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Engineer, Consultant. I make stuff.

Joined March 2023
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I sort of made a bipod.
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"Use Grok Bot, it's like hiring a team of employees" What they didn't say is that you have to onboard and train the employees too. 🤣
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Why aren't the basic principles from @Tesla and @SpaceX utilized for @bot? "Is running the largest model always necessary?" / "Is this necessary to run immediately?" Why not web/document search with ~8b models? Save on usage. Why not offer discounts for off-peak usage?
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Do you have a 2027 SHOT Show patch design? @Atlas_Leather
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X Money test ✅ ATM Fee Reimbursed ✅ Cash Back is tracked clearly ✅ Transactions tracked instantly ✅ Deposits are transparent & fast ✅ Interest pays out ❌ Card doesn't fit in some ATMs ❌ Not recognized in some ATMs*
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*Card didn't work in an ATM, but it looked like the ATM had a mag stripe reader, so I inserted and removed another debit card, was prompted "chip card detected, please re-insert card" then placed the X card in the slot, it worked.
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If he can make it so it isn't predatorily destructive to American small businesses, he'd have a winner.
Maybe we should start a competitor to Amazon 🤔
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The Prusa Core One L+ has seriously the fastest setup I've ever seen. I set up 2 and loaded filament faster than the time it took for my colleague to slice and export prints to the USB sticks. Serious Print Farm material right there.
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Manly as heck.
The statue of Prometheus is finally finished. It was cast in Paris, crossed the Atlantic, and was assembled at Starbase. It took us 100 days to go from nothing to this. People of the West, we have lived through an era devoid of dreams, devoid of destiny. But the time has come to reclaim our dream of antiquity. In a few months, we will start building a new city. It will be the most magnificent city in all of history. After all, the great dream of the West has always been to rebuild Rome. Come walk beside us in this endeavor. The world is waiting.
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You shouldn’t be allowed to put an American flag on your merchandise if you’ve made it in another country.
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Of all the times I have been outside the USA for 5+ months and returned, this time was the least shocking. Prices didn't go up much (except for canned drinks?!), some stayed the same, some dropped a bit. Gas is still less than it was a few years ago, up ~$1 from 5 mo ago.
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Jonathan VanBuskirk retweeted
Looking for a free, easy-to-use yet powerful tool to analyze your 3D scans? Check out my latest creation: ScanRuler.com As always, fully Open Source - RT appreciated!
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People loved the larger and larger grills from BMW, this shift from an iconic and easily recognizable vehicle outline to a copy-paste clone of a Chinese EV is just sad. Like they cheated on their homework, turned in a different subject and thought nobody would notice.
Jaguar: We have the ugliest car Ferrari: No, we do! BMW: Hold my propeller 🤦‍♂️
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This would hit close to home if millenials owned any. 🙃
What’s a house? Asking for all the other millennials. 😂🥹😭
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I can solve the restaurant food price problem in the USA with two words: Bento Boxes Honestly I'm blown away with the efficiency and nutrient density some of these things have. Dear Japan / Taiwan / Asia, hook a brother up.
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Is it me or do a lot of people in Taiwan like turtles? I think that's pretty cool.
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In a foreign country, but a bunch of the vandalism is in proper English 🤦‍♂️
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It is easy to make something quick in China. But the real secret is to make it in Taiwan or Japan. Your IP won't be stolen as easily and it opens a pathway to bring that manufacturing stateside. Tool and product quality here are a step above "USA Tool Brand" Chinesium.
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First time at Computex, not my last. Definitely going again if I get the chance.
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Ever wonder why the only jobs that are "irreplacable" by AI are the ones by those pushing to replace people with AI? 🤔 Makes you think.
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