Ryan McAlee

@dennisdemeyere Through my own experiments as well, I've come across pit falls that would have stalled a novice. While the code is valid, it doesn't mean it does things exactly how or what you want it to do.

"We used to have 8 junior engineers. Now we have 2 seniors with Cursor and they ship faster than the old team of 10." I think this is a key point, often misunderstood. What people are missing is that it isn't about junior or senior YOE, it just seems to be the case that high AI aptitude seems to be more common amongst senior engineers, vs junior engineers. I've given talks to college graduates about this, but teachers need to teach both fundamentals AND the modern toolchain.

@Randomizy3D All of the platforms have changed drastically in the last several months. It's not you. Too much spam and it breaks the platform to sway numbers that don't mean anything. Copy and post as much as you can that's the general strategy for the last few years. Now it's broke

Have I been shadow banned or what? I've never had many interactions on my posts, but lately, it seems like it's gotten worse, with almost no reach. Is anyone else experiencing this, or is just the algorithm being a bully more than usual? Or...are my posts just not interesting?

Ahwoooo...chooo... excuse me. But we have a new model up, specially for the season... Table centerpiece anyone?

We have our heading! Go get it! Find PirateLife on @Thangs3D Follow, Like, Download, and add to your Collection!

It's been a minute since I've posted here... How about a course correction? Just at half scale for testing purposes...

@dennisdemeyere @Thangs3D I can't put the words together. There are no words that can express this. My heart is with you and your family. Please know that you are surrounded by love and support, Dan. We love you, and you are a star.

Many in the 3D community have interacted with Dan, as part of his designer success role at @Thangs3D. Those who know him, know he is a passionate supporter of makers and designers around the world - and a very kind soul. Recently, Dan's family was a in a car accident that resulted in the loss of their child, Archer. Fortunately, Dan's wife survived, though he tragically also just lost a parent. Dan is raising funds, and if folks are interested he would appreciate help getting the word out: gofund.me/725ac8e4 Some of the money raised will go to special needs charities and organizations, which helped Archer. The rest will go towards supporting Dan's family.

getting ready for more story time! come join use soon Live in T minus 4 minutes and counting over at Fireside Buzz on Youtube @FiresideBuzz/streams" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">youtube.com/@FiresideBuzz/…

@ChelsC423 best that was mentioned, though you may already have it... in case not, proton-thereapy.org/findacenter

@lastRymac Thank you so much 🙏🙏🙏

MY FAMILY NEEDS YOUR HELP!!!!!! A Message from my parents about my nephew.... 4 weeks ago our grandson Kase was rushed to children’s Nebraska after a CT scan in Kearney showed a brain tumor. Children’s Nebraska in Omaha was able to fully resect the tumor. Kase has recovered well from the surgery; however, the diagnosis we received this week showed the tumor as a high grade glioblastoma and to make it even worse it showed he has LI–fraumeni syndrome. Li–Fraumeni syndrome (LFS) is a rare, autosomal dominant, hereditary disorder[1] that predisposes carriers to cancer development. As a child and even more important a child with this rare disorder, he should be treated with proton radiation therapy. There are such few cancer centers that have this treatment available and we keep hitting dead ends.  It feels like we are struggling to find a facility to help get us the treatment for his specific LFS treatment approach. Every minute matters in stopping any remaining cells from growing.  These cells being treated in his brain with proton, versus photon, therapy significantly reduces his risk of a secondary cancer growing due to the LFS disorder. We as a family are reaching out with hopes that there is someone you might know that would know someone that can help expedite getting him to an oncology team of doctors and help us give him the very best chance that he can have. In just the few days since his diagnosis we have had doctors tell us it doesn’t matter which treatment he gets and others that have said it does matter. We desperately want him to have the best option to live as long and healthy as possible. We are being challenged with lack of consistency and poor communication and are looking to change this in some way.  We truly believe, and so does our Oncologist at Children's Hospital in Omaha, that his best option, and chance, is immediate proton treatment, since this drastically reduces the risk that secondary malignancy would grow. Or, that other forms of cancer would develop, which is what would be guaranteed to happen, if they proceeded with the photon therapy approach. We are asking you to help us get the word out. We are forever grateful for all the support our family has received already, but are asking for anyone that can help us get in touch with that one, right person, and we can and will be there immediately! Every child deserves the very best chance anybody can give them and we want that for Kase. We are continuing to reach out to cancer centers and trying to get a response but are not having much luck. With the urgency, it cannot be delayed any longer. Every minute matters. If you or someone you know can help us, please DM me and we will exchange information there. Again we want to thank everyone for the support and prayers our family has received and continue to receive. We are forever grateful for anyone that can help us urgently get the treatment he deserves. With our deepest gratitude Troy and Cindi Clayton

With some of our hosts out for the night, no stream tonight, but we are getting a little cozier in the discord. we have a seat for you! Pull up a log, discord.fireside.buzz

@Real_Mike_R Always have an ear to bend for you bud.

I know its been awhile since I posted. Thanks to everyone that has been sending messages and asking how I am doing. I have just been on a complete social media break, but I will probably be back soon. Just dealing with life stuff for now! Thanks for understanding!

@esun3dfilament That's a Mikey move to tease Raph, lol

Here's where I landed after our fireside chat in the discord after stream. Just an evening WIP

Started on this little guy on stream today, come join us in discord to see more on this and other projects. Come chat and show us what you are working on too :) discord.gg/zAUdbdZvzU

streaming right now with @PatenaudePrints @lastRymac and me @sparkyface5 sculpting Halloween stuff come join us in chat! youtube.com/watch?v=Kb9f_R…

@DonBluth @Traditional2D @artoflavallelee @DonBluthStudios My Late Grandfather and I's favorite movie.

✨40K FOLLOWER GIVEAWAY✨ To celebrate 40,000 followers, I'm giving away one original Fievel Mousekewitz plushie from An American Tail. How To Enter: 🧀 Follow me @DonBluth 🧀 Repost & Like 🧀 Comment Good luck! If you like giveaways let me know, I can do many more of these on major milestones. - Don

@dennisdemeyere A good cup of coffee, and a hearty meal. And a fantastic community of friends to create amazing things with! What more could we ask for?

Hug someone. Pet your dog. Think of five things you are grateful for. Skip the news. Then go back to creating art. Create for yourself. Create for your community. Just create. Happy Monday!