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Since these are close to impossible to get locally or used and I ...

2026-10-18T13:22:57Z

Since these are close to impossible to get locally or used and I don't want to buy from the crap store that sells everything, I wonder if these can be 3D printed. It would need to be very precise, but more importantly, it would need to have a certain combination of stiffness, since the outer tube flexes a tiny bit when the inner part is pushed. So far I haven't found models or people who were able to pull it off.
Ari [APz] Sovijärvi (npub1hzy…wwp4) maybe you have some ideas, having tested lots of filament types?

TIL that StreetComplete has a team mode, which will split tasks ...

2026-10-17T14:37:20Z

TIL that StreetComplete has a team mode, which will split tasks in the same area. This makes collecting data both more efficient and more fun. Grab a friend, take a walk and try it! It's super easy and low effort.
#OpenStreetMap

Just Linux bullshit: When KDE once again forgets which monitors ...

2026-10-04T18:14:48Z

Just Linux bullshit: When KDE once again forgets which monitors were active and decides to put everything on the one that is turned off and only that one, so that it looks like it didn't even start because you don't see a taskbar, menu or wallpaper. WTF. How are multi-monitor setups (and sound) still magically broken all the time after all these years, even though Linux has come this far?!
#Linux

Half-Life: Alyx will be playable on Steam Frame without a PC. It ...

2026-09-21T22:24:16Z

Half-Life: Alyx will be playable on Steam Frame without a PC. It makes sense, but apparently it was not easy to port the game - and Valve employees explicitly state that using open source drivers was helpful, because they could improve them themselves and test immediately instead of waiting for the chip manufacturer to provide updates. This should also further improve all Linux systems running on ARM.
#Linux #VR

Yeah, guess there's not enough money in it. I guess people ...

2026-09-07T14:28:31Z

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Yeah, guess there's not enough money in it. I guess people like me who have maybe 2 kg of mixed filament waste over a year are not interesting at all. Recyclingfabrik has now also changed their policy of sending packages - you have to pay in advance and only get the money back as credits for their shop. So even more and more often I need to buy from them. I can see the possible economical reasons, but for me, that's just not interesting. I wish I could dump it at a maker space or so.

I've accumulated quite the credits at Recyclingfabrik without ...

2026-09-07T13:19:01Z

I've accumulated quite the credits at Recyclingfabrik without ever sending filament in. Too bad it expires in a few months because they changed their "reward points never expire" policy when they changed their reward system. Sad reminder that companies with sustainable products are still capitalist companies. There's some other changes, too, and the message overall is that people like me will not benefit or might even pay (a little) extra to have their filament recycled.
#3Dprinting #recycling

that is indeed exactly what I know it for. Supporting an argument ...

2026-08-31T12:54:35Z

In reply to nevent1q…07ws
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that is indeed exactly what I know it for. Supporting an argument with proof, especially when winning that argument, is not dumb bitching around and hence not fun. People who use this diss are people I don't like talking to at parties because they tend to be stupid.

With all the thoughts going on about plastic bags vs canvas bags ...

2026-08-25T20:28:54Z

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With all the thoughts going on about plastic bags vs canvas bags vs paper bags and the result being very clearly that if you use a paper bag only once, it's no more sustainable, I wonder how that calculation would be for spools, considering our local recycling place does not spool new filament onto cardboard spools (they do sometimes re-fill the plastic spools and otherwise at least recycle them)

Pinball no longer existed by the 90s, so clearly all games must ...

2026-08-22T17:41:02Z

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Pinball no longer existed by the 90s, so clearly all games must be from the 70s and 80s and hence the older ones must be from the 70s (says my absolutely biased brain which knew nothing about modern pinball before I discovered your work)

So, I'm looking for a job, please boost. I'm an aspiring ...

2026-08-09T17:29:38Z

So, I'm looking for a job, please boost. I'm an aspiring #Unity developer with game jam and 2.5 years of non-gaming professional experience. I additionally bring professional experience in DevOps (as project lead) and web development (as freelancer). I've been coding since I was 8, so while not all my knowledge might be very up-to-date, I sure can learn all things coding. I like automation. I'm very communicative. I often ask "why". See next toot for conditions.
#Unity3D #fediHire #lookingForJob

lol gotta admit, seeing a Finnish guy who bought a Czech printer ...

2026-07-15T19:01:18Z

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lol gotta admit, seeing a Finnish guy who bought a Czech printer receiving German sweets with the printer is hilarious. Well, TIL the English Haribo slogan. Enjoy both :D

Things I will not miss when my current job ends: solving captchas ...

2026-07-14T11:10:16Z

Things I will not miss when my current job ends: solving captchas to use Slack. Solving captchas for work is offensive. Captchas are offensive. Today it made me outright lie. Stupid thing cannot distinguish between a tractor and an excavator. It should say "please click all pictures with big red machine" instead.

