New finish! 'Through the Storm' wyvern, a gift for a friend who has always been my safe harbor and needs a little lift.

@crochet #crochet #3dprinting #fiberarts @fiberarts

@Colarusso Couple of things, the simplest being that I asked here and this was the one rec I got 😅 But reading up online, I felt like this machine would be pretty plug-and-play compared to others (e.g., self-leveling, quick setup) and the speed was def. a factor. Other machines gave me the impression I'd have to learn to be an engineer just to get what I wanted & the community is a bit bro-y. I just wanted to jump in and print.

My Beginners Guide To Evaluation has been downloaded 18,025 times.👏👏
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3060080
#ProgramEvaluation #socialsciences #researchmethods #socialresearchmethods #sociology

Got meself a new toy 😍😍😍

#3dprinting #bambulab

Fellow Tooters,

please direct me towards more shitposters

I'm seeing far too much politics and not enough stupid shit on here

API pricing protests caused Reddit to crash for 3 hours

Thousands of subreddits going dark broke Reddit's website, mobile app.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/06/api-pricing-protests-caused-reddit-to-crash-for-3-hours/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Twitter learned, and Reddit is fast learning, that people are not addicted to the platform, they’re addicted to the community they found there. Ruin the community, and people will leave the platform. It really is that simple.

Back from an amazing week in Spain, our first international trip with both kids (7 & almost 3!). Importantly, I think it was the first week in a long time that I actually disconnected from work, for the most part. It felt good.

Some favorite photos from Palma and Barcelona:

@christymarx Thanks!

@joseph @3dprinting@techhub.social Ooh, I haven't heard of this one! I'm going to look into it, thank you. I definitely like "set and forget"!

@design_law Thank you! The husband of one of my grad school profs (and now friend) made it for me 😁 And another friend who is a web developer is building the website. It's good to have talented friends!

I'm getting a website! 🥳

No solid timeline yet, but in the next few months I'll be opening up BextraordinaryCreatures.com and offering all my stuff there! I will probably keep the Etsy open bc it helps bring in new customers, but products will be a bit cheaper through the website.

I'll be sure to post updates as we build 😍 I'm excited to move into this next phase for my lil' business.

What are people liking for FDM printers these days? I need something to do bigger pieces like yarn bowls and dice towers 🤔 Plus I love all the multicolor filaments.

I currently use & love my Elegoo Mars 3 for resin, but definitely need something bigger (& cheaper inputs) for the larger projects.

#3dprinting @3dprinting@techhub.social

@utopify_org just a little patience, some cool yarn and a 3D printer!

@bunnyechoes The best compliment! 😁

Must be summer, I'm clearing out all the projects that haunted me all semester! Here's a jasper wyvern with black bone horns and spikes.

#crochet @crochet #amigurumi @fiberarts

I've also been making (and selling!) safety eyes for #amigurumi #crochet and other stuffed toy makers. It's really fun to come up with unique designs and to name all the collections. This order has eyes from my #EXUCalamity inspired collection and my... uh.. Smut Queens collection inspired by ACOTAR, FBAA, etc 😅

@crochet

when everything feels too hard, listen to the forest. it says

hold tight
stick together
find your light
grow, blossom, rest, repeat

#mosstodon

"[Quantitative research] has pursed the investigation of a few variables with ever-increasing precision but has received dwindling increments of knowledge from the pursuits." (Becker 1966)