Worth the trouble?, Bringing the heat
I have not been happy with my decision to install the multi-material upgrade on my one Prusa printer so far. Take away the sizeable expense and the even more sizeable chunk of time I have invested so far, it just isn’t working well. After my first couple initial small prints worked every subsequent print has had an issue during a filament change requiring manual intervention that was sometimes successful and sometimes not. It’s getting pretty aggravating. I found out the process if I want to convert a normal one color model to multi-color but it doesn’t do me much good if I can’t get the MMU to work consistently. I need to watch some troubleshooting videos which will likely lead to me having to tear into the unit all over again.
Today I had my bi-annual blood draw which is a requirement for our insurance plan at work. I wish this would be a model that could be followed nationwide when it comes to medical care. Basically if you want the best rates and coverage for insurance you need to jump through a number of hoops including blood tests, blood pressure, getting weighed, a physical, and other age triggered procedures like a colonoscopy. If this testing reveals warning signs you can still get the best rates but you are required to attend education classes like weight loss, smoking cessation, and others. If you don’t attend any remediation education you now will wind up paying more. If you are a lazy, obese slob you can bypass all of the testing whatsoever and your reward is basic coverage and a high premium.
A national health plan that included this basic philosophy would be fantastic. Despite my liberal leanings, I absolutely do not endorse a lack of personal responsibility. Whether it pertains to your health or income, an individual needs to put in the effort to make the best of whatever cards they have been dealt. Laziness of course will never go away but it certainly should not be rewarded either. Put in the work and reap the benefit of doing so, that is how life works.
I saw parts of the first day of the public impeachment proceedings yesterday. Ambassador Taylor was pretty amazing. If you think that guy was making shit up your rose colored Trump glasses really need some cleaning. He was extremely matter of fact, believable and didn’t portray any partisan leanings at all. He saw and heard things that were out of bounds and did his job to document and recount them when asked. I also wish both sides would stop with the practice of posting propaganda placards behind the proceedings, it is ridiculous and unnecessary.