I don't quite get what the second twitter screenshot is?

Awww :( I'm sorry. I want to read Capital myself but given how dense it is I'd need to be very committed before I start on it.

So the first time I read this was my first real exposure to Sylvia Rivera and I went on a deep dive afterwards. She's amazing and I'll probably start on the collection of her writings next.

I can assure you, this is not a serious weapon and as I mentioned elsewhere it’s really just something small I thought would be fun to make and print.

Well yeah. You might as well buy a CNC mill with that money :D

They do (I think) have a student or non-business version for cheaper but it's still relatively pricey, especially compared to free.

I haven't tried SW, but from my experience with Creo, the workflow is very similar to FreeCAD. Designing 2D sketches driven by an algebraic constraint solver, extruding / pocketing them, and repeating indefinitely.

This is basically Solidworks too but has a lot of different tools for doing specific things and also has some pretty powerful simulation addons if you need to do anything like make load-bearing parts. Also is good for setting up custom workflows and alternate configurations and a bunch of other potentially useful stuff.

I'm kind of surprised to hear Blender CAD is in good shape. It always seemed like a cursed project to me, but I haven't taken a close look in a long time. Not to say Blender itself is bad. Like you said, It is probably the most capable free software program when it comes to doing 3D sculptures and such. I've only dabbled with it in amateur game development, and in that discipline it is incredibly solid.

I'm talking about this specifically: https://www.cadsketcher.com/ I haven't used it in a bit but when I did it was pretty easy to learn. Probably not something you'd use for really complex models but seems great for stuff like 3D prints.

The main reason I haven't used it much at home is because of issues running it in WINE on Linux. Rebooting to run it on Windows was too inconvenient for me to invest much time in it.

Solidworks might also have this issue... Not sure the best way to run it on Linux. I wonder if Proton would work for it?

Ari Ben-Menashe has been saying this for years: https://www.mintpressnews.com/ari-ben-menashe-israel-relationship-jeffrey-epstein/263465/

She also told Maria Farmer that Mossad had killed him, which is interesting.

This would be such a great setting for some leftist BL fanfiction

I use solidworks because it's familiar to me and tbf it is a very nice CAD program and has a ton of neat features, but honestly I would never pay for it. Others I've tried include Freecad, Fusion 360, and Blender CAD Sketcher. Freecad felt difficult for me but this was awhile back and I didn't spend a ton of time trying to learn it. Fusion 360 feels like it lacks features compared to SW and now they keep your files in the cloud which sounds horrible. Blender CAD Sketcher is surprisingly easy to use and would probably be useful for more creative modeling since it is a Blender add-on, but it handles models different from Solidworks. I've heard Freecad is a lot better now, so I've been meaning to DL it again and try it out.

EDIT: One more thing... Solidworks is pretty easy to pirate of course, so is worth trying out.

It does feel pretty comfy in my hand and I don't think this would cause life-threatening injuries. It would definitely inflict a great deal of pain and maybe take an eye or two out. I agree that pepper spray is ideal though for stopping an attacker, though.

Honestly though this is really just me being a mall ninja and making something fun and slightly dangerous.

I wanna turn something like this into a cozy camper.

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