Kyle Davis

https://fosstodon.org/@linux_mclinuxface

Ceaseless tinkerer.  I do open source stuff for #Valkey at Percona. Ex-AWS. Ex-#bottlerocket. Ex-#OpenSearch. Ex-#Redis.  Spare time pursuits: #3dprinting, #OpenSCAD, #gardening.  Interested in building a greener future with technology. he/him
Located in Edmonton, AB #yeg

Opinions:: My own, not my employers.

Public Key

npub1tuk6cgtux45qe089wja2ptnqjde6x4h0rhs6ktks4ys2hwwm8llsep9wu4

NIP-05 Address

linux_mclinuxface_at_fosstodon.org@momostr.pink

Profile Code

nprofile1qqs97tdvy97r26qvhnjhfw4q4esfxuar2mh3mcdt9mg2jg9th8dnllcpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduqs6amnwvaz7tmwdaejumr0dsr0e4mt

Publishing to

relay.damus.io

nos.lol

Author Public Key

npub1tuk6cgtux45qe089wja2ptnqjde6x4h0rhs6ktks4ys2hwwm8llsep9wu4

Show more details

Last Notes

2025-12-05 14:53:28 UTC

- reply

yeah, that’s fair. It’s probably more of a story about parts of unknown provenance.

2025-12-05 14:34:52 UTC

- reply

more details: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69297a4e345e31ab14ecf6e9/Cozy_Mk_IV_G-BYLZ_01-26.pdf

2025-12-05 14:34:29 UTC

This is one of the craziest #3dPrinting stories I’ve read.
1. A printed part in an AIRPLANE ENGINE bay and not one done on some exotic industrial thing.
2. It looks like a shit print: obvious printing flaws like sagging and stringing, separate from the failure.
3. The part seller claimed it was ABS CF but it had the glass transition temperature of PLA (99.9% sure it was just PLA sold as ABS.. so fraud probably on the part seller’s part)
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1w932vqye0o

2025-08-19 17:51:41 UTC

Okay, yeah, this looks good.
I wish it was #OpenSource hardware, but encouraged to see that it is going to be #Klipper and OrcaSlicer rather than proprietary garbage.
#3dPrinting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-8es8uAlcc

2025-07-22 13:22:30 UTC

So I’m having a bit of a #3dPrinting conundrum.
I swapped out my #SV08 nozzle assembly for the SOVOL hardened steel model. I’ve run hardened steel for years on other printer - just up the printing them by 5c and go.
SOVOL recommends printing PLA at 245, which seems way hot. At that temp I’m getting charred spots but it is printing relatively normally. At the top end of the material 230c, the 0.6 line width is printing closer to 0.45mm, so massive under extrusion.
Thoughts?
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/897/089/031/505/197/original/2f00f82ca5490aa9.jpeg

2025-06-21 19:40:43 UTC

- reply

lolol. No it's not organized. But it's always in the process of organization.

2025-06-06 22:40:40 UTC

A request:
I’m trying out some #3dPrinting tolerances for small print-in-place mechanisms.
This entire object is 18x12mm - I’m aiming for something generally printable on a range of printers without futzing about in a slicer.
If I threw this on #Printables would you give it a test print and report back if it works on your printer?
It’s 1.37 grams and takes about 7 minutes on a slower printer.
(Excuse my son for video bombing: nothing keeps him from his afternoon toy car races)
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/638/790/209/280/607/original/3e915e6d3a3b4adb.mp4

2025-05-02 22:33:49 UTC

Someone’s dad is into #3dPrinting
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/440/615/009/944/236/original/cbbc5b80bf5c0b51.jpeg

2025-05-02 14:05:13 UTC

- reply

For clarity, who do you mean would provide first party support? The project? My employer?

2025-05-02 13:47:02 UTC

Apropos of nothing:
If someone takes something away from you, holds it for over a year, then gives you back less, should you clap about getting back less than what you started with?
#foss

2025-04-29 11:28:14 UTC

- reply

That was deeply disappointing.
That was a my old riding and I had a couple interactions with Blake and he was quite wonderful.
Kerry on the other hand? 🤮

2025-04-28 15:54:20 UTC

- reply

that's an idea. A much smaller instance than I imagined though - 147 is pretty tiny.

