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morbidcactus

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  • What's your secret ingredient?

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  • It's not a secret one at all as I based it on some existing seasonings but I've got a lot of mileage out of

    • coarse ground black pepper
    • salt
    • cayenne pepper
    • dill weed
    • coarse ground coriander seeds
    • garlic powder

    I don't have any smoked paprika right now or I'd toss that in too. Just grind the spices for a few seconds in a mortar and pestle. I'm pretty generous with the cayenne, say this ends up roughly 1:1:1:2-3:0.5:1 ratio, sometimes I add some red pepper flake too. The seasoning this is ripping off uses dill seed instead of dill weed but hey, use what you have right?

  • Has there ever been an industry that's been "enshittified" and then un-"enshittified"?

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  • Data transfer is a mess afaik, big reason I tend to buy my cables in different lengths, if it's long I know it's for charging, short it's for data. Some manufacturers do mark the cable ends with their capabilities (ugreen for sure does this, just checked my power ones are marked 240w and my data a marked 10Gbps), my stuff is mostly older though so I don't have a bunch of different data speeds to worry about.

    I'm with you though, I'll take it over a bunch of different proprietary cables.

  • boiling water again

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  • We've gotten really, really good at extracting energy from steam, steam turbines can be incredibly efficient, I can't recall exact figures but Wikipedia cites 90% as the top end.

  • No Microslop for me

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  • Yeah, I've seen a lot of it for two things.

    First being sqlserver, though that's been able to run on linux for a long time now, there's a bunch of features not supported but not a deal breaker for a lot of people, I haven't encountered ssis or ssas in years for example.

    Second being Internet Information Services (IIS), which some people really seem to like.

    Wouldn't be surprised if active directory required a windows machine either, definitely a bunch of cases I'm not considering or aware of but I'm no sysadmin.

  • Do you stick to the same linux distro across your devices?

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  • I haven't looked at Nix in detail but you got me interested for 3d printers in particular, already have my klipper config in git if an SD card fails on me, going to have to look at doing that for the os too.

  • FreeCAD is an open-source parametric 3D modeler

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  • I couldn't get into fusion at all but had a bunch of (dated) solidworks experience, it worked well for me following a similar workflow I'd follow. Found it worked best to not use references to existing geometry and doing things like fillets last, I like to hand sketch first anyhow so that translates well in my experience.

    Part design and sketch workbench are the way to go imo, it's gotten a lot friendlier since 1.0, I recall a lot of people liked ondsel in terms of ux, think a lot of the stuff they were doing actually ended up in 1.0, the topo naming problem is less of an issue, I'll still work around it (hence avoiding geometry references) though.

  • Do you read books on your phone?

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  • My partner does and I have no idea how they stand it, for ebooks, my library works with my kobo so it's either that or epubs. I can do a tablet for ebooks but I find the phone way too small.

    Libby is supported by a bunch of library systems on android, used KOReader for ebooks on android too.

  • Regaining Sanded PETG Colour: Heat Didn't Quite Work for Dark Parts...

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  • Just make sure you've got good gloves/respiration and ventilation if you go MEK, as far as I recall it's not nearly as aggressive with petg like acetone and abs so going to take some time. The solvent method is by far the one I use the most often, I wet a rag or paper towel and take my time. I recall vapour smoothing being a thing too but that's going to need setup and the like.

  • Are Vorons still the best DIY printers in 2026?

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  • I can't comment on the other ones unfortunately, but there are a ton of mods available for Vorons that are still coming out. They're solid platforms and great if you're someone who likes to tinker, imo they're also super solid as "just print" device. I've got mine with canbus and built a filament changer, but there's tool changer mods I've seen as well.

    If you do go for a voron, I'd suggest a trident. I have a 2.4 but I recently built a fixed gantry printer like how the trident is setup, it's a lot easier to work with.

  • Best gas masks

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  • Yeah there's absolutely a rating to look for and N95 is part of that, stateside, you have niosh ratings, you'll see these wrt industrial ppe, but there are ratings for use with CN and CS gas. My experience with them is the chemical cartridges usually have a p100 filter combined with them for particulate too. Organic Vapour & Acids are easy to get a hold of (Used these when i worked in O&G), I don't know how well they'd work against teargas unfortunately.

    I will 100% recommend north full face, a half mask is probably better than nothing but the full face gives you eye protection too. I didn't personally like the 3m style masks, but it's all down to personal preference, just make sure it fits correctly.

  • Can mere dirt cause heatcreep?

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  • Swap nozzles? I've had issues in the past with partial clogs with petg in particular, at the least it'll remove a variable from your troubleshooting. Also echo what others have suggested and check out your filament path, make sure there's not somewhere else causing an issue. I feel like dusty filament could potentially contribute to clogs, if you're concerned with that there's designs out there for in line wipers that pass the filament through some soft sponge.

    Do you have any resistance feeding the filament? I've had a few cases where either the filament kinda tangled due to slack and would still be able to feed but needed more force, bad enough it can actually wear the filament in the extruder and won't advance anymore. Extra friction from tight tubing, small radius bends, cardboard spools etc. can do that too. Check your settings for the tension spring as well, too tight can totally cause issues that will look like this and make you chase ghosts.

    I run a fan like this one on mine (9.9 cfm/0.277 m3/min), the ones that push more air get loud quick just as a heads up, this one I was also looking at, is 12.2 cfm/0.342 m3/min but is 39 vs 31.4 dB, I did a bunch of fan upgrades last year for both better performance and less fan noise, these will be noticeable. Don't get heat blockages but do have some oozing I really need to get around to tuning.