Sadly, job hunt begins again. Today's bullshit find: ...

2026-05-26T22:57:03Z

Sadly, job hunt begins again. Today's bullshit find: "senior floor walker". What it means: They are looking for an IT professional who can help with everything and does so for the wage of an auxiliary.

huh but if it's custom GCode, why can you not add that to ...

2026-05-21T19:43:42Z

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huh but if it's custom GCode, why can you not add that to Orca?

huh, they're not even square, ok. Sigh. I wish I could still ...

2026-05-20T16:28:25Z

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huh, they're not even square, ok. Sigh. I wish I could still get the one the Ender came with. It was feather steel instead of PEI and had much better adhesion. I probably can, but Creality's naming is so weird, I can't figure it out.

Those are for their respective devices though, right? I had ...

2026-05-20T16:12:34Z

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Those are for their respective devices though, right? I had recently checked because I considered buying one of their sheets for my Ender (a couple more times too low z-offset and mine is done), but I wasn't motivated to guess which Prusa shape might be an Ender shape or form factor.

Printed the 5th white part of the portal gun today. While ...

2026-05-06T20:26:32Z

Printed the 5th white part of the portal gun today. While it's interesting to learn about large prints and nozzles and I look forward to assembling the thing, this is not something I intend to do more often. It's nerve-wracking and experiments are more expensive because they waste more material. Most of my cosplay work so far was from used clothes, used wood and a bit of foam, cardboard and paint, and I liked that. I'll also come back to the Worbla arm brace soon.

Is the screw easy to grab? Looks neat!

2026-04-21T13:13:27Z

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Is the screw easy to grab? Looks neat!

It's really intriguing, since 3D printed parts made of the ...

2026-01-15T01:43:10Z

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It's really intriguing, since 3D printed parts made of the standard materials can easily weigh more than wood. Cosplay does depend a lot on visuals though. I guess the first question I'd get when suggesting this material would be: Can I sand it?

I see. Thank you! So the mess I'd get would be on my print ...

2026-01-15T01:00:31Z

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I see. Thank you! So the mess I'd get would be on my print bed or right after the extruder. Guess if I ever try it, I should pick one with recommended slicer settings available on the internet. :) And I am curious. Right now I can't come up with an application, but if this won't get useful for cosplay somewhen, I don't know. It might be great for helmets, which are often a problem when also wearing a wig.

Interesting. Can this be printed with an average Ender or ...

2026-01-15T00:04:06Z

In reply to nevent1q…lslx
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Interesting. Can this be printed with an average Ender or something? Looks like something that can easily cause an absolute mess in my nozzle / extruder.

I came here because someone quoted your "it's just ...

2025-12-14T17:22:23Z

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I came here because someone quoted your "it's just avoiding collisions by moving a Starlink satellite every 2 min" toot. I understood it so that they move satellites randomly based on only time. So that's not it? They're moving based on collision risk, and the risk is too high every 2 min?
So there's a lot of collision risk calculation going on all the time?Is that why you stress the importance of keeping maneuvers up - because they'd stop if calculation stopped working?

I was sitting comfortably and I had coffee. This was a great ...

2025-11-21T22:04:32Z

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I was sitting comfortably and I had coffee. This was a great story indeed. When you mentioned the floating point, I was like, wow, that guard must have been positioned a TINY bit wrong. Imprecisions in physics however... fascinating. Thanks for sharing!

Came across Olivia "Chaos Theory" Ortiz from the Android ...

2025-11-03T23:38:26Z

Came across Olivia "Chaos Theory" Ortiz from the Android card- and board game series. Obviously I'm intrigued by the jacket because a) cool jackets and b) it doesn't make sense and I love deciphering things that don't make sense.
Mostly unrelated, I am also fascinated by the existence of board- and card games that have a significant amount of lore, but not a lot of artwork.
Illustration by Matt Zeilinger for Android Netrunner of Fantasy Flight Games.

I am having a lot of fun messing with the first game I ever ...

2025-10-24T05:49:02Z

I am having a lot of fun messing with the first game I ever contributed to, our 2022 gamejam project Labodytory. I want to show off what we did with the level design, so I made some custom gizmos and added a couple cameras to get better footage. It's nice to remember what we did but also kinda shocking how inconsistent some of the stuff is. We were all just starting to learn but wow, basically everything could use some refactoring. 😅

Cool, I just noticed that David Revoy, an amazing artist AND open ...

2025-10-13T10:15:09Z

Cool, I just noticed that David Revoy, an amazing artist AND open source software advocate who's art frequently appears in my timeline, is on Mastodon. No more relying on the algo... people I follow. :) => David Revoy (npub16ys…sjae) 👋

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2025-10-08T05:35:25Z

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If this was in VR, and I bet there is a VR mod available, this ...