2025-04-28 15:22:44 UTC

- reply

It's a slipper slope IMHO.
I get the argument on each side, but the implications are pretty hairy for non-OSS stuff. Even if it's executing on a CI server _someone_ in the project is going to have to work on this, ya know? And organizations often have prohibitions on certain licenses, no matter where you're using it (because of potential IP virality).

2025-04-28 14:57:25 UTC

- reply

CI still has to run Non-free junk. Is that okay?

2025-04-28 14:51:14 UTC

Let's say you're making a contribution to an #FOSS project. It's one of those projects will a small core and many add-on components.
The maintainers say: have you run the test suite?
You run the tests and it requires spinning up non-open source software because of one of these add-ons that may/may not be relevant to your contribution.
So, every contribution requires running a non-OSS software. How do you feel about this?

2025-04-28 13:25:33 UTC

Accepting opinions: what’s the lifeboat for Fosstodon? floss.social?
My posts are about 40% 3d print stuff, 40% oss posts and 20% everything else. Reposts are mostly Canadian topics. So the instance needs to be accepting of that mix.
Overall, I’m a bit sad about the crumbling of Fosstodon (and the actions that got it there) and annoyance of switching.

2025-04-14 19:16:43 UTC

- reply

This #3dPrinting project is finally over!
~98% of my #photography gear lives neatly in this single drawer now.
The top two trays have my Nikon 1 cameras, battery chargers and spares as well as (most) of my 35mm negative scanner.
The Diana flash units kicked by butt. They have a really odd, organic shape that I had a hard time modeling, so I just modeled the “female” port and plugged them in.
There is only one misc area for extra lens covers that aren’t worth organizing.
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/337/917/628/722/744/original/57558d35a1162579.mp4

2025-04-03 12:29:14 UTC

Anyone have feelings about Lenovo #ThinkPad (T14 Gen3) with the AMD Ryzen in 2025 (w/ Linux)?
I need a laptop for travel, so it's not everyday critical and something a few years old, off lease should do.

2025-04-01 02:55:59 UTC

- reply

or, you know, stuff like the capacitor plague.
Or counterfeit parts.

2025-04-01 02:48:00 UTC

- reply

let me be clear, I’m not defending qidi, but I don’t agree that cheap parts are equal to bad engineering.

2025-03-31 23:29:59 UTC

- reply

Jesus, those are scary pictures.
It’s interesting that the OP calls out cheap parts instead of bad engineering. Probably a little of this, little of that.

2025-03-31 19:48:51 UTC

Parental leave is almost over. Looks like I'm going to need to travel to the US again.
I'm going to need to shore up the security of my personal devices when I cross the border.
I'm going to carry an old, wiped phone: that's simple enough.
I think my primary laptop needs to stay at home.
Trying to think of the best strategy to go 'clean' of personal information across the border and be able to restore when I'm clear of customs/immigration. (In Linux, of course).

2025-03-30 22:14:22 UTC

My 2 yr old is pretty crafty.
He’s figured out how to turn our smart plugs (#Sonoff S40 Lite) on and off from the button on the side. Endlessly entertaining for him, not so much for his old mom and pop.
#3dPrinting to the rescue!
I printed out a simple vase mode sleeve that friction fits over the smart plug physically blocking the button. Adults can easily pull back the sleeve, but he lacks dexterity to move it and perception to even understand there is sleeve over it.
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/253/677/603/819/050/original/ab81e4d0c20ca4a9.jpeg
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/253/678/181/008/650/original/b5b003354b87e4fe.jpeg

2025-03-30 16:42:18 UTC

- reply

Back on #3dPrinting/#organization bullshit.
The first tray of the second layer is looking nice, if I do say so myself.
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/252/368/412/345/387/original/fa9e88f2403f4835.jpeg

2025-03-30 12:25:28 UTC

I've been searching for the last hour for this:
Sometime between 2010 and 2020 I read about a weird theory that there was some "forgotten years" between the 70s and the 80s.
The "evidence" was that the late 70s and early 80s were so distinct and that technology advanced so quickly that they couldn't have been continuous. Something very bad™️ happened during the time and we collectively decided to forget that time period.
I think it was called 19xx or 197x. Anyone remember this theory?

