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Do I *need* to learn a 3D modeling software?
  • I find that being able to sketch up things I need in CAD and then print them is both cool and really useful. It's the main reason I bought a printer in the first place. Thus far I've tried out FreeCAD, Solid Edge, and Blender. With any modeling package, you will have to dedicate time on a regular basis to really get used to them. FreeCAD is certainly nice for the fact it's free, just as it implies. I used it to design a few parts that were functional. It works, has some useful workbenches and add-ons. My problems were the software having bugs that caused models to break when trying to make changes, and available training info was often outdated. Siemens offers a free version of Solid Edge to makers, which is really nice, even with some of the advanced features turned off. It's a much more polished program with great training resources. You can only export designs as stl files, but that's fine for 3d printing. Solid Edge will slice and print, but I always import files into Orca and go from there. Blender looks really amazing for modeling, but I admit I haven't spent enough time learning it yet. You can use it to manipulate meshes, which is useful for customizing and fixing models. I've used it to Frankenstein together different models for custom prints I wanted. But yeah, while you don't have to learn to use modeling software to do prints, it opens up so many options for you to be creative. I think it's worth while.

  • He's not really gonna get rid of the ACA right?
  • With Trump in the White House, Republican control of the Senate and likely the House, and a stacked Supreme Court, there's nothing to stop him from tearing down whatever he wants. There doesn't have to be a replacement plan. Insurance companies will applaud the end of ACA mandates, which will let them sell policies without minimum government requirements for coverage and they can go back to denying coverage for "pre-existing"conditions. It's going to screw over a lot of people.

  • Crisis [Asher Perlman]
  • I've wanted a motorcycle for years, and occasionally start looking. Then I consider just how badly people drive around here, and that I'd likely end up as road sausage. But, getting older and closer to kicking the bucket anyway, so maybe just go ahead and enjoy some riding?

  • I guess a bunch of new people becoming atheists is a silver lining...
  • If your faith lead you to vote for a man like Trump, who doesn't express a single Christian ideal in the manner he lives, then you are not really a Christian. Unfortunately too many people here in the US follow American Jesus instead. Lying? Cheating? Bigotry? That's just fine, so long as you have money. Wealth is a sign that American Jesus loves you more than all those awful poor people.

  • TIL Nintendo coats all of their Switch cartridges with extremely bitter denatonium benzoate to deter children from putting them in their mouths and swallowing them.
  • Also called Bitrex, that stuff does leave an awful taste. Gets used as a denaturant in ethanol to keep people from drinking it. Company I worked at long ago had a stock of it, and our lab had to requalify it for use every 2 years. As careful as we were keeping it contained, it had a way of spreading everywhere. For the next two days everyone who worked in the area would randomly get that awful taste I their mouth.

  • Going dispersed camping for the first time. This is my first night staying in the van.
  • Hope you enjoy it. Don't worry too much about what you're forgetting. Over time you'll have a list of steps for getting ready, and for setting up once you get where you're going. It's a process, takes time to pare things down to what you really need, and will get easier with each trip out.

  • Going dispersed camping for the first time. This is my first night staying in the van.
  • I've not heard the term dispersed camping before either. Guess it's the same as dry camping (no power or potable water supplied). Done it a week at a time with our travel trailer on state land. Just making sure we had plenty of water for drinking, cooking, and cleaning up was my only big concern.

  • I am getting inundated with calls from some sort of tax scam and it's driving me nuts.
  • I had an older lady call me to ask why I had been calling her phone. Had to explain that scammers were faking caller ID numbers, it wasn't me, and everyone was dealing with the same garbage phone calls. She was initially ready to chew me out, but deflated pretty quickly when she realized her vexation would have to be vented toward someone else.

  • Refused singer Dennis Lyxzen has heart attack

    pitchfork.com Refused Cancel Reunion Show After Frontman Has Heart Attack

    “The good news is that with medication I can get back to my rocking self hopefully sooner than later,” Dennis Lyxzén wrote on social media

    Refused Cancel Reunion Show After Frontman Has Heart Attack

    Sounds like he's doing ok.

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    Creating parts on demand

    I love that having a 3d printer means you can create custom parts when you need them. I wanted a set of leveling brackets for a router table insert. Sketched up something in Solid Edge, sent it to the printer and a few hours later I have what I need. Nothing complex but functional. Used PETG on this set. ! !

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    Armed robbers have their getaway car stolen.

    www.bbc.com Armed robbers' car stolen during Colorado heist, police say

    Three masked gunmen attempted to rob a Colorado business. Their escape plans were quickly spoiled.

    Armed robbers' car stolen during Colorado heist, police say

    Probably the one thing they didn't plan on going wrong.

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    The Unfit

    Last album put out by the Unfit a couple years ago. Worth checking out.

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    Secret ninja power

    When you roll a 1 on the Stealth check.

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    The Bronx - Knifeman

    Seen these guys play live a couple times while they were touring with Bouncing Souls and Frank Turner. Put on a great show,catch em if you can.

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    Connect changing default color scheme for phone

    I was looking at the settings for Connect, hit "Save Settings" before closing, and now some of my phone's default colors have changed. I have lime green and mint for random text in different applications. Using a Google Pixel 7 Pro. Anyone else notice this?

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