This very true and worth noting. I’ve effectively been doing this, and to my surprise, she’s asking for options.

Now, I’m trying to be informed enough to answer in detail (or implement changes if asked). Having no personal experience with Apple’s environment makes me a bit blind to those unique hurdles.

Thank you for all the specifics! We’re definitely starting with software / services first, but getting a peek at the full picture is much appreciated!

Oo, I will have to take a look! Sounds similar to KDE Connect which has become my favorite QoL phone app since transitioning.

Both good notes to be aware of, thank you!

On a general basis I agree, but for her the synchronization tends to matter a lot. She rotates which device she’s editing documents with based constantly. It’s easier to work with an iPad while traveling, a laptop at the desk, or her phone as a last resort.

Thank you for taking the time to type all this out! It’s going to take me a bit to dig into everything, but the list of reccomended replacements for services with experiences is perfect.

This horse speaks to me… but only for a brief moment. How do I subscribe for my Daily Horse Cope?

That will always be a risk, but I wouldn’t expect that from a “serious” average vendor. Maybe from a small-time seller, but they’re not making much money regardless. I’d think most large print farms wouldn’t risk their business to skimp out on license fees.

No real way to know regardless.

Thank you for the perspective of being a designer, and for all the work shared with the community.

I’m definitely thankful for Makerworld’s incentives, and it shows with their abundance of great models.

Agreed with ALL this.

People will just keep repeating it. Every. New. Print. “You could sell that!!” My coworkers can’t comprehend just enjoying a hobby for the sake of it.

(I’ve offered to print things at cost; they’re not repeating it in a “I want one” kind of way).

Really? This would feel like an entitled overstep to me. No shade if that’s what you do, it would just feel wrong to me.

Yeah, I don’t blame artists for wanting a piece of the pie. Most artists have tiered payment options so licensed vendors pay more, but Hobbyists seem a bit lost in the crossfire sometimes. The AI slop model grift is getting worse too, which just rubs salt in the wounds.

I’m all for supporting artists and recognizing the time and effort it takes to create the model. I have a handful of Pateron subscriptions/donations.

Encase you missed it the first time. This post is not whining about wanting free stuff.

I understand, which is why I don’t really blame the individual artists. The 3D printing community has grown tremendously with modern ‘user-friendly’ printers, so naturally there’s been a shift in demographics. It also doesn’t help how much AI slop grifters are around now too. I just hate the general trend.

If it’s specifically your jawline that troubles you, have you considered starting by wearing a mask? They’re not as common as COVID days, but it’s normalized enough. It could be a good way to test the waters and build up more confidence.

I’m not the person you asked, and I can’t personally relate. Apologies if what I said is unwelcomed.

I highly doubt Reddit is actually gaining that many new users, but the number of accounts created? Sure.

Reddit never has enough bots for their AI slop machine. They create more bot accounts to “boost engagement” via posts and comments.

Thanks, I do, but I have other non-technical family members. They request media via Jellyseer, which then sends the request to Sonarr.

Most of the time it’s fine, but when the show has 8 seasons? It’ll download each episode individually - some of which won’t be available/poor quality/no subtitles. There’s often a season pack with all 8 seasons in it and are more reliable subtitles/quality wise.

It’s an infrequent but annoying quirk I have to manually intervene with.

Any initial thoughts so far (if you’ve had the time to look into them)? I really want to find something that can support multi-season downloads. The *arr stacks have rejected the feature in the past and it’s been my biggest gripe lately.

The alternatives seem pretty young still. I wonder if anyone’s done a feature comparison between them…

Eh… depends on the interpretation of overuse. One person’s excess is another person’s minimal. Different subjects - like ones that require researching - are expected to need more tabs open. It loosely parallels having multiple books splayed open for quick referencing.

Though, I do feel the number of tabs lately has drastically increased for myself and colleges.

The decline of good search engines and the AI slopocalypse has made it difficult to find good resources. Let alone, to find it a second time. So a lot of us close the tab only after the related task is completed. Bookmarks are too permanent for one-off tasks (plus, we probably have way too many bookmarks already).