2025-03-29 13:16:32 UTC

I saw a jar of black olives marked as “Product of #Canada” on a grocery website last night.
I somehow doubt that 98% of that product was made in our borders.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/marketplace/marketplace-found-up-to-1-in-3-groceries-get-labelled-as-canadian-customers-say-they-re-skeptical-1.7496182

2025-03-27 21:49:46 UTC

- reply

curious: do you live in a house built in the last 10 years or so?

2025-03-27 21:20:18 UTC

- reply

I assume so. I believe it’s a Voron Zero based which lots of folks use for ABS stuff.
(I’ve never printed ABS actually! I have odor sensitive family members, so if I do it, it would be in the, currently under construction, garage)

2025-03-27 19:41:39 UTC

- reply

Printed the first top tray for the drawer. Fits perfectly on the first try.
I love how I can get exact fits with #3dPrinting. Now to fill this tray up with more camera stuff!
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/236/084/190/635/538/original/7c2e5cc170ca8357.mp4

2025-03-27 18:25:06 UTC

Damn, this is tempting. I'm generally very pleased with my Sovol printers: they're hackable, #opensource, and perform well. They aren't prefect but they're very good.
The Zero would be nice to have an enclosed printer to handle more engineering grade things. Maybe throw it in the garage.
Of course, of the 5 printers I have right now one is currently functional. Maybe I should get the others all functional before getting _another_.
#3dPrinting
https://www.sovol3d.com/products/sovol-zero-3d-printer

2025-03-25 12:57:01 UTC

- reply

god, I loved them though. I learned so much.
I’m in awe that they got published. Such a limited market for a large, expensive book. As a kid, I would get the previous version book at a discount. The best Turbo Pascal book I got was for 5.5 but it was well into the TP6 era before I got my hands on it.
Anyway, I recall the same thing: pages after pages of source code. The best ones did call out the important things. Stuff like: “notice the lines 423-440”

2025-03-21 22:23:08 UTC

- reply

woah, okay. Still need to digest that some, but this is helpful.
It looks way more complicated.

2025-03-21 20:28:17 UTC

Does anyone have an IKEA SNURRAD?
https://www.ikea.com/ca/en/p/snurrad-storage-turntable-transparent-40521526/
I'm fascinated by the mechanism and I'm trying to grasp the geometry of what's actually going on. It's breaking my brain a bit.
It won't fit my fridge and I'd like to make something similar with #3dPrinting
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/202/302/091/326/808/original/8c07be0180446e99.mp4

2025-03-19 19:06:32 UTC

I noticed some worsening inconsistent layer lines on my SV08. I went to Sovol’s troubleshooting site. It suggested to check the tool head for wobble, look at belt tension, and friction in the linear x bearing. All fine.
I went to just tighten the toolhead bolts anyway and I accidentally knocked the nozzle: it moved. A lot.
Pulled the sock off and noticed that the left screw needed a 1/4 turn, then I saw the right. Wow. I’m surprised it was even able to print.
Testing tonight!
#3dPrinting
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/190/625/033/810/284/original/796deaa2adc34b16.jpeg

2025-03-18 20:27:56 UTC

Welp. It was a good run.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-democracy-report-1.7486317

2025-03-17 22:26:56 UTC

- reply

Project update. The first layer is filling up fast.
#3dPrinting
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/180/118/737/286/880/original/ba49a7f6e4e94092.jpeg

2025-03-16 18:00:40 UTC

- reply

My camera gear drawer organization project is coming along.
#3dPrinting
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/173/407/280/413/815/original/e6abfcf646805898.jpeg

2025-03-15 23:32:27 UTC

- reply

they’re 1.2mm wide (0.6 lines x2) which is plenty stiff for this application.

2025-03-15 18:13:53 UTC

- reply

On this project I’m not printing bottom layers: they just don’t show and are a waste.
I’m also using lightning infill.
I hold my breath when it starts but I’ve only had one adhesion failure (and it was my unrelated fault).
#3dPrinting
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/167/793/564/539/121/original/842640748c3b1211.jpeg
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/167/797/971/214/026/original/aa0bf1ce9ae3e352.jpeg

2025-03-15 15:38:22 UTC

- reply

always, but I already have a lot of inserts to print. Hopefully I’ll have more capacity for moar.

