thought I would try starting a thread for this! basically, what’s something recent (or recent-ish) that you experienced that you consider a “win”? could be something big, or something small! we’ll take all the wins we can get, here.
for me, the primary ones that are localized to my life would be that my dog made it through surgery okay last month and that I am trying to learn linux server stuff again and actually feel like I’m getting it a bit more. I love learning things, but I honestly feel like I’m terrible at this skill set in particular.
also, making this post! I have been around before but I’m relatively skittish in social spaces just because of previous experiences. haven’t had any bad ones here, just memories making it hard to shake and actually participate.
Not much going well for me these days, but
Screensharing colleague, we open something, and I point out where it is. They say: “How do you always see/find things so fast?”
Yesterday I helped my father find some of my grandparents paper documents and found stuff and he was very glad and relieved and thankful (he was already stressed and frustrated).
Yesterday, I worked too long, but was able to finish something, and reviewed stuff for two colleagues.
Just finished my second full body texture of a character in substance painter, including have painting the shadows. It came out really good.
It’s naked, so don’t think I’ll post it here…
Got a new light fixture for winter to try and help with the winter blues! Got my brake pads changed and they feel better than before. Those are the two major wins I can think of at the moment that are only positive in nature lol
Still trying to decide whether changing the spark plugs on my wife’s Outback is a win or if I should have just paid a shop to do it. Cylinder 4 took various combinations of 3" extension, a swivel joint, and two different 14mm sockets depending on how far in the plug was threaded. And that was just the nonsense I had to deal with after managing to get to the plug.
I completely get why the shop quoted something like $700 for plugs.
My hands and back hurt.
I think it’s a win. Life is all about experiences, and that sounds like an interesting (if slightly grueling) one
From now on, anytime you get sparkplugs changed has become a true choice. I think there’s meaning in that
Is it still a win if I already bought the parts to do another one so I have to do that one too even though I know how much it’s going to suck?
Sure, next time will probably be much easier now that you’ve gotten through it once… Or if not, you really won’t feel conflicted about paying $700 the third time
Came off antidepressants after 30 odd years.
It has been incredibly tough. Some days I feel like I’ve woken up from cryogenic sleep and I don’t know what the hell is going on.
It’s been about 4 weeks now and starting to slowly get better.PSA: do not under any circumstances cold turkey antidepressants. I did once before (Duloxetine) and it was nearly the end of me
my dog made it through surgery okay last month and that I am trying to learn linux server stuff again and actually feel like I’m getting it a bit more
Hell yes
Been doing a lot of 3D design lately and have been noticeably improving. Feels good
What sort of things have you been 3d designing and on what kinds of software?
Some jewelry, some plant pots, a lot of gaming stuff. I use a 3d CAD software called OnShape. Autodesk is kind if the standard, but I run Linux and OnShaoe is web based.
Here are a few things I’ve designed
Magic deck box:
This is not quite the finished product. Added a notch and groove to make it more secure
Dice Tower:
Mario pipe pot designed specifically for carnivorous plants:
Some nerdy earrings shaped like the outlines of a standard set of RPG dice:
Thanks for sharing all your projects here, they all look great!
Did you have to do much to account for the tolerances for your Magic deck box? And also did you do much sanding / post-processing especially on the edges? From the pictures they look really great and smooth!
How are the shapes of the jewellery joined together? Are they notched and then pressed into each other?
I’ve been been trying to design a proper case for my keyboard. Currently it’s just effectively two 3d-printed flat plates. While simple to design those plates, it was a nice opportunity to learn how to use FreeCAD and learn to appreciate parametric designs!
I printed the deck box on 2 different printers, and the one with the better resolution definitely needed a little bit of extra room, but it was pretty easy. I just made the inside of the top .5mm larger than the outside of the bottom. No sanding needed! I use a deburring tool for removing brims and a heat gun for removing any stringing, but no other post processing.
The earrings are all printed as one piece. 2 of my printers are 4 color printers, so that makes things like that a lot easier. Here is an image from Onshape:
I’ve been been trying to design a proper case for my keyboard. Currently it’s just effectively two 3d-printed flat plates. While simple to design those plates, it was a nice opportunity to learn how to use FreeCAD and learn to appreciate parametric designs!
Hell yeah! I tried FreeCAD early on, but it doesn’t work how my brain does. My next big learning thing is going to be Blender for more sculptural designs
Ah awesome! Ooh, good call on the deburring tool and heat gun - I’ll have to remember those when I want a bit more polish to the print!
Oh neat! I absolutely forgot that some printers, if not most nowadays, can hold spools of multiple colours and print them in the same print. Neat!
Yeah, I’ve heard that Blender is good for that too!
Deburring tool is so great, but be careful, you can go too deep and mess up the edge.
I met with success by telling my mom that the prevailing thoughts about neurodivergence in the '80s were not useful for my upbringing. I take the little wins where I can these days. I’m a guy living in a room who used to run newspapers, and it’s not fun. But I know a bit how to play everyone (else I’d not have been a particularly good editor).
