I run a very small business as a side hobby designing and making 3D printed parts and stuff. I am exclusively an Anycubic customer - have:

2xKobra 2 Max's
3x Kobra 3 (2 are combo)
2x Kobra 2 Pro.

The only problems I've ran into is the hotend getting gummed up occasionally that requires a tear down and nozzle replacement. And by that, I mean once every 4 months or so. The Kobra 3's are running pretty much non stop. 90% of my prints are PLA, 10% are TPU.

I've been tempted to buy a Bambu because of the rave reviews but honestly, the Anycubics have worked out very well for me and they're half the price - sometimes even better if you get Anycubic deals.

Writing them on a CD with a sharpie :)

oh man :( I don't mean to be a contrarian but I switched to Edge from Chrome when Chrome went haywire and refused to play YouTube videos. I tried disabling a bunch of privacy addons and also tried Incognito mode but it just wouldn't play. I actually like using Edge. I haven't noticed an increase in performance but it does a better job of blocking ads than plain Chrome.

Also, I kinda prefer Copilot to Grok, Einstein AI, GPT. I've tried all but Copilot is the best one so far. It's not perfect but it does really good for my needs.

"But what are we doing at the same time?"

Well, we're vilifying entrepreneurs and making it as difficult as possible for new ideas to emerge unless they are somehow linked to the latest social justice fad. Have an awesome idea to fix some complicated manufacturing process? Steady on there, first we need you to complete 35 environmental studies and once you're done with that, you have to show how this new capability is going to improve the employment chances of some marginalized group. And then, we're going to tax you to within an inch of your life for the audacity of trying to earn a buck. And if, somehow, you survive all that, we'll slap you with a tariff just to destroy whatever motivation you had left.

It's capitalism, but not as you know it.

Apologies for the doom and gloom nature of this post.

I self-identify as a perpetual 30 year old so I should be fine.

As a Canadian, I can say confidently that I don't care if something is made in Canada or the US. I'm not into the politics of making the average worker suffer. I would not want some worker in a plant in Kentucky to lose their job because I decided that in order to punish the leader of the US, I must make random Americans suffer by not buying the things they need.

I mean really, there are Canadians who live 3,000+ miles from me. Other than a common currency, what do we have in common? For sure I have more in common with an American in the neighboring states (~2 hours away) than I do with some Quebecor (~8 hours away).

For the record, I don't hate Trump nor Musk, nor any other US politician. My own politicians have done worse to me and this country than Trump has.

"It's not our fault we outsourced to the lowest bidder for a critical function of OUR company and didn't QA them on a regular basis!!1!!. You can't expect us to do all of that - we've got more important things to do as an executive leadership team. Things like travelling to golf courses and laying off people so we can get bigger bonuses!"

https://www.cognizant.com/us/e...

If there was a Rohrschach, he'd be exploded a long time ago already. See Edward Snowden.

Read it again. The GP said, "there does seem to be a correlation between big gas guzzling engines that moves thousands of tons from here to there, and people who call themselves Christians"

So he/she is directly drawing a link between Christians and their propensity to buy big gas guzzling engines which is a ridiculous assertion to make, even on the face of it. Using your example, if I were to say, "Christians buy big gas guzzling engine cars", then pointing out that non-Christians also buy gas guzzling cars doesn't negate the original statement but it just shows the fallacy of the original statement because there's nothing inherent about Christians and gas guzzlers. Or more economical cars and non-Christians.

He/She might have just said, "there does seem to be a correlation between big gas guzzling engines that moves thousands of tons from here to there, and people who were born in January"

I went to the UK recently and had a chance to get inside a BYD. Didn't drive it or anything but i *wish* we had those in North America. For the price, the stuff you get is amazing. I don't know about quality etc. but man, we need more EV competition over here.

People who subject other people to their overly loud or straight piped exhausts need a stern talking to.

I'm in a similar boat. I've owned everything from a 300ZX twin turbo to an E60 M5 and an SL63. I love cars and I love driving. I must be one of the very few people, however, that doesn't care for the noise associated with an ICE engine. I used to like the rumble of a V8 at idle or at low RPM but then .... I bought a Model S. A P90D. And that must have re-wired my brain because firstly, the acceleration is like nothing I had ever experienced before. And I rented a Ferrari 360 so I know what "fast" is, even compared to my M5 and SL63. Secondly, I've done more than 200,000km and the only repair item has been the passenger door handle wouldn't pop out. That was $450.

Then I upgraded to a Model S Plaid and let me assure all of you with Hellcats, Demons, ZR1s, Mustang something-or-the-other, Lamborghinis etc. You are not faster. You might make a bunch more noise and shred your tires, but you're not faster. Not by a long shot. It's embarrassing how slow your car is compared to a Plaid. You might like the noise your engine makes and you might think you're doing everyone in a 100m radius a favor by forcing them to listen to your straight pipes but a significant percentage of them want you to wrap yourself around the nearest lamp post when you zoom by with your engine screaming at 6,000rpm.

For the record, I don't speed. Sure, I'll do the traffic light grand prix next to someone in their ICE car but I shut it down right before I hit the speed limit - which is normally ~3 seconds of full bore acceleration and none of the drama of squealing tires either. The traction control is magical. The rest of the time, I engage FSD and stick to the speed limit. 40 years of driving, not a single speeding ticket.

I know EV's aren't for everyone - the charging structure is progressing at a lightning pace in many locations but for a lot of people, it's a hassle. I get it. But we have 3 EVs in our 4 driver household and one legacy ICE car. When it comes time to replace the ICE car, it will be with an EV. I'd recommend everyone test driving an EV at least for a full day - it will re-wire a LOT of your brains :) It doesn't have to be a Tesla either, although I've driven almost every EV available in my country and I found Tesla's to be the best for me but there are plenty of other EVs that arguably look better, are less expensive, and will fit most peoples needs.

Resale value is poor on EV's for reasons I don't quite understand but if you want an EV, that works out awesome for you. I got my Plaid for practically half price off MSRP and it was 3 years old. I have no intention of selling it ever so the resale doesn't bother me.

There's no way you actually believe that. There are literally millions of people who drive vehicles with large capacity engines who aren't Christian. And I bet there are plenty of Christians who don't own a car and plenty of Christians who own cars with small engines.

This is what's great about the internet. One on hand you have this person who looks down upon people driving ICE cars and think they're superior for riding a bus. And then you have ICE drivers who look at people on the bus and think of them as being inferior.

And the beautiful thing is, both groups think they are the correct ones.

...hoisted by their own petard. I guess this is what happens when you spend your living hours writing increasingly convoluted legal terms. Sometimes you forget that English grammar can undo your legalese.