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Comment on Want to get a 3D printer for miniatures that work well with open source software in ~hobbies
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Comment on Looking for recommendations for a new home router in ~tech
Akir LinkI would recommend Amplifi because they are the consumer version of Ubiquiti and have their quality behind them in addition to a great app that makes network admin tasks really easy. But it seems...I would recommend Amplifi because they are the consumer version of Ubiquiti and have their quality behind them in addition to a great app that makes network admin tasks really easy. But it seems that the latest router they offer is the Alien, which is one I bought many years ago. I have no idea when they will drop support but it doesn’t seem like any time soon. It’s also the only one in the lineup that supports WiFi 6, but it doesn’t support 6E. Also be aware that if you want mesh networking you will need to buy a matched pair ahead of time because you cannot add more later.
If you are ok with those caveats, I still think it’s pretty much the perfect home router.
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Comment on Looking for recommendations for a new home router in ~tech
Akir Link ParentAFAIK the biggest reason why old WiFi standards are not supported is not the radio issue but encryption. The old standards used WEP, which has been broken, and so new routers do not even have that...AFAIK the biggest reason why old WiFi standards are not supported is not the radio issue but encryption. The old standards used WEP, which has been broken, and so new routers do not even have that option anymore.
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Comment on Fifty Shades of OOP in ~comp
Akir Link ParentAfter sleeping on it I realize that I probably don’t care to create an account since that only lets you comment, so I will pass for now. I may hit you up later if I change my mind though.After sleeping on it I realize that I probably don’t care to create an account since that only lets you comment, so I will pass for now. I may hit you up later if I change my mind though.
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Comment on Want to get a 3D printer for miniatures that work well with open source software in ~hobbies
Akir Link ParentNot really. Many newer printer are using orca, but Prusa uses PrusaSlicer, a number of commercial printers are using Cura, and Bambu is using BambuSlicer, which is based on PrusaSlicer and is the...Not really. Many newer printer are using orca, but Prusa uses PrusaSlicer, a number of commercial printers are using Cura, and Bambu is using BambuSlicer, which is based on PrusaSlicer and is the origin of OrcaSlicer.
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Comment on Want to get a 3D printer for miniatures that work well with open source software in ~hobbies
Akir Link ParentThere was a time when I would yell at the crowd telling people to buy an Ender 3 as their first printer. Thankfully those people have largely moved on. That printer is designed to fail. The...There was a time when I would yell at the crowd telling people to buy an Ender 3 as their first printer. Thankfully those people have largely moved on.
That printer is designed to fail. The extruder was a complete joke. It would gnash away the filament before the plastic arm would inevitably break, and if you replaced it with the metal version you would still have to deal with deforming brass gears that would lose traction. The PTFE lined hotend would eventually break down from overheating, which would clog the hotend and cause trace amounts of toxic fumes to be released. The rollers that the motion system relied on would deform and cause printing artifacts. And the tensioning system was just bare M3 screws which would vibrate out of position, which would require you to constantly tram the bed.
The worst thing was that Creality was selling it even alongside the upgraded ones that were supposed to fix some of the problems for years. I hope they finally discontinued it.
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Comment on Want to get a 3D printer for miniatures that work well with open source software in ~hobbies
Akir Link ParentThe Sovol SV-08 is probably the printer I would recommend to OP over any other unless they are specifically looking for Prusa’s ease of use. It’s been a while since I looked at the printer scene...The Sovol SV-08 is probably the printer I would recommend to OP over any other unless they are specifically looking for Prusa’s ease of use. It’s been a while since I looked at the printer scene but with it being based on the Voron 2.4 and Klipper firmware, it’s basically the cheapest way to get a 100% open source printer and it comes 90% preassembled, so it’s pretty easy to deal with.
Looking at their website, I see they also have the Sovol Zero which appears to be based on the Voron Zero. Since OP is looking to print miniatures primarily, the Zero might be perfect; the small size will make it print a lot faster because it’s not having to the flex of long belts.
To be clear I probably wouldn’t recommend them to an absolute beginner, but as a rule of thumb people who daily drive Linux and want open source are usually the people who will want the customizability that only open source designs can offer and are willing to overlook some configuration optimization blues.
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Comment on Fifty Shades of OOP in ~comp
Akir Link ParentI don't suppose you (or anyone else) can invite me?I don't suppose you (or anyone else) can invite me?
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Comment on Fifty Shades of OOP in ~comp
Akir LinkShould I be on lobste.rs? It seems like half of all programming related stuff that gets posted here is in response to some (usually very unhinged sounding) arguments being made there.Should I be on lobste.rs? It seems like half of all programming related stuff that gets posted here is in response to some (usually very unhinged sounding) arguments being made there.
