Sermil and the Banter of Randomness: Random Banter #228

[Fyraltari]

I'm pretty sure the Swiss would prefer not to be part of Europe as is. If any country is going to go all Neo-America and fly off as a space colony it is Switzerland.

Regardless of the truth of this (I don't agree), they're still as european as you can get.

If the oven is on in a cold house, I'm still gonna want a blanket.

I have no idea what this means.

[Peelee]

I have no idea what this means.

It means there are more countries in Europe than Switzerland.

[Fyraltari]

It means there are more countries in Europe than Switzerland.

I am aware, yes.

[Peelee]

I am aware, yes.

The house is Europe. The oven is Switzerland. The temperature is guns.

40 degrees is dang hot by anyone's standards. The oven can be set to 150, far above 40, crazy hot. The house will still be cold overall despite how hot the oven has gotten to.

[Tvtyrant]

Regardless of the truth of this (I don't agree), they're still as european as you can get.

Coolio.

@Peelee, I have never heard that saying before. Is it local or something you came up with?

[Fyraltari]

The house is Europe. The oven is Switzerland. The temperature is guns.

40 degrees is dang hot by anyone's standards. The oven can be set to 150, far above 40, crazy hot. The house will still be cold overall despite how hot the oven has gotten to.

That's what you get for trying to use an oven as central heating. Also can we please not talk about heat until, like, September? I'm fresh out of the shower and I'm already sweaty.

I get your point, though, but it's not a funny one, so I elect to ignore it.

[Peelee]

Coolio.

@Peelee, I have never heard that saying before. Is it local or something you came up with?

Yeah, that was off the cuff.

[Tvtyrant]

Yeah, that was off the cuff.

I liked it!

Hope you're wrist doesn't hurt too bad though.

[Peelee]

I liked it!

Thanks! I try.

Question for the Brits. A man walks into a pub and asks for a pint of best. Is "best" interchangeable with "beer"? If it a specific type of beer? House special? Most expensive thing on tap?

What, exactly, is the bartender going to serve him?

[SZbNAhL]

Question for the Brits. A man walks into a pub and asks for a pint of best. Is "best" interchangeable with "beer"? If it a specific type of beer? House special? Most expensive thing on tap?

What, exactly, is the bartender going to serve him?

Best is a type of bitter, which in turn is a type of ale. I think it's one of the weaker bitters, but I'm not much of a beer drinker.

[Bartmanhomer]

Anyway, I posted my first chapter of Dungeons & Dragons: Dragon Poker in the Arts And Crafts Forum.

[Aotrs Commander]

Yaay, looks lke a good probability of the Replicator's stepper motor having gone, which means it's then completely fragged and its time for a new printer which will take who knows how long to get here! Just what I needed, right?

[DataNinja]

Yaay, looks lke a good probability of the Replicator's stepper motor having gone, which means it's then completely fragged and its time for a new printer which will take who knows how long to get here! Just what I needed, right?

Oof. Geez, man. It feels like you and Peelee have both had nothing but trouble with your 3D printers over the last little while. Which... yeah, kinda the worst possible time.

[Peelee]

Yaay, looks lke a good probability of the Replicator's stepper motor having gone, which means it's then completely fragged and its time for a new printer which will take who knows how long to get here! Just what I needed, right?

NOOOOOOO!

Even though my stepper motors are fine, I have been looking at new ones, for almost no reason whatsoever other than upgrade.

Oof. Geez, man. It feels like you and Peelee have both had nothing but trouble with your 3D printers over the last little while. Which... yeah, kinda the worst possible time.

3D printers are... Interesting. Like, from what I could tell completely dismantling one of mine, the hardware technology is actually remarkably simple, and we could have built them in the 60s, if not earlier. The computing seems like where the actual challenge in getting them to market.

That being said, the hardware can be extremely temperamental, and sometimes it seems like the best way to learn is to fail constantly. And even then, sometimes the stepper motor will just go out.

I now await someone to tell me the motor drives need crazy fine tolerances we didn't have in the 60s or something.

[DataNinja]

and sometimes it seems like the best way to learn is to fail constantly.

Ah, I see you have my life's philosophy.

[Peelee]

Ah, I see you have my life's philosophy.

Now, you say that, but judging by your new avatar, it seems like you intend to do nothing but succeed.

[Aotrs Commander]

Oof. Geez, man. It feels like you and Peelee have both had nothing but trouble with your 3D printers over the last little while. Which... yeah, kinda the worst possible time.

I know. Thing is, the Rep 2 had been running FINE - for literally YEARS - until this year. Sure, old age was going to catch up with it eventually...

...estimated build time 2776 hours, I just looked it up...

... But it HAD to be this year didn't it?



Even better? Seems VERY likely that the replacement we're looking at will be slightly too large to fit on the stand we have:

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which is itself a type of special magic roc's teeth moon-on-a-stick hahahahaha did you actually want furnature that did a ueful job no chance anymore mate screw you Bleakbane in particular thing, so it's not like we can get another one (since Dad and I ALREADY looked for something simialr for him to have upstairs to put the regular printer on since I put Nanny's one down here while we had problems with it that were probably all stemming from that crappy surge suppressor.

