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Dash Rantic @jackc.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Finally got my 3D-printed wood-grain pirate chest pick boxes uploaded! Been meaning to post these for a while. This was a fun project, but was a real pain getting the woodgrain working in Fusion. makerworld.com/models/2903297 #3DPrint

Two 3D printed boxes meant for holding guitar/bass picks, the left one is open to show how it contains the picks, and the right one is shut in order to show the wood grain pattern in the plastic.

Two guitar/bass plectrum boxes that are open, one without the pick container insert to show that the boxes can be used for a variety of items

A 3D printed wooden-chest looking box meant for holding guitar/bass picks, containing a few picks.

Three of the 3D-printed pick chests, with the leftmost one being printed in Protopasta's iron composite PLA for an interesting look

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Dash Rantic @jackc.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

My favorite crazy candidate is this guy. Kinda surprised people didn't manage to get their dogs on the ballot or something. Still don't know what any of this means.

CA gubernatorial candidate Max Fomin, who's candidate statement is as follows (this is from the official CA voter's guide):

Will veto mileage tax, suffocate homelessness, assassinate unemployment, nuke crime, house the unhoused, prosecute corruption, generate $, like my coffee iced out.

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Dash Rantic @jackc.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Hard to get a good picture of, but I 3D printed a custom 4-way HAT switch using @protopasta.bsky.social's Blue Stainless Steel filament for my Virpil AEROMAX flight stick and I think it came out pretty great! I was a bit impatient with sanding/polishing, but it is surprisingly shiny as it is :D

Virpil CDT-AEROMAX flight stick with a custom 3D printed four-way HAT switch that is blue/brushed steel colored.

Another angle of the flight stick with the custom 3D printed HAT switch which shows the shininess a little bit better.

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Dash Rantic @jackc.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Well hello there, Earth! Watching the @nasaartemis.bsky.social Artemis II livestream with @lbenmore.bsky.social (and a Dogcow looking on)

Dogcow watching the Artemis II livestream, with an exterior camera showing the Orion module with the Moon and the Earth in the frame

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Dash Rantic @jackc.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Damn, I don't dare give this another like

Screenshot of the original post, with 666 likes

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Dash Rantic @jackc.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Noooo! I mean I'm not sure what purpose the Mac Pro served anymore, but still, I'm sad to see it go :( At least my old Mac Pro I rescued from a dumpster is still going strong as my home media server!

2010 Mac Pro acting as a home media server

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Dash Rantic @jackc.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

That my watch face turns into this every day at 5:01 PM never gets old :)

Pebble Time watch strapped to a wrist, displaying an image of the U.S.S. enterprise NCC-1701-D

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Dash Rantic @jackc.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Post a tree(s) you photographed

Tree at El Corte de Madera Creek Preserve

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Dash Rantic @jackc.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Problem: water from the sink keeps splashing the paper towel roll when washing dishes. Solution: throw together an idea in Fusion, and bam a few hours later, it * actually exists* (and works great)! 3D printing is awesome :D

3D printed paper towel roll holder with a splash guard to protect it from water from the kitchen sink when washing dishes. A cute little bitten apple sits on top "floating" above the roll of paper towels.

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Dash Rantic @jackc.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Yeah I had a great view of the clouds last night here in the Bay Area, CA (Sunnyvale) :(

Dark cloudy sky with absolutely no aurora borealis visible :<

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Dash Rantic @jackc.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

Happy Pride from the Apple contingent in San Francisco!

Photo of the San Francisco Pride Parade, from the point of view of being in the Apple group

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Dash Rantic @jackc.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Software contractor companies reaching out to me constantly is annoying, but their spam has hit a new low--this email is meant to sound like a dating profile & even titled "Dating Profile" in case I don't get it, feels condescending. Is this supposed to seem "cute"? B/c it just comes off as creepy.

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Dash Rantic @jackc.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

"Leave (some broccoli for) her bro" made me giggle. Spotted at one of the WW2 bunkers on the Marin headlands.

Graffiti that says "leave her bro", with someone else writing in "some broccoli for" after the first word, changing the meaning of the writing.

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Dash Rantic @jackc.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

As if we needed more reasons why LLMs/"AI"/the companies using it are bad. *This* company clearly uses an LLM to generate product descriptions, and the description is wrong about literally everything. Aaand then it exclaims "(r*pe) can be a source of immense joy". And nobody noticed? So gross.

T-shirt that says "love is just a loaded gun"

LLM/"AI"-generated product description for the t-shirt, which extols r*pe as "a source of immense joy" (and getting everything else wrong too, but isn't that enough?)

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Dash Rantic @jackc.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Aaand coming in *just* under the wire at the very end of #MARCHintosh! picked up an old Bondi Blue iMac puck mouse to go with my Pico Micro Mac--finally complete set to go with the mini monitor and mouse :) My phone refused to focus properly so @lbenmore.bsky.social did a manual-HDR to get the shot

Pico Micro Mac with a 7" monitor, iMac puck mouse, and tiny keyboard (small is the fun of this rig!)

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Dash Rantic @jackc.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Just got my M2 Max Inside sticker from @basicappleguy.com and it looks fantastic!

"M2 MAX Inside" sticker to the right of the trackpad on a laptop, whilst a model P-38 Lightning looks on.

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Dash Rantic @jackc.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Getting in late on #MARCHintosh but have been having fun with my Pico Micro Mac! Got a suitably tiny monitor and keyboard to match--now just need to find a tiny mouse to go with. Any suggestions?