Bluewing
@Bluewing@lemmy.world
- Comment on What a great idea 2 days ago:
I’m not sure. It’s a method of cooking meat in it’s own juices. So he might be trying to refer to the meatballs?
- Comment on What a great idea 3 days ago:
Milk and butter is placed in the back of the store to increase the chances you will buy something as you walk by. Every grocery store does this.
- Comment on What a great idea 3 days ago:
It’s a cooking method
- Comment on Heave-ho! 4 days ago:
They used to make 'torpedo" style bras back in the 1960’s. They so pointy they could poke and eye out…
- Comment on Heave-ho! 4 days ago:
It’s all just an engineering problem. It takes a lot more to support a heavy load than a light load…
- Comment on Windows users keep losing files to OneDrive, and many don't know why 5 days ago:
I thought TimeShift was a bit of a pain to restore from. So I switched to Deja Dup and haven’t had any issues with it.
- Comment on Windows users keep losing files to OneDrive, and many don't know why 5 days ago:
After using TimeShift, I find Deja Dup better than TimeShift.
- Comment on What do you guys do with your poo? 1 week ago:
They make great kitten toys based on the rate my wife’s 2 rescue kittens enjoy stealing them out of the poop box.
- Comment on Good FOSS design software for beginners? 1 week ago:
The UX is getting better In addons search for the Open Light or Open Dark themes and install them. The 1.1 RC are far smoother to use.
For me I’m a big fan the of Pie Menu addon. I can create custom pie menus as needed with the tools I want. It allows fast working with the tools I mostly use right at the point of work.
- Comment on Good FOSS design software for beginners? 1 week ago:
Look up Mango Jelly on youtube for excellent tutorials on FreeCAD use. He has extensive videos to learn from.
- Comment on Electric motorcycles with solid-state batteries seem to be coming soon. 1 week ago:
So, you don’t live where frosted pavement and black ice are a thing? And temperatures seldom dip below freezing.
- Comment on 3.5" floppy disks were peak tactile feedback in storage: easy to stick in, drives had a button to immediately eject them, big enough to get labels, thin enough that stacks didn't take too much space 1 week ago:
I have loaded punch cards and punch tape also. The only thing I haven’t loaded is those big open platters. I’ve used 5 1/4" floppies as late as 2017 with an old Apple Lisa and CMM.
- Comment on I've never been in a situation where me having a gun would have made things bettter. 1 week ago:
I do not keep a gun on me at all times. Merely when hunting. I do have a first layer warning system called dogs. Hopefully the barking is all it takes to drive away a bad situation. But I WILL be awake before you can get out of your car.
And it’s not about being afraid of my surroundings. It’s about understanding that public safety, (police, fire, ems, and even neighbors), is a long ways away and I cannot expect timely help from anyone. If I have a heart attack at home, I will die for sure because EMS will never get there in time. So I need to be at least somewhat prepared for situations you don’t even consider living in a city. Where help is a mere phone call and a few minutes away. Hell, I don’t even have cell service in my yard to even call or text with.
So yes, you are at least somewhat correct. You can’t imagine.
- Comment on I've never been in a situation where me having a gun would have made things bettter. 1 week ago:
He is an exception you know about because of all the news stories. If that wasn’t the case, he would have not been more than a single blurb on the news and forgotten by morning. And he would be most likely in jail. A result you wouldn’t have heard about either.
News outlets have a vested interest in shouting up the outliers while mostly ignoring the mundane. And cops are just the group you have outsourced the killing to so you don’t have to.
- Comment on I've never been in a situation where me having a gun would have made things bettter. 1 week ago:
Well, while I don’t really need to deer hunt anymore, I do enjoy bird hunting. Just upland these days. So, yes, I need my shotgun and dog. There is a reason that ruffed grouse are called the King of the Table. And I live in the middle of the best area to hunt them. And I really, really like eating them. But I also forage the forest and garden and fish too. Everything I do shrinks my food budget spent. The fish I caught Saturday ice fishing is one less meal I need to buy. The 6 grouse, (possession limit), is 6 fewer meals I need to buy. Though the 25lbs of bacon I smoked this year is a wash. Still, it’s a tradition I still do.
That said, there are families here that need to hunt, forage, and garden here. And if the hunt is poor, it can well determine not only how good a Christmas they will have, but how warm the house might be this winter and maybe getting new winter boots.
And there is the tradition of the hunt. Families get together and small towns around here have “hunter’s breakfasts and suppers” to build community. And you haven’t lived until you stand in a classroom and listened to a bunch of 5th grade students, (boys and girls both), talk about getting their first deer rifle. Almost always a hand me down from Grandpa or an Uncle. It’s both a tool and an Heirloom passed down.
So yes, where I live, firearms and hunting are necessary tools to living.
- Comment on I've never been in a situation where me having a gun would have made things bettter. 1 week ago:
As another carry permit holder, this is most certainly true. But there are a few places I will carry due to the remoteness and some of the wildlife that can eat you if they really want to. But mostly it remains at my bedside as an “in case” if it’s needed. If something were to go sideways, law enforcement is probably going to be at least 20 to 30 minutes away and possibly up to 90 minutes. I cannot rely on either one of the two deputies on duty at 2AM to be anywhere near me if things go bad. Things will be well and done long before I can expect help.
Another thing most of the rabid “Gotta have my pistol and 3 spare mags on me at all times” never think about is the cost of shooting someone even in self-defense. By the time it’s all said and done, it can cost upwards and beyond of $100,000+ in lawyer, expert testimony, and court fees. And you are likely to lose your job due to being jailed for at least large parts of it.