  • "Upgraded" my mk3s again (ProosaXY corexy conversion)

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  • Definitely cemented my thoughts about recommending a trident over a v2 though, I like the flying gantry (if only for the cool factor) but the fixed gantry and moving z of something like the trident is just far easier to work with imo.

  • "Upgraded" my mk3s again (ProosaXY corexy conversion)

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  • For real, I already was calling it the mk3 of Theseus long before this, changed a lot of parts. Was trying to do somethings to pay homage to it though, colour choices for sure, big reason I wanted the middle frame from the original mk3s to be the front of the door, the mod I mostly used made it the front of the frame and I liked the look.

    Have enough left over that I could mostly redo a bear mod mk3s, which I may totally do and give to my dad who's been wanting to look at printing.

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    "Upgraded" my mk3s again (ProosaXY corexy conversion)

  • Blinded by the light

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  • One of the Twilight movies, I can't recall which one though.

  • How cold is too cold for storing in a garage?

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  • Mine live in my garage year round, I have a space heater for print days which has worked into into the -20c, lucky of I hit 5c ambient but enclosed printer helps. Have had no issues with the setup for years, it's super dry in the winter so never had any issue with condensation, maybe a different story if I brought it in, but still idk if I'd be worried, you could use some dielectric grease if you're really concerned but I personally think it's overkill.

    Cold enough things get brittle, but I wouldn't be concerned for storage.

  • How do you successfully maintain a calorie deficit over the long run?

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  • Track everything you eat, even when you're in a good place, keep tracking. I have ADHD so I've found it best to treat it like I do financial tracking, it becomes habit very quickly and apps like waistline make it super easy to enter, especially if you're in the habit of weighing everything.

    I have to minimise the smacks kept in the house, and what we do keep tends to be "better" or at least less calorie dense. I don't deny myself cravings, but I'll follow servings and budget for it in calories. Waistline averages out calories over a configurable period so I don't sweat going over one day, all balances out over the long term.

    Therapy helped a lot, if only to help me have a healthier relationship with food, my therapist has a lot of experience with addiction & substance abuse and food can absolutely be a drug (which is not acknowledged enough imo). Between that and getting treatment for ADHD I've managed to get back down to one of the lowest weights I've been as an adult. I've tried to make it a lifestyle change which I credit heavily to success as well. My partner having a health scare that forced them to review their diet also helped tbf, but we were already on that path, was just some extra push.

    What you eat can help too, fibre being a big one. Make friends with legumes, add them into your cooking. I like chickpeas and lentils, will add them into a lot of dishes I cook. Use seeds too, ground flax tastes great and adds a lot of good fats, sunflower and pumpkin seeds go well in salads. I like to do meals that can serve leftovers, stuff like soups & stews are great because they don't have a lot of active cooking (you throw stuff into a pot and let it simmer for a while). Higher quality calories are helpful, tell you that personally I'll feel fuller longer eating some porridge with flax and fruit in the morning than the occasions I'll grab a McMuffin or something.

  • What easy things can I make with almond meal?

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  • I'm pretty much the same way, sometimes I write it down just to get nutrition info (have diabetic family who like my baking), I tend to target a hydration and go from there so I'll experiment with it, thanks. Totally get you on the fun part, been experimenting with adding a bunch of seeds and different flours for a while, keeos it interesting!

    Lots of the commercially sold rye around here also doesn't have a ton of rye in it, lots of commercial whole wheat bread is also pretty low percent wise too.

  • What easy things can I make with almond meal?

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  • I was thinking about trying that, so I'm glad to see it works! Do you have a particular ratio or just by feel for the amount of gluten?

  • How much do you care about music?

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  • Do you care about having decent enough devices to enjoy it or do you just buy the cheapest pair of earbuds to silence the world around you?

    I have some nice headphones and a decent enough dac/amp (subjective obviously, I tend to go for good cost/performance), to me there's a floor I'll want to use, cheap Sony buds were mine. If it doesn't absolutely destroy the music (tinny, compressed, etc. Crap devices can really make things unpleasant, there are cheap buds that aren't crap).

    Do you have favorite albums or do you just hit play on a random playlist and zone out?

    It's all mood dependent, I do absolutely have favourite albums, but I often listen to a playlist of albums either my partner or I have found.

    Do you ever listen to music just to enjoy it and nothing else?Yes, definitely.

    Do you talk with passion about your favorite songs/albums/artists?All the time, my partner is also really into music so we talk about it all the time. I totally share albums and stuff to colleagues and friends, I tend to listen to a lot of different genres so have a bunch to chose from. I tend to have more favourites in terms of recent listens, some exceptions though.

    Do you spend time searching for music?Yeah, all the time. Some weekends I'll just browse bandcamp and find albums that sound interesting to me. Totally a couple's activity for my partner and I, very regularly share finds with each other or things that we might think the other would like. Sometimes also do playlists up of stuff we think might expand the other's listening, different genres or styles we might have missed or glazed over.

    Music is art to me, I love looking at the evolution of genres, hearing influence between genres (some genres have similar roots and cross over, but also really interesting to hear totally unique takes). I like collecting records if only for the large format, some albums have amazing art on them. I do also use music as a coping mechanism, was something I used to help handle undiagnosed ADHD for years, would always have music on to drown out surroundings.

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    Using Microwave Heating To Locally Anneal CNT-Coated FDM Prints

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