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Cake day: November 3rd, 2024

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  • Jet bridges only work with airplanes above a certain size, such as Boeing 737 and above. Airports that also serve smaller aircraft need to have infrastructure in place to board from the apron, and once that infrastructure is in place it can be used for both big and small aircraft.

    Boarding from the apron is a lot more flexible as it’s basically a matter of getting the aircraft onto any available parking spot, and then shuttle passengers to and from the aircraft. So delayed flights are more likely to use one of these spots, as the Jet bridge schedule requires a lot of planning.

    While the above probably isn’t a root cause, it’s definitely a factor.

    Source: Frequent flyer, on both big and small aircraft.






  • An STL file describes an object/shape. This needs to be translated into actual print instructions such as move to X/Y position, squirt plastic, move again, etc. This is what a slicer does: It “translates” from a shape to actual print instructions. I’m not sure, but I’ve always assumed that it’s called slicing because it takes the 3D object and creates many vertical slices with print instructions.

    I don’t know about your printer specifically, but I guess it takes Gcode (which is what you get as output from a slicer) like most other printers? I suggest you grab PrusaSlicer as it’s very flexible and supports a lot of different printer defaults. Load your STL in there, slice it, transfer the result to your printer, and you should in theory be good to go.

    Tip: Start with something small.







  • I know I have. Back in 2010 or thereabouts, this guy at work who I trained to run the shift opposite of me is now in prison for multiple murders.

    Anyone from Poland remember the case in the news about a guy murdering people so he could take over their property? Yeah, that one…

    EDIT: Just for the record, I’ve known many poles over the years, and I’ve liked most of you. Except that guy. He was fucking weird. Don’t remember his exact name, but he went by Winnie/Vinny, or something like that.