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Cake day: August 9th, 2023

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  • it made no sense to me

    That’s all CAD software. You can’t just jump in and intuitively learn it by just doing it. It’s like trying to learn a programming language. You need a solid tutorial to explain the basics, at a minimum. Even with something simple like TinkerCAD.

    FreeCAD was probably the worst choice. Give TinkerCAD a try. I know the FOSS community will hate me for saying this, but I like Autodesk Fusion for a full featured CAD package. It has a very steep learning curve, like all CAD software, and you need to watch some videos first. You will make a ton of mistakes and do even simple things wrong at first, but once you get going, it’s great to use.






  • It’s true, though. This was you being an ass:

    No, I’m reading what you write and gathering that you have zero idea how torrents work or even what they are…

    What an asshole thing to say. And “running around”… Funny. It was one comment.

    Which is what OP actually downloaded from Humble…

    You said they downloaded the “tracker”. Wrong!

    I’m starting to gather that you have zero idea how torrents work or even what they are…



  • You’re being pedantic. The file extension is .torrent. Lay people call those torrents.

    You, yourself just used “tracker” wrong. The tracker is the server hosting the torrent peer list, etc. Not the .torrent file.

    And then your followup comment is just you calling the original commenter ignorant. You’re not helping at all.

    Torrent files contain hashes that verify the contents of the associated files. They are not easy to fake by injecting malware. That would require finding a hash collision so your malware files (plus some padding) hash to the same value found in the legitimate torrent file. That not some easy task to do.

    Downloading a torrent file from a legitimate site—and its associated data—is as secure as downloading any file from that same site.










  • Everything I’ve seen and read says exercise won’t actually change how many calories you burn in a day. It’s still super healthy to do, but does not replace a calorie deficit.

    Your anecdote seems to support that. You burned up all your blood sugar by biking 10 miles and then almost passed out. So now you’re just going to laze around for hours burning fewer calories than you would have during that time had you not exercised.

    I’ve dieted before and always embraced the “eat your exercise calories” idea. Exercise is good for your body, but any calories spent doing it should be eaten as extra food outside of your normal calorie goals.