Well, looking at the Corning company, they specialize in glass wares/technology in general of which heat-resistant kitchenware is a sector as well as bulletproof glass but also mirrors for astronomy. So this seems more like a parallel than sequential development.

There are some interesting cases of companies who have never before even dealt with large scale production suddenly getting awarded military contracts. But tasking some of the largest machine manufacturers of the country such as Ford and Singer with production of military gear during wartime seems hardly surprising.

And I don’t even question the overall narrative of companies doing whatever makes a quick buck. I was more interested in the specific example of a tea company of all places production military goods.

It’s probably something like the story within the story For the Benefit of Mankind by Liu Cixin.

Such as?

Spontaneous ideas for troubleshooting:

• Disable the stepper motors, slide the head to the position it would be in when printing this section, and check for any irregularities in the rail or belt.
• Clean the hotend.
• Try to print the part again, see if there is damage at the same section.

I’d love to have your optimism.

There have been multiple investigations into finances and employees of high ranking party officials linking them to foreign influence. Changes in popularity? Niet.

It’s the same as with Trump: “Yes, he us a crook, but he is MY crook”!