finalarbiter

I think that’s actually how it works on the backend (someonr please correct me if I’m wrong!) but it’s a bit more convenient since I don’t have to plug in to a computer.

You can remove undeletable apps using Canta and Shizuku

You’re good, I didn’t take it as an attack. I totally understand where you’re coming from, I used to manage a fleet of 12 ender 3 printers with varying degrees of modifications from the previous lab manager and hated every minute of it.

I’m not familiar with Creality’s R&D program and cannot really speak to their efforts in that department. They could very well not be pursuing much R&D in addition to cutting QC and having nonexistent customer support, but I didn’t want to make claims in an area I’m uninformed.

Costs can be cut in a variety of ways and each manufacturer has different approaches that affect their end product differently. The main areas that are affected by cost-cutting measures first would typically be quality control (QC), research & development (R&D), and customer support.

In contrast to Creality, some budget manufacturers skimp on R&D instead of QC. They do this by taking existing designs developed by the open-source community (e.g. RepRap, Voron, etc.) and finding cheaper ways to produce them, rather than designing new machines in-house. For example, the Sovol SV08 is pretty obviously a Voron v2 with some custom parts to make it visually distinct.

Creality machines are inexpensive for a reason- they use cheap components and have next to no quality control. As far as I’m aware, that’s no better now than it was when they were peddling the first Ender 3s. It’s entirely possible that your friend got lucky and you didn’t in the quality lottery, it’s just the way it goes sometimes.

Older Creality designs were great if you wanted a machine to tinker with. I would never recommend that brand for people who want a printer that just works, though.

I bought a CR6-SE from Creality several years ago for similar reasons to you. It had all the upgrades one would typically do to an Ender 3 and was supposed to be basically bulletproof. I don’t think I ever got a successful print from it, and it’s been relegated to paperweight duty until I finally get around to taking it apart for components.

If an insult is all it takes to change one’s position on human rights and equality, they likely only held those beliefs because they were politically expedient rather than actually believing in those principles. That’s not a true ally.

I’m pretty limited as to who my insurance covers, so I can’t go to any of the independent pharmacies near me. I’ve been going to the kroger and it’s great, they’ve never once had an issue with my insurance and typically order refills / reach out to my dr for a new script before I even realize I’m low.

You’re not missing much, it’s a pretty pathetic paragraph suggesting that we should lick billionaire boots because Amazon delivery is fast.

Here’s what I got with some element zapping in ublock:

Billionaires Rock

Kyle Smith

We ought to build statues of them, not chase them from state to state.

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I have found that going to literally any other pharmacy besides walgreens or cvs is a significant improvement in competence and convenience.

A framerate changing from low to high can be a problem in games where the physics engine is tied to framerate. This is less common nowadays, but there are a lot of older games that have an issue when played at higher than 30 or so fps.

It’s only a layer line if it’s parallel to the bed, otherwise it’s just sparkling print artefacts.

Machine screws / bolts with a # sign are sized by gauge, not the major diameter of the screw. The gauge system for screws is weird and dumb, but we still use it for small stuff.

Per fastener direct, gauge can be converted to diameter using the following formula:

Diameter (inches) = 0.060 + (Gauge number × 0.013)

A #6 machine screw has a 9/64" or 0.138" (approx 3.6mm for our metric friends) major diameter and is offered in standard pitches of 32, 40, 48, and 80 threads per inch (At least, that’s what McMaster Carr stocks. The 80tpi is likely for a specialty application.).

I’m fairly certain that the unified screw spec stops around 3 or 4" , so 6" is well into custom/non-standard sizing.

Did the Leaf come from the factory with a 50mi range? That’s whack, I remember seeing an eGolf with like 75mi while I was car shopping last year and couldn’t believe that would work for anyone who drives any appreciable amount of time or distance.

The car I ended up with (2021 Polestar 2) has a nominal ~230mi range and that still feels pretty low compared to newer vehicles with 300+mi ranges.

Maybe they should stop platforming these geriatric fucks and make space for the next generation then.

A calendar is not an inventory management system.

Interesting. Seems like a natural next step from the recent color mixing features Bambu/Orca slicers (I assume if it isn’t already in Orca, it will be soon).

I did, but go off I guess. It’s fucking creepy to put a recording device at the dinner table, regardless of whether it’s a ‘dumb’ recording device or some bullshit slop device.

JFC. Add that to the list of brands I’m not fucking buying anymore.

THEY MAKE TOMATO SAUCE. WHY THE FUCK ARE THEY TRYING TO SELL LITERAL WIRETAPS