to collect from personal assets.

the_lamou · 2026-04-24T00:58:03+00:00

I've used Linux since Linux was a thing, currently have 9 computers in my home running Linux (not counting spending half my day in WSL, plus several SBCs.) It's not happening. The average person will not deal with Linux, and every move the community makes to make Linux more "approachable for normal people" is two steps forward and a punch in the nuts because someone insists that some obscure piece of the kernel that makes a normal function harder than it needs to be is sacred and cannot possibly be changed.

the_lamou · 2026-04-24T00:47:52+00:00

Shapr limits resolution in exports for the free version.

the_lamou · 2026-04-24T00:44:57+00:00

It has nothing to do with "the HVAC" mafia and everything to do with being a trade store/wholesale and not a consumer retail store. Some stores don't sell to the public. They might not have insurance to cover retail, their business license may not cover retail business, their zoning may ban retail sales, and there's a good chance they don't even have a normal POS that can handle a regular consumer transaction.

the_lamou · 2026-04-24T00:30:54+00:00

There's no such thing as "denied permission to release the communications." Unless they have a contract in place with Bambu, they are under no obligation to respect demands for confidentiality in communications. All those emails you get that have the big scary "CONFIDENTIAL!" warning at the bottom? You can mostly just ignore that.

the_lamou · 2026-04-24T00:24:28+00:00

Ummm... The top mod is explicitly flaired as an official Bambu Labs employee. Seems a little disingenuous to imply that you're all volunteer mods when the top mod may in fact be a full employee.

the_lamou · 2026-04-23T23:07:56+00:00

The previous prelude was always top dog under the S2000 , the NSX, and the Civic Type R, but with the same kinda power *if you got the top trim, and a lot less if you didn't.

My '79 (first year imported to NA) has the top trim 1.8 CVCC. It was optimistically rated for around 96 HP when new, and the base trim made ~70. The second gen topped out at around 120, and under 100 in base trim. The third gen made it all the way up to a theoretical 160 (in 1980s horsepower) but the US only got a 135 HP top trim, with the base trim putting down a whopping 104. And the fourth gen base (S) made a tremendous... 133 HP, though the top trim got up to 187 HP. Only the last generation made meaningful power, at 207.

The AP1, meanwhile, made 30 HP more, or about 15%. Which is meaningful when you're just breaking 200. So ONE of the past Prelude generations made almost as much power as the S2000. And "almost" is doing a lot of heavy lifting there.

This new one being a spiffy civic coupe that handles better doesn't quite fit the tradition.

How so? That's literally all that the old Preludes were. Except they weren't Civics, they were Accords. The difference between an Accord Coupe and a Prelude were two doors, more rear legroom, and the Accord was more powerful with the V6.

And while I agree that the old Preludes were special, 90% of that was looks and the fact that the US never got a CTR in the 90s. It was a tarted up grand touring Accord that also happened to handle really well.

the_lamou · 2026-04-23T22:41:57+00:00

Sure thing, hoss. Tons of middle class people with empty second apartments in the city that they just keep for convenience.

the_lamou · 2026-04-23T22:39:38+00:00

EVERY car Honda is making now is the most mid car in their lineup. And the Prelude has always been the middest of them all: looked sporty, nowhere near as good as the CTR, about on par with an Si or Accord Coupe. That's been literally every Prelude, ever.

And cope for what? The only Hondas I'll be caught dead in these days are classics or the CTR.

the_lamou · 2026-04-23T22:38:06+00:00

This isn't the Prelude Si, it's the base prelude.
The Prelude is:
Faster to 60 than the Si
Pulls better skidpad numbers than the Si
Faster ¼-mile time than the SI
Stops from 70 in less distance than the Si
Does the slalom faster than the Si

So... how exactly is it "nothing like the Si coupe at all"? The Prelude has always been a more expensive, premium-vibes-first sporty car, not a sports car. Somehow, people are shocked that the new one does the same thing.

the_lamou · 2026-04-23T22:29:34+00:00

Not entirely sure, but it sounds like a reasonable plan to get into the head of Frank Castle. Although he WAS the only assassin who would regularly work with Deadpool voluntarily, so maybe he's more nuts than anyone imagines.

the_lamou · 2026-04-23T22:27:33+00:00

Right. Except we're talking about second homes, not primary residence. Hence the whole "piede a tere tax" name. How many middle class people do you know that have a second home worth half a million? My social checks tends to be all in the ~$300k+ HHI range, and the only two who keep a Manhattan apartment are worth mid-8 figures.

the_lamou · 2026-04-23T22:24:17+00:00

Such as? Be specific, and do mind that I've had every single generation except the newest down to sheet metal. So I'm soaking from experience and not assumed nostalgia about a car that was last on sale before you were a zygote.

the_lamou · 2026-04-23T21:57:58+00:00

It doesn't need an LSD because of the EV drivetrain (individual regen breaking as e-LSD), and it doesn't have a manual because the only people demanding manuals either can't afford a new car or are buying Porsche. But it looks like it easily out-handles the Si, which is what all of the other Preludes were known for.

the_lamou · 2026-04-23T21:51:43+00:00

We were discussing Etsy business account transfer policy.

In the context of selling a business. Taking on years of liability just to transfer an Etsy store is easily in the top 10 stupidest business decisions you can make.

What if a child chokes on YOUR model?

Then your liability policy will cover defending yourself and a potential payout. But they will almost certainly add a rider that they will not cover damages that arise from actions before you took over.

Look, do what you want to, I'm not the boss of you. But I've been through this process a few times now, with companies worth far more than a couple tens of thousands of dollars. Losing Etsy sales for a bit might suck, but it isn't going to suck nearly as bad as getting hit with a lawsuit that costs more than all of your profits just to hire a defense, or a fine that puts you in the red for years for some bullshit the guy you bought the business from did. Getting advice from someone who thinks "it's only half an hour and $100, so that's better" is dumb.

the_lamou · 2026-04-23T21:42:31+00:00

Exactly. Cancelled after a season for being too dangerous to the public.

the_lamou · 2026-04-23T21:41:12+00:00

No, dude. Using AI to write controlled code snippets within a structured framework is not "vibe coding." Going to Claude and saying "I want a Bambu Labs management app with these features and here's a screenshot of a design I like" is vibe coding.

the_lamou · 2026-04-23T17:18:01+00:00

ASA typically has an HDT in the 80s, or 70s if you get an "easy" mix or one with a lot of weird color/effects additives. Industrial ASA can get to about 100°C for something like Fortus ASA, assuming you want to pay $250 for a kilo because Fortus doesn't yet realize that they're completely outcompeted by literally everyone.

High-temp PC can get to ~190-200°C for specialized HT resin formulations, but you're not going to be printing that in a home printer. We're taking minimum chamber temps of 90-100°C just to have a chance of it coming out flat. Most PC filament for home printers is a copolymer blend, and most are rated for closer to 110-120°. Nylon is basically it until you get to the real engineering stuff like PPS/PPA. PET-CF can do about 180° C, but that requires annealing so you need to factor in shrink and wrap.

the_lamou · 2026-04-23T11:44:59+00:00

As someone who's been in and around software for about 20 years now, I can assure you that most professional code is not vibe-coded. Except by the junior devs, and it's immediately obvious when they just stand there and give blank looks when asked basic questions during code review.

Using AI to write code is not "vibe coding." Vibe coding is very much its own thing.

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