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  • Sir LandsharkSir Landshark resting shark face Registered User regular
    Vanguard wrote: »
    Is there a thread for the good news in a certain, vampire filled state in the US

    Alaska?

    Please consider the environment before printing this post.
  • ChanusChanus Harbinger of the Spicy Rooster Apocalypse The Flames of a Thousand Collapsed StarsRegistered User, Moderator mod
    Vanguard wrote: »
    Is there a thread for the good news in a certain, vampire filled state in the US

    Alaska?

    that's werebears

    Allegedly a voice of reason.
  • bowenbowen Sup? Registered User regular
    I had a 9 hour 3d print run all night and it lost build plate adhesion in the final 5%

    ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff

    maybe I can print out just the last bit of it and glue it to what I have

    This is why people split their 3d prints and glue them together, yeah.

    not a doctor, not a lawyer, examples I use may not be fully researched so don't take out of context plz, don't @ me
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  • zepherinzepherin Russian warship, go fuck yourself Registered User regular
    Dynagrip wrote: »
    Quid wrote: »
    Thank goodness I have this fast, unlimited data. I’ll just download the app over th-

    Oh right apple is shit and caps the amount I can download.

    I'm sure there's a perfectly reasonable explanation for why they do this and are also the most benign organization to ever exist on this planet.

    It’s a leftover from their dealings with wireless carriers back in the early days of the iPhone. They wanted carriers to offer cheap unlimited data for the iPhone and to get it, Apple agreed to restrict certain usage patterns as a compromise.

    These days almost nobody is on unlimited plans anymore, those on unlimited plans are paying out the ass for them, and almost all the other data usage restrictions have been removed. It’s just careless. Nobody ever seems to have revisited the policy.

    ?

    True unlimited plans cost hundreds a month. There are fake unlimited plans though, where there is a cap after which you are throttled and those are cheaper.

    Gotcha.

    I have one of the fake ones but tbh I never notice the throttling, even though I plow through data like crazy.

    Data caps and speed throttling are basically bullshit to begin with. The infrastructure of most of these large ISP's and cell companies is massive.

    I’m a bit sympathetic because while most wireless carriers are TERRIBLE companies, there is a hard, basically unsolvable problem at the core of their shit policies.

    Bandwidth over the air is limited and non-expandable. Everyone is sharing the same wire, as it were. You can’t just run another. So getting peak usage down is absolutely essential for network quality. All their schemes and limits and throttling are mostly a play at making the most money they can while offering the best service they can without overloading the network and bringing everything down in a flaming wreck.
    They've gotten pretty creative with compressing light and making wifi available at more locations. It's a solvable problem, and as mesh networks become more the norm then it becomes an easier to solve problem.

    ...except for guys like me who stream youtube videos while they drive...ASMR commute.

  • ChanusChanus Harbinger of the Spicy Rooster Apocalypse The Flames of a Thousand Collapsed StarsRegistered User, Moderator mod
    edited March 2018
    Chanus on
    Allegedly a voice of reason.
  • Donkey KongDonkey Kong Putting Nintendo out of business with AI nips Registered User regular
    I had a 9 hour 3d print run all night and it lost build plate adhesion in the final 5%

    ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff

    maybe I can print out just the last bit of it and glue it to what I have

    this plan has been attempted about a million times in the short history of 3D printing and it has never worked right. Start your whole reprint now.

    Generally plate adhesion loss is caused by a misaligned bed, so you’ll reprint the last bit alone and find that it doesn’t really fit on what you’ve already printed, because the warping is more systemic than it seems.

    Thousands of hot, local singles are waiting to play at bubbulon.com.
  • override367override367 ALL minions Registered User regular
    bowen wrote: »
    I had a 9 hour 3d print run all night and it lost build plate adhesion in the final 5%

    ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff

    maybe I can print out just the last bit of it and glue it to what I have

    This is why people split their 3d prints and glue them together, yeah.

