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Kadhrin @kadhrin.bsky.social · 15h

#3dprinting STL credit: Small pumpkin tea-light holder is by Aether Studios. Look for them on MyMiniFactory.

Kadhrin @kadhrin.bsky.social · 15h

#FilamentFriday thoughts are really about Saturday. I can't march due to health issues. My role must be that of a supporter, a cheerleader, a cleric, a bard. So I shall print things that will hopefully bring joy to others, so that when they take a break they can also recharge for another round.

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Karl Galle @karlgalle.bsky.social · 2d

Applications now open for the next round of fellowships from the Consortium for History of Science, Technology & Medicine, including both short-term research travel grants and larger Emanuel Fellowships for independent scholars -- deadline December 15th: www.chstm.org/fellowships?... #HistSTM

Fellowships | Consortium for History of Science, Technology and Medicine

www.chstm.org

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Kadhrin @kadhrin.bsky.social · 8d

Report from a driver friend: #ICE raiders were at Lyft/Uber driver waiting areas at #O'Hare airport, twice today, at 10:30am and 2:15pm.
(Yeah, it was hours ago, but heads up in case y'all might be in the area.)

Kadhrin @kadhrin.bsky.social · 8d

#FilamentFriday sees the first *Christmas* sale ad of the year.
Yo, Sunlu, it ain't even Halloween yet, WTAF??

Kadhrin @kadhrin.bsky.social · 9d

I remember when safflower seeds were advertised as something you'd set out to because "only cardinals will want these". Supposedly, other birds wouldn't eat them and would stay away from your feeders and you'd just get cardinals....

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Kadhrin @kadhrin.bsky.social · 10d

#WeirdWednesday brings us a Music Thought of the Day:
Counting in 7/4 is deeply weird.
OTOH, it's Rush, so 7/4 is to be expected. Along with 5/8 and whatever other oddball time signatures like "WTAF even IS that time signature?"
#Rush50

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Kadhrin @kadhrin.bsky.social · 11d

Huzzah!

Richard Ovenden @richove.bsky.social · 11d

MLGB is back!! Delighted that Medieval Libraries of Great Britain @bodleian.ox.ac.uk is now back online. We are also working had on plans for the next phase of the resource, enhancing & adding data & functionality. HUGE thanks to my colleagues for their hard & clever work mlgb.bodleian.ox.ac.uk

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Kadhrin @kadhrin.bsky.social · 11d

Amazon had this with Kindle Vella.
They did a "first chapter free" model. They sold credits for unlocking additional chapters.
When I worked out the per-book pricing, it was insanely expensive.

Kadhrin @kadhrin.bsky.social · 11d

#3Dprinting part terminology is...inconsistent at best. Knowing that the "part fan" IS the "front housing fan" would've saved me a couple of hours of troubleshooting.

Kadhrin @kadhrin.bsky.social · 12d

#3Dprinter #MaintenanceMonday
Replaced PTFE tube. Forgot which way the back tube holder thingy goes on. Important? for tiny round blue clip that holds ??? in place there. Finally found video with pic.
Went to replace tube holder thingy and blue clip.
Dropped blue clip into printer. #facepalm

Kadhrin @kadhrin.bsky.social · 13d

On all the "[#] steps to fascism" lists I've seen, at least 80% of them have happened recently in the US.
If you live outside the US: Do not go to that country while its fascist government is in power.
If you live in the US: GTFO if you can.

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Kadhrin @kadhrin.bsky.social · 15d

Start of the #FilamentFriday playlist, Carly Simon's 3D printing song.
Recalibration
Re-cal-i-bray-ya-tion
It's making me wait
(it's soooo slooooow)
It's keeping me way-ya-ya-iting....

Kadhrin @kadhrin.bsky.social · 19d

Important note: If you Strongly Disagree on all of their questions(statements) about how AI can be useful for TTRPGs, they will end the survey on you long before you get to anything like ethical concerns.
If that's you, this survey will take maybe 2 minutes. Go for it.

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Kadhrin @kadhrin.bsky.social · 20d

First I've heard of this idea, but I like it.
Activities for the day could include music, reading, donating books, and the movie of the day.

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Kadhrin @kadhrin.bsky.social · 21d

#3dprinted on #FilamentFriday, stuff I did not expect to print when I bought the silk copper filament:
Copper pipes for tabletop miniature games.

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Kadhrin @kadhrin.bsky.social · 24d

The heroes meet in the town, at the Four Badgers Inn, before going into the mushroom forest and mushroom caverns. There, they meet the 🐍

Kadhrin @kadhrin.bsky.social · 25d

Spending so much time in #3D apps -- both #3Dprinting and #3Dmodeling -- that I'm finding myself trying to rotate photos so I can see what's behind something in the picture.

Kadhrin @kadhrin.bsky.social · 28d

CVS has called to let me know that I can get a covid booster the day after Gov. Pritzker signed the "anyone can get a covid shot" paperwork.
For y'all in states where they might ask about high-risk issues and vaccine relevancy, here's a helpful doctor's note.

Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 29d

I like this. Since under RFK Jr, Covid shots are now for people with underlying conditions that put them at risk, Michigan’s chief medical executive Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian states that not having the most recent Covid shot constitutes such an underlying condition.

www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/inside...

In her recommendation, Bagdasarian stated,
"Any person over the age of six months without contraindication who has not received a dose of a Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved or-authorized 2025-2026 COVID-19 vaccine may be considered to have an underlying condition that puts them at high risk for severe outcomes from COVID-19 and is thus eligible to receive an age-appropriate dose."

Kadhrin @kadhrin.bsky.social · 28d

#FilamentFriday and I'm test-printing some tabletop game scenery tiles.
"Silver" filament is *sometimes* metallic, depending on brand! Thus it took 9 tries to figure out optimum settings for these.
2 brands of filament, 3 layer heights, ~80min per tile.

Kadhrin @kadhrin.bsky.social · Sep 18

like a couple of decades longer

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Kadhrin @kadhrin.bsky.social · Sep 18

#WIPWednesday looks like it's #3dprinting donuts.

They're chess pieces.

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Kadhrin @kadhrin.bsky.social · Sep 13

This explains the call I got from CVS earlier today :) news.wttw.com/2025/09/12/p...

Pritzker Signs Order to Get Around US Limits on COVID-19 Vaccine

“This is about making sure no family in Illinois is left wondering if they can protect themselves against preventable serious illness,” Gov. JB Pritzker said. “When the federal government abandons its...

news.wttw.com

Kadhrin @kadhrin.bsky.social · Sep 13

Newbie question: How many matching elements are needed for a conclusion?
‘Cause I lost count after 12 or so

Kadhrin @kadhrin.bsky.social · Sep 10

#Xfinity internet went down 2 hours ago. Now I’m seeing an estimate that it won’t be back on for another 6.5 hours.
Thousands of people — and businesses — are affected in the Chicago area.
Tell me again why internet access should not be classified as a public utility?

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