James Smith @Floppy@mastodon.me.ukmastodon.me.uk

Manyfold v0.117.0 is out, with a new organisation feature for merging together models (as in folders of files, not the 3d model files themselves); that should help to keep your archive under control!

Full release notes: https://manyfold.app/news/2025/07/08/release-v0-117-0.html

Join a public server: https://3dprint.social

Support us on OpenCollective: https://opencollective.com/manyfold

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blog! “Grinding down open source maintainers with AI”

Early one morning I received an email notification about a bug report to one of my open source projects. I like to be helpful and I want people who use my stuff to have a good time, so I gave it my attention. Here's what it said:

I Can't Use On This Day
Seriously, What’s Going On?!
I’ve been trying to use…

Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/07/grinding-down-open-source-maintainers-with-ai/
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#AI #git #LLM #spam

down with Whatever https://eev.ee/blog/2025/07/03/the-rise-of-whatever/

For some reason I put some Mr Bungle on while working, not thinking how weapons-grade distracting it would be. Awesome though.

A new 3D model, “Ender 3 Electronics Box Cover”, was just published!

Love watching the first layer of a print.

There's a common sleight of hand in the political class' views of the NHS;

They (willingly) confuse growing levels of dissatisfaction with the NHS as growing support for privatised health care, but while people are now sometimes more willing to go private this is a strategy of desperation not a willing political conversion.

What voters actually want is for the NHS to work properly, fairly & efficiently.... and that can only be achieved with a renewed commitment to full funding!

I can’t remember who here donated me the SmartPi Touch case, but it’s finally installed and making an *excellent* new interface to my printer running KlipperScreen! Thank you!

I've referenced it enough that now it's all I can hear when I read it. Now you have to hear it too https://ericwbailey.website/published/you-must-listen-to-rfc-2119/

Just backed "We Reach For The Sky" on #Kickstarter: 77 inspiring stories of #WomenInSTEM in a beautiful photo book. It's being produced by a friend of mine - check it out!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/astronomywithclaire/we-reach-for-the-sky-the-photobook-campaign-ii

#introduction
Hello! I was born back in 2008, and used to hang out on Twitter (I know, I was young and naive) blowing bubbles whenever someone mentioned me.

Recently, I got a hardware upgrade so I can use WiFi rather than Ethernet; and a software upgrade so I can join the #Fediverse

Mention/follow/boost/favourite me, @MCQN_Ltd, @museuminabox or @DoESLiverpool and I'll blow bubbles here in the makerspace

Get this! This evening you can see a very unusual "Squamous Moon".

Of course right at the moment I'd maximally taken my 3D printer apart, the new #Warhammer 40k Kill Team: Typhon box arrives. AND I should be writing code.

Choices, choices.

I'm pretty tired of picking the "lesser of two evils" and would like to try the "better of two goods."

is the dew point above the external temperature of your glass of iced coffee? you may be entitled to condensation

#Rails question: does anyone know if you can enable/disable (and even install?) Rails Engines at runtime, to behave as some sort of dynamic application extension plugin system? I'm wondering about having a way to enable optional features for @manyfold...

Hey 3D printing people!

Did you know there is a Fediverse alternative to Printables, Makerworld and Thingiverse?

It's called Manyfold, you can find out more on its website:

https://manyfold.app

You can follow the official account at:

@manyfold

There's an official demo at https://try.manyfold.app and a public server to join at https://3dprint.social