3D printers are... Interesting. Like, from what I could tell completely dismantling one of mine, the hardware technology is actually remarkably simple, and we could have built them in the 60s, if not earlier. The computing seems like where the actual challenge in getting them to market.

That being said, the hardware can be extremely temperamental, and sometimes it seems like the best way to learn is to fail constantly. And even then, sometimes the stepper motor will just go out.

I now await someone to tell me the motor drives need crazy fine tolerances we didn't have in the 60s or something.

We have had generally little trouble over the... *checks photos of models* coming up to seven years we've had it; a few bit here and there, but in spurts and most of the time, it's run with no problems. (And sometimes it's ran for six days as week for, like 14-15 hours per day.)

[Peelee]

We have had generally little trouble over the... *checks photos of models* coming up to seven years we've had it; a few bit here and there, but in spurts and most of the time, it's run with no problems. (And sometimes it's ran for six days as week for, like 14-15 hours per day.)

I'm mostly oversimplifying for humor. From my own experience and what I've seen online, problems are either incredibly minor (eg extruder too hot for filament, no air blowing on filament, wrong settings in splicer, etc.) or incredibly major. Nothing in between. And amazingly long times between major problems, because of the aforementioned shockingly simple mechanics.

[Aotrs Commander]

Yep, so Dad is pretty convinced it's likely the stepper motor, and I'm pretty convinced a Prusa i3 won't fit on the current stand.

Of course.



So I kind of just gave up totally and me and Mum watched the first three parts of the Arrowverse Crisis on Infinite Earths.

DAMN, they really pulled the stops out with the references! Burt Ward cameo, Smallville cameo, Birds of Prey cameo, Kevin Conroy and the BTAS theme, not-quite-Christopher-Reeve!Superman, 1990s!Flash (again!) Wow, they REALLY made an effort, bless 'em.

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Oh, an Jon Cryer!Lex Luthor is just the ABSOLUTE, complete little [poop] and I love it.

He's GREAT, he really is.

When he showed up in last season's Supergirl when I saw him - bearing in mind Lex is pretty indelibly DCAU!Clancy Brown!Lex - and for half-a-second I was like "o...kay, not what I would have expec-" and then he said his first line and I was like "OHHH, Snap! FRACK, YES!!! Perfect!" And he stole every scene he was in since. Beautiful, it is. Made up for the whole front half of the season being the whole way-to-heavy-handed racism-analogue thing.

[Peelee]

Yep, so Dad is pretty convinced it's likely the stepper motor, and I'm pretty convinced a Prusa i3 won't fit on the current stand.

Like, a full Prusa printer won't fit on the stand you put your printer on? How small is your stand?!

[Aotrs Commander]

Like, a full Prusa printer won't fit on the stand you put your printer on? How small is your stand?!

40 by 52cm/ 15.5 by 21 inch. So short, it seems, by about 10cm, from what I've been able to gather.

[Bartmanhomer]

I gain 3 pounds. Now I'm 189 pounds.

[DataNinja]

Now, you say that, but judging by your new avatar, it seems like you intend to do nothing but succeed.

I don't know what you mean by that. It's clearly a mid-life crisis mech.

[Anonymouswizard]

I gain 3 pounds. Now I'm 189 pounds.

On the plus side £3 will get you a sandwich, crisps, and a bottle of pop at most supermarkets, so you could comfort eat? Sorry.


Also I need to up my spot check, apparently some kind of assault vehicle entered the thread when I wasn't looking. Probably distracted by German Mario.

[DataNinja]

Also I need to up my spot check, apparently some kind of assault vehicle entered the thread when I wasn't looking. Probably distracted by German Mario.

Look, if you're worried about one little mech, I've got bad news for you about our dear friend Aotrs over there.

[Anonymouswizard]

Look, if you're worried about one little mech, I've got bad news for you about our dear friend Aotrs over there.

I'm fairly certain I'd notice him sneaking mechs into the chat. Touching ground from orbit tends to be somewhat noticeable.

[DataNinja]

I'm fairly certain I'd notice him sneaking mechs into the chat. Touching ground from orbit tends to be somewhat noticeable.

Pfffft. Touché, I suppose. Though it's a big planet. But small world.

[Bartmanhomer]

On the plus side £3 will get you a sandwich, crisps, and a bottle of pop at most supermarkets, so you could comfort eat? Sorry.


Also I need to up my spot check, apparently some kind of assault vehicle entered the thread when I wasn't looking. Probably distracted by German Mario.

Uh.....I'm not familiar with your currency in your country. My currency where I live is very different.

[Peelee]

On the plus side £3 will get you a sandwich, crisps, and a bottle of pop at most supermarkets, so you could comfort eat?

Huh. That's not too bad. I should look into getting a job over there sometime.

Uh.....I'm not familiar with your currency in your country. My currency where I live is very different.

Not as different as you might think. A pound right now is only like a buck thirty.

[Wizard_Lizard]

Annnndddd New Zealand has more Covid cases.. dammit. Hopefully we don't have to go into lockdown again.