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Comment on Weathering software winter (2022) in ~tech
Akir LinkMy thoughts on software that stops working is that there are two major problems that should be solved on a societal level First is that the software and hardware we are using is proprietary. This...My thoughts on software that stops working is that there are two major problems that should be solved on a societal level
First is that the software and hardware we are using is proprietary. This means that the source code is a secret and in some cases may not exist because all copies have been lost. Even if it were public to change the code to work in modern systems would likely be illegal in most countries. So if the hardware or software dependencies go away for whatever reason, things built on top of it stop working. We can apply this to cloud services and license management as well.
The second one is an obsessiveness over novelty by programmers and project managers. This isn’t a bad thing in and of itself; it could be argued that this is where innovation comes from. But it does have downsides. Software written on top of software that is in a constant state of flux is going to need to be able to change itself as that dependency changes.
One way to think about this is that software written for the Commodore 64 still works on Commodore 64 computers today. The problem is that the Commodore 64 isn’t being made today. But in this case we have a lucky break because we have engineered drop-in replacements for all of the components and now surprisingly we do have new Commodore 64 computers being made now. We can do this because people have made the details of how the computer works in the public domain so these efforts could bare fruit.
There are a billion and one things people consider when they are trying to build software solutions, but I genuinely think the world would be a better place if we built everything to be open and modular, and generally (but not always) to work with established standards.
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Comment on After my dad died, we found the love letters in ~lgbt
Akir Link ParentThis is growing up. Time is a wonderful and terrible force that consumes everything. I grew up in Las Vegas, and going back there is a surreal experience. It’s a place that was always changing...This is growing up. Time is a wonderful and terrible force that consumes everything.
I grew up in Las Vegas, and going back there is a surreal experience. It’s a place that was always changing even when I lived there but going back around 10 years after I left all the parts that I remembered were almost entirely gone.
When I was growing up I had a painful childhood. The one bright spot I had was the LGBT community center, to which I would visit every Wednesday I could to join up with the youth group. When I came back it was gone. Not for lack of community; it had simply moved to a much better location. I didn’t even bother to come in because I no longer had any connection to the people I met at that time.
People talk about their feelings changing over the years, but I think that’s not really what happens. Our feelings remain fixed with our experience; they just get layered with new feelings as they age. That doesn’t water them down; it makes them stronger.
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Comment on Global health series - ultra-processed foods and human health in ~food
Akir Link ParentI wouldn't worry too much about some amount of UPFs in the diet. You can eat just about anything and be healthy so long as you don’t eat too much of it. In the US, more than half of the calories...I wouldn't worry too much about some amount of UPFs in the diet. You can eat just about anything and be healthy so long as you don’t eat too much of it. In the US, more than half of the calories consumed are from UPFs. If you can limit your family’s intake to just 10%, you’re already five times better than the average person. And I think it’s not too hard to aim for even lower; 5% can be done with relative ease but 1% would be challenging.
My personal take is that you should make as many foods as you can with Whole Foods, but on occasion you can treat yourself to something with something “bad” in it. Yesterday I went out with friends and ate chocolate chip cookies - something bad in my diet in just about every way. I’m not going to beat myself up over it, I’m just not going to make a habit out of it.
One thing that I might suggest to help your family is to try to get them off of sweetened foods. The more sweet you consume - especially when it comes to drinking it - the more you crave it. I think I suggested also trying to avoid eating out in the past to you but I know with kids that is particularly difficult.
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Comment on Global health series - ultra-processed foods and human health in ~food
Akir Link ParentI just rifled through my recycle bin to find the packaging of the last two packages of tofu and both had the exact same ingredients even though they came from different producers: water, soybeans,...I just rifled through my recycle bin to find the packaging of the last two packages of tofu and both had the exact same ingredients even though they came from different producers: water, soybeans, and Calcium Sulfate the last ingredient isn’t a preservative - or at least if it is, it’s not the primary purpose for the ingredient, which is simply a coagulation agent. A traditional ingredient, no less; it’s been used in China for centuries.
This wasn’t me picking fancy stuff either; they were literally the cheapest firm tofu I could buy at the stores I were at. They also didn’t require me to eat it instantly; the last one I opened was a store special which had presumably been on the shelves for a while and the expiration date for it is January 9th. It’s not a local product either; it came from literally the opposite side of the United States.
Sure this isn’t anything like the 3 or so years that canned or desiccated foods can last, but it’s not like tofu rots as soon as it’s made so long as it is properly packaged.
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Comment on A lot at steak: US beef and cattle prices soar to record highs in ~food
Akir Link ParentSame here, but the catch was that this was well over a decade ago. I also noticed that the beef I could buy was also getting incredibly low in quality; it was stringy and slightly off-tasting and...Same here, but the catch was that this was well over a decade ago. I also noticed that the beef I could buy was also getting incredibly low in quality; it was stringy and slightly off-tasting and had big pockets of fat, so when I was buying it I was no longer making steaks, but adding it into stews with strong flavors to help mask the deficiencies.
