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@RussSharek one of my favorite new years party traditions is countdowns to midnight. Like, plural. New years parties with my friends would feature a cacophony of countdowns all throughout the night (between maybe 10 pm and 3 am), all ending in the whole party proclaiming "Happy New Year!"

I'm glad that your party will feature multiple new years, as well. :)

This morning, I woke up snuggling with a partner. Then, we baked croissants with apples, chocolate, and brie. They traded my chocolate croissant for a brie croissant, since I liked the brie ones better. Somewhere in there, some work stuff happened. Pretty nice morning ~

@apisashla are you looking for a matrix server to vibe on? Cyberia.club runs a nice one. :)

I replaced the hair clip portion of it, but just uh, PSA, this is a great object and as very useful for being gendered as femme in a mask. The maker is very sweet.

https://www.lpmlolita.com/product-page/convertible-bow-ear-saver-black

@c0debabe any chance you might remember where an autism-friendly color guide might be? @kasserole was talking about it earlier and it seemed like something you might've seen.

Am I still in bed? Yes. Check out how one blade of my ceiling fan just disappears into the ceiling. It's very sneaky.

@ajroach42 that sounds really frustrating. It also sounds maybe like it's not just a 'trust' problem but also a humility/etc problem.

In a maybe less generous perspective, perhaps there was some arrogance / brashness in attempting the failed fix instead of asking for help or letting someone know.

In a kinder perspective, I could see how someone might have tried to change or fix something if they were nervous and could have felt like they needed to reach way beyond their expertise. Especially with the holiday coming up, maybe? I've ran into this attitude in factories-- something is wrong, I am a factory person, I will try to get the machine to stop alarming because it going wrong must somehow be my fault and if I don't fix it right now, it might look bad. Often, the method used to fix it is wrong, damages equipment, and makes the place less safe.

One of the things Cyberia makes sure to stress to our users is that we have zero uptime guarantees. We're all volunteer run, and if running things isn't fun, we'll just stop.

The folks with prints in the queue... Could well have ordered those prints out to a job shop if they desperately needed it by a certain time. Hypothetically. It's way less cool, but you're just not a multimillion dollar corporation whose goal is to crank out prints. It's cool when you can show them up, but makerspaces offer way more to their communities than just a factory would. Maybe stress that it's OK to not be a factory a little more? IMO, best effort is usually pretty good vibes.

If you don't have it, a rotation policy might be helpful. Like, 'if something goes weird on your watch, your job is different for a week or so while some fresh eyes take a look'? That way, if someone is uncomfortable or scared or not confident enough, maybe they can do things that are a bit less challenging for a bit and feel a little more secure and valued. Plus, it's a clear consequence, but doesn't necessarily feel like a punishment. Just a thought!

Also, lastly, I wonder if your spaghetti issue might be an airflow issue. If there's a way to control for that (maybe put it in a box and see if it improves?) it might be a simple test. Especially if the spaghetti is directional.

Best of luck down there! 💙