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[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago

I was thinking It would be best to simply offset the inner walls in the xy axis, so that the printer lays down the next extrusion in the groove between two of the previous lines. This is already done with the hexagon infill pattern in orca slicer, but not yet available for inner walls. It would also be helpful to adjust extrusion to deliberately create large grooves bewteen the lines. Outer walls and cosmetic features should of course printed regularly.

The advantage to OP's approach would be reduced complexity, less z-hopping and reduced risk of collision with already printed parts.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Well their can not be uncapped fractional lending as it is right now. The bank could offer a credit card equivalent, but it would need an equal amount of deposits. The current system works by essentially crediting the merchant an IOU, whose value does not have to be real. With crypto merchants get to choose, would they rather have native crypto, or an IOU with strings and contracts attached? Obviously the latter is more risky, and therefor the seller has to factor it into the price/ transaction fee.

Maybe that can be somehow circumvented too. But it certainly is more difficult then the meddling that happens right now.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (3 children)

I don't use AI to copy other peoples work. I use AI as a better search engine for obscure topics where I don't know the right keywords. Describe your issue in cleartext, and out comes enough info to migrate to a better search. I've also used AI to modify my own works, ie. "blur out the background of this image" or "remove object from image".

When people argue in favor of traditional banking because they are more "environmental friendly", I really have to ask who is arguing ion bad faith. Aren't credit cards a thing because banks know that given the chance people will consume more then they can afford? They are the one complicit in our consumerist culture, which arguably places a much higher burden on the environment. But the calculation is much broader then comparing the power consumption of ATMs with crypto networks, so it's easy to sweep that part under the rug.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

AI has the potential to become a tool which strongly favors and benefits the ruling class. Us peasants get the locked down version, while government agencies get to use the full power for cyber warfare and disinformation campaigns, and large corpos get to manipulate ("advertise") to you in most manipulative way to act in their best interest.

The way I see it good people shy away form using AI, leaving only the assholes wielding their new would powers. Those with ill intentions will find ways to use it, no matter how many laws you put up to prevent it. To defend yourself the best approach would be to learn how to use AI yourself, so that you can detect and react when AI is used against your best interests.

Does this make me pro or con AI? I honestly don't know. Maybe complex things are never that black and white to begin with.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

In my experience it works extremely well for everything online and digital content. The instance I'm on? 100% crowd funded with microdonations and the hoster directly accepts it without conversion back to fiat. I pay my email and VPN also like this, and on mullvad you even get a 10% discount.

But yes, for everything physical it's a long way ahead to become widely accepted.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (36 children)

I think it's funny how most lemmy users are pro open source, pro privacy, pro digital rights; but once it comes to money all that is thrown out of the window and they happily get on their knees for paypal and the few other large players.

Yes, the current state of crypto is a mess. People are attracted by the promise of the big payout, rather then seeking an alternative payment system, making them ripe for scammers that promise the world, but in the end only rug "investors". Even "functional" cryptos are often highly centralized, making them as bad as banks in terms of reliability. Almost none implement any privacy features, and if they do, its typically a tacked on afterthought.

But this does not make the original idea invalid. Will it ever live up to the promise of alternative money? Maybe. Maybe not. Only time will tell if the issues that exist right now will be fixed.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Do not use "paste" that already has a low viscosity at room temp, it will get more liquid as it heats up. Good thermal paste doesn't even cost much, and a syringe last for years of regular service on multiple devices. Repasting is not difficult.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Normally the toolhead should never hit any object. If it does, and the cover detaches, it can be detected and the printer stopped before any significant damage is caused. Fallen off cover > broken machine.

The cover needs to be detachable to change or replace the hotend, and you need to have the cover for basic protection and better airflow control (I assume), and it's best practice to have a sensor to protect from user error. If the sensor is already there, why not also use it during the print?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

The per person metric is great! ~If you are a large corporation and need to shift blame that is.~

Yes, extraordinary personal consumption can make things way worse, but lowering your standards can only improve things so much until you hit the limit. imho the solution lies in using the resources we have more efficiently, so that people can sustain and improve their living conditions, while greatly reducing the ecological burden. If you demand that people shall lower their standards for the greater good, it will work about as good as telling them to wear a mask during a respiratory pandemic.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

Undoubtedly the best naming scheme. The x2 suffix should not be dropped tho, because it shows that USB and the alt-DP mode can be used at the same time.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago

Yeah, the animation is excellent and really helps visualizing the concept

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

While other communities were busy rebuilding their reddit versions, you created something unique and magical. Thank you for making the early days of lemmy special. I'm glad that someone stepped up to continue your legacy. Wish you all the best, take care.

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