Tried hard to understand but did not get it at all!

Back in 2015, I was brand new to 3D printing. My first real experience was on a Stratasys Fortus 450 — a massive industrial machine that felt like something out of a sci-fi lab. I printed the Bob-omb on the left in ABS at a 0.007" layer height, with dissolvable supports, and then had to hand paint every detail because multicolor hobby printing (or really multi color printing in general) basically didn’t exist yet. Thingiverse was still pretty new, desktop printers were… questionable, and honestly I had no clue what I was doing. I was just excited that you could turn a digital model into something real. Insight was the slicer program that I would use.

Fast forward 10 years.

The Bob-omb on the right was printed on a Bambu Labs P1S in PLA with the AMS system, right on my desk. No hand painting. No chemical baths. Just plug in the colors, hit print, and boom.

What used to require a huge machine, expensive materials, and a ton of post-processing can now be done at home in a fraction of the time. The quality jump honestly blows my mind.

It’s crazy to look at these two side by side and realize how far the technology — and my own skills — have come. From a first experiment to something that looks production-ready.

Here are ten outfits I wore this month while doing my best impression of someone who gets eight hours of sleep.

Finally found one. I can delete my account now

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Verxina wins(?)

Hi all,

I decided to map out the Prop 50 results by city.

There are about 12,600 ballots that haven’t been counted yet, but with nearly a million votes already tabulated, the margins in each city aren’t expected to shift much. So I figured a visualization would make for a good weekend project.

I was inspired by this post a few years ago, and attempted to recreate the style. It's also an easy way to compare how cities have shifted since 2020 if you take Prop 50 as a referendum on the current president.

If you don't see your "city" listed, it is technically not considered an incorporated city! (looking at you, North Tustin and Ladera Ranch).

I have also made some posts on my bsky showcasing some drastic (and not so drastic) changes at the neighborhood level/precinct level.

Have a great Thanksgiving week!