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I have been messing with Farming Simulator 22 and wanted to be able to play on my Apple Silicon M1 Max MacBook Pro and do not like using keyboard and mouse, especially with Farming Simulator. I have plenty of Xbox One/Series controllers and have one that I use specifically to game on my Mac and …
On a recent Saturday I ventured over to Point of Rocks Maryland to get out of the house and hopefully catch some action along the tracks. These images were taken April 29, 2023. I heard a few trains around the area on the scanner app, but only a few trains made it through during that …
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Over Thanksgiving weekend this year I finally pulled the trigger on a new MacBook Pro 16 after years of holding back and waiting. I have been constantly waffling on the decision sine the new models were announced last year. I wanted to ensure my wife was situated for work/school as she had been using hand-me-down …
This past Monday I was off of work and decided to head to Brunswick as it is one of my staples to get out of the house, get some steps in, and catch some time to shoot photographs and trains. When I got there I crossed paths with a father and his son who were …
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Since my last post updating what I have done on my Creality Ender 3 I have made some additional updates, somewhat by choice, mostly by need. I have installed the WhamBam System's flexible build platform, as previously acknowledged, I have swapped out the Creality silent board with the SKR Mini E3 v2 and installed the …
In the ever evolving saga of my time with the Creality Ender 3 including changes, upgrades, and refinements I decided to change the build surface that I am using. Originally, my Creality Ender 3 came with a removable and flexible build surface, but I never had success with it. I read around and watched videos …
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It has been a little over two years since I purchased my Creality Ender 3, am I happy with my purchase? Short answer, yes! Long answer below: I wrote a blog post about my Creality Ender 3 in November 2018, shortly after buying my Ender 3 on Amazon. I was a novice, and still consider …
During the pandemic I have had a lot more time to work with my Creality Ender 3. This has led to a lot of time manually leveling the bed and working to achieve success when getting the initial layers on my prints. The process of constantly re-leveling the bed, and having things change between prints …
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I woke up this morning with my coffee and one of the first things I saw was an announcement from Peloton for the new Peloton Bike+. This thing looks absolutely incredible. Screenshot of the Peloton Bike+ from the Peloton Announcement Video With the limited direct experience I have with the previous generation of Peloton, this …
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