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anabolic_cthonic @indenturedexistence.net · 01/08/2026

We will torch the fields and boil the seas but Amazon AI can't tell me what their own feature means.

The image is a screenshot from 'Alexa for shopping'.

At the top of the screen is a notification bar on the left, with several icons visible. The time on the clock is 2:40pm.

The body of text follows:

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Hi, I'm the new Alexa! I'm here to help you shop.

(My text) Why does this say 'High Price'?

(Alexa for shopping response)I don't have visibility into the specific "High Price" label or indicator you're seeing on the product page. However, I can tell you about the pricing for this Sky Valley Sriracha Sauce 4 Pack: the current price is $32.21. Over the past 30 days, the price has remained steady at $32.21.

If you have questions about whether this is a good value compared to similar sriracha options, I'm happy to help!

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anabolic_cthonic @indenturedexistence.net · 26/07/2026

The gasp of surprise I let out...

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anabolic_cthonic @indenturedexistence.net · 10/06/2026

One of my #3DPrinted fence post toppers has lichen growing on it. Huh.

A photo of a 3D printed fence post 'topper'. The topper itself is of a gnome (like World of Warcraft) and the photo is taken of the gnomes backside. There are several pale green frills of much like you find growing on trees, the largest about the size of a pea and about a half dozen growths in total. The gnome was printed in a grey colored filament with particulate sparkles in the filament. The gnome was printed with a 0.8mm nozzle and the layer lines are apparent with a noticeable z-seam. The base of the topper is brown and has started to warp subtlety from the sun. There is a garage and trees visible in the background, out of focus.

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anabolic_cthonic @indenturedexistence.net · 28/02/2026

I guess I should have expected this on a board with a RESRT button.

a close-up photo of an STM32F103 MCU. The shot is focused on the side of the board where the micro USB plug would be; however this micro USB plus is missing! The pads are visible, along with some solder balls from solder paste.

Also visible are a set of jumpers with the 'BOOT0' silkscreen, a button with a 'RESRT' silkscreen and the STM32 silkscreen.

the micro USB plug in question, sitting atop a wooden desk.

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anabolic_cthonic @indenturedexistence.net · 28/12/2025

Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't nirvana, soundgarden, pearl jam, or alice in chains.

The album cover for Blue Wonder Power Milk by Hooverphonic.

The photograph on the cover of the album is of the interior of the Atomium in Brussels.

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anabolic_cthonic @indenturedexistence.net · 31/10/2025

Happy Halloween! Mask by #Hex3D / Geoff Wicks Filament is Jessie Premium PLA Green Slime Glitter by @printedsolid.bsky.social

A photo of myself in a black hoodie wearing a 3D printed face mask of the Grinch. I'm seated in front of green-blue striped curtains that are drawn and next to a bookshelf with a tackle box and books visible.

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anabolic_cthonic @indenturedexistence.net · 18/09/2025

ERCFv2 on #RepRapFirmware is up to 4 consecutive filament changes... Need to work on unloads... Need a better buffer...

A photo of a 3d printer, paused mid print. In the lower center is the test print, with four colors printed (dark green, light green, purple and blue). Behind and to the right of the test print is the wipe tower with the four above colors visible.

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anabolic_cthonic @indenturedexistence.net · 19/08/2025

i've put some thought into this, as you can see:

a screenshot of the Minder program, a 'mind-mapping' tool.

It shows a branching tree, each branch a different color.

The main branches are MOVE, PRINT, SERVO, STATUS, and SYS.

The sub branches for MOVE are FILAMENT and SELECTOR. FILAMENT is for feeding and retracting filament to and fro. SELECTOR has entries for homing the selector and moving to different gates.

The sub-branch PRINT has entries for pre-flight/pre-print checks (selector is homed, make sure the gates are loaded & the number of loaded gates equals the filament number in the print file)

The sub-branch SERVO has macros for opening and closing the filament cutter and engaging and releasing the filament top-hat servo.

The sub-branch STATUS will ultimately have a macro to check which gates are loaded, as well as macros to check filament loading performance.

The sub-branch SYS has macros to reassign the filament monitor as a simple trigger during filament moves.

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anabolic_cthonic @indenturedexistence.net · 07/07/2025

The hole in this print was supported ABS. I think I'm finally getting the hang of this.