    Ima get some stick glue and put painters tape on the build surface and put glue on that, it seems to work well

  • zepherinzepherin Russian warship, go fuck yourself Registered User regular
    Chanus wrote: »
    Vanguard wrote: »
    Is there a thread for the good news in a certain, vampire filled state in the US

    Alaska?

    that's werebears
    I thought that was Canada.

  • DynagripDynagrip Break me a million hearts HoustonRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    Y’all we got some snow.

    17 inches in Salem. Was much snow.

  • ChanusChanus Harbinger of the Spicy Rooster Apocalypse The Flames of a Thousand Collapsed StarsRegistered User, Moderator mod
    zepherin wrote: »
    Chanus wrote: »
    Vanguard wrote: »
    Is there a thread for the good news in a certain, vampire filled state in the US

    Alaska?

    that's werebears
    I thought that was Canada.

    that's weremoose

    Allegedly a voice of reason.
  • bowenbowen Sup? Registered User regular
    bowen wrote: »
    I had a 9 hour 3d print run all night and it lost build plate adhesion in the final 5%

    ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff

    maybe I can print out just the last bit of it and glue it to what I have

    This is why people split their 3d prints and glue them together, yeah.

    Ima get some stick glue and put painters tape on the build surface and put glue on that, it seems to work well

    You probably won't have great luck doing the last chunk and gluing it on. But if you design a large print like that to be put together and glued it'll probably be fine.

    There's one model I remember seeing that had little tines and slots so it was easier to align the pieces too.

    not a doctor, not a lawyer, examples I use may not be fully researched so don't take out of context plz, don't @ me
  • override367override367 ALL minions Registered User regular
    edited March 2018
    I had a 9 hour 3d print run all night and it lost build plate adhesion in the final 5%

    ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff

    maybe I can print out just the last bit of it and glue it to what I have

    this plan has been attempted about a million times in the short history of 3D printing and it has never worked right. Start your whole reprint now.

    Generally plate adhesion loss is caused by a misaligned bed, so you’ll reprint the last bit alone and find that it doesn’t really fit on what you’ve already printed, because the warping is more systemic than it seems.

    it works fine for small prints, I printed something very tall and leverage did the rest, should've split it into 2

    it's a D&D mini (cloud giant), and the build broke at basically an ideal place for me to fudge it, the neck of the model, so even if there's some weirdness, I have green stuff modeling putty and I'm going to be painting over it, I can fudge it, should work okay

    override367 on
  • LudiousLudious I just wanted a sandwich A temporally dislocated QuiznosRegistered User regular
    bowen wrote: »
    Ludious wrote: »
    So if you saw my post the other day about the office phone fiasco and my coworker not doing basic troubleshooting and me refusing for once to smooth things over (he's usually pretty good and reliable but he's very contentious with this group of people so I know he saw something that could be a difficult task and bailed):

    I replied to the email chain after everything was fixed and explained what I did. Didn't rub it in, just said "this phone had this problem" etc etc. The lead of the call center replied and basically said "thanks, yeah we asked (my coworker) about that one phone and he said he wasn't sure."

    I had to leave for a doctor's appointment at 1pm yesterday and when I got done a couple of hours later, I checked my work mail. Coworker had replied all to the lead's email and was basically like "I was alone at the time and if you're implying I didn't help you that's not accurate at all"

    The tone was..very contentious. This was a bad call by most standards but in my agency, especially in the Region we work for...calling out a customer is never ok. You let supervisors do that. Calling out a customer in a reply all email chain? Wellllp.

    My boss replied and basically told him he was out of line and if he had a problem take it up with them privately.
    My boss CC'd The General. (if you don't know who "The General" is from my other work tales, he's literally a retired 3 * general that is over our entire group who I've had my own very very bad dealings with based simply on HEARSAY)

    Sometimes you should just take the L.

    Is this coworker in the same boat knowing he's getting canned in the near future? That would certainly explain everything.

    Yep. The entire support staff is paid out of my group. The call center and the group Chelle works for will be working out of this office without IT, building services, a dedicated HR specialist, or Accountable Property officers at the end of June as it currently stands. While he has several reasons to be disgruntled beyond his job ending, and I certainly understand how he feels, considering that they're basically going to have to admit they need at least some of the people being let go, right now is a really bad time to be airing grievances.

