TheRealKuni

Everyone hates BambuLab now right? Something about firmware blocking other slicers? Seems shitty if true.

I actually appreciate this, even knowing how it works. After a big purchase I tend to be conflicted about it having spent that much money. I like to have it be confirmed that I made the right choice, even if I know it’s just manipulation. 😅

Like, recently I bought a BambuLab P1S 3D printer (with the multi-material combo). I did my research, knew it was an excellent value for money. I knew the competing options were not worth the added features for the higher cost, or the reduction in features for the savings. It was basically exactly what I wanted at a good price point.

And yet every time I see a suggested YouTube video recommending that printer, or an ad talking about what a good value it is, I get this little happy dopamine burst for having made a good choice.

General aviation accidents (what I believe this was) are relatively common. They happen from time to time. This shouldn’t be surprising, not all pilots are experienced, not all planes are maintained perfectly, etc, when the government isn’t regulating it as thoroughly.

Commercial aviation is a different story. It’s incredibly safe, and continues to be. That may begin to change in the USA as hiring freezes make already strained ATC even more overworked. Also FAA and NTSB appointments becoming political can’t be good for anyone. And this administration seems to think all regulations are bad, despite most of them being written in blood.

For now, flying is still exactly as safe as it was a year ago.

Nah, a cursory glance at the article shows it’s about reversing a push by the Biden administration to transition federal locations to using paper straws.

Last summer, the Biden administration announced an initiative to reduce single-use plastics in federal operations.

In addition to working with the private sector, other stakeholders, and state, local, Tribal, and Territorial governments to reduce the impact of plastic pollution, it planned to phase out federal procurement of single-use plastics from food service operations, events, and packaging by 2027, and from all federal operations by 2035.

Beautiful.

Isn’t it just ↑↑↓↓←→←→BA<start>? No second B?

You bastard.

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This is how I use coin flips (for two options, obviously).

Make sure to stock up on fungi for the nighttime, too.

We do. It’s the 2nd amendment. Literally what it was written for, the forceful reclamation of democratic freedom should it be taken by a tyrannical leadership.

Except that’s not what it was written for. That’s a modern interpretation.

The 2nd amendment was written because Madison believed a standing army would make the Federal government too powerful, so he didn’t want a large standing army. He wanted each state to have a militia made up of citizens. He changed his mind on the matter after the War of 1812.

You know the 2nd amendment wasn’t about allowing overthrows of the government because the government put down rebellions with weapons in the years following its adoption.

Sure!

“If I’m asked, I’ll give grammar tips to whomever.”

Whomever is tough, because often this would be constructed as “I’ll give grammar tips to whoever asks.” And you would use “who” there, because “whoever” is the subject of the clause “whoever asks.”

Generally speaking, it’s usually safe to pick “whoever” over “whomever.”

But if you drop the “-ever” it’s a lot easier. Anywhere you’d use “him” (that is, the objective pronoun), you use “whom.” To whom, for whom, by whom, etc.

Just to be pedantic, you should use “whoever” there, not “whomever.”

To tell whether to use “who” or “whom,” replace it with “he” or “him” and follow the ‘m.’

“he made this” vs “him made this”

You roll it around your hand for shape, then remove it. It’s essentially the same as folding, unless you leave it on your hand, in which case you’re wasting half of it.

bananananana*

*Nanny Ogg knew how to start spelling “banana,” but didn’t know how you stopped.

Most well-known to me would be Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a Lutheran theologian who was quite vocal about his opposition to the Nazi regime and eventually participated in plans to assassinate Hitler.

This explains why Musk cut the funding for Lutheran charities.

No Cincinnati chili Skyline coney?

Also yes. Which is so unbelievably stupid.

We get the Tacoma because pickups have to be huge here to make manufacturing them in Mexico worthwhile or something.