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NotActuallyALonghorn

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  1. 22 hours ago, TwiceHorn said:

    Put Patagonia on cars.  Does that somehow hurt Patagonia's image?  Possibly.  

    But almost no consumer is going to be confused into believing Patagonia vehicles are sourced by the clothing company.

    Yes, a brand is a thing, a thing sometimes of considerable value.  But trademarks have never been about protecting brands per se.

    Sometimes I think we just have to put feels aside and admit that things don't deserve certain types of protection.  Mickey Mouse is going into the public domain shortly, and that's as it should be.  Despite Congress' feels that it should be protected forever because it belongs to Disney.

    I think you are vastly overestimating the stupidity of the median American. 

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  2. 8 hours ago, atomheartbevo said:

     

    Vladimir Putin has signed a decree lowering the threshold for Russia's use of nuclear weapons. It follows a US decision to allow Ukraine to carry out long-range missile strikes on Russia using American weapons. Ukraine has carried out its first such attack, with Russia confirming that US ATACMS missiles have hit its Bryansk region.

    Russia’s revised nuclear doctrine states that a conventional attack on Russia by any nation that is supported by a nuclear power will be considered a joint attack. An attack on Russia with conventional missiles, drones or aircraft could meet the criteria for a nuclear response.

    The Kremlin urged other countries to study the changes. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov described the decree as “a very important text” and said "it should become a subject to a very deep analysis".

    Recently Russia warned it would deliver “an appropriate and tangible” response to the US President's decision to let Ukraine use ATACMS missiles to strike the country. Russia's foreign ministry said that such an attack "would represent the direct involvement of the United States and its satellites in hostilities against Russia”.

    Season 3 GIF by Parks and Recreation

    Isn't North Korea technically attacking Russian territory right now?

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  3. 58 minutes ago, Captainant said:

    Oh man, there's a BUNCH of YouTube videos on this. Everything from PLA to some tailor-blended filaments for burn-out. But yeah aluminum, copper, and bronze all play really nicely with the process

     

    The really crazy stuff is the SLA (stereolithography) printers that get micron layer heights. 

    I really recommend OrcaSlicer for its built in tuning prints that are really helpful for building a filament profile. Covers everything from temperature towers, to pressure advance, to max flow rate calibrations. That's definitely more nitty gritty, but it's nice for tuning 

    I figure I'll mess around with the native software enough to kinda get a feel for things and then venture out to the other stuff once I've got an idea of what I'm doing. 

  4. 12 hours ago, Parliament said:

    For all-around I'd go 30-30 with a low power scope, but there are plenty of good options.  .44 Mag would be my second choice.

    ETA

    I presume lever guns are legal everywhere.  You'll wanna confirm.

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    I wouldn't sleep on a .357 lever gun either. Other than the legal bit. 

    12 hours ago, Parliament said:

    For all-around I'd go 30-30 with a low power scope, but there are plenty of good options.  .44 Mag would be my second choice.

    ETA

    I presume lever guns are legal everywhere.  You'll wanna confirm.

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    I wouldn't sleep on a .357 lever gun either. Other than the legal bit. 

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  5. Did my first print of something that wasn't preloaded on the printer last night. Took me a bit because the flash drive that came with it was corrupted and wouldn't even format. Anyhow,  I eventually found another one and was able to download the firmware updates and stuff and figure out how to use the slicer to print this guy. The first time I tried to print it without supports because I didn't think about the hands or back of the helmet hanging down. Stopped it and resliced it and got a pretty decent print. Gonna have to figure out how to fine tube the settings, but so far it has been pretty much plug and play. 

  6. On 11/1/2024 at 9:15 AM, Classic Rock said:

    I would be interested to see what the driverless car does with dreaded "Right Lane closed in 1000 ft" . Does the car merge over at a proper distance from the closure, or does it speed up and drive all the way to the cones and then merge like jack-asses do. 