2025-10-08T05:33:39Z

If this was in VR, and I bet there is a VR mod available, this could cure fear of heights. I finished the DLC main story today, now getting myself some Death Stranding flashbacks while marveling at the landscape and collecting... collectibles.

(Screenshot of Horizon Zero Dawn: Frozen Wilds DLC by Guerilla Games / Sony)

I visited NiCon on Friday. It's small and cute and a little ...

2025-10-05T16:21:12Z

I visited NiCon on Friday. It's small and cute and a little chaotic, but probably had the highest percentage of cosplayers among visitors I've seen so far! Lots of younger people who seemed to enjoy the event, too. The venue was pretty packed at times.
I also got to meet Brezeldrache (npub1y3j…9xt6) which was cool! Here's us. Brezeldrache is Maomao from The Apothecary Diaries. I'm Lightning from Final Fantasy XIII. Photo by Ultrawipf.
#NiCon #cosplay #TheApothecaryDiaries #FinalFantasy

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2025-09-22T09:30:53Z

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Bar sofas! It's cold outside and my feet started to hurt ...

2025-09-22T09:28:04Z

Bar sofas! It's cold outside and my feet started to hurt yesterday, so I'm starting the day slowly. The radio plays Queen.

Oh look the gunblade is about one WildRikku* thigh big. ...

2025-09-15T07:00:01Z

Oh look the gunblade is about one WildRikku* thigh big. Didn't expect it to fit, I just wanted to try if it slides in easily (yes). Maybe I don't even need to open the leg. Balance might be tricky though, it needs to tilt towards the tip, but in gun form, it tends to tilt towards the hilt.

* probably 10 years ago

#cosplay #propMaking #FinalFantasy

I also like my new lens. Old, half-destroyed buildings always ...

2025-08-30T19:00:24Z

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I also like my new lens. Old, half-destroyed buildings always have this special light and I was able to capture quite a bit of it today. It also did a good job at Gamescom.

I went to an art exhibition today. Still need to edit the photos ...

2025-08-30T19:00:23Z

I went to an art exhibition today. Still need to edit the photos (and with that I need to finally figure out why unedited photos look like shit when opened with Darktable, whereas they look great on the camera display) so this is not the best shot, but it was a cool installation. Everything that's black is made of VHS tape.

iBug is not a Kulturhauptstadt thing, but this year it's in Chemnitz and it's worth a visit every time. It's basically street art installed in industry ruins.

They had a stage last year already (possibly before). Last year ...

2025-06-15T03:04:58Z

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They had a stage last year already (possibly before). Last year it was on the peninsula of the small lake by the city center, but that was too small so they moved to a new location this year. It was nice. Also, they always bring those iconic Funktion One speakers that also sound fantastic. ☺️

Went out to a local free festival tonight. They had a stage ...

2025-06-15T01:09:45Z

Went out to a local free festival tonight. They had a stage presented by HÖR, a techno project with popular Youtube channel with a great selection of DJs. It took a while until the crowd had warmed up but then it was really good! Some good plain techno (Acid?), nice location and fun dancing. Met up with friends afterwards, danced to some Drum&Bass and had a chat. Great evening, I missed dancing. Lack of clubs I like to go to is a minor one, but still one of the reasons I want to move.
#Techno

Ted Lassof us? Ted lassofing us?

2025-05-26T03:15:19Z

In reply to nevent1q…kczx
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Ted Lassof us? Ted lassofing us?

Today, I spent an hour trying to figure out why my zsh prompt did ...

2025-05-05T17:46:49Z

Today, I spent an hour trying to figure out why my zsh prompt did not show git status info for my home dir. I figured out that the prompt uses powerlevel10k, which uses a custom tool to get git status info which does not recognize the home dir as git repo. Turns out that the home dir is excluded because the maintainer of powerlevel10k got tired of false bug reports by people who have a git repo in their home dir and don't know about it. 1/2
#OpenSource #FOSS

powerlevel10k is now no longer maintained and I guess the ...

2025-05-05T17:46:49Z

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powerlevel10k is now no longer maintained and I guess the maintainer got tired of idiots. Sad example of open source problems. I guess this is how you end up being the person on the Arch forum deleting posts that are not about self-installed plain Arch. While I think that just throwing "not a git dir" in an inaccesible place is a bad solution, it also makes me wonder what's a good way to deal with people who have no fucking clue about anything in open source projects.

Okay so clear PETG is not clear like glass but it might actually ...

2024-09-01T00:23:35Z

Okay so clear PETG is not clear like glass but it might actually be perfect for putting LEDs below and having the light dispersed nicely. I might be onto something here #3Dprinting #cosplay

Deadlines are so helpful :D

2024-08-01T23:18:50Z

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Deadlines are so helpful :D