2025-03-15 14:59:05 UTC

Started a project to organize my camera stuff in a desk a drawer.
#3dPrinting
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/167/027/486/792/264/original/12eb765bc180947e.jpeg

2025-03-13 13:02:12 UTC

- reply

from the photo, I would have guessed Australia 😉

2025-03-13 12:34:47 UTC

- reply

right. I think I’ve met this problem.
When you have two different geometries joining with different with a different number of facets you get some pretty strange problems. The corners can’t quite align. In a 3d print? Not a problem. I can see in industrial applications it could be a big ass problem if it wasn’t just an artifact of an image quality setting.
(I actually like the look of lower facets in some more shiny filaments like this example)
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/155/126/033/228/016/original/a3ba5d8bd1627d49.jpeg

2025-03-13 02:42:55 UTC

- reply

there are applications where it doesn’t matter nor show.

2025-03-12 22:59:15 UTC

Weird #3dPrinting question I've been thinking about.
Would the left side print faster? (Assume that both discs in the photo below are the same diameter and height.)
My assumption is that it would. The print head could accelerate during the chunky segments but the right side would be constantly changing directions, so no acceleration.
If it would be measurably faster, I'm not sure. I need to do some testing, but it's interesting to go against years of optimization in the other direction.
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/151/891/314/067/419/original/7ea0acfe883a1f85.png

2025-03-06 00:59:44 UTC

- reply

there is lots of talk about how to separate out action and feelings about the administration vs the people in the US.
It definite makes hard when people’s jobs are on the line and your (personal) actions play(ed) a role in that, but I think people know that if/when the US… gets out of this madness somehow thing will normalize.

2025-03-06 00:06:32 UTC

- reply

I loved it in the day. I wonder: does it hold up?

2025-03-06 00:00:42 UTC

- reply

I do love pepper, but no: one is salt.
Believe it or not Peugeot sells unique skus for salt and pepper mills (and the salt mill was $3 more).

2025-03-05 17:43:18 UTC

I’m not sure how evident this is outside of #Canada but this article sums up the blind rage that most Canadians are experiencing regarding the worsening relationship with the US.
Behaviour and attitudes have changed radically in just a few weeks. The only thing I can compare it to is how living in the US felt immediately after 9/11.
I know most of my following is US-based: please read and understand what is happening. And never make 51st state jokes: they aren’t funny.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/05/relationship-broken-canada-responds-donald-trump-tariff-threats

2025-03-05 05:01:38 UTC

- reply

I was a bit worried. It feels solid though and salt/pepper mills aren’t exactly a large load😉

2025-03-05 02:24:17 UTC

- reply

more views. #3dPrinting
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/107/438/859/604/745/original/850afb8a3b1bf06d.jpeg
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/107/438/836/169/841/original/b0acee8802a6e923.jpeg

2025-03-05 02:21:57 UTC

This was a quick design (less than one hour: started at 3:32, sliced by 4:23), but I’m very happy how it turned out.
53 lines of #OpenSCAD
#3dPrinting
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/107/426/012/649/187/original/e5df73603dd6da2e.mp4

2025-02-28 13:46:27 UTC

I want to do some screen-recording focused (personal) videos.
I've used #ScreenFlow at work and I'm pretty proficient with it. But it's also not amazing software and closed source. And I might want to do some stuff on Linux, not just MacOS.
I'd like to find something #OpenSource that fills the same niche. Anyone know of a #foss workflow or (better) an integrated application for doing screen capture focused video production?
(Ideally, needs to work both on Linux and MacOS)

2025-02-28 01:27:17 UTC

- reply

they also take sponsorships and QCon is not cheap to sponsor.
_However_, I’ve organized major tech conferences before: 2.5m is actually that much. Venue costs alone are eye watering.
I won’t name names but I recently saw a tech conference budget that was 8m+ usd for less than 400 attendees.

2025-02-24 15:13:08 UTC

How do the roads and commute look this morning #yeg?
My neighbourhood looks like a re-freeze mess. I suspect the main roads are fine but everything else looks like a rink.

