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"It's the content, stupid." - Quick Notes to Supercharge K.Bin
Like you, I'm a passionate user of K.Bin but lately, I'm noticing that things are getting kinda stale around here. The most recent thread in this, the top-level magazine on K.Bin, is 4 days old. Many other top 25 magazines are also suffering from a similar lack of fresh content. I run /m/scifi and it's been continuing to grow...
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Guitar Pedal (github.com)
For the past few days I’ve been working on a 3-D printable footpedal potentiometer to be used in a guitar pedal. It is a parametric model in FreeCAD. It has a top and bottom that hinge together, with a potentiometer that is coaxial with the hinge so that when the pedal is pressed, the potentiometer is rotated....
Can I get firefox to act as two separate browsers? (fedia.io)
Say I have a window of mostly music that I want to open with shortcut a, and a window of work stuff that I want to open with shortcut b. Is there anything I can do to get firefox shortcuts to remember the windows separately? I don't want to use chrome or a different browser as the second window, but that would work for...
Back On Thingiverse
I found out Thangs locks print files and comments behind an account when I tried downloading my own files from a different device. I’ve decided to leave the platform and going back to my trusty old Thingiverse. I tried to find something new and better but maybe Thingiverse is just the place to be for now. New links below....
Cube Tomato Mold v.3 and Moving Away From Printables
My account and posts from my previous tomato cube mold designs from Printables got taken down (probably VPN and/or Linux usage). Nevertheless, I found a better platform on Thangs.com. The search is much better and it searches other platforms as well as its own website....
Who here is making money 3D printing?
I am a hobbyist, and my job will probably never require me to design and print anything for work....
Mastodon is getting text search (oisaur.com)
Full text search has been merged in #Mastodon main branch, and will be in the next (and final?) 4.2.0 beta 🎉 It is opt-in, so it will take some time to be filled with people content as they enable their profile to be indexed, but this was one of the most wanted Mastodon features for some time. We plan to deploy it to...
'Uncharted territory' - Could the Wisconsin GOP protect their gerrymandered maps by impeaching Protasiewicz? - The Badger Project (thebadgerproject.org)
Construction Could Start in 60 Days On Massive Bay View Project (urbanmilwaukee.com)
Milwaukee leaders counting on federal dollars to speed up replacement of city’s lead water pipes (wuwm.com)
The Kbin Experience. The Best Worst Way to Interact with the Fediverse. (roundcatsblog.wordpress.com)
A blogpost I made about my experience on Kbin. Any feedback would be appreciated as someone who is new to blogging. Thank you
TSA intercepts 2 guns, Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport (fox6now.com)
I really don't understand the person who thinks "I accept that I can't wear my shoes through the scanners or bring a bottle of water but I'm sure they will be cool with my loaded gun." Do you think that you are going to need to shoot someone somewhere between the Chili's in Concourse C and the gate?
MPD joins nonprofit to clean up neighborhood (cbs58.com)
Some good news in the media! It’s good to see people making a positive impact in their community and joining forces with the police....
Here’s who’s playing the WMSE Stage at Bay View Bash (milwaukeerecord.com)
If you live around Bay View, this looks like it's going to be a pretty good one.
Can'o'worms on a Friday: What do we think about tipping and the tipping culture? (kbin.social)
Me? Life would certainly be simpler without it. I am also not sure I'm loving the "tip creep" that cashless payment systems are introducing. But I don't hate it. It just sort of is what it is, part of the American landscape. It affects the type of service we receive and the type of personality that will thrive in a tough job....
Thanks to Developers and Apple, Your Intel Mac is Already Obsolete—Here's Why (lifewire.com)
Unless you have a really, really good reason, don't buy an Intel Mac—they're pretty much done at this point.
"Cory The Riverwest Sandwich Fixer" keeps Original Fuel Cafe favorites alive in his kitchen (milwaukeerecord.com)
Sprecher Root Beer Bash 2023 (welcometoglendale.com)
Root Beer Bash is the World's Largest Root Beer Float Festival in the World!
