Watt the Hack?

Craftware a slicer for 3d printers is available for linux here .  It looks pretty good, and is supposedly multi threaded with support for hardware acceleration. I can only find it  as a deb file, and there's nothing in the AUR for it. I tried a few of the common methods for installing debs: debtap While it was able to create a package, upon installing it I got this error loading packages... error: failed to prepare transaction (package architecture is not valid) :: package craftware-1.17.1-1-i686 does not have a valid architecture So.. No good. I tried just extracting the package content, and running the binary: ./craftware: error while loading shared libraries: libomp.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory and yes, it is installed. $ ldconfig -v           libomptarget.so -> libomptarget.so          libomp.so -> libomp.so          libzit...

So I've had Plenty of time with the Pascal Press, and I'm happy to say that it's found it's Niche in my coffee setup. I first tried this as a daily driver, completely replacing my 20oz stainless steal mug.  That didn't last to long due to the thermal efficiency of the device.  you get an hour to an hour and a half of warm coffee, which is OK but a drastic difference from the old mug where I get 4+ hours. I've also taken the press on a few camping trips now, and while this is where I was expecting the device to shine, it still lacks due to one major flaw: cleanup.  While the device removes most of the grounds in my experience it still required to disassemble and rinse each part to get all the grounds.  With access to a kitchen sink and a clean counter, sure no problem but camping it can be a bit of a hassle.  Not to mention that this is by definition a single cup brewer, so with a group of other coffee drinkers it's probably not the best option. Where t...

This post will go over the setup I had to do to get my   8Bitdo  NES30 Pro controller working on my Arch linux desktop with steam.  This results in the system loading the xboxdrv automatically when the controller is connected, and unloading once finished. Firmware Update The first thing to tackle was the firmware update on the controller,  This may not be needed, but I like to keep my devices up to date. After some googling, I was able to find a program called fwupd  that's able to update the controller via a USB connection.  It's available for Arch in the community repo. The basic syntax of the command is: fwupdmgr get-devices fwupdmgr refresh fwupdmgr get-updatessudo fwupdmgr update The controller will need to be put into 'Firmware update mode'.  Be aware that the final command will also update all eligible firmware on your system, so If you don't want that, please dig into the documentation Bluetooth Connection G...

My kick starter reward for the  Pascal Press  campaign, a travel mug that can brew it's own coffee.  Here are my initial observations after the 3rd cup. The materials and construction seem to be good it's made of Polypropylene, stainless steel, and  silicone rubber.  Everything mostly fits together nicely. The screen printing of the logo an max grounds fill line is already half worn off, and rubs off with just a finger wipe.  I've had to lightly etched the fill line in with a knife. The silicone grip appears to be cylindrical, whereas the press body is slightly conical, so the fit is a bit loose towards the bottom of the grip.  A tighter and/or conical grip would fix that. The screw top lid needs 2 hands to open and has no storage place when off.  some sort of keeper like whats on a standard nalgene bottle would be nice. Heat retention is not good. it seems like it will stay hot for about an hour, this might be related t...

Jan 10, 2016 At 12:32 AM My forth case, the one opened specifically for a refund received the following reply: Hi!there thank you so much for reaching us.We appreciate you providing us this valuable information.What we need you to do is to please do contact us on our live queue for us to give our best assistance.Here is the link on how to https://help.ea.com/en/contact-us/new/ 1.select a product then 2.select flatform and 3.select topic lastly 4.complete request.And our phone or chat advisors will do the rest.Thank you so much again. Nice... Real nice... At 1:11 AM My first case, that I had most recently updated with a request for a refund received the following: I'm afraid that I don't see the connection between your missing quest reward and your purchased content. At 6:58 AM It was hastily explained from my phone: I purchased the content on good faith that the issue would be addressed.  Since the game is broken to the point of being unrepairable this is ...

Jan 9, 2017  (18 days after initial contact) At 1:53 AM I received the following email from EA regarding my first case, the one that I had been repeatedly told had been escalated to a specialist team. Thank you very much for contacting EA Support regarding your PvZ Heroes request. My name is *****, I am a specialist at EA, and I will be assisting you today.  I'm sorry to hear that you were unable to receive your hero.  Now, your hero plant should normally unlock after completing the next level, but I understand that this hasn't helped you unlock the plant. I'm afraid that we aren't able to manually grant any plants at the moment. To compensate your missing plant, I have just granted 100 gems to your account.  Finally, I would recommend you to leave your feedback about this issue on our forum, it would be much appreciated as it helps raise awareness: http://answers.ea.com/t5/Plants-vs-Zombies-Heroes/ct-p/plants-vs-zombies-heroes-en Have a great day!...

Between the 6th and the 9th not much happened.  Mostly this was the peroid where I was trying to be a nusance and hopefully cause something to show up on a report that would land on a middle managers desk at some point. Jan 6, 2017 At some point this day, I gave the game a 1 star review on the play store.  I also took to the official forums and saw several others experiencing the same issue, as early as Nov 1st.  I don't know at what time each happened. At 1:22 PM I submited a bug, claiming that there was a problem with the support procedures, causing cases to be closed with out a proper resolution.  This was closed without responce, then again reopened by me.  It currently remains open. At 4:16 PM They responded to my second case, that it was a duplicate, and that it was closed: Thank you for contacting us back at Electronic Arts.  I would like to inform that your case (escalated)#[First Case] is already escalated to our specialist team. Plea...