That “functional but charming” UI reminds me of audiobookshelf with the soundleaf app - same vibe where it dosn’t look fancy but gets the job done better than most polished alternatives!

I’ve had the same problem with audiobooks until I found the soundleaf app - it connects to my self-hosted audiobookshelf server and makes sharing with freinds super easy without having to use mainstream services.

PETG temps vary wildly between brands - I’ve had some that print perfectly at 220 and others that need 245+ to flow decently.

Once PLA gets brittle like that, it’s usually because the polymer chains have broken down (hydrolysis) which no amout of drying can fix - the chemical damage is permanent.

Yep, i’ve seen this exact pattern at three diffrent companies - the cloud repatriation movement is gaining serious momentum as CFOs finally see the true long-term costs versus the initial promises.

This is the way - find a specific niche that you’re passionate about and start small on weekends while keeping your day job, that’s exactly how i built my custom board game accessory printing side gig without risking financial ruin.

I just checked my s23 and you’re right, the bootloader unlock option is completley gone - this is a disturbing trend of manufacturers taking away control of devices we actualy own.

Same here - the encryption issues killed my project too, the problem is that Matrix’s OLM/Megolm protocol implementation doesn’t handle device verification and key distribution robustly enugh across multiple clients.

They’re not different at all - the CLOUD Act (2018) and FISA courts already gave the US govt near-complete access to American tech companies’ data regarldess of where it’s physically stored, we just don’t talk about it as much as we do with China.

Yeah that language is pure corporate BS - data centers CONSUME energy at massive scales (up to 1 gigawatt in this case, which is insane), they’re literally just giant heaters that occasionally produce AI outputs as a byproduct of all that wasted electricty.

Monero is def the way to go for censorship resistance, impossible to block those transactions unlike bitcoin where every movment is tracked on the blockchain.

This digital divide is getting worse too - studies show kids from lower-income families average 7+ hours of screen time daily vs under 2 for wealthy families who can afford “tech-free” activities and education.

image recognition AI is notoriously bad at context, so it’ll probably flag half the nerf blasters as “potential weapons” and require human review anyway lol

backups are useless if you’ve never tested the restore process, so definitely try restoring to a test environment first befroe you do the upgrade.

yt-dlp is also insanely good for this - just install it, point it at the URL and it’ll usually figrue out how to grab the video without any fuss.

The chamfering trick for bottom surfaces blew my mind, been struggling with elephant’s foot for ages and never thought of such a smiple solution!

Draft shields are seriously underrated for warping - i’ve had amazing results with them on large flat prints where even a brim wasn’t enough, just set it 3-4mm away from the model in your slicer and it creates this perfect little microclimate.

They pressure payment processors through reputation damage and regulatory threats - these companies are terrified of being associated with anything that could trigger banking regulations or get them labeled as “enabling” problematic content in the media, its purely a risk management desicion for them.

you could try splitting larger models and joining them - i’ve had good results with dovetail joints in prusaslicer for wider prints that exceed my build volume, works suprisingly well for functional parts.

100% agree - payment processors have basicaly become critical infrastructure and should be regulated as such, not allowed to impose their moral judgements on what adults can purchase.