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anabolic_cthonic @indenturedexistence.net · 24/06/2025

The only thing I hate more than crimping cables: rebuilding linear rail blocks.

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anabolic_cthonic @indenturedexistence.net · 23/06/2025

screenshot from my personal weather station

a screenshot from a personal weather station on Weather Underground.

Station Summary

Online - Updated 31 seconds ago

Current Conditions

92.3F

Feels like 115.8F

(a simple compass indicating SSW)

Wind & Gust - 3.0 / -- mph

Dewpoint - 55.8F

Precip Rate - 0.00 in/hr

Pressure - 28.61 in

Humidity - 73%

Precip Accum --

UV --

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anabolic_cthonic @indenturedexistence.net · 16/06/2025

Looks like input shaping was doing some heavy lifting. You can see where it was disabled.

A photo of a 3d printer calibration cube, mid print. The cube is a dark purple color. The tool head of the printer is visible along with the inductive probe mount in red.

There is a visible, horizontal,print artifact in the side of the print where input shaping was disabled. the transition is distinct; corners appear slightly sharper and there is ringing that appears as ripples along the features of the print.

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anabolic_cthonic @indenturedexistence.net · 15/06/2025

Tell me something: If I hate crimping cables so much, then why am I so good at it. Make it make sense.

A BME280 temperature-baronetric pressure-humidity sensor with custom cable. The cable has black, woven nylon jacket with red heat shrink. The cable has 6 wires,with a jst-ph plug in one end and individual Dupont plugs in the other end.

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anabolic_cthonic @indenturedexistence.net · 06/06/2025

My compression gloves from @bibicosplays.bsky.social arrived and they're fantastic. So soft and comfy!

An Xbox controller, the right half of a Dygma Raise keyboard and my right hand holding an Elecom Huge trackball. The hand is wearing a grey, fingerless, compression glove.

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anabolic_cthonic @indenturedexistence.net · 31/05/2025

This moth looks like it would be strawberry-banana flavor.

A photo of a rosy maple moth that landed on my door frame.

The moth has yellow and pink wings, with a tuft of yellow hair on the thorax and pink legs; ~20mm long

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anabolic_cthonic @indenturedexistence.net · 29/05/2025

@teamrazer.bsky.social why can't synapse 4 have access to the same cloud storage synapse 3 uses? this is a very disappointing workflow.

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anabolic_cthonic @indenturedexistence.net · 24/05/2025

Best Star Trek Crew, wrong answers only.

Kryten, Cat, Lister and Rimmer.

The cast of Red Dwarf.

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anabolic_cthonic @indenturedexistence.net · 23/05/2025

First print with ePA6-CF was a success.

The zaribo test cube printed in ePA6-CF (Nylon 6 with carbon fiber).

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anabolic_cthonic @indenturedexistence.net · 19/05/2025

See? I was right. The ones with too much squish will be on the inside where you can't see.

$Second layer of a 3D print. There are 5 pieces in the picture. The toolhead is also visible, albeit blurry due to the motion. There is subtle rippling in the second layer visible on the two left pieces due to the nozzle being too close to the bed. Refraction from the interior overhead LED lighting highlights the extrusion lines in two pieces on the right. There is a prime line visible in the lower left corner of the image.$

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anabolic_cthonic @indenturedexistence.net · 19/05/2025

Now that's a first layer you can walk away from. #3DPrinting

A partial first layer of a 3D print. The filament is dark green in color. The physical print is 8 sided. The individual extrusion lines are barely visible. The red and black printed parts of the tool head are also visible in the image.

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anabolic_cthonic @indenturedexistence.net · 14/05/2025

the image of this mouse looks like it would not only be difficult to hold but also extremely hot as well

the image is of a "gaming" -style computer mouse with a skeletonized body. the mouse is depicted from it's left-hand side. there is an object in the interior of the mouse that is glowing orange; the glow casts light on the interior of the mouse shell reminiscent of an internal combustion engine. there are back & forward mouse buttons on the side of the mouse and a long rounded rectangular button that appears to be the left-mouse button.

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anabolic_cthonic @indenturedexistence.net · 10/05/2025

Happy 'gotcha' day to my favorite Muppet, Cassie!

A photo of my dog, Cassie, a silky terrier, wearing a hot pink hoodie.