2025-02-23 15:57:02 UTC

Yesterday, one of my PLA prints started warping after the gantry level took a couple tries. This is unusual because my #SV08 is typically rock solid on the first layer.
“Oh well, bed is probably dirty” I thought.
This morning, I went to start a new print and noticed the bed looked odd.
I took the PEI sheet off and noticed that a 5mm magnet was stuck to the underside of the bed!
I’m amazed that it was able to auto level enough to have a semi-successful print.
#3dPrinting
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/054/006/338/756/544/original/153c8a1d7371b63c.jpeg
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/114/054/006/363/321/103/original/aec56e0af11c1f8e.jpeg

2025-02-22 20:07:19 UTC

Is there such a thing as a 3D model validator?
I'm playing with some #gridfinity stuff and it looks like some folks have taken.. uh.. liberties... with the correct shape.
It would be nice to have a tool (web based maybe?) that would let me deterministically say: Yes this will actually fit before I take the time to go to the #3dPrinting stage.
Right now, I throw it into tinkercad and eyeball it which is pretty terrible.

2025-02-21 15:13:51 UTC

- reply

interesting- but yeah, I’ve built them 1 to 10 and 10 to 1.
Also, based on your feedback I’m working on another version that is more straightforward to print (and forgiving of layer height variations). That is after my current project which also involves gridfinity, as chance had it.

2025-02-19 23:45:12 UTC

- reply

might be rare if…. Someone… gets their way.
(Also, my condolences)

2025-02-19 15:06:39 UTC

I’m still trying to switch over to #Canada-made or non-US products for my day-to-day due to :waves hands: stuff happening to the south.
Groceries were surprisingly easy. I order online and they have “buy Canadian” filter. ~95% ✅
A few things I’ve yet to find that meet my needs:
- personal care products (hair stuff, anti-perspirant, toothpaste, hand cream, etc.)
- cleaning products
- grape soda (my singular vice)
- apple sauce (at least stuff my kid likes and isn’t junk)
- baby wipes

2025-02-18 13:49:56 UTC

- reply

So that swatches project is great but it appears the swatches are printed fonts up.
On my project I'm working on embossing face down / text on the build plate. I wonder if the changes anything?

2025-02-18 13:26:44 UTC

- reply

nice tip on B612. I’ll do some tests with that.
I can’t find much good info on what fonts are most optimized for #3dPrinting.
I wonder if anyone else has any font tips?

2025-02-18 13:24:13 UTC

- reply

oooh. Nice. I’m working on a drawer org project too.

2025-02-16 14:35:36 UTC

- reply

it’s tough because I see some value in their general boosts, I just want to stop spamming.
Personally, I boost my own stuff when I post something interesting in a weird time of day. That feels valid and would be blocked.

2025-02-16 14:23:49 UTC

I’ve been noticing some people who abuse the “boost/unboost/boost again” pattern.
Like, seriously: doing this every morning to re-surface a self-serving post is just spam. And, imho, likely a vector for abuse generally.
Is there a way to block this behaviour? Like a client level “block this post for n-hours”? Or “block post after n views”?

2025-02-07 23:15:10 UTC

- reply

I love going to RV shows. I don’t imagine I’ll own one in the next few decades though.
I also lurk on FB Marketplace RV listings. Amazing the depreciation on them.

2025-02-03 20:23:07 UTC

- reply

the inverse ratio would indicate a high Amish or Mennonite load.

2025-01-26 15:47:47 UTC

After 3 days of searching I have found my Mini HDMI cable.
Along the way I’ve found a multitude of other things I forgot about. And lovingly packed and wrapped literal garbage via our moving co. I moved in Jan 2023.
Word to the wise: when you move, never leave anything in boxes.

2025-01-22 20:36:24 UTC

- reply

I also haven’t posted anything on my timeline in… months or years.
Weirdly, I don’t see flag waving maga BS on FB even though the majority of my ‘friends’ are in the US (I was using it the most when I lived in the states).
The toxicity for me has to do with zombie scrolling - I’d guess 90% of my feed is groups and suggested content. And it is actually quite well tuned - I get a consistent hit of mild dopamine. It sucks away time.
Marketplace though: i legit use and enjoy that.

