Amos Manneschmidt
@amoose.org
Maker of deliberately unsellable objects.
[ Functional 3d printing, programming, Blender, robots, science ]
Also on Mastodon: @[email protected]
[ Functional 3d printing, programming, Blender, robots, science ]
Also on Mastodon: @[email protected]
I largely support the Thingiverse purchase by MyMiniFactory. It needs new life and I think AI generated models are a scourge, currently. I could see a day where AI could ethically and efficiently produce a quality model but for now the ethics and quality of the process and results are awful.
February 13, 2026 at 5:41 PM
I largely support the Thingiverse purchase by MyMiniFactory. It needs new life and I think AI generated models are a scourge, currently. I could see a day where AI could ethically and efficiently produce a quality model but for now the ethics and quality of the process and results are awful.
All cozy by the fireplace for the winter ice storm of 2026.
January 24, 2026 at 5:56 PM
All cozy by the fireplace for the winter ice storm of 2026.
On one hand I appreciate that they’re at least sharing the step files…but that’s only slightly better than sharing just an stl of the printer pieces. It’s not really the “source” if it’s not native to the design tool it was made in. I have mixed feelings about a new license. xkcd.com/927/
December 19, 2025 at 4:28 PM
On one hand I appreciate that they’re at least sharing the step files…but that’s only slightly better than sharing just an stl of the printer pieces. It’s not really the “source” if it’s not native to the design tool it was made in. I have mixed feelings about a new license. xkcd.com/927/
I wish BambuStudio, PrusaSlicer, OrcaSlicer, and Cura could all agree to work towards using standards compliant 3mf as much as possible instead of creating proprietary data structures inside 3mf. The current software interoperability is really poor. Too many flavors of 3mf exist.
November 12, 2025 at 8:13 PM
I wish BambuStudio, PrusaSlicer, OrcaSlicer, and Cura could all agree to work towards using standards compliant 3mf as much as possible instead of creating proprietary data structures inside 3mf. The current software interoperability is really poor. Too many flavors of 3mf exist.
Spotify put an AI generated song in my weekly recommendations and ugh. Wish there was a way to globally turn that off.
October 23, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Spotify put an AI generated song in my weekly recommendations and ugh. Wish there was a way to globally turn that off.
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remember how burn is useful for 2d masks? it works just as great for 3d masks
October 8, 2025 at 9:02 PM
remember how burn is useful for 2d masks? it works just as great for 3d masks
I have been waiting for this for 4 years. It makes it possible to do all kinds of neat simulation stuff that otherwise isn’t possible without grids. #b3d #geometrynodes
code.blender.org/2025/10/volu...
code.blender.org/2025/10/volu...
Volume Grids in Geometry Nodes — Blender Developers Blog
In Blender 5.0, Geometry Nodes support for volumetric data will be significantly better.
code.blender.org
October 8, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I have been waiting for this for 4 years. It makes it possible to do all kinds of neat simulation stuff that otherwise isn’t possible without grids. #b3d #geometrynodes
code.blender.org/2025/10/volu...
code.blender.org/2025/10/volu...
Hot take: the last 24 seconds of Monster Mash aren’t good. The song is otherwise an iconic masterpiece.
October 8, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Hot take: the last 24 seconds of Monster Mash aren’t good. The song is otherwise an iconic masterpiece.
I think something can be called "shipped" when it's first in possession by the carrier and not when you've just printed the shipping label.
September 17, 2025 at 8:25 PM
I think something can be called "shipped" when it's first in possession by the carrier and not when you've just printed the shipping label.
Why doesn't Wago make a 4 position 221 series lever nut?
July 21, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Why doesn't Wago make a 4 position 221 series lever nut?
My soul yearns to board the high-speed spite train
trump should make a comprehensive high-quality national high-speed rail network. that would make elon so mad
June 5, 2025 at 9:12 PM
My soul yearns to board the high-speed spite train
Andor is easily the best Star Wars ever made and there aren’t lightsabers in it. Instead we just have believable dialogue and a coherent story with character development. Action wise season 1 felt a slow burn getting started but season 2 was continuous and had plenty of tension in every scene.
June 5, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Andor is easily the best Star Wars ever made and there aren’t lightsabers in it. Instead we just have believable dialogue and a coherent story with character development. Action wise season 1 felt a slow burn getting started but season 2 was continuous and had plenty of tension in every scene.
Unfortunately relevant again in light of the PBS defunding.
May 2, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Unfortunately relevant again in light of the PBS defunding.
Reposted by Amos Manneschmidt
An incredible out of context quote from “Careless People” was, “…I’m informed that Big Bird can’t take the stage after dark, and that Big Bird and his team are not prepared to do any more accommodating for Mark Zuckerberg.”
Love the image of Big Bird and his muppet posse being like “Nah, Mark.”
Love the image of Big Bird and his muppet posse being like “Nah, Mark.”
April 4, 2025 at 1:46 AM
An incredible out of context quote from “Careless People” was, “…I’m informed that Big Bird can’t take the stage after dark, and that Big Bird and his team are not prepared to do any more accommodating for Mark Zuckerberg.”
