Twitter account of the neanderthal behind Make It With Calvin

San Francisco, CA
Joined December 2016
Okay, I need some input from people on an upcoming project idea. I am trying to decide what works better for the "terminus module" for my train. Do I just make the end with one switch to allow me to shove cars? Or do I make it with two switches and the blue area holds the engine?
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I miss the "random Oreos in the break room" days... If you know, you know.
The USA has junk food varieties that would have never even crossed my mind as possibilities. 🤣
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Welcome back to the ConsumerRights.Wiki Hall of Shame. This week, we are shaming John Deere and the high-stakes battle over software ownership and the Right to Repair. You buy the tractor, but they keep the keys. While a historic July 2026 FTC settlement forces John Deere to share repair software, DMCA loopholes mean farmers still own the iron, not the code. Read the full breakdown: consumerrights.wiki/w/John_D…
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【身辺雑記】知ってる? ペンンシーの旧型客車の丸屋根には「ラウンド・ルーフ」「アーチド・ルーフ」「バルーン・ルーフ」の3種類があって、みんな高さが違うんだ!
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【鉄道模型】実は非効率!こんなヤードを組んでませんか? Tomixのレールで作ってみた🤔 確かにポイント通過数は1つ減らせますね。 youtu.be/V-vu046kEOE?si=8apV…
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ちょ まって プラレールショーティー かわいすぎん??🤣🤣
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Still making things. 🙂
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Hey @Microsoft will you stop trying to make me do things I don’t want to do or would you like me to remind you in three days?
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Hey Michganders! Whatcha doing tonight? Come say hello... as I give my E-series talk about AI, the apocalypse, and you! espeakerseries.ludus.com/sho…
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🎞 At our museum, some moments live forever. Aboard our trains, the past comes alive. You hear the same sounds, feel the same movement, and watch the same scenery as people did, 114-years ago — all on the same trains they rode. History isn't lost here. It simply moves on rails.
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Hurray for Big 19! A former Market St cable car, then a Sac-Clay car until 1942. If you can, get put to see her today, as well as the celebration down at Market Plaza.
#muniheritageweekend2026 update. Please read. Keeping @SFMTA_Muni running is the first priority. The California line is short cars so as a result Big 19 will be out there today. @sfmsr #sanfrancisco #cabkecars
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Parents—don’t fear the trades. Your kid can build a great life with their hands and their head. The trades aren’t a backup plan—they’re a damn smart one. 💪
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An absolute must watch for all our #SouthAfrican brothers and sisters to be warned of the #Four12 #apostolicnetwork they claim that you must have #apostles and #prophets for the church to be healthy. As in the “Five-Fold ministry” which traces only historically to late modernity with the New Order of the Latter Rain. Rick Becker Famine in the land response to Four12 response  youtu.be/JZDCgS11IvY?is=XX2b…
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CNC tube bending is awesome, but I have to be honest: it has been our slowest-growing service to-date. A little over a year in, and we are doing just $20k / month. Basically zero compared to our top line, and that's after spending more than $1 million on in-house software and equipment to get it going. Meanwhile, it absolutely eats up warehouse space. Reasons: - Extremely niche, few people design with it - Extremely wide needs for tube profile and tooling support - hard to meet every need - Unique design and tolerance challenges - High equipment costs, changeover costs, and high square footage makes getting feature diversity extremely expensive and difficult But we are committed. Long-term, it'll be a win. It's such a cool, efficient way to build things, but people don't, because it has always been almost impossible to buy.
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Anyone in the Seattle area in need of a resin printer? I have a few I need to part with, free to good home.
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But however China does it, this is not a space I want to compete in.
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For today's “Pogue’s Posts" column, I tested the new AI Siri. HARD. It missed a few out of my 125 tasks—but some of its triumphs were jaw-dropping. If you can get into the habit of using Siri, you'll do a lot less opening apps, fumbling around, and wasting time. pogueman.substack.com/p/125-…
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My Samsung Galaxy S8 Active has a ded screen after ~8 years of use & abuse, and I am looking to get a new phone. I just want a "vanilla" phone that is reliable, has good battery life, and is not that expensive. I have narrowed it down to a Galaxy S24 FE or a Pixel 8A. Any input?
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My thought process is that I have a GoPro for filming and a DSLR for high-quality photos. And anything on an "econo" phone is going to be LIGHT YEARS ahead of what was on my S8, which also worked jus fine!
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To be fair... The number of times I have had to use one of those "random cables" from the "cable drawer," I'm glad I had "that random cable."
the "just in case" cable drawer in every single household looks like this and honestly? respect the chaos
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