2025-01-22 15:32:54 UTC

- reply

so you still WhatsApp on your phone?
I definitely don’t have an addiction to that but it’d be nice to have a Meta free phone.

2025-01-22 15:06:24 UTC

So… I think I need to go on a corporate social media diet. Largely Meta stuff.
Years ago, I isolated FB to my phone, which I used infrequently. FB has creeped back in more than is comfortable. Also WhatsApp and occasionally lurking on Instagram.
I could give up IG but WhatsApp and FB are harder: there are local and family connections that don’t exist elsewhere sadly.
I’m considering resurrecting an old phone isolating the toxic apps away from my main device. Anyone tried a similar diet?

2025-01-21 02:27:44 UTC

- reply

I would have thought it was a door stop. You know, wedge shaped.

2025-01-19 15:18:24 UTC

There is an interesting chorus of #bambulab users saying “just don’t update” because of the impending auth lockdown. Totally get it.
There is one thing to keep in mind: your printer runs Linux which needs routine patching. AFAIK, up to this point Bambu took care of that for you.
Just not updating ever again means you have to assume that there will be unpatched vulnerabilities connected to motors/heaters/camera in your home. I’m not suggesting you should update, but understand the implications

2025-01-19 14:42:19 UTC

- reply

I suspect the final object will be very close dimensionally but how it gets there will be apples/oranges. Even the variable line width (arachne) is a game changer in the slicing.

2025-01-19 13:29:21 UTC

- reply

slicers have come a LONG way since 2016. That might be the bigger advance than even the mechanics of the printer. It would be very interesting to analyze the gcode differences!

2025-01-11 14:07:31 UTC

I have been out of the loop with #3dPrinting, only vaguely hearing about the Benchy controversy.
So, it was actually Prusa all along not the original rights holder that triggered the removal?
Figures.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hExeAakBMkg

2025-01-08 02:07:11 UTC

- reply

huh. Me either but I thought you could kinda see what was happening through the tinted glass.
Of course I’m trying to rig a macro lens to my printer so I can see the molten plastic go down… I guess I agree with the visibility thing then!

2025-01-01 00:01:05 UTC

- reply

Okay - I was just experimenting with matte filament and it seems to really make a difference to the sliding action.
Did you happen to change the filament direction? Ideally the lines should all parallel to the sliding action. I'm thinking of also adding lines to reduce the friction and force parallel printing to the sliding actio.
I haven't tested ironing on this project, although I've found it often doesn't help much on other projects.

2024-12-31 19:49:13 UTC

- reply

nice! How did it print?
I’m working on a few optimizations to make it easier and less error prone.

2024-11-29 20:50:31 UTC

- reply

it’s my mission. 🤗

2024-11-29 20:45:37 UTC

- reply

how’s your nozzle doing? White pigment will chew up brass.

2024-11-28 15:57:29 UTC

- reply

I wrote a ton of JavaScript circa 2010-2015 and I'm shocked that the semicolon debate rages on.

2024-11-26 22:18:06 UTC

- reply

Welp. I just dropped down a x32 rabbit hole for 45 minutes.
It won't help the original requester who specifically wanted a 32-bit containers and I don't think that beast ever existed.
HOWEVER, I know that Yocto seems to be place where x32 makes some sense and has usage. They added Valkey support recently so.... interesting at least.

2024-11-23 16:21:02 UTC

- reply

Wood filament is kind of a PITA though, right?
I'm honestly happy with how the Prusa "Mystic Brown" PLA looks. I think the modern logs are nearly this dark, unlike my 1980s one in the picture.

2024-11-23 14:56:26 UTC

My 2yr old loves building things.
I thought Lincoln Logs would be a good xmas gift but I wasn't sure he would have the motor skills yet.
#3dPrinting to the rescue! I printed out some logs that perfectly match the few real wood vintage ones I have.
Turns out they're a little advanced for him yet, so this small 3D printed set this saved me from getting him a giant set that would just frustrate.
https://www.printables.com/model/689618-vintage-lincoln-log-double-wide-piece/comments/2204674
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/113/532/819/936/210/608/original/609579438d03d687.jpeg
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/113/532/819/910/287/229/original/f6ab5d3882e4c65d.jpeg