Love the image of Big Bird and his muppet posse being like “Nah, Mark.”
Love the image of Big Bird and his muppet posse being like “Nah, Mark.”
I can wait to put it in the fireplace and get the flame going behind it. Just the perfect ambience for reading the news.
March 12, 2025 at 4:40 AM
I can wait to put it in the fireplace and get the flame going behind it. Just the perfect ambience for reading the news.
Is there a simple way to make a list that just excludes certain accounts you follow? Some accounts I follow mostly post about The Daily Horrors and I’d like to banish that stuff to its own tab by default.
March 1, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Is there a simple way to make a list that just excludes certain accounts you follow? Some accounts I follow mostly post about The Daily Horrors and I’d like to banish that stuff to its own tab by default.
Reposted by Amos Manneschmidt
PrusaSlicer 2.9.1 alpha is here, and sequential printing just got way more exciting with our new collision detection & arrangement.
We’ve also added multi-material interlocking—shoutout to the devs of Ultimaker Cura & OrcaSlicer. Try it out! ⤵️
github.com/prusa3d/Prus...
We’ve also added multi-material interlocking—shoutout to the devs of Ultimaker Cura & OrcaSlicer. Try it out! ⤵️
github.com/prusa3d/Prus...
February 18, 2025 at 12:57 PM
PrusaSlicer 2.9.1 alpha is here, and sequential printing just got way more exciting with our new collision detection & arrangement.
We’ve also added multi-material interlocking—shoutout to the devs of Ultimaker Cura & OrcaSlicer. Try it out! ⤵️
github.com/prusa3d/Prus...
We’ve also added multi-material interlocking—shoutout to the devs of Ultimaker Cura & OrcaSlicer. Try it out! ⤵️
github.com/prusa3d/Prus...
More AI no *user* asked for.
February 8, 2025 at 6:29 PM
More AI no *user* asked for.
Too many physical products market themselves as having AI in them. AI is not a well defined term but my sense is that the general public sentiment is negative towards “AI” so it’s strange to use it for marketing. It’s also like saying, “this widget has ✨inefficient black-box-algorithms✨ included!”
January 18, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Too many physical products market themselves as having AI in them. AI is not a well defined term but my sense is that the general public sentiment is negative towards “AI” so it’s strange to use it for marketing. It’s also like saying, “this widget has ✨inefficient black-box-algorithms✨ included!”
The genie is out of the bottle but I think I generally agree with this. The damage LLMs have caused and continue to inflict to the information space outweighs their value in net. It’s difficult to find quality information about any niche topic amidst the query-bespoke sea of AI chum.
live in about 10 hours from now - subscribe/mark your calendars/tell your friends/share etc. c:
Generative AI is a Parasitic Cancer
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-opB...
Generative AI is a Parasitic Cancer
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-opB...
Generative AI is a Parasitic Cancer
YouTube video by Freya Holmér
www.youtube.com
January 3, 2025 at 3:05 AM
The genie is out of the bottle but I think I generally agree with this. The damage LLMs have caused and continue to inflict to the information space outweighs their value in net. It’s difficult to find quality information about any niche topic amidst the query-bespoke sea of AI chum.
I watched The Grand Budapest Hotel for the first time and now I really want to recreate the pastries. The packaging is also a required part of the experience.
January 1, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I watched The Grand Budapest Hotel for the first time and now I really want to recreate the pastries. The packaging is also a required part of the experience.
Reposted by Amos Manneschmidt
couldn’t be me, nope 🙃
December 23, 2024 at 2:37 PM
couldn’t be me, nope 🙃
Reposted by Amos Manneschmidt
Black Friday nah, I'll take Hack Friday! Join the Friday call to show what you are working on tonight at 9pm EST. Sign up here:
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forms.gle/9xVqYwxvSkHv...
a group of people are standing in a store with a sign that says " superstore " on it
ALT: a group of people are standing in a store with a sign that says " superstore " on it
media.tenor.com
November 29, 2024 at 9:25 PM
Black Friday nah, I'll take Hack Friday! Join the Friday call to show what you are working on tonight at 9pm EST. Sign up here:
forms.gle/9xVqYwxvSkHv...
forms.gle/9xVqYwxvSkHv...
I’m mildly shocked that a giant international company like Coca-Cola would think it’s okay to release this. Only mildly shocked because Pepsi had the guts to release the even more tone deaf “Jump In” ad in 2017.
youtu.be/IQWUKWM2JrQ?...
youtu.be/IQWUKWM2JrQ?...
Coca-Cola - Secret Santa (AI-Generated Christmas Ad 2024)
YouTube video by LLLLITL
youtu.be
November 29, 2024 at 6:30 PM
I’m mildly shocked that a giant international company like Coca-Cola would think it’s okay to release this. Only mildly shocked because Pepsi had the guts to release the even more tone deaf “Jump In” ad in 2017.
youtu.be/IQWUKWM2JrQ?...
youtu.be/IQWUKWM2JrQ?...