cestvrai

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[–] [email protected] -2 points 6 days ago

Sounds super cereal…

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 weeks ago

I used to work in Grasshopper for parametric models but now I mostly reach for OpenSCAD.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

So the tankie idiots join the bigger pool of non-tankie idiots. How will we ever survive…

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I use:

  • A projects folder with CAD files (sub-folders for bigger projects)
  • A models folder with mesh exports and downloads
  • A watched folder with gcode getting rsynced to my octoprint and auto-removed

Never found it useful to save configs from my slicer.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

Already bailed when they blocked account sharing…

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Really like the sky!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

Extra scary when there’s a power outage and your screen isn’t backlit 😱

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago

Finally, a negative feedback loop…

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I prefer to bike 5 minutes to the train station rather than taking the metro one stop.

No thanks…

[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 months ago

In the Netherlands we have quite good infrastructure for bikes, but e-bikes/scooters going >25kph really fuck up the safety.

I’m with OP, if you want to go that fast you should be in the road.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Commuting by train got me back into reading.

 

Demand segregated bike paths!

 

Our washing machine broke last week and the first thought was to buy a replacement but I wanted to at least attempt a repair first.

The machine would still fill and empty water, but the dishes remained dry and there was a burning smell. So, I unplugged it, tipped it over and popped open the bottom cover.

Aside from the controller, the dishwasher was very simple: a drainage pump, a circulation pump, a heating element and some solenoid valves. A multimeter showed the (main suspect) circulation pump still had continuity which narrowed the search down to the pump’s starting capacitor. Seven euros and a few days later and it’s back in action!

The simple fix really gave me a sense of joy and satisfaction. It feels great to extend the use of something that I already have rather than need to consume more.

Can anyone relate? Any good repair stories?

I’m a big fan of the right to repair movement.

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