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You paid one hundred bucks for that eight gb of ram, do you really want it to just sit there unused?


No, but my manager was wondering why our website was slowing to a crawl.


Is the DB on the same host as the web server?


It is more likely they did not leave enough overhead for the host operating system, which is a classic issue.


I don't really remember, to be fair this was nearly 10 years ago now. Upon some googling now, I do see a way to limit just how much Mongo sucks up for data + index. I am curious if it would have been a smoother experience, if this configuration was even available then.


Does your house have an HVAC system? Water heater?


I would never compare an inexpensive 3d printer to a household device which is designed to last decades.

It is closer to a toaster or an oven than a water heater or HVAC.

Also...my last lease specifically said that I was not allowed to use the washer/dryer or oven when I was not home. So it is not a stretch to believe that the property owners will use those types of agreements to go against you when the insurance company denies your claim (this does and has happened with 3d printer fires).

All that being said...I have run 135hr prints unattended on my printers (not bambu). The risk may be low but it is not zero and it certainly higher than a water heater or HVAC.


Would you rather everyone except NATO had these capabilities?


I'm saying it is a slippery slope. Look at General Atomics, whose employees are accomplices to war crimes.

"My drones are only for killing terrorists" is always the rose-tinted glasses used to frame murder. The pushback is 100% expected.



Sponsors


It’s a wild web of alliances if Biden and the DNC had evidence of Trump impropriety with Epstein which would be the absolute defined end of Trump, and refused to play even that small bit in the event that it implicated a Sponsor too.


That would not end Trump in any way. Just as it has not ended any politicians at all.

Consider: if Kamala ended up on the files, would any liberals vote for Trump?

But, for a random wealthy donor it’d be rather inconvenient to be in the files and they’ll pay for not being included in the releases.

And: a sponsor? Think: most sponsors, and the establishment politicians.


The trick is not to sneak it. Hi Viz and some yellow flashing lights. Couple smooth talkers.


Pretty much what we learned as student when we were doing something which we technically had no permit for (like digging out some stuff, using it for a theme party and putting it backs few days later). Put on some hiviz and nobody is the wiser.


One can imagine a future where high vis gear becomes a regulated item.



Banksy erects central London statue of man blinded by flag, maybe?


"BANKSY'S NO PATRIOT—SO SAYS NEW STATUE"


> Banksy erects central London statue of man

It's an offence against public decency however you slice it!


Do know know of any “prior art”, so to speak?


Is there a pre-cleaning step at all? Or do you toss them right in to the washer? Do they get their own load?


It's explained in the article. First quote:

> You want a covered pail partially filled with water to put used diapers in as soon as removed. If it contains soap or detergent, this helps in removing stains. Be sure the soap is well dissolved, to prevent lumps of soap from remaining in the diapers later. When you remove a soiled diaper, scrape the movement off into the toilet with a knife, or rinse it by holding it in the toilet while you flush it (hold tight).

> You wash the diapers with mild soap or mild detergent in [the] washing machine or washtub (dissolve the soap well first), and rinse 2 or 3 or 4 times. The number of rinsings depends on how soon the water gets clear and on how delicate the baby’s skin is. If your baby’s skin isn’t sensitive, 2 rinsings may be enough.

The technique hasn't changed much.


We had a lidded bucket, dump any solids into the toilet, fold any remaining mess inside, put in bucket. We primed the bucket with water into which we put tea-tree oil (for scent and disinfectant purposes). Some people will use the toilet as a pre-rinse; never did it myself.

We used nappy liners, a piece of paper to catch the worst of the poo. And 'wraps' on the outside. The nappies had poppers; you could popper them differently as they grew.

On wash day, empty the water from the bucket into the toilet, lift the nappies individually into the [front-loading] washing machine.

We bought our cloth nappies on eBay, already second-hand. We passed them on still usable years afterwards.

I did start potty training as soon as they went on solids, well before they could sit unaided! We used baby-sign, and I tried a couple of elimination communication techniques. Baby-sign was great, they could tell us they needed potty before they could talk; first child even made a new toilet sign to differentiate between wee/poo.

We had compostable nappies for times when we needed them - too rainy to dry clothes, too sleepy, backup for when they wee/poo on the nappy as you're putting it on them when you're out and about.

Only thing we'd wash with the nappies was soiled clothing (baby grows) or towels we'd lie on the bed to change their nappy on. A month or so in we got a changing table (Ikea).


That’s disgusting and probably worst for the baby. Especially:

> We bought our cloth nappies on eBay, already second-hand. We passed them on still usable years afterwards.


Why? A wash at 90°C pretty much sterilizes them?


I don't think I'd have found it disgusting pre- children, having been through the same myself, and barely ever having had new clothes throughout my childhood. Second-hand is just normal.

However, have kids changes you - the green poo newborns have is pretty vile, but it's less vile than preparing raw chicken, say, for me. You don't have a choice, you just have to do it.


If there is poop on them you need to scrape it off.

We bought a pack of thin disposable diaper liners. These go inside the diaper and catch most of the business. They then get thrown away (but it’s much less waste/garbage than an entire diaper)

They do get their own load. The ones we have tell you to run them in the wash twice.


You throw away linen every time your kid wees?


Yes. Most people throw out an entire diaper each time (as discussed in the article)

The liners I’m describing are very thin and very small. Probably smaller than a marble if scrunched into a ball.

It’s not perfect but it’s much less than an entire diaper. It’s the compromise we found that works for us.


Sorry, I misread “liners” as “linens”, and it seemed just strange to have a disposable piece of linen paired with a cloth diaper. What you’re really describing seems like a great idea to make cloth diapers doable for weak-stomach people like me.


No worries!


Life is not all about solving problems, high school life even less so.

Personally, I found great enjoyment in coming up with more and more involved plots in the Polar and Parametric modes, where yes I would predict what a graph would look like and then go over to see it. And then go back and iterate. Etc. Until I was painting pictures with functions and had a far greater understanding of the domain than I’d wager anyone who thinks graphing calculations are for finding roots of polynomials could imagine.


You can enjoy that as much as you want without the curriculum mandating or all-but-mandating that every student buy a $160 toy.


My theory is the dragons actually benefit immensely from sitting atop the gold piles as it acts as an amazing heat sink.

I don’t think that really fits with the metaphor but I wanted to say my piece regardless.


We don’t really have dwarven gold hoards anymore - I’m thinking we can prove climate change is caused by overheating dragons.

Everyone send me all your gold and I’ll prove it.


Why do you think places like Fort Knox have never been robbed? They have the best security guard.


People I wouldn't focus on heat sinking. I would focus on hoarding! Not letting others to share their precious things with them


I always thought dragons were reptilian and therefore cold blooded.


Yes, but being cold blooded doesn’t mean their blood is actually cold, it just means that they cannot internally regulate their temperature. For the majority of creatures that means they need external sources of warmth, dragons are unique in that they need external sources of “cool”.


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