2024-11-22 14:30:04 UTC

There was an interesting request posed in the #Valkey discussions:
A request for a 32-bit container. Earlier this year I advocated for dropping 32-bit support because it decisively seems like something of the past. I would be surprised if _anyone_ was running Valkey on 32-bit machines.
However, 32-bit addressing _does_ save memory, a non-trivial amount. OTOH, it caps you to 4gb. And then there is maintaining 32-bit code, which is something.
What do you think?
https://github.com/orgs/valkey-io/discussions/1304#discussioncomment-11341542

2024-11-21 17:31:07 UTC

Should I keep my current profile picture or switch to this more recent one?
My glasses aren't white anymore (sorry) and I've lost a little weight since my previous photo was taken 5ish years ago. Of course a few more... ahem... character lines have appeared.
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/113/522/126/118/981/538/original/7d62a7f658f01849.png

2024-11-21 16:48:11 UTC

- reply

the missing license file on some repos is troublesome, although the SV08 does have a proper license.
They have full mechanical drawings which I find immensely helpful and nearly as useful as CAD files (likely for a CAD package i don’t have access to).

2024-11-21 16:23:46 UTC

- reply

I have an SV06 and SV08, while both are far from perfect printers, they are great value and more complete from an open source perspective.
https://github.com/Sovol3d

2024-11-21 16:15:49 UTC

- reply

Here is the thing that gets me: Sovol is doing _far_ better (not perfect) at the open source printer game than Prusa.
Admittedly, they address different segments of the market and likely have starkly different business models.
However, it does illustrate that a company can produce an open source, decent printer at an affordable price. Prusa could do it, they just don't _want_ to. It's a choice.

2024-11-20 03:15:15 UTC

Yeah, I want this.
https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/toshiba-stuffs-an-entire-pc-into-a-dot-matrix-printer-toshiba-jimucon-sj-9500-packs-a-mysterious-cpu-8gb-ram-and-two-240gb-ssds

2024-11-19 14:46:01 UTC

- reply

I hope I’m proven wrong that it’s not another fauxpen source, open washed printer.

2024-09-13 12:26:44 UTC

And I’m off to #OSSummit in Vienna (via Toronto)!
Who else is will I see at Open Source Summit?

2024-09-09 18:56:25 UTC

- reply

I work on the Valkey project, before that, I was a long-time Redis person.
Personally, I'd love to see Django start using Valkey in posts/docs/etc.
Glad to contribute updates/assist/support in any way I can.
(We would have supported DjangoCon Europe but it was too early in our cycle)

2024-09-02 05:17:19 UTC

Oh man.
Just discovered a new whole genre of #3dPrinting : play doh accessories.
My kiddo spends a substantial portion of his waking hours with the stuff, so I bet he’s going to be pumped for a constant stream of new ways to play with it.

2024-08-31 05:35:12 UTC

#Valkey is on Google Cloud!
https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/databases/announcing-memorystore-for-valkey

2024-08-27 08:41:35 UTC

- reply

There is a light at the end of the tunnel!
My partner got on a plane to Pretoria to visit the Canadian High Commission in person (something we were warned not to do). A little in-person conversations yielded our approval in 2hrs. It was clear that they had messed this up big time.
Now we just need to wait on the temp passport and we’ll be out of here on the 5th!

2024-08-24 05:32:15 UTC

- reply

Still trapped in South Africa: Now with record-breaking length. 😐
Today marks 32 days waiting on the Canadian High Commission in Pretoria to approve our application. The processing time is supposed to be no more than 30. If they process it on Monday, that will be day 34.
The timelines are getting scary for the rest of the processing vs our visas.
We’re reaching out to anyone in government that will listen, but it’s complex.

2024-08-23 05:35:25 UTC

- reply

(I just like the floppy sleeve.)

2024-08-21 06:47:54 UTC

- reply

Still trapped in South Africa.
The current stage of our process (Canadian citizenship processing) has never taken more than 31 days according to our social worker. Today is day 29 for us. Families that were here a month ago were processed in ~5 days. The office processing is on infinite ring.
And this is not even the last step.
We’ve been appealing to our member of parlament, personal diplomatic connections, our other social workers, etc. Most are sympathetic, but no avail.
🤞