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Hey, Grok…

Just so I can post this in a manner that quickly lets me share a link to the URL. It rather seems that while there’s an ability to push photos, etc. to Grok, there’s no actual button on the Web. … Continue reading

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Hm…blocked by X again…

Automated filtering is dubious at best for someone claiming to be, “for,” freedom of speech. I’m writing this as a proper blog entry on my own site as I’m waiting to see if they accept my appeal there or I … Continue reading

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Well, trying to print Tullomer on an Ender3 v2…

I found out about this AMAZING Superpolymer from Z-Polymers. Tullomer. Can be a filament for 3D print or fibers for making crazy-strong meshes, etc. Unlike the other Superplastics like PEEK/PAEK/etc…the usual suspects, Tullomer will print, with some provisos, on consumer … Continue reading

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So…Grok…doesn’t understand anything about horses or horse shows…

Unsurprising, really. AHA keeps their info behind, basically a members-only paywall. (Annoying, but hey…) So, I’ve been expanding its understanding about the 2012 AHA Cutting Ringers incident that I was involved in and affected by the ringers. It’s another story … Continue reading

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Well, nothing is QUITE as it ever initially seems…

As indicated in the prior blog post about the Revo Micro CR, it prints nicely. VERY nicely. The real rub is that the firmware wouldn’t let you print to proper temps (Hotend is capable of 300 deg C print temperatures, … Continue reading

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I broke down and bought an E3D Revo CR and Micro…

The tech’s good. The CR (Revo designed explicitly for a drop-in for a Creality 3D printer…) had a bit of seemingly hinky assembly (Well, using butt splices strikes me as a bit dodgy, but there wasn’t any other good way … Continue reading

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The Constitution: Article II’s framing and the meaning of, “natural born citizen,” in this context…

It’s a bit unusual to see a, well, dissertation on the subject of the Constitution in a blog/website for a tech individual. One of the other things you may/may not know about me is that I’m a bit of a … Continue reading

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Well, then…

Heh… After years of Joomla! use for my blog, etc. they opted to do something stupid as hell- and pick a feature that breaks on the PHP setup for my hosting provider and I needed to jump through flaming hoops … Continue reading

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