    But, but, but, the zipper merge is more efficient!* 

    *this doesn't take into account real world conditions, like how it only so many cars can pass a certain point at any given speed no matter how they merge, or the fact that zooming up to the last minute and merging in causes a yoyo effect that .makes traffic exponentially more dangerous for drivers upstream, or that it usually doesn't make a difference if the line in the left lane is a bit longer.

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  7. 3 hours ago, HOOKEM4 said:

    Wtf is that? Looks...uhhh...interesting.

     

    Sitting in the heat waiting for a boar that has been coming in all week. Little dude doesn't want to shoot the 308 so I am on the hook tonight. Pig only night till manana.

     

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    It's been said, but parisa. Stuff is like crack. So good. 

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  8. 6 hours ago, Captainant said:

    $600 to be able to print CF nylon with a heated chamber is pretty hard to beat. One thing to consider is that Nylon, ABS, and a few other materials off gas VOC's when heated for printing, so be sure to have excellent ventilation or not set it up where people tend to be. 

    I found a pretty thorough review of that printer, and it looks like it'll be a solid prototyping machine. 

    https://www.3dsourced.com/3d-printer-reviews/qidi-tech-x-plus-3-review/

    Do you have much experience with FDM 3D printing?

    None. Probably going to try starting out with some Christmas ornaments and hot wheels ramps and stuff. 

    6 hours ago, Captainant said:

    $600 to be able to print CF nylon with a heated chamber is pretty hard to beat. One thing to consider is that Nylon, ABS, and a few other materials off gas VOC's when heated for printing, so be sure to have excellent ventilation or not set it up where people tend to be. 

    I found a pretty thorough review of that printer, and it looks like it'll be a solid prototyping machine. 

    https://www.3dsourced.com/3d-printer-reviews/qidi-tech-x-plus-3-review/

    Do you have much experience with FDM 3D printing?

    None. Probably going to try starting out with some Christmas ornaments and hot wheels ramps and stuff. 

  9. I've got a $600 gift card to Amazon, and am looking to get a printer. I want something that can print in CF Nylon filament eventually. Looking at the R Qidi X-Plus 3 for the size of the bed and it's capabilities, but I'm open to suggestions. 

  10. On 10/26/2024 at 9:51 AM, Post Oak said:

    I'll never understand the trashiness of youth sport parents. I know I shouldn't be surprised.  

    My kid plays 8U football. The game before his this AM is 11U. Apparently there is a 12 year old playing on the team that won.  This is the last game of the season and the kid turned 12 in the last 2 weeks. The parents of the losing team are irate to say the least. Even pointing at the kid when he was leaving.  His dad didn't appreciate that at all, as you can imagine.

    One of the coaches of the winning team was leaving after they won and some of the other teams parents were yelling passive aggressive BS at him. 

    He stopped turned to them in a pretty calm manner and said the boy just turned 12. For most reasonable people that would suffice.  These were not those people. 

    Wouldn't most 11u kids be 12 by now?

  11. The hunting should dictate the caliber, not the other way around, unless youare one of those poor souls like me who like to wander around in the woods with a traditional muzzleloader or something like that. There are plenty of new hot rounds out there that are great for their specific application, but if your application is taking 100 yard shots or 200 yards shots or whatever, you should pick a round that is made for that and is commonly available at any outdoors store near where you hunt. 

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  12. 1 hour ago, Dahobbs said:

    If towing longer distances is required for your use, current EVs aren't ideal. But 25 miles shouldn't be stopping you. The current F-150 lightning will get you 90+ even at max towing capacity. 

    No, but we take the camper up to Arkansas and Oklahoma. An electric truck would be perfect for hauling short distances, projects around the house, filling up deer feeders, etc. 

  13. 35 minutes ago, Bevo said:

     

    Basically, and it will cost about 1.5X the median annual household after tax income and will require chargers in places like Terlingua. It doesn't mean I wouldn't consider one (although Plug-in Hybrids would be more likely), but it will primarily be meant for driving the kids to soccer practice and picking up groceries. It isn't going to be sitting on ranches.

    My commute to work is like 25 miles, and our family land is about the same distance from where we live, so this would be perfect for most of the time. I would still need to keep my ICE truck for pulling, obviously. 

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