Ccecil

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by Ccecil 5d ago
Heh... I think it was a bit earlier. The Groovemount was the "standard" for a while there (Makergear, Jhead, etc) then when E3D came in they used the same idea but changed the measurements. It was pointed out to the devs...they le
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by Ccecil 5d ago
I was an op in there. Haven't been back in over a year. Filled with socks and bots. No room for development. 2011 #reprap @freenode is long gone unfortunately. Glad to have experienced it.
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by Ccecil 6d ago
Your points seem to be valid. I don't have a solution either. Where I live used to be the rural area that people made fun of you for being from (Idaho). Also, my county is 70%+ MAGA voters. So I understand your point about dispropor
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by Ccecil 6d ago
Funny you mention Makera. They use a fork of Smoothieware. [1] We were happy/surprised to see they shared their mods. It is rare. [1] https://github.com/MakeraInc/CarveraFirmware
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by Ccecil 6d ago
I think a more clear statement would be collusion/manipulation in the rental market. Both commercial and residential. In my town there is a constant raising of rent. People moving away, tons of new overpriced apartments largely vacan
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by Ccecil 6d ago
That wasn't exactly what was said... "it is now popular to just have someone else do it...be it AI or a factory in another country" And sure there are some people interested in reprap but they have been scattered to the wind.
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by Ccecil 6d ago
I wouldn't trade that time spent on my printers for anything. I wrote a post about this recently [1] There was way more valuable things learned in the process than just making Benchy. For years I have been trying to tell people this.
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by Ccecil 6d ago
Speaking from my personal observations... It is not just tariffs. The cost of living in the US, especially housing, has approximately doubled in my area since 2019. There is a massive overinvestment in real estate. When housing costs go
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by Ccecil 6d ago
Sad news. First, Openbuilds now this. Not a surprise to me though since I am operating in the CNC industry I have seen the same struggles and changes, albeit, from a slightly different perspective. I work with the Smoothieware/Smoothi
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by Ccecil 14d ago
Funny you mention that... I know a local bar where there are 4 bartenders who have all been there over 25 years. Recently I started asking them "How many pregnancies do you suppose you have caused throughout your career?". The mo
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by Ccecil 15d ago
Be ready for "Nico-Cola"
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by Ccecil 16d ago
Good way to describe it. Hard to relay to people what it is like walking into a crowded room and not be able to find the people you are meeting without one of them waving. I try to explain it is a lot like the subway scenes from Pink Floyd
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by Ccecil 21d ago
The best resource to learn the basics that I have seen is a "comic book" that was made about 15 years back [1]. It goes over the basics and helps you get going. From there I suggest reading posts, watching videos and just talking
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by Ccecil 1mo ago
The tribe nearby (Coeur d'Alene tribe) has been doing exactly that. They are repurchasing reservation land which was sold off through the years. Overall, from my observations through my life here the tribe's overall quality of l
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by Ccecil 1mo ago
The car hacker's handbook [1] has a chapter on just using the infotainment system to access the CAN. Specifically mentions "attacking through the update system". [1] https://opengarages.org/handbook/ebook
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by Ccecil 1mo ago
Never watched the wire...but I remember back 25+ years ago some people joking about not paying their phone bill to see if the phone was tapped. They claimed that since it never got shut off when they didn't pay it must be tapped. Possi
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by Ccecil 2mo ago
A company local makes mining trucks [1]. At one event I was at I spoke with someone who was tied into the company and they said that when wars happen their business picks up because copper mining starts back up. War apparently needs a lot
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by Ccecil 2mo ago
Also works well with a zip tie or 2. The belt holds itself in place as long as the tension is there. Most of my old printers still use this method on them. [1] You can also use another ziptie as a tensioner. [1] Very old example. https:
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by Ccecil 2mo ago
North Idaho started adding license plate readers and cameras back in the early 2k's using funding given out after 9/11. Locally there was a recent pushback on them and the sheriff basically said "They've been there forev
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by Ccecil 2mo ago
Based on my observations (news reports, local chatter, etc) it seems that every state that borders a state with legal Cannabis does this. Idaho does this very frequently (since just about every border is a legal source). They take advanta
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by Ccecil 2mo ago
Some locals I know built a few of these cameras. I just ran into one of them the other day. They started the local makerspace. There was an article last week in the local paper about it. https://cdapress.com/news/2026
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by Ccecil 2mo ago
Once the AI realizes it can do a maneuver the aircraft can survive but the "bossy meatbag" in the cockpit cannot...
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by Ccecil 3mo ago
I recommend "the car hackers handbook". Gives you all the info you need including software. Great start to knowing what the CAN is doing.
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by Ccecil 3mo ago
I saw a mod where there was an arduino/lcd setup on the dash of an Audi to turn off the ESC and other annoyances on startup. I turn mine off quite often. On dirt roads and snow.
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by Ccecil 3mo ago
I actually have a 8085 Primer Trainer that I built/used in the 90s for school. [1] Programmed with pushbuttons and 7 segment LEDs. No backup memory so if you shut it off it lost it's program and you had to start over. Not a progr
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by Ccecil 3mo ago
Did AI write it? If so that is concerning...
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by Ccecil 3mo ago
I am curious which 3d printer manufacturers/developers are poised to take advantage of this. What machines already have locked down (or partially locked down) slicers and communications to the boards? Have those companies made a state
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by Ccecil 3mo ago
A year or so ago I was setting up my small router table/mill and I mounted a Sharpie holder to it and made some line art. Quite slow due to the leadscrew pitch of the mill but it worked well [1]. Like the OP I used svg2gcode and other
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by Ccecil 3mo ago
There was a sign I saw locally a couple years ago that said it best. "Turn off the news, love your neighbors"
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by Ccecil 3mo ago
In my state (Idaho) they can (and do) pay less than minimum wage if you are a tipped employee. [1] "Most" who are in those positions tend to make at least minimum wage, if not more, but that is not a guarantee, and it is harder to

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