I sort of made a bipod.

I can solve the restaurant food price problem in the USA with two words: Bento Boxes Honestly I'm blown away with the efficiency and nutrient density some of these things have. Dear Japan / Taiwan / Asia, hook a brother up.

Is it me or do a lot of people in Taiwan like turtles? I think that's pretty cool.

In a foreign country, but a bunch of the vandalism is in proper English 🤦‍♂️

It is easy to make something quick in China. But the real secret is to make it in Taiwan or Japan. Your IP won't be stolen as easily and it opens a pathway to bring that manufacturing stateside. Tool and product quality here are a step above "USA Tool Brand" Chinesium.

First time at Computex, not my last. Definitely going again if I get the chance.

Ever wonder why the only jobs that are "irreplacable" by AI are the ones by those pushing to replace people with AI? 🤔 Makes you think.

Jeff speaks the tru tru We need a user friendly consumer printer that people can afford. Especially one that doesn't sell your data too.

BambuStudio has been violating PrusaSlicer AGPL license since their fork, with the same networking binary black box in question today. Why are they willing to burn the goodwill over it? There's something most have sensed but never seen it all in one place, the five-law framework China built between 2017 and 2023 ⤵️ So maybe their hand is forced as their "network" is too valuable already? Each law on its own, interesting, okay... Read them together, and add any Chinese company with big reach to the mix you get the complete picture. 1) National Intelligence Law (2017) All organizations and citizens must "support, assist, and cooperate" with intelligence work. The same law makes it illegal to disclose that cooperation happened. Cooperation is mandatory, and silence about it is mandatory too. 2) Cryptography Law (2020) Commercial encryption must be state-approved and state-reviewed. When authorities request it, companies must provide decryption keys or plaintext. The state on both sides of that equation is the same one. 3) Data Security Law (2021) Article 2 gives the state extraterritorial reach over data that touches Chinese national security or public interests. So EU/US data hosting does nothing to make it safe, because jurisdiction follows the company, not the server location. 4) Counter-Espionage Law revision (2023) The general definition of espionage was expanded to cover "documents, data, materials, or items related to national security and interests." Industrial data is one of the intended targets since the revision. 5) Network Product Security Vulnerability regulation (2021) Any company or researcher that discovers a software vulnerability must report it to MIIT within 48 hours. From there it flows to CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database of Information Security), operated by the 13th Bureau of the Ministry of State Security. Microsoft's threat intelligence team documented Chinese state-hacker zero-day usage rising after this took effect. Shows the willingness to use the “tools” China built. Together they describe a system with no neutral exits. Cooperation is required, encryption is real but the spare keys live at the ministry, jurisdiction follows the company across borders, industrial data is in scope, and discovered vulnerabilities flow to an intelligence agency 😬 3D printing became strategic for China in 2020 and joined the “Made in China 2025” plan soon after. Why does 3D printing matter so much? 1/x

All I want for @America250 is an “American Made Products” filter on Amazon dot com

It is time for the United States Postal Service to ban junk mail. Unsolicited spam calls are already prohibited by the FCC. Emails are heavily regulated by the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003. Junk mail is the majority of mail, 100 million trees per year. Enough!

I have had just enough bourbon to tell you how I really feel. Tired.

What would you do if you had a time machine? I know exactly when & where I'd be. youtube.com/watch?v=qHGg282u…

Japan's all over my timeline. Also I need to buy one of these to see if it'll stand up to some serious measuring.

New company, show them some love 👍

I hope he brings some common sense to the board! Over the past decade or so, the NRA has been slowly shifting away from believing in gun ownership.

100% You can't just decide to use a system for finding skilled people who aren't available in the US by first getting rid of the very people "who aren't available" from your payroll. Outright corruption.

This is how you DONT do a suppressor test.

Turns out the greatest delay you can receive from @sendcutsend is UPS taking the scenic route. Nearly made it back to @jimbelosic's doorstep.

This is called "Being an adult"