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Cake day: June 14th, 2023

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  • Human Cannonball

    Hear me out: Many circus performers are multi disciplined, or put on an incredible display of training and talent. The last big top I went to had a knife throwing couple who also did a fantastic roller skating routine, a few very talented clowns/jugglers, and a bike troupe in a ball of death. Just to name a few. These people have devoted days or years of their lives to their craft. Do you know how hard it is to ride a bicycle across a tight rope with someone on your shoulders?

    The Human Cannonball? He got launched out of the cannon and did one flip before getting caught by the net. That’s all he did that night, yet he came out and bowed with the rest of the performers like he was an equal contributor.


  • Alabaster_Mango@lemmy.catoScience Memes@mander.xyzPi Day
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    3 months ago

    Yeah, that’s my thinking too. English, and language in general, is very fluid. Different regions will have different colloquialisms, and even different dialects of the same language. So long as we all understand what is meant does it really matter all that much how it was said?


  • Alabaster_Mango@lemmy.catoScience Memes@mander.xyzPi Day
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    4 months ago

    But “Coffee fourth”/“fourth coffee” and “23rd July”/“July 23rd” are different things. I don’t think it’s a good comparison.

    With the coffees you are counting how many you’ve had. The thing being counted is explicitly stated in the phrase.

    With dates, you are not counting the number of July’s. This isn’t my 23rd July, but the 23rd day of this July. The thing being counted is only implied by colloquial understanding.

    So yes, “coffee fourth” doesn’t work, but that doesn’t have much bearing on how to say a date in my opinion


  • Alabaster_Mango@lemmy.catoScience Memes@mander.xyzPi Day
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    4 months ago

    They could be from Canada too. We’re in that fun zone of being mostly Oxford/metric/DMY, but due to proximity and history we still use a lot of Webster/imperial/MDY. My dad is from the past so he speaks in Fahrenheit but calls it “English”. Send help.

    However, saying “July 23rd” feels more natural and efficient to me than “The 23rd of July”. That translates to me writing 07/23 over 23/07. To each their own though, I’m not gonna harsh any mellows over date formatting.



  • Oof. It looks like you need to recalibrate your z height. Your print head went pretty deep there.

    I’m not the biggest 3D printer person, but that looks like it’s just copper or something? It could just be a heat transfer layer to even out the heat distribution. If so, you should be fine. That area may come out a bit warped at worst, but the damage seems small. Do wait for more responses maybe, as I am not an expert.

    You could also try printing again with the plate installed and see what happens. They do sell replacement parts online too.



  • Honestly, a bit ESH. The temp was out of line shoving everything on the floor. I can understand being upset by misgendering, but it doesn’t warrant an immediate tantrum. Even if you were a hateful douche about it it doesn’t mean they should ruin the coffee and doughnuts for everyone.

    I don’t think you were wrong to say dude. Unless you really emphasize the “dude” I think it’s a perfectly casual way to address people. Modern usage has it shifting more towards “cool person” instead of just “cool guy”.

    I do think the “nobody cares” part was a bit insensitive though. I don’t know where you are, but tensions in North America are high right now regarding trans rights (not saying this person was trans, as there’s not enough info in the story). Lots of people care a whole lot more than they should about other people’s chosen gender expression, so it’s a touchy subject. I can understand that maybe you were coming from a place of “I don’t mind one way or the other”, but I don’t think that’s what it sounded like in the context. Especially with the “stupid” part thrown in.






  • Alabaster_Mango@lemmy.catodeleted@lemmy.worldYikes
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    1 year ago

    Eh, it’s low voltage DC (mega high current tho). It should all short pretty close to itself (electricity takes the shortest, least resistive path). If it toppled sideways they’d be like 10’ away. They’d be fine. Most heavy equipment uses lead acid batteries too, and they don’t explode like lithium ion.

    Still not safe fo sho, but I don’t think electrocution is high on the probability list.