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▲ 14 r/openscad

LPT: Don't invert your screws! (unless that's what you want)

OK this was really dumb. I was trying to get an M50 plug printed and noticed that the BOSL calls I made created the bolt upside down making it hard to print. Rather than rotate 180 I took a "shortcut" (saved a few characters) and did scale([1,1,-1]). After printing it, I drove over to install and it would not start. I stared at it stupidly for a while before even realizing it had left handed threads and then was like wow, you can't count on BOSL to make the correct kind of threads!? Only after I was trying to find the "handedness" flag for version 2 did I realize that my inversion of course changed the handedness of the threads. So I brought this ignominy on myself! GRRR Don't do it kids!

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u/braddo99 — 4 days ago
▲ 4 r/GoogleMessages

Why Google?! Pairing doesn't work. Looks like they didn't test it before rolling to everyone

Did Google roll this out without a backup plan? It just doesn't work. To be more precise, I am trying to set up Google Messages for Web. This is something I have used and loved for a very long time. Suddenly the pairing steps are different than before, with no alternative/fail over to the previously working method. It used to be that the system would display a QR code that you could scan from the mobile device scanner and that would pair the devices. I have no idea why they would change this, it wasn't broken. But then one day the system won't connect and there's a new approach - choose the emoji that is appearing on your device. No emoji on the device, the device can only do QR codes. No alternative for pairing, it's just broken. I just dont understand how Google can let something like this happen. I trust that they are making the change to improve security or potentitially convenience but did they even test this behavior? I'm using Google Chrome latest on a Google Pixel 8 Pro also updated to the latest Android and Messages.

u/braddo99 — 8 days ago