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realpdm

@ruminate.net

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Parent, spouse, software engineer, woodworker, home chef, photographer, tractor owner, and general tinkerer.

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realpdm @ruminate.net · 22/11/2025

My daughter is really into Star Trek. So for her 11th birthday I got her some ship Lego models from minitrekmocs.com. These are so adorable I think she's going to love them. My favorite is the Bird of Prey. Of course I had to build them myself to make sure all the parts arrived from BrickLink.

Small lego model of the Enterprise D from Star Trek series.

Small Lego model of a Klingon Bird of Prey from Star Trek.

A small Lego model of the Enterprise (no bloody A, B, C or D) from Strange New Worlds Star Trek series.

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realpdm @ruminate.net · 24/06/2025

Drake yes no meme with Drake saying no to Michelle Obama's idea that children should eat more vegetables and Drake saying yes to RFJ Jr's idea that every American should wear an activity tracker monitored by the government.

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realpdm @ruminate.net · 23/06/2025

I've used my Leifheit aluminum ladder for years with a missing foot making it wobbly. Inspired by ShopTherapy chan on YT I designed a replacement foot for it and printed it in TPU. Made a little challenging as the aluminum tube wasn't a rectangle but a squoval.. (squircle?) instead. #3dprinting

Image of a 3D model for a replacement foot for a ladder

The foot of a ladder replaced by a black 3d printed foot

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realpdm @ruminate.net · 26/04/2025

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realpdm @ruminate.net · 02/03/2025

I finally got around to assembling my Giant Classic Space Computer from Sean @cworthdynamics.bsky.social and it is just glorious. I had just about every blue/grey space set growing up. Now this is done maybe I can get around to the new Galaxy Explorer set I've had for 2+ years. Thanks Sean!

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realpdm @ruminate.net · 10/02/2025

I am starting to think Dr Manhattan had the right idea.

A blue Dr Manhattan chilling comfortably on a rock on the planet Mars.

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realpdm @ruminate.net · 07/01/2025

I generally take my snack pickles in a mug to keep the drips at bay. My family finds it amusing so I decided to get a special pickle mug made. The Rather Dapper pickle art is from SyMoyvin on DeviantArt.

Shows a mug sitting on a walnut wood counter. The mug features an anthropomorphic Rather Dapper pickle with a monocle on the side drinking from a martini glass.

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realpdm @ruminate.net · 15/12/2024

Kids got a kick out of this giant wreath I made out of 3D printed super sized LEGO style tree branch parts. Was a fun little project!

A photograph of large wreath made out of over sized 3d printed LEGO style branch pieces. Below the wreath hangs 3 red and white stockings.

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realpdm @ruminate.net · 05/12/2024

I asked ChatGPT to make a Slack emoji for me.. did not go so great.

A conversation with ChatGPT where it shows me asking it to fix a previously generated image by spelling the word correctly. Instead it made a rubber stamp image with the text "CORRECTY SPELLED SCHEUUED"

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realpdm @ruminate.net · 17/11/2024

I made Star Trek themed cutting board for a good friend and fellow #FOD recently. The board is maple and the accent and inlay are sapele (which I love for the shimmer) #woodworking #startrek #greatesttrek

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realpdm @ruminate.net · 25/07/2023

The amount of human suffering (or at least annoyance) that has been caused by Ikea's decision to put swivel wheels on the front AND back of their carts has to be immense. I would not be surprised if it was some sort of purposeful worldwide experiment on just how much a customer can put up with.

Photo of an Ikea shopping trolley with two upright handles on one end and a flat base. The cart features 4 swiveling casters such that it is nearly uncontrollable.

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