  • syndalissyndalis Getting Classy On the WallRegistered User, Loves Apple Products, Transition Team regular
    edited March 2018
    y2jake215 wrote: »
    Riposte

    DYMMLZjU0AA5tWE.jpg


    5th seed northwest conference is a lock-in as far as I am concerned.

    Nobody else comes close to their staying power.

    syndalis on
    SW-4158-3990-6116
    Let's play Mario Kart or something...
  • Fuzzy Cumulonimbus CloudFuzzy Cumulonimbus Cloud Registered User regular
    Remember when chat told me not to buy that Micro3D printer and I did anyway and it was cool for a week then never worked again
    why didn't you stop me chat

  • TraceTrace GNU Terry Pratchett; GNU Gus; GNU Carrie Fisher; GNU Adam We Registered User regular
    Dynagrip wrote: »
    Y’all we got some snow.

    17 inches in Salem. Was much snow.

    that sounds like a book about a witch looking for a huge peener

  • descdesc Goretexing to death Registered User regular
    Remember when chat told me not to buy that Micro3D printer and I did anyway and it was cool for a week then never worked again
    why didn't you stop me chat

    We just love to sabotage you, obviously

  • ChanusChanus Harbinger of the Spicy Rooster Apocalypse The Flames of a Thousand Collapsed StarsRegistered User, Moderator mod
    Trace wrote: »
    Dynagrip wrote: »
    Y’all we got some snow.

    17 inches in Salem. Was much snow.

    that sounds like a book about a witch looking for a huge peener

    that's like a small horse

    Allegedly a voice of reason.
  • wanderingwandering Russia state-affiliated media Registered User regular
    re: Apple: I've been listening to the podcast Welcome to Macintosh, and it's good! Informative, well researched, and enthusiastic but not afraid to be critical. And most importantly, every episode is short and tightly edited, and does not consist of friends bullshitting with each other for three hours straight

    https://www.macintosh.fm

  • bowenbowen Sup? Registered User regular
    I kind of want to get a 3d printer still to do D&D stuff with.

    But at the same time, ehhhhh.

    not a doctor, not a lawyer, examples I use may not be fully researched so don't take out of context plz, don't @ me
  • y2jake215y2jake215 certified Flat Birther theorist the Last Good Boy onlineRegistered User regular
    Bon iver is doing a thing at his hotel

    But do I want to spend a day in Eau Claire

    C8Ft8GE.jpg
    maybe i'm streaming terrible dj right now if i am its here
  • zepherinzepherin Russian warship, go fuck yourself Registered User regular
    Ludious wrote: »
    bowen wrote: »
    Ludious wrote: »
    So if you saw my post the other day about the office phone fiasco and my coworker not doing basic troubleshooting and me refusing for once to smooth things over (he's usually pretty good and reliable but he's very contentious with this group of people so I know he saw something that could be a difficult task and bailed):

    I replied to the email chain after everything was fixed and explained what I did. Didn't rub it in, just said "this phone had this problem" etc etc. The lead of the call center replied and basically said "thanks, yeah we asked (my coworker) about that one phone and he said he wasn't sure."

    I had to leave for a doctor's appointment at 1pm yesterday and when I got done a couple of hours later, I checked my work mail. Coworker had replied all to the lead's email and was basically like "I was alone at the time and if you're implying I didn't help you that's not accurate at all"

    The tone was..very contentious. This was a bad call by most standards but in my agency, especially in the Region we work for...calling out a customer is never ok. You let supervisors do that. Calling out a customer in a reply all email chain? Wellllp.

    My boss replied and basically told him he was out of line and if he had a problem take it up with them privately.
    My boss CC'd The General. (if you don't know who "The General" is from my other work tales, he's literally a retired 3 * general that is over our entire group who I've had my own very very bad dealings with based simply on HEARSAY)

    Sometimes you should just take the L.

    Is this coworker in the same boat knowing he's getting canned in the near future? That would certainly explain everything.

