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Cake day: December 13th, 2024

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  • I honestly think there are very few things that make sense as a subscription service. Basically all software that runs on your computer (Adobe, Office, etc) make 0 sense being a subscription. Honestly, most web software could just be made to run on your computer. Things like email, cloud storage, phone service, that have ongoing non-development related costs make sense.

    Media is the worst offender. Just let me pay for a download and watch/listen to something.




  • Microwave will not work. Unless you’re incredibly careful/lucky, you’ll ruin your filament. You can use your printer’s heated bed to dry it. Look up how to do it online, but basically you lay it on the bed, put a box over it to enclose it, turn the bed to 55°, and let it dry like that for 10 hours. That’s for PLA though, so you may have to go hotter for PETG.

    Silica gel works to keep it from getting wet, but it won’t work to dry it, since the filament wants to hold on to that water. The only way to get the water out is to use heat. (Or maybe a vacuum chamber, but heat is a lot easier.)