I admit I’m the worst at trying to time my presence at events down to the minute if not second. You gotta have a system. Since I have no assistant, I rely on both technology and the tried and true to stay on the ball. To say there are apps and software out there to……
A Michael & Rebecca Update
Rebecca For those that don’t know the story of how I ended up with a cat named Rebecca, here it is: 13 years ago the girl I was dating, who is 12 years younger than I, adopted 2 kittens from her program adviser in Doctoral school to get “brownie points,” according to her. At that……
Something Warranting A Serious Explanation
What would you do here? It’s a serious problem that only I and my daughter seem to care about at the moment.
My Most Epic 3D Printing Project
After running low on my favorite, usual filaments I print in, I find myself being forced to stretch outside my comfort zone, which is great. I look for those opportunities so I can learn new things and glean new perspectives. Apparently, the liberal arts side of my brain is suddenly dominant and winning some battles.……
A Small Yet Critical Tip for Bowden Tube Printers
When I was brand new to this sport, knew nothing about 3D printing, as do most people. And we all want to help each other out. So there’s the internet to guide us. What could go wrong? Well, this (this is an example illustrating one of my Life Lessons to my daughter on this very……
At First You’ll Laugh! And Then You’ll Cry.
Can you spot the illiterate in the room? It’s not just the 6 year old.
¡Ay CARAMBA! – What a Week!
I managed to move a few glaciers 1mm each this week. Which is progress, technically. That’s how an ant eats an elephant: one little bite at a time. And I’ve got a number of unexpected and unappreciated Mastodons I’m working on devouring at the moment. While simultaneously pushing 5 large boulders up a mountain myself.……
A Glimpse Into My Current Life Through a Legal Lens
Is there a lawyer in the house!?
My Anycubic Mega S 3d Printer Extruder Blowup & Breakdown
I learned what the purpose of the knob on the extruder on a 3D printer, my model at least, is for. It’s for tensioning, but not as I knew.
What Did You eat!?
You’re sitting on the couch downstairs alone in the house, leaning over typing on a laptop on the coffee/conference/workshop table in front of you in relative silence. Suddenly you hear what sounds like splashing upstairs. Splashing water. UPstairs. No one here. But you. And a cat, who you can see is NOT upstairs, but down……