I recently started keeping a small collection of playing cards that were either designs I liked or had memories from trips I’ve taken. They had been just sitting on the shelf, so I decided I would design a system to display them on the wall.
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If you are planning on compiling custom firmware for your Ender 3 Pro, I applaud you. This is an excellent step in any 3D printing enthusiast’s journey. I recommend starting with this setup guide from the official Marlin website:
https://marlinfw.org/docs/basics/install_platformio_vscode.html
Continue reading “Ender 3 Pro custom Marlin firmware”Oliver and Daisy
Once upon a time in a small village nestled between rolling hills and dense forests, there lived a curious boy named Oliver and his loyal companion, a small fluffy dog named Daisy. Oliver and Daisy were inseparable, and their days were filled with laughter and exploration.
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New dinosaur discovered in Chile reinforces how little we know about the prehistoric world.
Knowing so little about dinosaurs puts paleontologists at a disadvantage, but with advances in science their work has been getting easier. Some of those new techniques were employed to redesignate a dinosaur whose fossilized remains were found in Chile.
Continue reading “Not-A-Stegasaurus Found in Chile”Where There’s Smoke There’s Snakes
When you have a problem with pests, it’s best to call a professional.
Slithering snakes with their beady eyes and flicking tongues. Nasty vile snakes piled up in the cellar. Writhing masses-okay I’m getting a little ahead of myself, but you get the picture. Now add a blazing inferno! This all seems like the storyline of a bad B-movie, but this true-to-life horror story unfolded on November 23 in the small town of Poolesville, Maryland. Unnervingly, an unassuming home just outside of Washington D.C. was infested with snakes.
Continue reading “Where There’s Smoke There’s Snakes”Babies and Bathwater. Which to Throw Out?
Space junk postpones a repair to the ISS, but is there a bigger problem?
The ‘babies’ are of course two astronauts, Tom Marshburn (61) and Kayla Barron (34), who had to delay a spacewalk to replace a damaged antenna on the International Space Station. They were originally scheduled for Tuesday, November 30th but had to wait until Thursday, December 2nd. The delay was the first of its kind, but not one that humanity should be very proud of. Dangerous space junk, which could puncture the astronaut’s suits, menaced the mission forcing a halt. Dirty bathwater indeed.
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A snowstorm leaves Denmark shoppers stranded in the most peculiarly beneficial place.
Have you ever had the urge to hop on the displays, sit in on the sofas and pull out all the drawers when you walk through an IKEA showroom? I know I have. Well, yesterday in Denmark, a snowstorm dropped 12 inches (30 centimeters) of snow. Shoppers and employees alike turned into stranded refugees inside an IKEA in Aalborg, Denmark. Not only did they get to flop themselves onto the beds, but they also nuzzled themselves down into the sheets.
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A Lego theft in Germany makes me realize just how valuable these simple plastic bricks really are.
Not the bricks you might be expecting though. Lego bricks. In Germany yesterday burglars knocked a hole in the wall of a toy store in order to steal Lego bricks. The thieves made off with dozens of sets, leaving about 100 empty boxes behind.
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Roll for initiative. I have a quest to find a tabletop game compatible with my family values.
So I’ve been struggling with this idea in my head that I’ve had for a long time. I’ve wanted to have a family role-playing game that I can share with my children. For most others, this question is simple to solve, grab your nearest D&D manual and some dice from the comic store, sit down and make some elves and gnomes and orcs as PCs, then grab a campaign book and you’re good to go. However, therein lies a problem for me. A big problem.
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Misery doesn’t love company because things aren’t always what they seem. Deus ex dragon.
Side note: this particular review structure is borrowed from The Cereal Show, a podcast made by some friends of mine you should definitely check out.
Continue reading “Old Movie Review: Shrek (2001)”“Misery doesn’t love company because things aren’t always what they seem. Deus ex dragon.”
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