I’m whole food vegan now, and it’s astounding how much cheaper and fulfilling my meals are now that meat is no longer part of the food equation, and while adapting to cooking without it was tough at first, I realize now that it simplifies the process of cooking things because plants require much less babying. Red meat in particular is actually pretty bad for your health, especially when you are consuming it frequently, and my health was actually the primary reason why I made the decision to change. Frankly I find it amazing that people are still buying so much of it now. But that’s the power of culture, I suppose. It’s hard to pay attention to warnings about how it causes cancer when you are constantly bombarded by images of cooked beef products and everyone talking about protein like it’s a religion.
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Comment on Warner Bros. auction poised to recast Hollywood with Paramount, Comcast and Netflix vying for the prize in ~movies
Akir Link ParentApparently Bugs Bunny at least will become public domain in 2035, so they may be able to get away with keeping at least part of their investment if they can get an agreement that extends for...Apparently Bugs Bunny at least will become public domain in 2035, so they may be able to get away with keeping at least part of their investment if they can get an agreement that extends for another decade.
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Comment on CGA-2025-11 🔴🟡🔵🟢 REMOVE CARTRIDGE ⏏️ PlayStation WHAT? in ~games
Akir Link ParentI played the game with a MiSTer, which theoretically has about as little input latency as possible outside of using a CRT (which it does support, but I didn't have set up). But even when reducing...I played the game with a MiSTer, which theoretically has about as little input latency as possible outside of using a CRT (which it does support, but I didn't have set up). But even when reducing it by using wired controllers and my TV's very low latency game mode, I still had issues.
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Comment on Fitness Weekly Discussion in ~health
Akir Link ParentThanks for the words of encouragement. I have already been doing it, actually, and just as I was reading your comment earlier I had actually just finished a session with a trainer to help give me...Thanks for the words of encouragement. I have already been doing it, actually, and just as I was reading your comment earlier I had actually just finished a session with a trainer to help give me exercises to finish up the recovery phase; I already am starting to feel better, and hopefully sometime next week I'll be back to 100%.
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Comment on CGA-2025-11 🔴🟡🔵🟢 REMOVE CARTRIDGE ⏏️ PlayStation WHAT? in ~games
Akir LinkThese games were really not my bag. I thought that I loved rhythm games but even though most of these games were rhythm games, they annoyed me to no end. Vib Ribbon was incredibly unclear when to...These games were really not my bag. I thought that I loved rhythm games but even though most of these games were rhythm games, they annoyed me to no end. Vib Ribbon was incredibly unclear when to actually press the buttons, and PaRappa also had that problem because the visual indicator would occasionally switch when it would start listening to inputs. Most of these games seemed to be built around memorizing stages rather than simply reacting, which I can expect to a degree from rhythm games but generally don't have much patience for, especially when it doesn't give you a choice of which song to play.
For what it's worth I did enjoy PaRappa more than I thought I would after getting into the groove, but after the 3rd or 4th stage there was a massive spike in difficulty that made me nope out of it.
Irritating Stick was the notable sore thumb in the selection, but I'm afraid I only played it for about 5 minutes. I was really turned off by the digital-only controls. Was there an option for analog control somewhere I missed? It kind of felt like a flash game with higher production values. I'm looking forward to hearing from others to see what it is that I'm missing.
Pepsiman was the standout for me. It's so cursed. It's a very (literally and figuratively) shiny kusoge. The gameplay is so simple but it's got so much personality that you can't help but love it.
I feel like I should have really liked Incredible Crisis. It's also got personality brimming from it, and the production values are off the chart. The low-effort localization is one of those things that makes me happy, but I had to give up after running through the second minigame for the fifth or sixth time and still not understanding what I was doing wrong. It's astonishingly unforgiving. I even tried to use autofire for the X button to make running from the boulder more reliable but it seemed to actually make me play worse somehow.
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Comment on Fitness Weekly Discussion in ~health
Akir LinkI hurt my rotator cuff and recovery for it pisses me off. I feel like I look like an absolute tool doing the stupid stretches and it takes so much time to do all of them. It’s really annoying...I hurt my rotator cuff and recovery for it pisses me off. I feel like I look like an absolute tool doing the stupid stretches and it takes so much time to do all of them. It’s really annoying because it feels like all my attempts to strengthen my extremely weak shoulder don’t do anything except for hurting myself.
I finally got an appointment to see a trainer - set for today no less - and I will talk to him about it to see what I can do about it.
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Comment on PSP: The rise and fall of Sony's first portable in ~games
Akir Link ParentTo this day the reason why I haven’t bothered with the Monster Hunter franchise is how bad of a time I had with the loading times on Monster Hunter 3 Freedom.To this day the reason why I haven’t bothered with the Monster Hunter franchise is how bad of a time I had with the loading times on Monster Hunter 3 Freedom.
I heavily upgraded my ender 3 to fix all of the deficiencies. I tried to donate it to the library but they were uninterested in it. I considered giving it to my sister but she isn’t tech minded. In the end I donated it to goodwill just to get rid of it.