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  • Granite counter tops also rest on a sturdy base, the caulk used to attach them doesn't have to resist a lot of force trying to push the slab around, the caulk is mostly there to prevent liquids spilling into the cabinets and to provide a decent appearance. Yes, the caulk also somewhat attaches the slab, but keep in mind how hard it is to move to begin with, given the weight of the counter top.

    Here, the weight of the glass door pulls the panel out of the rails via the hinges. Silicone won't provide a lasting solution.

  • I can only confirm what ballskicker and Shadow said - I'd remove the old caulk both mechanically and with the help of a solvent and then caulk it back in.

    However, I'm also pretty sure it will eventually sag again without the help of a retaining mechanism.

    Given the pictures you posted (which might not provide the full context), I assume someone really just caulked a glass panel into the profiles and left it at that. I assume you would like to avoid drilling the glass (can be done, but is tricky and has the potential to create a mess pretty quickly), so I'd simply manufacture a retaining cap that closes off the profile and holds the glass panel in place. I'd drill a hole into the ceiling to hold the cap in place, or into the profile, depending on the material and the remaining situation at hand.

    I'm talking about mounting that right here, after sliding the glass back in / caulking, of couse:

  • But it's not just information, someone sat in front of their computer and put the work in to design it, then print it and iterate.

    You're paying for that process, and for the time and effort the person took to acquire the necessary skills.

    However, there should be a noticeable price difference due to the easy scaling / replicatibility when distributing digital goods.

    I'm with you insofar as the final product feels like it should be 3 bucks, not the file.

  • Side note: please don't abuse the word "toxic" until it becomes absolutely meaningless. Let's keep that to a more fitting context, having a

    I was expressing an obviously personal opinion about the language itself, which is objectively a dull, barren wasteland that sucks out your soul while you walk it. That is precisely the reason why it's so widespread and loved by business entities and managers - there is no excitement, no surprises, just an everlasting monotony of keys clicking produced by a horde of clones wearing button-down shirts while sitting in absolute identical cubicles, creating yet another instance of FactoryProducer. It's very easy to plan and schedule for, while at the same time being unnecessarily verbose and mildly unproductive (compared to other languages).

    Look, the JVM is fine, just pick another language. There is plenty of work doing Kotlin. But yes, if you're doing this only for the money, go ahead. I've always been unable to separate my job fromy personal life and my other interests, I couldn't imagine being cursed by Java again.

    If you can sit somewhere for 8 to 10 hours each day, doing something that isn't fun and separate yourself from it, not going insane, all the power to you. I also get that not everyone has the luxury of picking their favorite toy and making it their job, but I firmly believe there are options that are not Java.

    Now, if you're one of the rare types that actually enjoys Java, meet me in the closest Denny's parking lot, I need your cranial measurements.

    Please note: this post contains hyperbole and humor. I don't hate any of you, I just hate Java

  • My personal recommendation:

    • Pick up Python, it's easy to learn and highly productive. If you also learn fastAPI, you can benefit from highly validated, declarative models to build REST APIs in the backend, well fast. It will yield quick results, you won't become demotivated and you can pick up a paid project soon.
    • Pick up Rust. It's "in" right now and I get requests from marketing people that know nothing about programming, asking if their project could be implemented in Rust
    • Go with memorizing the shell commands first, try to understand git later. Get productive, try to get where you were with e. g. svn or cvs. If you are comfortable, look at something in depth if you have a problem that you can't solve with the knowledge you have.
    • Fuck Java, seriously.
    • You have commercial interests, so it is probably wise to look into becoming a fullstack dev to maximize the kind of projects you can do. Look into React, vue.js, svelte. React is probably still the most widely used framework, you'll quickly do a project with vue.js and svelte is a super interesting look into things to come.
  • Sure. In my opinion, however, the overall context of the image does imply the jaguar enjoys similar effects to those clearly requiring the presence of DMT, as that is what is most people commonly associate with ayahuasca.

    It's a bit of a "look at all those animals getting high, this jaguar is even talking to machine elves in the 19th dimension" kinda thing, where - if I remember correctly - they actually consume the leaves for digestive purposes.

    Again, the leaves do have an effect, e. g. they apparently act as an SSRI (that's how common antidepressants work) and we can't be absolutely sure about their effect on cats (catnip certainly has some effect on cats we don't readily enjoy), so I can't dismiss the notion of jaguars seeking them out for that reason as well.

  • Jaguars actually eat the leaves of b. capii, which acts as a MAOI in the Ayahuasca brew.

    While there is some discussion that the harmala alkaloids in b. capii might also be slightly psychoactive in high doses, the actual main compound in Ayahuasca is DMT, which is certainly very psychoactive, but not bioavailable when consumed orally without a MAOI. Unless the jaguars have figured out how to combine the two and/or brew ayahuasca, I strongly doubt that's their intention and that they'd get comparable effects.

    I think the idea stems from the BBC show Weird Nature showing a jaguar eating yage leaves in episode 6, "Peculiar Potions".

    I'm not really sold on how well that content was researched.