    Yep. The entire support staff is paid out of my group. The call center and the group Chelle works for will be working out of this office without IT, building services, a dedicated HR specialist, or Accountable Property officers at the end of June as it currently stands. While he has several reasons to be disgruntled beyond his job ending, and I certainly understand how he feels, considering that they're basically going to have to admit they need at least some of the people being let go, right now is a really bad time to be airing grievances.
    Yes, now is the correct time to be shmoozing Procurement and trying to attach to one of the new contract jobs opening up, or parlaying yourself into a similar position. Being confrontational and agro is not the correct move... Now if he was a contractor who just lost the contract and he was in his last month, my advise would be different.

  • ChanusChanus Harbinger of the Spicy Rooster Apocalypse The Flames of a Thousand Collapsed StarsRegistered User, Moderator mod
    bowen wrote: »
    I kind of want to get a 3d printer still to do D&D stuff with.

    But at the same time, ehhhhh.

    i feel like this would be cool when the resolution is better for an affordable one

    Allegedly a voice of reason.
  • zepherinzepherin Russian warship, go fuck yourself Registered User regular
    Chanus wrote: »
    bowen wrote: »
    I kind of want to get a 3d printer still to do D&D stuff with.

    But at the same time, ehhhhh.

    i feel like this would be cool when the resolution is better for an affordable one
    Printing guns.

  • LudiousLudious I just wanted a sandwich A temporally dislocated QuiznosRegistered User regular
    lol in the middle of typing all that HR called me in and I just officially signed my release letter for June 30th. I mean, it was already official, but it is bureaucratically official as of now. Last day in this office is June 29th as it stands. I've been very gently telling people in power that they've gonna be left holding the bag support-wise if they don't make a decision. Whether that's to transfer some positions onto their payroll, post new competitive positions, or make other plans remains to be seen but they'll either take care of it and I'll be fine, or I'll laugh as the whole thing goes to shit.

    But I'm certainly not shitting on anyone's desk proverbially or literally anytime soon.

  • TraceTrace GNU Terry Pratchett; GNU Gus; GNU Carrie Fisher; GNU Adam We Registered User regular
    Chanus wrote: »
    Trace wrote: »
    Dynagrip wrote: »
    Y’all we got some snow.

    17 inches in Salem. Was much snow.

    that sounds like a book about a witch looking for a huge peener

    that's like a small horse

    look magic works in this book okay

  • DevoutlyApatheticDevoutlyApathetic Registered User regular
    Chanus wrote: »
    bowen wrote: »
    I kind of want to get a 3d printer still to do D&D stuff with.

    But at the same time, ehhhhh.

    i feel like this would be cool when the resolution is better for an affordable one

    I mean the huge time sink is getting a custom model together to print. If you have the model there are a bunch of agencies that will print stuff for not ridiculous prices.

    Nod. Get treat. PSN: Quippish
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  • ChanusChanus Harbinger of the Spicy Rooster Apocalypse The Flames of a Thousand Collapsed StarsRegistered User, Moderator mod
    Chanus wrote: »
    bowen wrote: »
    I kind of want to get a 3d printer still to do D&D stuff with.

    But at the same time, ehhhhh.

    i feel like this would be cool when the resolution is better for an affordable one

    I mean the huge time sink is getting a custom model together to print. If you have the model there are a bunch of agencies that will print stuff for not ridiculous prices.

    yeah, i guess the other part would be being artistically talented enough to design something in the first place because otherwise why not just buy them?

    Allegedly a voice of reason.
  • SniperGuySniperGuy SniperGuyGaming Registered User regular
    Oh. My boss wants to talk about some changes to some programs and what that will mean for me.

    That's...not good. :?

  • zepherinzepherin Russian warship, go fuck yourself Registered User regular
    Ludious wrote: »
    lol in the middle of typing all that HR called me in and I just officially signed my release letter for June 30th. I mean, it was already official, but it is bureaucratically official as of now. Last day in this office is June 29th as it stands. I've been very gently telling people in power that they've gonna be left holding the bag support-wise if they don't make a decision. Whether that's to transfer some positions onto their payroll, post new competitive positions, or make other plans remains to be seen but they'll either take care of it and I'll be fine, or I'll laugh as the whole thing goes to shit.

