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  • neidu3@sh.itjust.worksto3DPrinting@lemmy.world•Guide recommendation for absolute newbies?English
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    3 hours ago

    Just some thoughts:

    • Printing has come a long way since I was where you are now. Today I’d say most fused deposition modeling printers are multi-purpose. The most common filaments, PLA and PETG, are pretty multi-purpose too. Personally I mostly use PETG due to its increased temp and UV resistance.
    • Bambu seem to be trying to set up a walled garden. Prusa is doing the opposite for what I think are ideological reasons. Some claim that their printers are a but overpriced, but I’d claim it’s worth it. My toolchain is usually Blender - > Prusaslicer -> Prusa Core One, but there’s nothing stopping me from changing out one of those.
    • In highly recommend assembling from kit if you can, as a learning experience, as it makes it easier for you to maintain, repair, and upgrade your printer later on.
  • neidu3@sh.itjust.worksMtoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.world•Why the fuck is Ticketmaster allowed to be this awful?English
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    24 hours ago

    Basically, through mergers and acquisitions they’re dominating the venue market. It used to be that there were many actors, but now everything is everything under the Ticketmaster umbrella.

    It’s convenient for artists, as they only have one point if contact needed per location in terms of booking, ticket sales, merch, and everything else around the concert/event.

    It’s convenient for venues, as Ticketmaster brings in business. However, it’s a double edged sword: Do something Ticketmaster doesn’t approve of, such as use a competitor, and you’re not getting the big headliners.

    It’s awful for the rest of us, as we then have to deal with a monopoly pushing up the prices.

    I am cautiously optimistic about the long term outlook, though: The Ticketmaster hate is widespread to the point where some artists refuse to work with them, as they feel their fans are getting robbed with the band getting the blame. And they are the ones with the leverage to turn things around - artists with integrity will put their fans first, and that is what will hopefully bring long term change for the better.

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