Good to know my second greatest fear as a child has an upside.

Now if only something good could come out of the Bermuda Triangle.

Would love to hear recommendations on brands people use

A stronger spring isnt always the answer for your foam blasters to hit harder. Sometimes you can get away with adding a spacer or, depending on the blaster, increasing the length of your barrel. If you go the spacer route, don’t leave it in permanently or you could warp your spring.

3D printing has given me the ability to engage in my decades long foam blaster hobby in a completely new way. So glad to see how accessible it is now.

Don’t let the fear of the time it will take to accomplish something stand in the way of your doing it. The time will pass anyway; we might just as well put that passing time to the best possible use.

Earl Nightingale

Someone shared the phrase “The time will pass anyway” with me back when I was working on getting healthier. It was a constant reminder that there was no “best” day to start my journey and that anytime I was set back, I could pick things back up right away.

GZELVXSE

Game Genie code for invincibility in Super Mario Bros 2.

This person better hurry. I’m almost out of Total cereal and I need to know if I should restock.

I miss Pebble. That was the right blend of smart/simple with great battery life.

Yeah the fact that it’s definitely even come up as a discussion topic isn’t reassuring. Just wanted to add it to the discussion.

For completeness it’s worth mentioning that they posted a response to a lot of the more extreme allegations

https://blog.bambulab.com/updates-and-third-party-integration-with-bambu-connect/

It was made for me! This is my bandwidth!

Totally agree! It’s seemingly gotten worse recently too. My phone is 5 years old and I was still able to replace the battery at home but it took special tools and a hair dryer. The newest Pixels and Galaxy phones look impossible to do with my current skillset.

Things like Fairphone and the HMD Skyline should be the norm going forward.

There’s a rule coming into effect in 2027 that enforces user replaceable batteries for devices in the EU. https://www.pcmag.com/news/eu-smartphones-must-have-user-replaceable-batteries-by-2027