@extectic.bsky.social
IT worker by day, rapidly aging gamer by night.
I always tell myself I'll do the cleaning on my days off. Then after I had my days off, I realize I did anything but clean, so then it's still messy *and* I'm feeling guilty. 😀
November 10, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I always tell myself I'll do the cleaning on my days off. Then after I had my days off, I realize I did anything but clean, so then it's still messy *and* I'm feeling guilty. 😀
Christmas tree in early November? Unsub, block.
November 10, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Christmas tree in early November? Unsub, block.
I've been running a Fedora KDE in a virtual machine for testing and acklimatizing and just did a 42 to 43 upgrade which was super painless. Going with that as my daily driver, will have to dual boot Windows to run a few online games sadly.
November 10, 2025 at 2:22 PM
I've been running a Fedora KDE in a virtual machine for testing and acklimatizing and just did a 42 to 43 upgrade which was super painless. Going with that as my daily driver, will have to dual boot Windows to run a few online games sadly.
Fedora with KDE is pretty solid. Kubuntu as well. Ubuntu has recently pledged to stop using older kernels and instead start adopting the newer ones actively, which is nice. Fedora has always been pretty cutting edge. Manjaro (and Arch that it's built on) is more bleeding and possibly amputating edge
November 10, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Fedora with KDE is pretty solid. Kubuntu as well. Ubuntu has recently pledged to stop using older kernels and instead start adopting the newer ones actively, which is nice. Fedora has always been pretty cutting edge. Manjaro (and Arch that it's built on) is more bleeding and possibly amputating edge
You can also buy standalone HEPA slash active carbon filter systems and run those in the room(s) to help scrub particles and VOC's out. Your Blue Air and whatnot. I have a few going in my house.
November 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
You can also buy standalone HEPA slash active carbon filter systems and run those in the room(s) to help scrub particles and VOC's out. Your Blue Air and whatnot. I have a few going in my house.
Yeah, any gas stove immediately creates a far-east-major-city-smog level of air pollution. Induction is the way. What I'd really want is this www.impulselabs.com/product but ouch, my wallet just screamed.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Yeah, any gas stove immediately creates a far-east-major-city-smog level of air pollution. Induction is the way. What I'd really want is this www.impulselabs.com/product but ouch, my wallet just screamed.
... pretty sure you'll be paying more than 40€ just for the parts including the computer fans.
November 10, 2025 at 2:10 PM
... pretty sure you'll be paying more than 40€ just for the parts including the computer fans.
There's also TinkerCAD in the cloud for free which uses a slightly different methodology that's perhaps more intuitive. And a lot of people use Fusion 360 to design.
November 8, 2025 at 10:19 PM
There's also TinkerCAD in the cloud for free which uses a slightly different methodology that's perhaps more intuitive. And a lot of people use Fusion 360 to design.
Using something like FreeCAD, making a thin board with button sized holes would take 10 minutes. Draw out a square using the sketching tool, then sketch circles on that, then choose the pad command to give it a little thickness, export as 3mf file, put in the slicer software, send to printer.
November 8, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Using something like FreeCAD, making a thin board with button sized holes would take 10 minutes. Draw out a square using the sketching tool, then sketch circles on that, then choose the pad command to give it a little thickness, export as 3mf file, put in the slicer software, send to printer.
I'm a bit leery of all the Chinese made printers but that's not because they don't work well, more because I don't enjoy the idea of having all my stuff and designs on a Chinese cloud service. I have a Prusa printer, but they're quite expensive now and hard to recommend. Bambu is the go-to for most.
November 8, 2025 at 10:17 PM
I'm a bit leery of all the Chinese made printers but that's not because they don't work well, more because I don't enjoy the idea of having all my stuff and designs on a Chinese cloud service. I have a Prusa printer, but they're quite expensive now and hard to recommend. Bambu is the go-to for most.
Couldn't find any on the usual 3d print model sites but there are numerous coin sorters. A size tweak and print might do it. Printers start at $199 or so for a Bambu mini. Not a Bambu fan but they work well.
November 8, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Couldn't find any on the usual 3d print model sites but there are numerous coin sorters. A size tweak and print might do it. Printers start at $199 or so for a Bambu mini. Not a Bambu fan but they work well.
Nice work, another way to make these would be with a parametric cad program. Literally measure the piece and sketch it using FreeCAD or if you're a blender user already, trythe CADSketcher add on.
November 8, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Nice work, another way to make these would be with a parametric cad program. Literally measure the piece and sketch it using FreeCAD or if you're a blender user already, trythe CADSketcher add on.
A gigantic heavy paving stone is definitely the way. Ideally put some dense foam under the paving slab to isolate that too from the surface (dense enough to not squish). My Prusa went from loud to almost noiseless - almost all the noise was resonance and amplification by the wood surface.
November 7, 2025 at 2:55 PM
A gigantic heavy paving stone is definitely the way. Ideally put some dense foam under the paving slab to isolate that too from the surface (dense enough to not squish). My Prusa went from loud to almost noiseless - almost all the noise was resonance and amplification by the wood surface.
Arc radiant today as well as always.
November 7, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Arc radiant today as well as always.
There's literally some guy tele-operating the teletubby slash dildo robot. They've admitted as much. Absolute trash with immense privacy implications, if the tele-operator wants to he can pick up a table and club you in bed at night, or take video of your kids.
November 5, 2025 at 6:42 PM
There's literally some guy tele-operating the teletubby slash dildo robot. They've admitted as much. Absolute trash with immense privacy implications, if the tele-operator wants to he can pick up a table and club you in bed at night, or take video of your kids.
They're genuinely great. I haven't fired up my oven since I got one. Check out the Cosori Tower Pro, probably the best of them right now (stacked vertical, uses less space, great results).
November 5, 2025 at 6:40 PM
They're genuinely great. I haven't fired up my oven since I got one. Check out the Cosori Tower Pro, probably the best of them right now (stacked vertical, uses less space, great results).
They're great looking pieces and I'd love one for my living room as a conversation piece. However, I fail the "if you have to ask what it costs, you can't afford it" test immediately.
November 4, 2025 at 10:55 PM
They're great looking pieces and I'd love one for my living room as a conversation piece. However, I fail the "if you have to ask what it costs, you can't afford it" test immediately.
Love the Rocketeer. Looks great. Fun movie and the most beautiful woman alive in the leading female role.
November 4, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Love the Rocketeer. Looks great. Fun movie and the most beautiful woman alive in the leading female role.
Nylon with CF, serious stuff. Gotta print straight out of a dry box and without a seriously abrasion resistant nozzle it will eat the nozzle in one print. PETG-CF is the toughest stuff I've printed so far and that's easy (still need the nozzle though).
November 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Nylon with CF, serious stuff. Gotta print straight out of a dry box and without a seriously abrasion resistant nozzle it will eat the nozzle in one print. PETG-CF is the toughest stuff I've printed so far and that's easy (still need the nozzle though).
Isaacs and Doug Jones were some of the few redeeming features of the entire series.
November 4, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Isaacs and Doug Jones were some of the few redeeming features of the entire series.