- Comment on The whole "toilet seat up, toilet seat down" gender debate could be solved by everybody putting the seat and lid down. 2 weeks ago:
Back during covid, I ordered and installed a fancy bidet that automatically lifts the lid when you walk in the bathroom, (you need to push a button to lift the ring but it automatically closes), and then automatically closes when you leave. It also has a heated seat and heated water and air dryer. So now she doesn’t get made that I make her lift the seat lid anymore.
Worth every penny…
- Comment on i can't handle coffee 2 weeks ago:
All you gotta do is add a shot of whisky or brandy alongside the espresso that’s all. It will calm you right down…
- Comment on Sensible wall thickness and infill for tall walls? 2 weeks ago:
Good lord no. Don’t do that. That would be a waste of filament and also cause a host of other problems for you.
Determining how many walls and perimeters you might need for any print, depends on how much you intend to stuff in your bin and what size nozzle you are using.
Usually, I use a .60mm nozzle to print gridfinity parts. That way I can easily use 2 walls for perimeters. But if you don’t have a .60mm nozzle and only a .40mm, that’s fine too. I would just increase the number of perimeters to 3 and get about the same wall thickness. Using too many walls may cause problems with warping due to uneven cooling. Or if it’s a light duty bin, like one meant to hold small screws, 2 perimeters would work as well and be faster and cheaper to print.
For infill choices, adaptive cubic is just fine for the majority of gridfinity bins, since the majority for strength to be had in 3D prints comes from the top, bottom, and perimeters, (and this is why we increase those for get the strength). But if you need the extra strength, something like gyroid works well, (and you’re maxed out at 20% infill).
- Comment on China Is Banning Tesla-Style Retractable Door Handles Over Safety Concerns 2 weeks ago:
The handles themselves freeze down and won’t pop up to allow someone to actually open the door. Freezing rain and sleet and prevent even traditional style handles are known to freeze up and stop working.
- Comment on The infantry will advance 2 weeks ago:
Armed revolution has less to do with tactics and more to do with a willingness to die for something you believe in. In 2025, very, very, very few are willing to die period. After all, you just got that new Playstation/Gaming PC/3D printer for Christmas. Let alone “Pledge their honor, fortunes, and lives” for the greater good.
In 1775, that child piccolo player might not have had a fortune, but they had honor and a life to pledge. And he quite possibly did give his life.
- Comment on Question: To replace or attempt fix 3 weeks ago:
You sound like you are looking for the justification to buy a new printer. If your current machine is preventing you from making the things you want, get something that will allow you to make those things.
You want recommendations? Prusa, what you get beyond the initial price is worth it. Bambu, the Apple of the 3d printing world, lock in included at no extra cost. Qidi, a cheaper printer with features that make printing more difficult engineering filaments easier.
- Comment on Question: To replace or attempt fix 3 weeks ago:
You do need a cheap accelerometer to use it though. They are cheap, but still an added cost.
- Comment on Where do you guys buy your 3D print and such at? 3 weeks ago:
Says the person who has never contributed anything…
I am willing to teach and have taught others. I have stood in front of a classroom of high school students and even elementary students as young 9 years old and taught them how to turn their ideas into real world things. And I did it for free. Can you say the same?
- Comment on Where do you guys buy your 3D print and such at? 3 weeks ago:
The realistic one. I have tried the YouTube beginners lesson almost every time Blender has a new release. I just cannot do it.
- Comment on Where do you guys buy your 3D print and such at? 3 weeks ago:
Yeah, as an old toolmaker, we have it pounded into us that time is money and seconds have a cost. Plus it also tends to eliminate the riff raff. If you are willing to pay for something I designed, then you are far less likely to ask for freebies, (If I had a nickle for every time). Also there is the years of learning and development of skills involved that has value.
I used to upload free designs, but I got tired of all the clowns that wanted me to do this “little” change here or there for free, (I would release CAD files also). Or they complained about how their poorly calibrated and operated printer couldn’t hit the tolerances of +/-.1mm and I was a bad person and should be shunned.
I got tired of it all and pulled all my designs down. Now everything I design will never see that light of day. If you want it, do it yourself. I did…
- Comment on Where do you guys buy your 3D print and such at? 3 weeks ago:
It’s OK to not rush in to learning a design program of any kind. Take your time if you want. There are millions of things to print at the click of a button.
And when you are ready to learn something new and extra, you will know when you are ready and then you can start learning. And it will be a fun process, not a chore because ‘you have to learn this.’ This is a journey, not a job for you
- Comment on Where do you guys buy your 3D print and such at? 3 weeks ago:
I’ve been trying to make that damnable doughnut in Blender for 15 years. And I STILL fail at it somehow. But I can make that stupid doughnut in FreeCAD, OnShape, SolidWorks, Solid Edge, and (shudders) Fusion.
I evidently have a mental block with Blender that doesn’t exist with any CAD I’ve used. So, one has to use the tools that work for you.
- Comment on 3D Printing’s Biggest Scam Is Even Worse Than We Thought! (PLA-CF) 3 weeks ago:
It’s more that stainless steel is cheaper than brass these days.
- Comment on Some people prefer corn for some ungodly reason 3 weeks ago:
There is no life without The Trinity! (onion, garlic, peppers)
But there are people that just can’t eat some foods without digestive repercussions. And food tolerances can even change as we age. I used to love eating peanuts and other tree nuts. But as I have aged, my digestive tract can no longer tolerate eating them except in small amounts. But I now pile on the herbs and spices when I cook. I want strong bold flavors in my food as I have aged.
Life, it seems is weird and changing.