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potate

@ potate @lemmy.ca

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  • How to get good at tying knots/ropes as a beginner? Should I buy a book, watch youtube videos, or join some type of outdoorsman club?

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  • I've never had use for it personally. It's good for securing the corner (and only the corner) of a tarp with a blown grommet. I can't think of much in the way of other uses. Makes for a super cool social media video though - I'm itching to try it out.

  • For those of you with a living room or multiple rooms; do you have a TV in your bedroom? Why or why not?

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  • My partner and I don't have ANY tv's.

    Neither of us are super into TV or film in a way that builds creativity or community (we don't critique the technical or artistic merits of pieces, and we aren't into anime or other genres where there's potential to build a community around a shared passion). When we turn on the TV, it's to turn off our brains. We decided to not build a shrine to turning off our brains.

    We have a laptop with a good screen and speakers that we use when we want to watch something together.

  • Circles less circle-y

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  • I checked belts, they're good.

    I'm wondering if there is enough of a weight difference between the old and new extruder to have fouled the configuration.

  • Circles less circle-y

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  • No, checked that and the period of the undulations is speed dependent

  • 3DPrinting @lemmy.world
    potate @lemmy.ca

    Circles less circle-y

  • cats @lemmy.world
    potate @lemmy.ca

    Stop annoying me - I'm trying to nap

  • Are you a principled person?

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  • We should be friends.

  • How to get good at tying knots/ropes as a beginner? Should I buy a book, watch youtube videos, or join some type of outdoorsman club?

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  • animatedknots.com - amazing step by step on how to properly tie things. The downside is that there are a lot of knots that are either hyper specific or more decorative than anything. I climb and sail - both are knot-heavy. 95%of the time I use one of five or six knots/hitches. I'd focus on the utilitarian knots personally. These are the knots that can accomplish real stuff - but if you get them wrong, could be fatal in the wrong circumstances.

    • Simple overhand - great for keeping a loose end from flopping around, connecting two ropes (need long tails or a secondary knot to keep it from moving), or joining webbing (known as a water knot in this context)
    • bowline - great for tying around things like if you want to anchor something to a tree
    • figure 8 - the go-to for tying yourself into a rope when climbing. I rarely use it anywhere else as it's bulky and difficult to untie if loaded hard. A bowline can be used in its place for tying in, but the big advantage of the 8 is that it's easy to visually check. Every few years a miss-tied bowline kills a climber.
    • clove hitch - this one is super underrated. It looks like you just wrapped a rope around something but it self tightens thanks to the way the strands lie over each other. It's also super easy to adjust.
    • trucker hitch - it's really just a couple of overhand knots, but this one is my default for lashing down loads because you can get the rope super tight. This is how I tie my canoe down to the roof of the car.
    • fisherman knots - killer for connecting ropes - or making non-load-bearing adjustable loops (bracelets, necklaces), or tidying up loose ends.

    Bonus knots *alpine butterfly - gives you a load bearing loop in the middle of a rope without requiring access to the ends. An overhand on a bight also gives a loop, but the overhand can move when loaded. Alpine butterfly stays where you put it, looks cool, and is fun and easy to tie. *prussic - this hitch can slide along a rope when unloaded and then locks when you apply weight. This let's you move up or down a fixed line. A Texas Prussic involves one prussic attached to your harness and one free but with a foot loop. Hang on the harness prussic, slide the unloaded foot one up the rope. Stand up on the foot one (locks in place) and slide the unweighted harness loop up the rope, sit back down in your harness. Congrats, you just ascended 100mm up a rope. Rinse and repeat until you get to the top or reverse the process to go back down.

  • Suspect with bong built into his car dashboard is arrested for the 98th time after high speed chase

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  • But, but, I need a photo of this performance mod...

  • For those who tried to enter the dating pool, how did it go?

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  • Went through a nasty breakup, hit the dating apps, had a few terrible dates and then started spending more time pursuing hobbies. Made friends through hobby groups (skiing and mountaineering in my case) and one of those friends has now been my partner for over a decade.

    Shared interest groups are the way to go IMO.

  • What artist have you recently started really listening to?

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  • Bob Vylan - like early Rage Against the Machine. Found out about them when they got banned from entry to the US - which is how I'm discovering most of my music these days.

  • Vibe coding in a nutshell

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  • But seriously, what IS vibe coding?

  • (Technology Connections) Closed captions on DVDs are getting left behind [33:46]

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  • Legitimately one of my favourite YouTube channels. Tech deep dives (generally on extremely esoteric topics), sarcasm, and interesting insights.

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  • Huh, I thought it was just me that did that - I just assumed everyone else was so much more disciplined than me...

  • Implementing a spellchecker on 64 kB of RAM back in the 1970s led to a compression algorithm that's technically unbeaten and part of it is still in use today

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  • The blog post is an incredible read.

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  • I still don't get the butane reference? (kidding)

  • How are you doing?

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  • I'm okay as long as I don't doom scroll too much.

    I'm Canadian and middle aged. I was braced for a rough Trump 2.0, but the last month has truly exceeded expectations for suck. Our country is under economic attack by our biggest trading partner. Human rights and trying to help and support each other are suddenly considered bad things. Our window to address climate change is snapping shut as our leaders around the world move in the wrong direction. I'm feeling really good about my decision to not have kids at least.

    On the plus side, my sick cat is responding to treatment, and my partner and I have just set up a nursery - we're going to start fostering wee kiddos whose families are going through rough spots. I've got some financial flexibility so I'm treating myself to a stack of coffee gift cards each week that I hand out to folks who look like they could use it. Sorta makes my day to be able to make sure someone unhoused gets a warm drink and some food.

  • Vet thinks my tiny terror has FIP

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  • Done - and very well received. She's at the vet today so I let them in on it ;)

  • Vet thinks my tiny terror has FIP

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  • Amazing :)

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    potate @lemmy.ca

    Vet thinks my tiny terror has FIP

  • which phone should i buy?

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  • Yea, I've looked at that. The issue is when I break it - and I always break my phones. I wouldn't be able to quickly fix my phone because I'd need to order the parts via a shipping forwarder. I use my phone for work and going a couple of weeks without a device isn't viable.

  • which phone should i buy?

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  • The SECOND Fairphone starts shipping to Canada, I'll buy one...

  • cats @lemmy.world
    potate @lemmy.ca

    My partner's childhood chair has become a hot commodity...

  • 3DPrinting @lemmy.world
    potate @lemmy.ca

    Weird diagonal lines and ringing on Ankermake M5