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android·AndroidbyKale

Bizarre problem today: I was force subscribed to a Logan Paul podcast and I can't unsubscribe.

I noticed a new background image on the Android podcast app this morning. I thought one of my podcasts changed their icon art. Nope, it's a Logan Paul podcast. I've never listened to any of his stuff. I only heard about him when he challenged someone to an MMA fight I think?

I only listen to Behind the Bastards, The Dollop, and Prosecuting Donald Trump, plus occasionally My Brother My Brother and Me.

I figured maybe one of my kids had subscribed or I had hit a subscribe button on the home page. Well, in the app, when I unsubscribe it immediately re-subscribes. I saw where other users had the same problem and it went away after an hour. This was 11 hours ago. I pulled it up on the Web version of Google podcasts. It looks like it unsubscribes but if I refresh, I'm subscribed again.

Any ideas? Is there a way to block a podcast?

Edit: Problem still persists 24 hours later. I'm not allowed to turn on the explicit filter either. On the app or on the web interface. What's a good android program that will record video of my screen and highlight taps? I want to record this. I think I still have OBS studio on my computer to show the web behavior.

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starfield·StarfieldbyKale

[very vague spoiler?] I love one of the "big picture" parts of the game design....

I love how decisions have consequences. I try to not reload and try different options on my first play-thru. I roll with the decisions I make and enemies I create (usually accidentally in a firefight). With FO4 this usually didn't have an enormous effect.

I'll be vague in an example: I was caught doing something illegal and the settlement security made me an offer to "get out of jail free" if I did something for them. I wanted to finish the quest I was on so I opted to pay my fine and serve my time. And then I was notified that I was enemies with this faction.

In a random firefight with "bad guys" Members of this faction joined in the fight and then started attacking me. What's the harm in looting their ship when I'm done? I find out my companion (that I'm trying to develop) is part of that faction and very much dislikes me looting the ship. And he even makes comments that he's mad at me but he's with me until we finish the quest.

It's made ship travel much more treacherous since instead of having help I often have two enemies to fight.

This is like FO:NV where decisions changed the game as much as they do. It's great!

I think they nailed the "emergent gameplay" part really well.

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3dprinting·3DPrintingbyKale

Learned something new about Klippy today on my CR-10

I got klippy running on my expendable Monoprice Mini Select V1 and was brave enough to convert my CR-10 v2.

Compiled the firmware, flashed the CR-10 from my Raspberry Pi, got Moonraker to connect, etc. Everything looked great. The screen was a little dim (FIRST RED FLAG) but I could navigate with the front panel knob. I started by testing the fans one by one. The part cooling fan was running much slower than I thought it should at 100% fan (SECOND RED FLAG). The hot end fan wasn't on, and I figured that maybe it wouldn't turn on until I started heating the hot end.

I put in 150C and nothing happened. The runaway temp protection alarm tripped in klippy (RED FLAG). I bumped the hot end fan and it started spinning, again much slower than it should have (RED FLAG).

I looked at my control box cooling fans and they weren't spinning either. They're 12V quiet fans, and my buck converter lights were on, suggesting it was getting power. I did an emergency shut down.

I thought I'd power cycle the CR-10 and see if that helped. When I switched to power it off, it roared to life. Fans started spinning and the screen fully lit.

This entire time, I was powering EVERYTHING on the printer via USB from the Raspberry Pi. I had no idea this was possible. The board was flashed to klipper firmware only being powered by the Pi USB (not sure if that's the way it's supposed to be or not).

Anyways, this was a long story to get to the conclusion, but I thought I'd share my journey in case anyone else finds themselves in a similar situation. I should have started troubleshooting after noticing the part cooling fan wasn't as fast as it should have been. Also, CR-10 screen, MCU, and fans can be powered a little through the USB port.

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timepiece·TimepiecesbyKale

My daily timepiece: Timex Expedition 36mm with date. Perfect form and function.

I have an Ivory Timex Expedition with a black nylon NATO strap and it's perfect for me. It's understated and simple. It's very functional. I wear it everywhere except when swimming or if I have a critical meeting the next morning and want a backup alarm on my watch. I have a digital Marathon for those reasons, but I miss my Expedition when I wear it.

I think the Expedition can be worn with casual clothes or dress clothes. The NATO nylon strap isn't the greatest when I'm in a suit, but it's black so it's not too noticable. I'm not a fan of leather or steel straps so I'm not changing it.

https://www.timex.com/on/demandware.store/Sites-timexus-Site/en_US/Product-Variation?pid=Expedition-Scout-36mm-Fabric-Strap-Watch-Amz&dwvar_Expedition-Scout-36mm-Fabric-Strap-Watch-Amz_color=BlueOpen linkView original on lemmy.zip
3dprinting·3DPrintingbyKale

Best benchy I ever printed, and it's ASA with zero tuning

I have spent weeks of tuning PETG to print on my modified CR-10. I would get regular failures and really stringy prints. I had trouble getting it to stick to the bed, and could only print really slowly.

I was dreading trying ASA, but I bought a roll of Polylite ASA, put it on the printer without drying it, and used a default ASA profile I found online (I didn't even start with a temp tower). The only changes I made was a minimum layer fan of 10% as my PETG fan shroud needs constant cooling. I didn't see anything about enclosure temperature so I left it at 40°.

The first print started great but broke off the bed. The Z height was off and I didn't get it fixed until the first layer was halfway done. This benchy is the second print using a default ASA profile, no tuning.

I feel like I've wasted my time with PETG. This material has been so much easier to print.

Edit: not sure why my image didn't upload. I'm new to Jerboa.

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