Patrick @welfringer@mastodon.opencloud.lu

Another great design from JustinSDK in OpenSCAD. Instead of just providing the stl files JustinSDK always provides the source code

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4945832

https://github.com/JustinSDK/dotSCAD/blob/master/examples/emoticon_moai.scad

#3dprinting

Vastly most of people doesn't need to own printer at home. And 3D printer are the same. They can be both useful rarely or when used by some professionala (e.g. teachers). They just need to be in workplaces (e.g. schools, reapairing sections...) or in specialized shops (as paper printers).

boat

Très très joli site (en anglais) sur les plantes d'intérieur

Merci @maiwann \o/

https://howmanyplants.com/plant-guides

for the last 10 years i periodically ask someone whos really into 3d printers "are 3d printers actually good yet?" and they're like "yeah! theyre amazing!" and then i actually do my own research and they still take like 19 hours to print anything and they can't print anything bigger than about 25 or 30cm wide, and even the best ones have lines on everything you have to sand off, or resin curing bullshit to deal with, and even the ones that cost $4000 still have several (or all) of these problems

I like the term "Fediverse", because it's a portmanteau of "federation", "universe" and "diverse", and I think that describes it quite accurately ☺️

Every time I need to persist some simple data on a web app, I go through a dreaded “which database should I use?” process which – given I’m not building a global panopticon – is *always* overkill so I’ve decided to bite the bullet and write a very basic transparent (using Proxy) in-memory database for Site.js that flushes to JSON files on each write and is available on all your routes so you can use it without knowing you’re using a database. Working title: What Database? :)

#SmallWeb #SiteJS

Medical company threatens to sue volunteers that 3D-printed valves for life-saving coronavirus treatments - The Verge #3dprinting

https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/17/21184308/coronavirus-italy-medical-company-threatens-sue-3d-print-valves-treatments

If you're an avid open-source user who would love to help advance a project, there's a lot you can contribute whether you can program or not:

Provide constructive feedback, file bug reports, improve the documentation or help out maintaining the web & social media presence. Spread the word and recommend the projects you love to others (btw, I run Arch 😂)

Say "thank you" and tell developers to "keep up the great work". That form of contribution means a lot more than you could possibly imagine.