I just had this happen too and it was caused by a bad z-offset reading. The nozzle hooked one of the parts on the bed that came loose and drug it around while forming the blob.
I just had this happen on my X1C for the same reason and was able to get it off after heating up the hotend for a minute and wiggling it loose. Zero residual damage.
I feel like an idiot because you're absolutely correct, and I've even used this recently in Bambu Studio (which I believe is forked from PrusaSlicer, so it may be there as well). I haven't used Prusa or Orca slicers, but it is somewhat limited in Studio, especially when printing "per object" instead of "per layer"
I'd still recommend OP print one benchy at a time because it's very easy for one object to wipe out the entire print bed of parts if misconfigured.
Smart idea starting out with a cheap printer as you'll learn quite a bit more this way (tinkering and repairing) and find out if you really actually like the hobby or that it's not for you without spending a fortune first. This can be extremely frustrating at times but also rewarding.
I've been printing for several years and have never heard of a way to print with multiple profiles at once, but that doesn't mean it isn't possible as things are being discovered all the time and I don't exactly stay up to date on every facet.
I'd just start out one benchy at a time and learn from experience. Challenges will come, and that's where you'll learn.
Also, keep your filament dry and get some cheap hygrometers to measure the filament's moisture content (in a dry box, bag, etc) even brand new. This is one big cause of headaches.
I think it depends on what you're storing. If it's video then you'll want bigger drives because you'll fill your array of small drives up quickly and trying to manage 10 or 15 1TB HDDs will get out of hand quickly. Backing up isn't super critical with large "Linux ISOs" since you can just torrent most everything again to replace missing files.
For fast throughput of small files, I think smaller drives in an array win out and if these are important files, it probably wouldn't be too expensive to buy a couple of large HDDs to backup the entire array.
Nah it's just weaponized "concern trolling" in an attempt to quell support. I'm sure the red coats used similar language when talking about people like George Washington back in the day too.
Who says it isn't some government employee doing it to justify a national ban? Police do this all the time during protests so that they can come in and shoot people in the face with rubber bullets and tear gas canisters for exercising their rights.
It's interesting how old console tech comes back around to be useful for other stuff. I've used a couple Xbox Kinects to do 3D scanning and with an augmented reality sand box.
I almost wonder if this is how it's intended to be as I can't imagine why someone would design a mount that only allows the camera to point at the sky.
My tree lights (Twinkly) are also controlled by HA along with some Govee stick lights in the front window. No 'smart' ornaments yet but there's still time!
He's a shitbag too that's what's up. Just because someone has a D next to their name doesn't mean they're a good person or that they actually care about the country.
I just had this happen too and it was caused by a bad z-offset reading. The nozzle hooked one of the parts on the bed that came loose and drug it around while forming the blob.