Yeah, the Ender 3 was from that bad era when they marketed the machines as plug and play, while they were in fact, still a diy engineering and material sciences kit...
I spent many hours/days tinkering with my Ender 5.

It's true, that blessed time between pleasing the fae and inevitably upsetting the printer gremlins is glorious. When either of them are in a bad mood, it is a test of character.
But the feeling when everything falls into place... Glorious.

Sorry for your loss, and the world's...

There is an alt text/image description that is seared into my brain:
"Building that I saw in Naples on vacation, that looked really nice. Shot on august 7th, with a Nikon Coolpix"
Note: it was a beachfront Starbucks in Naples, Florida...

Sigh, as if the "Ultra-protests" coverage wasn't irksome enough as it was...

I've known/worked with people that would put literally "alt text" in the alt text field, and pat themselves on the back for doing a good job...

Good to hear!

Since the current administration prides itself on traditional values and doing things "like they used to" (in some mythical version of the past), why don't we just go back to their original name: 'Mercenaries'?

I get the need to label everything in his vicinity, but why put his EU shoe size and IQ on the side of his cap and the placard?

Also: maybe not make the news media obvious (right wing) state propaganda that is clearly and consistently at loggerheads with what is actually happening/true?