This's prolly the most awesomest polar design I've ever seen!
A Toolchanging Inverse SCARA 3D Printer
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posted by pod_feeder_v2A Toolchanging Inverse SCARA 3D Printer
There are some times when a picture, or better yet a video, really is worth a thousand words, and [heinz]’s dual-disk polar 3D printer is one of those projects. Perhaps the best way to describe it …Hackaday
These are the sort of skills I like to teach all my new electronics maintainers; learn how to use the tools you have. If you learn the skills you need to do things when you don't have the ""proper tools"" at hand, you'll be much better prepared to apply them when you do have those tools. It's also a great feeling when you realise that you don't need the expensive tool you thought you needed, or all the extra gadgets that you didn't really need either.
SMD Soldering with Big Iron
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posted by pod_feeder_v2SMD Soldering With Big Iron
You have some fine pitch soldering to do, but all you have on hand is a big soldering iron. What do you do? There are a few possible answers, but [Mr SolderFix] likes to pull a strand from a large …Hackaday
Etching Atomically Fine Needle Points
#3dprinterhacks #chemistryhacks #electrochemical #etching #microneedle #reprapmicron #hackaday
posted by pod_feeder_v2Etching Atomically Fine Needle Points
[Vik Olliver] has been extending the lower resolution limits of 3D printers with the RepRapMicron project, which aims to print structures with a feature size of ten micrometers. A molten plastic ex…Hackaday
Dear #3DPrinting people who are familiar with #CAD
Upload your "stupid" models.
There is nothing special about this "dumb" tray. It's just a five sided box with filleted edges, but it's been downloaded 79 times on Printables.
Lots of folks have 3D printers but don't know how to model things in CAD.
79 folks either got something useful they didn't know how to make themselves, or had time saved by not having to model it themselves.
Your "stupid" models are worth uploading.
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Switching to Linux is less about technical hurdles and more about adjusting your mindset. Here's why.
linuxiac.com/the-only-thing-st…
Researchers at EPFL have developed a 3D printing technique that creates metal and ceramic objects with improved density and strength.3DPrinting.com
The Amphora of Great Intelligence (AGI) – Part 2
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Detecting Surveillance Cameras With The ESP32
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posted by pod_feeder_v2Detecting Surveillance Cameras With The ESP32
These days, surveillance cameras are all around us, and they’re smarter than ever. In particular, many of them are running advanced algorithms to recognize faces and scan license plates, comp…Hackaday
Even if your server room looks perfect, cable management always finds a way to get messy, right? 😅
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Just saying.
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78% of developers claim AI makes them more productive. 14% say it's a 10x improvement. So where's the flood of new software? Turns out those productivity claims are bullshit.Mike Judge
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Steampunk Copper PC is as Cool as it Runs
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posted by pod_feeder_v2Steampunk Copper PC Is As Cool As It Runs
Copper! The only thing it does better than conduct heat is conduct a great steampunk vibe. [Billet Labs]’ latest video is an artfully done wall PC that makes full use of both of those propert…Hackaday
Last night, I set up the new workstation for my father-in-law. He was using a roughly 10-year-old computer with Windows 10 and an old monitor. It has been replaced by an Intel N150 MiniPC and this HP monitor, which was on sale at the shopping center near his house.
The total cost for the setup shown (excluding headphones but including the monitor) was 240 euros.
It's running openSUSE Slowroll, which I'll update occasionally when we visit him.
He started working and exclaimed, "It's super fast!"
You don't need a lot of money to have a valid and performant workstation, especially if you choose the right OS.
My only regret is not being able to use one of the BSDs, as none of them were perfectly supported by the MiniPC.
#Linux #openSUSE #OwnYourData #KDE #Plasma #kde_plasma #plasma6
I don't understand why #QCad is not very popular in the Linux community. It has a free, GPL version that is way more put together than LibreCAD. In fact, LibreCAD is a fork of QCad from the late 2000s. QCad has way more features now, and most are free.
Sure, there's FreeCAD too, but that's more about 3D CAD, and it's more difficult to learn & use. QCad is a good starter 2D Cad/Cam, especially if you're coming from #AutoCAD 's UI.
#linux #opensouce #foss #cad #freecad #3dprinting #librecad
@os_sci Like I've said, I haven't looked into it. I assume that the core is GPL. Standalone plugins are getting installed. Since these are stand alone, they aren't a derivative and don't have to be GPL licensed.
Disclaimer: I'm not willing to look further into it to be able to go deeper at this point 🙃
Needed to unpack a 50GB pst (Microsoft proprietary mailbox file)
On #windows: ten billion apps installed, all free/spy ware, none works how it should.
#Linux:
sudo dnf install readpst
readpst -D -o output_folder file.pst
Every day I feel windows ecosystem is full of crap, the enshitification is real, and I can only feel the users are the frog in the pan.
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The linked article is from a Windows user’s perspective, moving to Linux. The timing is good as many are faced with working hardware, but which is not compatible for Windows 11.
ZorinOS is an Ubuntu-based distro, meaning there are tons of support and advice on the Internet for anything that may need solving. It will also install and run most Windows software, using Wine (I seem to recall that is built in, so double-clicking on an EXE file, should just run).
See xda-developers.com/reasons-i-c…
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You don't need a new computer. You need an old computer.
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in reply to masukomi • •Exactly! The "but I only made it for me, for a very niche use" excuse I always tell myself is bullshit. There are so many ""stupid"" parts out there that someone's built, which, if no use to you as a thing itself, can maybe be used to help build the cool thing you do want, or just help spark an idea for a better thing.