I’ve been testing this for years now and the transition has been seamless

taste and smell aren’t helpful in a driving situation

How else will I know when I forgot to release my parking brake?

Where would you host the script? If it’s expected that the server that fires it off is always online and performing health checks, why not have it host a load-balancer? Or another local instance of the website? It’s something fun to play around with, but if this is for anything beyond a fun exercise there are much better ways to accomplish this.

If you don’t want to mess with another VPS you can use a global server load balancer (GSLB) provider like Akamai, Cloudflare, Azure, etc.

This being a self-host community though it’s unlikely you’d want to pursue something like this, but without knowing more about your specific use case it’s tough to make a recommendation.

If global high-availability is your primary goal then a hosted solution is probably best.

If this is just an exercise you and your friend are working on for giggles and it’s not for a mission-critical Production instance, then presumably self-hosting a load-balancer on each of your servers that includes both nodes in a target group would achieve this, though somewhat counterintuitive; if the website goes down at either location, I would imagine there’s a pretty high likelihood the LB itself would be down as well.

They could bundle in my idea of having a telephone in your house, not a cell phone more like a land phone

Your girlfriend has birthmarks all over her body?

Why is thinnest ever placed in such high regard? Have you seen how ridiculous the new iPad Pro looks when the Pencil is attached to it for charging?

I think I’m in the vocal minority in that I really don’t give a shit about thin, especially if it affects performance, repairability, or battery life.

There is infrastructure involved with monitoring subscription status to make sure you’re not pirating heated seats. Also for taking payments to unlock your adjustable lumbar supports. They gotta pay for it somehow!

No, it’s disruption

I haven’t read the transcript of the earnings call, but I read the article(s) and the Wendy’s blog post in response.

It seems like there was indeed some misunderstanding somewhere along the way, in that the “dynamic pricing” that was referenced was not to be construed as surge pricing in any way, and was intended to reflect decreased (ebb? discounted? receding?) pricing that would be presented during off-peak hours to drive business.

The practice in itself isn’t inherently bad, but I can see this as an incremental move towards true surge pricing across the industry - which for the record I am against - and there isn’t really a way to position it in such a way as to be seen as a benefit to the consumer.

As with everything else, customers will vote for this practice with their wallets, and by the state of several other industries in which similar models have been adopted and begrudgingly accepted as the norm, I’m not holding out a lot of hope for a positive outcome here.

Should have repurposed the Apollo 11 source code

This leaves cicadas susceptible to a very effective side channel attack

They look great! I think your talent probably helps out, I am lacking in that area

I initially read your title as being fed up with storing your 3D prints, but this is more helpful

I’ve spent quite a bit of time finishing and painting models, but have never been overly satisfied with the finish. I’ve used wood filler, spackle etc and assorted paints, but if you have some tips they would be appreciated.

Sample of my work NSFW

First USB-C, now this?! They’re really spoiling us

"We tried to sell you stuff that should have come stock and you got pissed and the press picked it up so we’re gonna stop.

“I’d like to take this opportunity to announce our plan to start selling additional products that should come stock.”

Pre-edit: I just realized I never actually answered your question. I honestly don’t know how most people go about finding someone to design and prototype, but judging by some of the responses here I think we’ll get some good advice. Feel free to contact me directly if you want me to look into the draft.

What has been super helpful to me iwhen people come to me with requests is to send me the most detailed diagrams or images of any currently available offerings or a combination of them so I have a good starting point.

As a specific example, someone asked me to design a handheld door lock retainer to practice lockpicking. The overall shape and ergonomic design were up to me, but this image was provided which included very specific measurements for the lock:

Haha yep! There are actually several iterations on those models that have not yet been uploaded, as well as some commissioned work that I keep on a private share.

If I can make enough to offset the cost of my time and materials, I’m more than happy.

I can respect that. If it’s something I’ve designed and made for my own use I make it freely available, but if someone I know comes to me asking, “hey is it possible to build X” then there should at least be a couple of beers in it