    But I'm certainly not shitting on anyone's desk proverbially or literally anytime soon.
    And if things go to shit, shoot me a PM and I'll see if I know any contractors looking for peeps in the area.
    ...I know a lot of people in the DOD contracting world.

  • ElldrenElldren Is a woman dammit ceterum censeoRegistered User regular
    Chanus wrote: »
    Trace wrote: »
    Dynagrip wrote: »
    Y’all we got some snow.

    17 inches in Salem. Was much snow.

    that sounds like a book about a witch looking for a huge peener

    that's like a small horse

    Didn’t specify human

    fuck gendered marketing
  • LudiousLudious I just wanted a sandwich A temporally dislocated QuiznosRegistered User regular
    Now, I mean, if they make the wrong decision, I can't be held liable if the powers that be find out about a slew of undocumented systems that are in use here and several other things I can't personally be held liable for not reporting, but certainly have the power TO report.

  • override367override367 ALL minions Registered User regular
    edited March 2018
    Chanus wrote: »
    bowen wrote: »
    I kind of want to get a 3d printer still to do D&D stuff with.

    But at the same time, ehhhhh.

    i feel like this would be cool when the resolution is better for an affordable one

    the minis I have made so far with my monoprice delta have been fine

    I would still buy a mini over what ive printed for a player character if you're playing a long term campaign, but the resolution is more than fine for monsters or whatever. In fact I've been printing them at half quality and at full speed, a tiny bit of sanding and a coat of paint and they look more than fine, here's a quick triceratops I did with no finishing work done on it (the green stuff is modeling putty, I accidently broke a leg off and got a little on the horn when I reattached it, doesn't matter since ima paint it)

    9d15viB.png

    override367 on
  • ChanusChanus Harbinger of the Spicy Rooster Apocalypse The Flames of a Thousand Collapsed StarsRegistered User, Moderator mod
    how recyclable is the material?

    it would be cool to make like custom 3D maps and stuff if you could just throw them back in the thing to reuse when you're done

    or just make modular stuff i suppose

    Allegedly a voice of reason.
  • Hi I'm Vee!Hi I'm Vee! Formerly VH; She/Her; Is an E X P E R I E N C E Registered User regular
    It's a real shame that last true good boy and corn cobbing will meet in the sweet sixteen

    as i said last night, "no" and "last true good boy" are heinously underseeded

    vRyue2p.png
  • DevoutlyApatheticDevoutlyApathetic Registered User regular
    Chanus wrote: »
    Chanus wrote: »
    bowen wrote: »
    I kind of want to get a 3d printer still to do D&D stuff with.

    But at the same time, ehhhhh.

    i feel like this would be cool when the resolution is better for an affordable one

    I mean the huge time sink is getting a custom model together to print. If you have the model there are a bunch of agencies that will print stuff for not ridiculous prices.

    yeah, i guess the other part would be being artistically talented enough to design something in the first place because otherwise why not just buy them?

    Yea, the worst part is that stuff like models from video games or movies aren't usually "watertight" so you can't use them for 3D printing. You need actual solid models which isn't the same skill set as making cool looking stuff.

    Now when 3D scanners start to come down in price...

    Nod. Get treat. PSN: Quippish
  • Jubal77Jubal77 Registered User regular
    Yesterday while at home waiting to go to the doctors for LadyJubs Fedex didnt even knock and left my package on the porch. It would have been funny for someone to steal it though. It was a big box of falafel mix and people around here might have returned it.

  • bowenbowen Sup? Registered User regular
    edited March 2018
    Vanguard wrote: »
    My friend has a 3D printer for D&D stuff

    The figures are. . .not great

    Yeah there's a lot of finishing involved with 3d printed stuff if you're doing minis.

    I kind of want to make like landscapes and dungeons and such, have like rooms I can lock together to make maps and stuff.

    bowen on
    not a doctor, not a lawyer, examples I use may not be fully researched so don't take out of context plz, don't @ me
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