Jtskywalker
Good article. I have worked as a dev for over 10 years and have seen a LOT of really complicated spaghetti code that was only maintained by individuals in silos. Some used to joke about “job security” but I would rather my life not be a living nightmare unable to take vacation without keeping my work phone on me at all times because I’m the single person that knows how to fix a mission critical system. I’ve been there. It sucks for new people but it also sucks for the keepers of the tribal knowledge. It’s exhausting.
Training, documenting, refactoring and replacing to eliminate that is good for everyone. If you are a good dev you won’t have to keep tribal knowledge to stay employed.
In addition to first layer adhesion being critical, it’s a good calibration tool. The first layer makes it easy to see if you have your z-offset right, among other things.
I had mine too high and my e steps too low and compensated by adjusting flow and temp in my slicer which lead to other issues later on like bad overhangs, random gaps between layers, ugly top layers, etc. I was pulling my hair out trying to adjust slicer settings but my height and extrusion were just off.
After getting a really good first layer, prints have been way cleaner, simply because the settings required to get a perfect first layer matter for other layers too, they’re just not as obvious there.
That’s my newbie take anyway. I’ve been printing for about a month
I have done some gridfinity stuff for my desk and I will say I really like it - especially the idea of the magnets in the bins / baseplates to make really cool modular organization bins.
The baseplates let you change things around and stick things together like legos vs having to make sure random STL files are all the right size to look good together, or designing everything yourself custom for your space.
That being said, for me, the main downside is also the baseplates. I know that’s what makes gridfinity gridfinity, but it just feels like a lot extra to print. Like I have to create a gridfinity space, then I can start actually organizing things. I need to add some more bins… Oh wait, first I have to print a few more baseplates. I probably need to switch to some more minimal baseplates that will print faster and use less material when I am ready to expand my setup - I printed the gridfinity refined baseplates. The features are cool (press-fit magnet slots, optional thumbscrews), but I don’t think it’s worth it for me given the extra time and material required.
Not sure if I’m missing something but I do not have that last scene at all. I even rewatched the last few minutes and I do not see the gorn hatching. The last I see of Batel is Chapel engaging the stasis field, her arm squirming a bit, and that’s it. The actual last scene for me is Pike on the bridge unable to give orders. Are there multiple versions of the episodes?
Same here. I was hopeful that covid would get people to at least be more conscious about not going places when sick, wearing masks when they are not feeling well, etc. But where I am at, people go to work, church, recreational activities, etc. with the flu and covid, even with positive test results knowing that they are contagious. I don’t understand it and it hasn’t gotten better.
As far as cyberpunk… I still want a full face respirator with a clear face shield (so people can see your lips when you talk), an integrated HUD (for navigation, air quality monitoring, and browsing lemmy), and some LEDs for night time illumination (and aesthetics)
