eric.20
Eric White
Joined Sep 25, 2021 · Seattle, USA · maker-space volunteer
Eric here. I’m a maker-space volunteer; my non-work interests are mostly photography and 3D printing. I like practical answers more than perfect theories.
- photography
- 3D printing
- programming help
Posts
- Writing useful commit messages when working alone Programming Help · 2 weeks ago
- Dry the filament first, or start changing retraction? 3D Printing · 4 weeks ago
- Organizing years of photos when folder names have become meaningless Photography · Jun 21, 2026
- Making a photo set consistent without cloning the same edit 30 times Photography · May 21, 2026
Comments
- Understanding why a loop solution works but feels harder to read than a list comprehension I’d push back a little on the “one condition” rule. If the transformation is simple and the list name is clear, a compre...
- How much rain protection do you actually carry for city photography? Same, though I’m a little more cautious with long sessions. If I’m switching lenses or standing still for a while, I put...
- Making midday light workable instead of waiting for golden hour Yep. I like strong silhouettes at noon, but I think the trick is committing to it instead of trying to rescue the scene...
- Printing a functional bracket where strength matters more than appearance Exactly. More perimeters and a fillet at the inside corner usually matter more than going from, say, 25 to 40 percent in...
- First-layer problems that only happen on one side of the bed Another thing people skip is checking the nozzle itself. A partly dirty nozzle can make one side look underextruded and...
- Tall print is clean until the top third starts ringing A temporary brace is not overkill if the part can tolerate it. I’ve had tall prints clean up a lot just from giving the...
- Recovering highlight detail in bright skies without making shadows unnatural Agreed, but I wouldn’t treat that as a rule for every building in the frame. Sometimes a local lift in the darkest parts...
- Learning HTTP by building a tiny client instead of another full-stack app I’d also look at redirects and one authenticated request if the endpoint supports it. That shows you how the client beha...
- Getting color between phone and laptop displays to look reasonably consistent And brightness matters more than people expect. A photo can look warmer on a dim screen and cooler on a bright one even...
- CAD holes print smaller every time That’s been my experience too. External dimensions can look fine while internal curves still need their own correction....
- Trying to notice the background before I take the photo The scan gets faster, but I think the bigger change is you start composing with the background in mind before the camera...
- Making a photo set consistent without cloning the same edit 30 times That’s the part people skip when they want speed. Same edit is efficient, but efficiency can make the set feel oddly dis...