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Building a Xmas List Where Nobody Will See It Until I Send It To Them

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One last crack at old school, as in really old school, film photography Lomo Mod No. 1 120 Film Camera - DIY from Ted's Cameras Plus... Ilford XP2 Ultra 400ISO, 120 format roll film Ilford FP4 Plus, 120 format roll film Ilford HPS+, 120 format roll film ...all from Ted's Cameras, as per this search. Also... "If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies" ~ Eliezer Yudkowsky, Nate Soares (non-fiction)

Fascists Can't Dance

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The Last Mixed Tape, a YouTube music production commentator has summed up the situation where forces of the right wing stea; and corrupt the arts and oppress those who express differently - Fascists can't dance. They can only steal, pervert and corrupt. Check out his video...

A Bracket to Change the World

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I've known about JLC3DP's short run printing services for a while but, until recently, hadn't had the right project for them. They do steel and and titanium selective laser melting. It's roughly the texture, strength and durability of investment casting, but more porous and lighter. There's also PCBWay in the same space, except they don't do titanium, they do aluminium instead. JLP3DP are a little cheaper in steel, than PCBWay's price in aluminium, which led me to try steel for a pair of brackets in a luggage rack height increase on my Greenspeed trike, in an effort to get the battery ablve the rear wheel, so I can get my seat more reclined. AU$40.32 for 2 custom brackets, opposite hand, in 316 stainless, is probably less than I'd pay for a stock fitting off-the-shelf, and I can't get this bracket anywhere, because it isn't stock and stock won't fit. Lets ponder this for a moment. 3D printed, bespoke, stainless steel parts, for roughly what ...