[-] AnarchoSnowPlow@midwest.social 2 points 2 hours ago

I've run into PF and three percenters in the wild. Stupid fucking stickers.

[-] AnarchoSnowPlow@midwest.social 4 points 3 hours ago

We put in a bunch of trees and bushes this spring on our new property, so we had zero expectation of actually harvesting anything at all this year.

One of our raspberries has surprised by cranking out a couple of canes this fall. I'm grabbing a handful every other day or so, just collecting them in the freezer until I have enough to do something interesting.

I've missed eating things I grew. Our ducks should start producing eggs soon, I'm very excited about that also.

[-] AnarchoSnowPlow@midwest.social 6 points 3 hours ago

Just pull the trigger, we both know how this ends.

[-] AnarchoSnowPlow@midwest.social 3 points 22 hours ago

Ooh! Ooh! Who are the three most communist friendly Lemmy instances and do they want to be friends?

A hot bath being wasteful because you have to heat water and need a sewer is ridiculous.

Solar water heaters are a thing and grey water reuse is also a thing.

You don't even need electricity to have a private bath.

In addition, prior to the modern era regular bathing was often a privilege of the elite, not to mention the hygiene concerns of a giant bowl of people soup.

Bathhouses still exist in the form of steam rooms and the like, and you could make an argument about the inefficiency of personal hot tubs, but those are more specific examples of "bathing" as a recreational activity and not a hygienic one.

[-] AnarchoSnowPlow@midwest.social 11 points 2 days ago

The state and corporations will absolutely protect themselves with extreme violence.

Also, it's nice to see a link to the anarchist library instead of Amazon.

My wife felt the same way about smart watches, we ended up getting her an older version of this: https://www.garmin.com/en-US/p/785411

Might scratch your itch.

[-] AnarchoSnowPlow@midwest.social 11 points 5 days ago

We have both Aldi here but they're differently named. One is just Aldi, the other is Trader Joe's.

It's our super low cost grocer, that has in recent years become more high quality. When I was a kid (80s-90s) it was like "never buy fresh anything there because it's all crap" but these days it's all pretty decent quality stuff. Not like farmstand good, but better than Walmart.

[-] AnarchoSnowPlow@midwest.social 55 points 5 days ago

That parrot is no more! It has ceased to be! It is an ex-parrot!

I could be wrong, but I did finish a degree in EE even if I just do software now. But here's my quick take on it.

Probably because you're driving voltage on STAT from REGN.

STAT should have a current limiting resistor on it, go through your led, then ground.

REGN should have a 2.2uf cap between the pin and ground according to the datasheet.

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Heard what sounded like a massive flushing sound from the sky, turns out I was right.

[-] AnarchoSnowPlow@midwest.social 230 points 2 months ago

We should be lauding Elon Musk for dispelling the notion that the wealthy have any inherent superiority to anyone else. He keeps proving it over and over and over.

Thank you Elon, for being yourself and proving, once and for all, that anyone can be a billionaire, all you have to do is benefit from the exploitation of apartheid.

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submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by AnarchoSnowPlow@midwest.social to c/3dprinting@lemmy.world

Just wanted to share a little success, after some wrangling I've finally got an M600 macro working on Klipper. I've been trying to print some ornaments for my holiday tree (a Christmas tree that I'm never taking down). These turned out pretty great!

(Ignore the wago connectors, they're "temporary")

ETA:

I used all Voxel PLA and found the model on printables. Sliced with Prusaslicer and just added the color changes at the appropriate layers.

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36 contaminants have been added or updated on the "Human Health Based Water Guidance Table"

It's a list of chemicals that could be in your water and the health effects that the state department of health has determined are possible based on different exposure levels.

The actual usage of these guidelines only appear to be for state legislation, but if you're a well water user or a concerned city water user, this data might be of interest to you.

17 are new, 19 have updated guidelines

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A Million Minnesota Q's (midwest.social)
submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by AnarchoSnowPlow@midwest.social to c/minnesota@midwest.social

Hello Minnesotans,

In about a month I'll be joining your ranks. I'm buying a house just outside of St Cloud. It's not my first pick in terms of politics from what I've read, but the state laws are far better for my family than where we live now.

Aside from the fact that we're moving in November, which is one of my more brilliant strokes, to be sure, I'm very excited for this change.

I'm looking for any and all of your Minnesota advice.

I've got a pretty big family, gaggle of kids (from 2nd grade to sophomore in high school), a few dogs, and ambitions on some waterfowl next year maybe.

I'm not afraid of driving in snow, I grew up in MO, we got our share of snow, so I know that often judicious throttle control is better than frantic braking. However, I've never dealt with snow on that scale that sticks for that long. I think we're going from an average annual snowfall of 12ish inches to 40-something annual inches of snow.

Will a self-propelled two stage snowblower kill me on a couple hundred feet of driveway?

Do I really need to scrape the snow off my roof?

How do I help the dogs with the cold? (Do dog boots and coats actually work?)

Got any recommendations for cold weather clothes? (I know we need layers, I'm already a fan of wool, but I need some advice on sourcing stuff that my kids will want to wear)

I love gardening, how much more time will a greenhouse give me in terms of growing season?

How the heck do I make Minnesota friends? I'm not a church person, so I expect this to be difficult for me.

DMV advice?

Best restaurants to visit?

Our family has spent the last year grieving and trying to process what has often felt like some kind of absurd unreality. I want to make this transition as positive as I can.

You don't get to pick where you're born, but you do (to some extent at least) get to pick where you live. We picked Minnesota because of the people, the land, and even the weather.

Sorry for being a stereotype, but I really don't know how else to ask aside from the non-stop googling and YouTube I'm already doing.

TL;DR:

Yet another "I'm moving to Minnesota, help me!" Post.

Edit: You all have given me some great ideas and places to start! Thank you so much!

I'm really excited to start this new chapter and you all have helped relieve some of my worries about being buried alive in snow at least :)

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