AlDente @ AlDente @sh.itjust.works

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Yes we are talking about home-teir 3D printers here. They used a Prusa MK3S printer and Prusa XL in this study. Also, they tested PLA in addition to PETG and ASA.

I'm not saying it's a wash in terms of price. Instead, I'm saying it doesn't send a message through some tally of sells for the day, because buys and sells are at a 1:1 ratio.

A sell doesn't happen without a buyer on the other end. It's a wash when it comes to messaging.

Even if they continue loosing $34-million each quarter, it will take over 33 years to go bankrupt with the current $4.6-billion cash on hand.

Seriously though, I see that earnings per share was positive for 2024. How is that possible if revenue has been negative since 2018?

S&P500 closed at an all-time high yesterday. It's not just up relative to a downturn.

I have auto update disabled and only selectively update individual apps. However, I still found this installed and promptly uninstalled it.

Nice glizzy guide!

Al Dente: the perfect balance between soft and hard.

So much for "fully restored".

I don't think it's wrong to default to the kit. I wish more companies offered that option. If you're going to be maintaining them, you need to be very familiar with how it goes together. However, I agree with your point if you're buying in bulk. It will get really annoying to assemble multiple units back to back. Though, I believe Prusa offers discounts for repeat buyers, so the assembled option would drop in that case. Also, the Prusa Core is their latest release and we haven't seen any deals yet. The Bambu X1C price I mentioned is the current sale price. MSRP is $1200. Going back one Prusa generation to the MK4, a fully assembled printer is only $1000 at MSRP. I still think Prusa and Bambu pricing is very comparable.

Regarding the MMU: yes, I've had two. I'd summarize them by calling them trash. They have both been collecting dust in a box for years. I eventually found that they were not worth the effort, but regardless, I don't believe that old accessory has any bearing on the printers themselves. If a Prusa printer did have any substantial issues on release, I would at least be comforted by the fact that you won't be stuck with it. The upgrade kit options, extending from the early MK models through to the MK4, and now to the Core One demonstrate that commitment. I can't think of any other manufacter doing something similar.

E: cleaning up some typos.

I believe the only thing Prusa is withholding from open-source is their PCB designs as of the MK4 and Prusa XL release.

I'm curious what you're referring to when you say Prusa doesn't have the best track record on initial release. I started with two MK3s at work, upgraded them to MK3S+s, and now to MK4s. I didn't have any trouble along that upgrade path and I was always an early adopter. We also have a Prusa XL. If you are still on the MK3 model, perhaps you haven't had much experience with their newer models. However, the MK3S is six years old now.

Regarding cost, Prusa seems very comparable to Bambu for similarly speced printers. Specifically, looking at printers with an enclosed print bed and metal frame, the Bambu X1C is more expensive at $1100, vs the Prusa Core kit at $950 (assuming your comfortable assembling it yourself).

At home, I'd sure love to have a Voron to tinker with. However, for a print farm, I wouldn't consider anything but a Prusa these days.

This was one of the biggest requests of the Libertarian Party and Trump followed through with it. Could you imagine the Democratic Party agreeing to any demand from the Green Party in an attempt to get votes?

I watched through a YouTube commentator's live stream. Do you think Nielsen counts those?

I'm still rockin an S9+! The only issue is that my headphone jack is now gaped and will no longer retain any headphones. I'm currently using a USB-to-3.5mm adapter, but it was nice to be able to distribute the load when they were both available. I'm not sure a single USB-C port would have held up for 7 years if it was doing both jobs full-time.

I'd have to travel to Turkey and get a hair transplant first ☹️.

Libertarianism and authoritarianism are opposite ends of the same spectrum. If two hypothetical societies are heavily authoritarian and equally so, then they are both authoritarian. Libertarianism emphasizes personal autonomy and individual freedom. It is by definition non-authoritarian. Libertarian concepts extend from the left to the right.

I'd personally rather align more with libertarianism than authoritarianism. But hey, different strokes for different folks.

I don't understand why you think that is a contradiction. You both agree there's a spectrum between the two. Technically, if you're not 100% authoritarian you have a greater-than-zero alignment with libertarianism.

Now, if you're trying to say landing somewhere in the middle of the spectrum means you're neither, then I tend to agree with you (labels suck). However, I'd take it a step further and say that nobody is going to be the 100% perfect embodiment of either end of the spectrum, and therefore, no true authoritarian or libertarian exists. I think, to say either one of you is wrong is just arguing semantics.

I've been very happy with GPT4All. It's open source and privacy-focused by running on your own hardware. It provides a clean GUI for downloading various LLMs to chat with.