I model for my 3D printer in Blender, because that's what I know. I thought I might be missing something not using a parametric modeler, so I tried FreeCAD to reproduce one of my models. It was a struggle, but I got it done. The end product mesh was the same, though. There wasn't really any advantage for me, already knowing blender quite well, to switch to FreeCAD for my work. So, I stuck with Blender.
I have two of these running now. They're both at least ten years old. I think one of them was salvaged from the storage room at work. Gigabit is plenty fast enough for my home network.
The Red Pistachio mold plague spread with surprising speed. Horticulturalists were caught flatfooted, but pulled a rabbit out of their hat with the current strain of green pistachios, saving the sector. It was quite a wild ride.
Although, even if it weren't complete shit, it would also need to provide some undeniably huge benefit for all of humanity to justify the rest. Which, of course, it does the exact opposite.
The promoters of AI are promising to free the CEOs of pesky problems like unions and people who demand basic human rights, like time off and compensation. So, they're buying it, like they bought tickets to Epstein's island.
Eventually, after enough businesses fail and the rest of us continue to reject it, it will be dropped. And, a lot of currently very rich people are going to become a tiny bit less rich. Of course, they all have their golden parachutes strapped on, so as usual, it's the rest of us who will pay, somehow.
Everyone will name some virtue they consider themselves to possess, and then use that to judge someone else.
I do the same thing almost everyone else in here actually does. I ask, 'how much are they like me?' Because, we all think of ourselves as being a good person. If I'm shocked and repulsed by something they do, because I wouldn't do that, then they are a "bad" person.
A few will say the opposite, "If they don't do what I do, then they're better than me, so they're probably a 'good' person." Because to those few, self-depreciation makes them a "good" person.
Anyway, for the past four years or so, I've been eating nearly the same meals every day, and I'm fine with it. I know exactly what I'll buy for the week's groceries, and I waste zero food. My trip to the grocery store takes just over one hour every Sunday morning, including driving time. I take the same path through the store, and grab the same items off the shelves each time, and the store is practically empty at that time, so I just slow down to grab the item. However, on the rare occasion I decide to change an ingredient, I can spend a long time trying to decide on a replacement.
Last year, I wanted to stop using packaged picante sauce, which I used for eggs, and as a replacement for ranch salad dressing for about a year previous. The packaged has too much salt, also I've been reducing the processed foods I buy. First, I looked for one that had lower salt, and the few they had were too expensive. So, I decided to try to make my own. That meant I had to buy several ingredients I didn't before. I did it for about six months, but really didn't like it, and it was more work every Sunday after I got home from shopping. So, instead, I just dropped it altogether. That meant I dropped the salad with chicken, because I couldn't find a suitable dressing replacement with low salt. So, now I'm down to my hot meal with chicken and vegetables all the time. I thought it would be rough having the hot meal during the summer, but I did it all last summer and it was fine. Also, it's one less aisle I go down during shopping.
They're being much more serious about this than when it was "just" about kids. I suppose threatening money and power is what gets you arrested. Similar to the way Epstein was arrested and then murdered by Trump's order.
I model for my 3D printer in Blender, because that's what I know. I thought I might be missing something not using a parametric modeler, so I tried FreeCAD to reproduce one of my models. It was a struggle, but I got it done. The end product mesh was the same, though. There wasn't really any advantage for me, already knowing blender quite well, to switch to FreeCAD for my work. So, I stuck with Blender.