Random Thoughts II

[DrTiTus]

I have access to an UP Mini, but need the filament.

The common theme, regardless of which model, is that they all take fucking forever to produce a print.

[StN]

Yeah - just tried rendering a shot glass, and it was going to take 2 hours. But the extruder looks to be clogged. I've got 4 rolls of flament, a mix of ABS and PLA, so I'm good for a while - although I see AliExpress does 12 colour sample packs quite cheaply. But the wood one is still $60/kg. Looks to be sawdust particles infused in a little PLA - so I may have to recant my mong face when asked if I could print wood.

Oh yeah - the extruder stepper motor needs to be wired in reverse to work...?

Max - If I can make a bracket to fix the thingamie on the shower, then it will be worth it...

[Lightspeed]

Technology is so broad now, I can almost forgive someone who prints, highlights, scans and emails technical problems instead of taking screen shots and using paint. Although I think it's more about non-technical people being pushed into taking on technical responsibilities.

Still, I have to laugh when I see it.

[pxpx]

I know 3D printing has been around for a while, and consumer-available home printing kits for some time too, but I still get a little suprised whenever I walk into warehouse stationery and see the fiber wheels and 3D printers for sale on the shelves.

It's pretty cool

[Ab]

Queuing level: Asian
http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/m...19-10j7uq.html

[leadinjector]

Originally Posted by Ab

Queuing level: Asian
http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/m...19-10j7uq.html

dont people have better shit to do than queue outside a store for 24 hours to get a slight upgrade on their phone? wait a week and then just wander into any store and buy one?

i find it real hard to get into the head of people like this, but then im one of those dudes who waited a month to see LOTR so i didnt have to share a cinema with a bunch of smelly nerdlingers.

[pxpx]

People just wanna belong to a group man. Doesn't matter wtf that group is.

How else do you explain bronys?

Actually that doesnt really explain people who queue like that. Fuck.

[Spink]

Originally Posted by leadinjector

dont people have better shit to do than queue outside a store for 24 hours to get a slight upgrade on their phone? wait a week and then just wander into any store and buy one?

i find it real hard to get into the head of people like this, but then im one of those dudes who waited a month to see LOTR so i didnt have to share a cinema with a bunch of smelly nerdlingers.

There's supposedly a shortage so it could be Christmas before our young man gets his hands on the particular one he wants.

That said I'm probably in the same boat as you, I'm really jonesing to see Edge of Tomorrow, Transformers, Guardians of the Galaxy, and a few others and still haven't seen any of them yet. Some people just can't delay gratification.

[Spink]

oops, I guess lady, not man.

[crocos]

"The walls are covered in turds and jizz"

[Spink]

Diapering, not at all what it sounds like.

[crocos]

So it could be said the one that diapers diapers is the one wearing the diapers.

[Spink]

Found that randomly while googling Damascus Steel, (-> Damask -> Diapering)

Anyone know any good resources on the loss of Authentic Damascus Steel technique and people's quest to rediscover it.

[crocos]

Originally Posted by Spink

Anyone know any good resources on the loss of Authentic Damascus Steel technique and people's quest to rediscover it.

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8..._of_Other_Days (lol)

[Spink]

Man I love Arthur C. Clarke and have been looking for something to read, fuck yeah!

[Spink]

Had no idea google did this "Show more" thing with definitions,



wordboner

[pxpx]

Originally Posted by Spink

Found that randomly while googling Damascus Steel, (-> Damask -> Diapering)

Anyone know any good resources on the loss of Authentic Damascus Steel technique and people's quest to rediscover it.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8z...wZmMVDUSwIWA2Q

This guy is trying to make wootz steel,..

[Spink]

Devoured! thanks

[MadMax]

Found that people that are long sighted or otherwise need glasses for reading can often quite easily read off the back-lit screen of tablets.

The more you know!

[Pimp-X]

I'm long sighted and that's bullshit.

[madmaxii]

I'm long sighted too. Hadn't read a book in 3 years until I bought a Kindle Fire. Have read 8 books on the last three weeks. It's the far better contrast between the typeface and the background that makes it so much easier to read. Have you ever noticed how hard it is to read menu in a restaurant when you are in low light and the menu is printed on a pale brown parchment type paper?

[crocos]

Originally Posted by madmaxii

Have you ever noticed how hard it is to read menu in a restaurant when you are in low light and the menu is printed on a pale brown parchment type paper?

Dude, I'm slightly short-sighted and I get that. That's just an issue with low contrast in shit lighting.

[Pimp-X]

Originally Posted by crocos

Dude, I'm slightly short-sighted and I get that. That's just an issue with low contrast in shit lighting.

No kidding, nothing to do with focal length.

[pxpx]

Forgetting about the focal length stuff.. shit lighting in restaurants is a fucking pain. Mexico is the worst for that - they have a super detailed menu and super shithouse lighting. Sure you just use your cellphone flashlight to read it, but that's fucking stupid.

Still.. they do make delicious spicy chicken wings.

[CCS]

I don't get super dark restaurants. Are they trying to disguise how shit their food looks? I mean, dim the lights for mood, sure. Don't make me feel like a spelunker.

[Spink]

There was some pitch black restaurant (that I think probably is based on a real thing) in CSI that posited that diminishing one sense heightens other senses (like taste and smell)

I doubt that's why they do it though, they're just apeing them that came before.

e: I like this from answers.yahoo

From a design standpoint, it is a psychological ploy for greater intimacy, and to make you feel calmer so you stay longer. Usually, fancy restaurants will use this technique versus, say, McDonald's, who use bright lighting and uncomfortable seats to move you out more quickly.

[CCS]

Yeah and that's all fine. Dime lighting, fine. But some cunts go too far. It goes from intimate to creepy.

[CCS]

I meant dim lighting. You know what I mean. Fuck up.

[xor]

Originally Posted by CCS

I don't get super dark restaurants. Are they trying to disguise how shit their food looks? I mean, dim the lights for mood, sure. Don't make me feel like a spelunker.

It's to make ugly cunts like you look a tad easier on the eyes

[CCS]

No, I don't think that's it.

[xor]

That's true, you're more of a pie kind of guy.

[CCS]

No, I go to restaurants. I think maybe you're just trying to be mean?

[crocos]

Would you like a side of meth with that?

[crocos]

Bah, double-post.

[xor]

Originally Posted by CCS

No, I go to restaurants. I think maybe you're just trying to be mean?

The buffet spread at Valentines doesn't count, fatty.

[CCS]

How's your day going, xor? Everything alright? I can ask lolspeed if he can therapise you if you'd like.

[xor]

Not bad, m8.

Rekt a couple of servers but otherwise naice.

How's your mate Ricky? Heard from him in a while. Last I heard he was in a pretty dark/nasty place...

[CCS]

Ricky...?

[MadMax]

Euw. Guy that comes across a bit ah, gay, is testing some speakers. Nek minit he's cheesy dancing next to me with a chestire grin.

[CCS]

Must have a thing for nerds with aspergers? Or maybe he just knows how to fuck with nerds who have aspergers?