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To play MWIII on battlenet, you bet it is. I opted not to, but that's the gimmick lately

I still have the demo discs that used to come with PC Gaming Magazine. Haha. We're old. :)

I can't wait to check it out. Thanks for the recommendation

Great song and great band! I was super into Mike Doughty's first solo album after Soul Coughing, and it was great music - but the following albums lost whatever it was that connected me to his music.

I love that cover by Cake. I listened to Goldfinger for a while and had never heard that 99 Red Balloons cover. Thanks for sharing:)

The genre's are very similar, but the song Knowledge, by Operation Ivy was covered by Green Day on their debut album - I always enjoyed that version.

Also, another favorite was when The Presidents of the United States of America covered Video Killed the Radio Star original by The Buggles.

I think back to when I started listeneing to "alternative" music, and Shine, by Collective Soul is always what plays in my head.

Very well explained. Thanks for taking the time to help me understand it better.

I am not in the programming world - and it was a struggled to use the little bit of python/conda I needed to install webui. What does this mean for casual users? What is the benefit to the C++? The documentation doesn't help me undestand.

(sorry for noob-ish question)

It is tough to get support for a machine that is at your house anyways. Youtube will offer way better support for Creality and Prusa printers. You can find almost any repair you need.

While this is true, and I learned a ton on my Creality. Some people don't want to tinker, or repair anything. Some folks aren't comfortable or confident in their ability to do that. That is why you can find so many super cheap used creality printers. People buy them, and don't want to work on them. It fails and they get rid of it. If you get a more reliable machine, like the Prusa, and it seems like Bambulabs is starting to join that club then you may never really need to repair it.

I have had my prusa for coming up on 2 years and haven't adjusted or touched anything. I did build it as a kit, and have built and tinkered with Enders, but with my prusa I don't need to. If people don't plan on printfarming or selling, or having it run 24/7 chances are it will run for ages without needing to adjust anything. Thats not the case with the cheap printers.

With the MK4 out now, you can find super cheap MK3S+'s on places like Facebook Marketplace and Craigslist (in the US). I have been seeing a ton of them listed locally lately. From what I have seen, you can pick one up for $400-$550 depending on whether prusa assembled it or it was a kit and what accessories it comes with.

I had an Ender 3 clone, and that is how I got into 3d printing. Would I buy one again, now that I have an Prusa MK3S+, no. Creality makes a good product for the cost, but it will cause you headaches and cost more in the long run. I probably spent $100 on parts my first year alone...more the following years. I have had my Prusa for 2 and haven't spent a nickel on it and haven't ever had to repair or adjust anything.

So take that for what it's worth. From a SAFETY perspective, I trust the software and hardware on the Prusa over anything on the market. It has much more reliable failsafes and sensors looking for thermal issues. I never worry about my Prusa for safety. Just make sure you update it if they have any big firmware changes.