Hey, this is my first Printables contest entry - large (16 inch/40 cm) christmas balls that print in multiple pieces. They can be assembled is hollow frameworks, or around a playground ball for extra color.
Want to keep your filament dry while you print, but too cheap to shell out for a dry box? Make your own! My house goes through Tidy Cat tubs at a rapid rate, and they seal pretty well. I was using a PVC pipe structure on the inside, but I think these skate bearing roller stands will work better. Throw in a few desiccant...
I’m not talking about stuff like O’Brien’s hollow rank pip, I’m talking about stuff like “Why make Chakotay a lt. commander rather than a full commander?”...
A couple of quibbles that no one else seems to have brought up. Ensign Tilly was not promoted to XO - she was assigned to the position of acting XO while remaining an Ensign. The designation of “acting” makes it clear she’s just holding down the slot temporarily until Saru makes a more permanent selection, and makes it much more tolerable for those she’s now in charge of despite the lower rank. It probably wouldn’t have been tolerated (by the Admirals at Command) even in the lax standards of Starfleet, but even ADM Vance realized Saru had to pick from the tiny crew he brought to the future with him, so he let it go.
As for Ezri, again, remember that rank and position are only loosely connected, while rank and specialty (Counselor, science officer, engineer, navigator) are COMPLETELY unconnected. Ezri is a counselor because they wanted to make her distinct from Jadzia, and is an Ensign to highlight her inexperience both as a person and in dealing with a symbiote.
But yes, it does seem like the writers’ familiarity comes and goes. I swear there are at least a few episodes (and I can’t remember which series, because I’m alternating between three right now) where people refer to a Lt. Cdr. as “Lieutenant” instead of the proper term of address, “Commander.”
Oh, absolutely, story/cast reasons were the real reason - but while assigning an Ensign to a Commander slot is extreme, assigning people above their rank and above higher ranks in the process is not completely unheard of, even in today’s military. Given their utterly unique situation as an in-universe excuse, I don’t have any real problem suspending disbelief on Tilly’s assignment there.
A Canadian bill that will require Google and Meta to pay media outlets for news content that they share or otherwise repurpose on their platforms is set to become law. The Senate passed the bill Thursday amid a standoff between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government and Silicon Valley tech giants. Ottawa has said the law...
Are they then going to force Google and Meta to continue to carry those links that they want the companies to pay for? It went badly for Spain, and then France had to rewrite their law - not sure how that finally wound up, but a lot of small media companies took the hit first. https://www.wired.com/story/french-regulator-says-google-must-pay-to-link-to-news-sites/
Short- and medium-term, anything that leads away from fossil fuel is a good thing. Long-term, though, it seems like taking energy that would normally have bypassed the Earth, capturing it, and then adding it into our ecosystem is probably a bad idea. I'm a total layman, here, though, mostly going off of what I've read in science fiction.
Also, yeah, the weapons potential is a problem, though I sort of feel like we've already got all the weapons we need to intentionally eliminate human life, so further refinements don't matter much. It's the accidental extermination we're worried about, and this might help with that for awhile.
Not my design. But since my wife loves both Doctor Who and Halloween, it was a natural choice for me to print. Also, it looks like no one else tried a mix of colors, so I wanted to see how it would look.
There’s a lot of disagreement, of course, but I would rate Picard as the worst by far of the five recent shows. Even Prodigy pays better attention to its own past episodes. But the acting was indeed pretty good.
One of the things I like best about designing and printing is having my wife idly talk about wanting something, and then being able to produce it for her. In this case, she has a doll she wants to decorate for the holidays/seasons. I pulled a set of Easter Bunny ears off Thingiverse, but then designed a headband with flags for...
3D Printed Outdoor Christmas Ball Ornaments (www.printables.com)
Hey, this is my first Printables contest entry - large (16 inch/40 cm) christmas balls that print in multiple pieces. They can be assembled is hollow frameworks, or around a playground ball for extra color.
Dry Box Feeder From a Kitty Litter Tub (www.printables.com)
Want to keep your filament dry while you print, but too cheap to shell out for a dry box? Make your own! My house goes through Tidy Cat tubs at a rapid rate, and they seal pretty well. I was using a PVC pipe structure on the inside, but I think these skate bearing roller stands will work better. Throw in a few desiccant...
Stands for the Sanderson Sisters Funko Figures - Printables link (lemmy.one)
I finished the stands for my wife’s set of Hocus Pocus decorations just in time - we’re decorating this weekend!...
Did the writers care about the ranks of their characters?
I’m not talking about stuff like O’Brien’s hollow rank pip, I’m talking about stuff like “Why make Chakotay a lt. commander rather than a full commander?”...
Canada will require Google and Meta to pay media outlets for news under bill set to become law (apnews.com)
A Canadian bill that will require Google and Meta to pay media outlets for news content that they share or otherwise repurpose on their platforms is set to become law. The Senate passed the bill Thursday amid a standoff between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government and Silicon Valley tech giants. Ottawa has said the law...
Using space-based solar power to stop climate change: thoughts? (gizmodo.com)
What's everyone's thoughts on using space-based solar power to help solve the climate crisis?...
They're (mostly) role models! (i.imgur.com)
Cyberman Pumpkin print came out nice. (www.printables.com)
Not my design. But since my wife loves both Doctor Who and Halloween, it was a natural choice for me to print. Also, it looks like no one else tried a mix of colors, so I wanted to see how it would look.
Speculation: ‘Star Trek: Picard’ Is Getting Some Emmy Buzz (trekmovie.com)
Decorative Rocket Doll's Headband (www.printables.com)
One of the things I like best about designing and printing is having my wife idly talk about wanting something, and then being able to produce it for her. In this case, she has a doll she wants to decorate for the holidays/seasons. I pulled a set of Easter Bunny ears off Thingiverse, but then designed a headband with flags for...
Japanese lantern again. This time in marble PLA. (midwest.social)