I can't tell if it's a good omen that they found perhaps the most vexing lost media to date, "Like the Wind" (aka "Subways of your Mind"), yesterday or not.

Good morning. This classic is apt today.

@matths super cool! Thanks for the followup

@Chigaze

What do you call this thing?

A similar device that lacks the AC cord and plugs directly into an outlet is a "wall wart", but I'm curious what you would personally call this style 'thing'.

(I know what _I_ call it, but I'm wondering if others share this same terminology).

@dwineman nope.

Filament racks have been mounted with this system for just about a year. Printed in plain PLA.

They’re holding 50 kg or so. Multiple anchors, of course, but still under quite a load.

@megmac they exist! I do recall seeing a video that compared them. They did okay, but not as good as a manufactured one.

I wouldn’t use one unless I was in a pinch since they are cheap and accessible. The pegboard anchor is pretty odd ball.

Now on printables:

https://www.printables.com/model/1060010-14-pegboard-to-m3x16-anchor

Perhaps my most useful tiny print.

This is a pegboard anchor for an M3x16 bolt, it takes almost no filament and prints in literally 1 minute after getting to temp. And yet, it’s strong enough (even in PLA) to hang even heavy stuff.

The key is that it expands as the m3 bolt cuts its own thread in the (softish) PLA, wedging itself into the rear of the pegboard.

#3dPrinting

@xinit

@RyeNCode @bouncing you’re not wrong about SMD. They’re not human scale. Might as well be inside an IC.

@RyeNCode @bouncing medical devices are a great point.

Otherwise, some folks would have non-medical must-haves.

I can imagine someone with a solar setup would want to ensure those controllers are in working order too.

@xinit oh yeah. The reality of canned products are not as portrayed. Maybe 5 years it would be fine. There are lots of channels on YouTube of folks “sampling” old canned foods. It doesn’t go well.

Example:

I’m no prepper, but if I’ve learned anything from watching too many repair videos on YouTube it’s that our modern lifestyle is time-limited by capacitors, batteries, and various polymers that breakdown.

After the apocalypse the one who controls the supply of these things will be rich.

@AmeliasBrain yeah, I dunno. Looks like violence, not art.

This hurts a bit.

@jamie nice!

This is an excellent post. I read it when it came out several years and filed the knowledge away. I needed to bring it up recently and couldn't find the post.

I asked @juliaferraioli and she immediately came through!

Please just stop saying "just"

Do you work in Software Engineering, and have you seen messages or sentences like these before?

(sgringwe.com)

@emsquared @newsmast huh. I’ll check it out.

I’m seeing a lot of links to #Bluesky starter packs.

I’m not on Bluesky but I love this idea: is there a similar mechanism in the #fediverse?