OpenSCAD is a 3d modeling software that you program instead of manipulating pieces. If you’re trying to create a creature or something organic it’s going to be an utter nightmare. But if you want precise measurements and parameterized models it’s hard to beat.

No. Anytime I have been so out of it that I couldn’t tell left from right I also couldn’t remember if the L or ⅃ was right. I have no good solution left at that point.

I remember buying Pokemon Gold with my birthday money and my mom beating me senseless because she was planning to use that money. Worth it, though.

Saying humanity is “being swept down a raging river” is spot on, except it’s an analogy for basically everything except GAI.

Climate change, rampant fascism, unrestrained capitalism, take your pick. We’re speeding towards 3 or 4 dystopias but a super intelligent AI isn’t one of them.

On the flip side, I cancelled my Progressive home+auto insurance because they had become way too expensive. While on the phone she was trying to convince me to start a new home quote to see if that would lower my rates. She asked if my roof was still 30 years old. Wishing to end the conversation quicker, I lied and said yes despite getting it replaced 6 months ago.

Since then I have gotten two texts and several phone calls per day from companies claiming to be working my area who see that I need a new roof.

“Wake up, man. We got places to be.”

Wasn’t the big complaint against Star Trek: Section 31 was that people didn’t want to watch Corrupt Space CIA? And don’t people enjoy SNW and Lower Decks because they embrace the lighter side of Trek?

Honestly I think most Trek movies have tried to get dark and it never lands for me.

Absolutely insane. Part of me wants to see the source code, but part of me is terrified of how complex it must be. Plus I’ve only been writing bash for 20 years, so it would probably look incomprehensible to me.

A flood of greenbacks will be invested into our ailing economy

I can tell this person has never visited the US! Tax dollars are for enriching those in power, not for injecting back into the community.

His metamorphosis is complete. He is now a weekday.

At this point I think we’re moving past maintaining projects. Tech debt is no longer going to be paid off; management will just suggest a complete rewrite using AI as soon as issues get too complex for a junior dev with Copilot to figure out. It’s going to be a mess.

Makes me think of the Ancient Arrows from Breath of the Wild that just remove the target from existence.

An unmedicated cook? Inconceivable.

Sites like this make me remember the brief period we had where internet speed outpaced website bloat. Everything just loads instantly. Outstanding.

I’ll always remember the animal cracker scene from that movie.

I had a suspicion when they called it the “Special Military Op Zone”. Classic colonizer verbiage.

Must be a stepdad!

THESE ARE NOT JOANNA EGGS!!!

I have found that some specific foods still give me a little heartburn, which I avoid. But yeah, I still don’t understand it. Especially the swallowing issues, but apparently not eating lets my body reset or something.

When I first started the diet it was 800-1500 calories per day, but now I snack while I’m cooking dinner, have double or triple portions, and have dessert right before the cutoff at 8:00. So probably about 2500.

There are still days where I only get 800-1000 calories, like if we’re at someone else’s house for dinner. After 8:00 my body just seems to accept its fate, so I’m not scrounging for food or hangry anymore.

I only eat from 5-8 PM. I started it for weight loss a few years ago, which worked alright. I lost 30 pounds, but have since gained a lot of it back. It turns out you can eat a lot in three hours once your stomach gets used to it.

However, before starting the diet I had chronic heartburn, acid reflux, and trouble swallowing sometimes. All three went away after a week on the diet, which is enough for me to keep going.

There are other minor benefits, like saving money/time from not eating so often. At this point I don’t feel hungry at all until 4:00, so I never shop hungry.