2 men shot and seriously injured off Water Street in downtown Milwaukee, police say (tmj4.com)
The shootings in Milwaukee never seem to stop.
How do you clean a smooth or textured PEI sheet?
Hey, apologies if this is a duplicate post - my search foo is pretty bad nowadays I think :< - but I wanted to ask how others clean PEI sheets?...
Are there any misconceptions or stereotypes about Americans that you'd like to debunk? (kbin.social)
There are a lot of stereotypes about Americans, some very true, some very false. Curious about thoughts from other Americans
A few more low-effort answers to seed the mag. (kbin.social)
Do your high schools have locker-lined hallways? Frequently yes....
Arduino Corp is going CLOSED-SOURCE! (elk.zone)
This is a big deal. Arduino has accepted 32 million in VC money and the new “Pro” boards are not open source,so they won’t be as easily cloned, and code and libraries in the ide could be unavailable to see or modify!...
Beats’ new Studio Pros are its first flagship headphones since 2017 (theverge.com)
Beats thinks the design is iconic, so it hasn’t changed much.
GarlicOS failure (kbin.social)
I fired up the Anbernic RG35XX this morning and it worked fine for a bit and then started flashing and games would launch and then immediately quit. The whole screen was flashing / blinking. I tried the stock OS on the original SD card and it worked fine. I ended up doing a fresh install of GarlicOS on a new SD card and that was...
Wonder Bar has closed (milwaukeerecord.com)
Has anyone here ever gone there? I haven’t.
How the heck do people play on such tiny screens? (kbin.social)
I’ve got a Powkiddy X55 and I’m really enjoying it, but for some games I find even its 5.5” screen to be fairly small for the task, particularly when looking at games from the 32-bit era and up....
Johnson repaid self $400k in old campaign loans after pledging he wouldn’t - WisPolitics (wispolitics.com)
Notifications? Replies? (kbin.social)
If I hover over my name I can select "Notifications" and they there are hundreds (or thousands) of posts. Are any of them replies to comments I've posted? What are they? How can I see/find replies to the comments I have posted.
Found a bench that looks like kbin's logo (kbin.social)
Best Apple Watch 2023: Which Apple Watch is right for your wrist? | Stuff (stuff.tv)
Don’t know your Series 8 from your Ultra? We've explained every Apple Watch and suggested which might be the best fit for your wrist.
Would You Try New Pastimes If Star Trek Level Medical Care Was Available? (kbin.social)
Star Trek’s level of medical care is far more advanced than today’s. As Beckett says in LD, “Doc will wave a light over it.” Yet, in Star Trek people aren’t shown doing hobbies and pastimes that are much different from what’s done now. Still, I wonder about differences in a society where people know they won’t be...
The Milwaukee Air and Water Show is this next weekend. Who's going? (mkeairwatershow.com)
The Milwaukee Air & Water Show, presented by Waterstone Bank, continues to be Wisconsin’s premier free, family event of the summer and one of the top air shows in the Midwest. As a non-profit, 501c3 organization, we support the local economy, our Armed Services community, and bring visitors to Milwaukee to experience the best...
City Hall: Mayor Johnson Signs 2% Sales Tax Into Law (urbanmilwaukee.com)
“Unimaginable cuts to the fire department. Unimaginable cuts to the police department, unavoidable cuts to our libraries,” said Johnson in an event held at the Mitchell Street Library, 906 W. Historic Mitchell St....
Why yes, there is passenger rail in Milwaukee and more is coming — maybe a lot more (wuwm.com)
Amtrak's Hiawatha and Empire Builder will soon be joined by the TCMC and maybe, eventually, others in Milwaukee.
Milwaukee neighbors fed up with porch pirate, set up sting (wisn.com)
Have you ever had a package stolen? So far I haven’t.
Which Anbernic device colours do you prefer? (kbin.social)
The #RG351P was always popular in purple....
PICO8 Must Play Games (kbin.social)
I saw this community on trending and looked up what a PICO8 is and thought it was a pretty interesting concept. I’m curious what some of the best games on the platform are in your opinion.