Cassie's tongue is sticking out of the side of her mouth.

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anabolic_cthonic @indenturedexistence.net · 29/04/2025

If you see this reblog with a robot 🤖

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anabolic_cthonic @indenturedexistence.net · 04/04/2025

Started: Going: So there was a little more crying than expected because I had to recrimp some plugs, but the wiring is now nicely bundled. And I like the colors. Which was the whole point.

Superlight Toolhead by MFBS on a RatRig V-core 3.1.

The printed parts of the toolhead are a bright purple and red.

Superlight Toolhead by MFBS on a RatRig V-core 3.1 from the -X side.

The printed parts of the toolhead are in black, with the printed parts for the inductive probe and hotend in red.

The back of the toolhead, showing SHT36 Max V3 tool board and spiral-wrapped wiring.

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anabolic_cthonic @indenturedexistence.net · 02/04/2025

You see that big purple thing? All of the red too, but mostly that purple thing. That has to go; it bugs the crap out of me. Also finalizing the wiring, light housekeeping. So not all vanity. Vanity will be in the room with us.

The Superlight Toolhead by MFBS on a Rating V-core 3.1 3-D printer. Most of the printed parts are bright red, with the combo back plate/tool board mount a bright purple

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anabolic_cthonic @indenturedexistence.net · 30/03/2025

I found a frog on my outside door tonight.

A frog, clinging to the pane of glass. There are closed blinds behind the glass.

A closer view of a frog, clinging to the pane of glass. There are closed blinds behind the glass.

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anabolic_cthonic @indenturedexistence.net · 22/03/2025

Some #NorthernLights visible by camera in Central NY right now.

A photo of the northern lights. There is a telephone pole and power lines visible, as well as the side of a house and some bare trees. The northern lights are pink with a hint of green towards the horizon.

A photo of the northern lights. There is a telephone pole and power lines visible and some trees. The northern lights are pink with a hint of green towards the horizon.

A photo of the northern lights. There is a telephone pole and power lines visible, as well as some trees. The northern lights are pink with a hint of green towards the horizon.

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anabolic_cthonic @indenturedexistence.net · 19/03/2025

Post your favourite Doctor Who. Wrong answers only.

A photo of the character Malcolm Tucker from the BBC political satire 'The Thick of It' played by Peter Capaldi.

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anabolic_cthonic @indenturedexistence.net · 18/03/2025

Quote with your art that has stars ✨

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anabolic_cthonic @indenturedexistence.net · 17/03/2025

Finally figured out the secret sauce to the scanning z-probe for the #3DPrinter; a bit of getting the coil drive and distance from bed-to-coil near-perfect. 400 points scanned in 25 seconds and a perfect first layer. Next step is to explore using SZP touch-mode introduced in RRF3.6.0-beta.4.

a screenshot of a height map generated for a 3D printer. There is a color scale to the right of the height map with red at +0.16 and blue at -0.16 height difference. the height map is a green field with some spots of yellow. the upper left corner is blue, indicating lower-than-average and a single point in the upper right is red, indicating very high. The statistics box displays the following information:

Number of points: 400
Probe area: 728.9 cm²
Maximum deviations: -0.076 / 0.160 mm
Mean error: 0.022 mm
RMS error: 0.027 mm

Below are buttons for managing the display of the height-map; changing the colors from terrain (blue-to-red) or heat (green-to-red) as well as displaying the map fixed, or it's deviations. The buttons for 'terrain' and 'deviation' are selected.

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anabolic_cthonic @indenturedexistence.net · 14/03/2025

I think it's safe to say my printer woes are over. Superlight fast-swap carriage has me printing at 100mm/sec once again. Maybe not fast; but fast for me. And I'll take it. Miss my klicky probe, but I need to design a new dock. Looking forward to resuming work on RRF+ERCFv2.

A CoreXY 3d printer; the carriage is printed in bright red and purple parts. The printer is printing bright green circles. The background of the has been filtered out-of-focus.

A CoreXY 3d printer; the carriage is printed in bright red and purple parts. The printer is printing bright green circles. This image has not been manipulated.

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anabolic_cthonic @indenturedexistence.net · 14/03/2025

#LunarEclipse 3:23a Probably shouldn't have finished my #Andor rewatch tonight, I missed the entire middle of the eclipse!

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