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Christian, dedicated husband & father, programmer, creative guy, and full-time geek. My posts are my own and not representative of my employer.

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06.03.2026 23:29 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Those cheeks! 🥰

06.03.2026 16:25 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

What? I love arugula. Did it hurt Halo? If so, I will hate it.

06.03.2026 03:20 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I do too. Far too many have demonized the innocent, equating them with their leader or prevailing law. Too many kind people are lost to the cruel machine of propaganda.

Praying for his safety.

06.03.2026 03:19 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Uh, oh...

06.03.2026 03:13 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Same reason why, for many Intel/AMD users, a smaller core count makes more sense because the reduced cores can generally run faster.

05.03.2026 21:08 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

You have a friend for life in that crow.

05.03.2026 14:09 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Interesting. A $600 machine with a phone processor.

Now I wonder: is it going to run Tahoe or some offshoot of their mobile OS?

04.03.2026 14:55 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0
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I got u

03.03.2026 23:29 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

And, as for CAD, yes. I'm getting a few of my kids (3 out of 4) into CAD. It's a powerful tool and they are just amazing with it.

03.03.2026 23:10 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

I only very briefly got to meet him at MRRF 2017. However, even in that brief encounter, he left an indelible, positive impression on me. He happened to do a lecture that year on some of E3D's latest developments, one of which, if I recall correctly, was the toolchanger.

He was brilliant.

03.03.2026 23:08 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Dammit. I wish I could actually go one of these years. I'd love to meet a lot of the cool people on the other side of the ocean.

Well, that and SMRRF is such a cool combo of a good cause and a rep-rap fest.

I miss Sanjay.

03.03.2026 23:00 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

volunteer has made freely available, and print said part, minimizing waste and transport costs.

03.03.2026 22:58 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Dom has touched on three of my interests with FDM 3D printing - flexible filaments (which freaking rock), practical prints, and home repair.

Seriously, I want to live to see a day where 3D printers are even more of an appliance, and nearly everyone can simply look up a part that some dedicated

03.03.2026 22:58 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

You friggin' rock. That was an excellent video, and it's cool to see that it resulted in action. (Your solar video was also fantastic.)

03.03.2026 22:50 👍 22 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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OHMYGOSHTHAT'SSOCUTEI'MDYING!

03.03.2026 22:45 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

any other questions, please feel free to send me a question anytime, and I'll do my best to get you an answer fast.

03.03.2026 22:44 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Look up "3D Printed Tabletop" on YouTube. They have a lot of content that is likely up your alley.

@unclejessy.bsky.social on YouTube does a lot of good resin and FDM printer overviews. @joeltelling.bsky.social (3D Printing Nerd on YouTube) does good overviews as well.

In any case, if you have

03.03.2026 22:44 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

for an "appliance", consider a Bambu 3D printer. If you don't mind a little more work, I have experience with Elegoo Centauri Carbon that is very similar without quite all the bells and whistles and only costs a fraction of the Bambu.

FDM will be king for larger prints, like large set-pieces.

03.03.2026 22:44 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

a lot of accessories to keep it under control.

Filament/FDM printers have come a really long way since Gabe's first printer way back when. (Wasn't that like a printer by Dremel?) They're so much faster, more precise, and user-friendly.

If you are OK spending the money and are really just looking

03.03.2026 22:44 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

close, using a small nozzle and fine layers, but you will be looking at longer prints. A large resin printer will be able to print several miniatures at the same time in the same time that one might print on a filament printer.

But, yes, resin is a major irritant/toxin, and it is messy, so you need

03.03.2026 22:44 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Salient points all around.

@cwtycho.penny-arcade.com - If you really want the finest details in a reasonable time, resin is worth looking into, as long as you can dedicate a place for it where you can ventilate, have gloves on hand, and have a wash and cure station.

Filament printers *can* get

03.03.2026 22:44 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

It's a wyrm that devours one's soul and consumes one's time. If you are truly ready, I will pass on my secrets.

03.03.2026 13:34 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

(you're nice.)

03.03.2026 00:16 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I'm gonna boop him.

03.03.2026 00:15 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Frick. I solve that by not having time to play games. 😟

03.03.2026 00:15 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

My wife and I share an account that used to be mine only. She uses it to connect with the homeschool community. I will occasionally dip in when she tells me about something and I'll usually leave depressed.

Twitter is so bad now, too.

03.03.2026 00:13 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Kicking off #MARCHintosh with the smallest Mac ever: the Pico Micro Mac!

Check out the video on Level 2 Jeff: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gOS...

02.03.2026 21:21 👍 115 🔁 15 💬 3 📌 2
AI is DEATH to creativity... and maybe humans.
AI is DEATH to creativity... and maybe humans. YouTube video by The Crafsman Steady Craftin

The Crafsman is possibly the most chill feel-good YouTube channel I watch. So you bet I was interested in his take on AI.

youtu.be/CC7dmomiVuo?...

02.03.2026 21:48 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

I love The Crafsman!

03.03.2026 00:11 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0