Yes absolutely. I’m sure the hobby hasn’t paid for itself, but I never expected it to. It has been worth it because of the amount of happiness I have spread with personalized gifts and a feeling of satisfaction when I make a print to fix something around the house or make life a little easier or more convenient. The little toys and doo-dads are great and the kids love them too.

I’ve got llama 3.1 8b running locally in open webui. What do you mean it’s bugged with llama.cpp?

How is the compute getting paid for?

It’s already a thing and AI knows about it. And yes I get the original reference.

Just waiting for them to reinvent light rail

This has been happening since AOL.

Stainless steel which has been sufficiently alloyed with Chromium won’t rust. The chromium reacts with oxygen at the surface and forms an inert layer preventing oxidation of the iron in the steel. Cybertruck’s stainless steel simply doesn’t have enough Chromium.

That pickup truck was asking for it I tell ya. He was looking at me sideways, he was.

What if there are no winners in any wars?

Social animals like us invent ethics. It all comes down to what most people find appalling vs what most people find acceptable. A lot of that comes down to empathy. How would you feel if it was done to you?

Not looking forward to sidewalks and curbs covered in a tangle of car charger cables.

You’re welcome to try Linux, it’s free, easy to use, easy and free to update, and stable. I use Ubuntu because I prefer something I don’t have to mess around with too much.

Where will all the used cars come from?

Dial in your temperature first with a temperature tower. Make sure you set the temperature changes at the correct heights in your slicer. Once you have selected the best temperature, then print a retraction tower. Make sure you set the retraction changes at the correct heights in your slicer. I have an ender 3 pro, and ended up at 200° with 2mm retraction. Remember to dial in one setting at a time. Best of luck!

I use Tinkercad for simple stuff, FreeCAD for complex parts, and Blender for anything requiring sculpting. As a 3d printing hobbyist I can’t justify the price of commercial CAD software. I prefer open source when a good option is available. FreeCAD took a little getting used to, but it’s got everything you might need to create a part or mechanism for printing. Tinkercad is great for real quick simple stuff, and for blending simple models together. Software is a tool, and you need a specific tool for each specific task. Blender is the best free 3d sculpting software I’ve found.

I use tinkercad to do most things, especially when it comes to combining models, adding some shapes or holes, etc. It’s easy to use, you aren’t inundated with features you don’t need, and always exports an STL that your slicer can understand. I use blender for more complex things, but I know like 2% of what blender can do, so it’s easy to get lost in there.

I love it! It looks like a robot with legs. You should put some googly eyes on the bucket 😁

I’ll second JBL. I have two FLIP 5’s and they are loud, have partyboost mode, or stereo mode, and last all day long.