https://growmane.blogspot.com/2025/11/that-grok-applied-ipv6-style-pseudo.html

https://growmane.blogspot.com/2025/12/4adkycbbe-bordenaro-finally-caved-said.html 

https://growmane.blogspot.com/2026/03/x-algorithm-spewed-some-stories-about.html

 Continuing the saga of home recordings on acoustic pianos, 1 of the worst was

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuWIgvubkk0

 

That was mono & more out of tune than lions ever heard before.  It reminded lions of the days their own piano would suddenly go out of tune after a humidity change.

The idea of ever owning a large music room faded farther into the past. It would be quite difficult to manetain low, static humidity in FL or manetain the level of tuning required for recording.

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https://www.amazon.com/Guirnd-Protected-Memorabilia-Autograph-Protector/dp/B0FBWFR3ZZ 

 


 Baseball preservation wasn't going so well.  The cheapest $4 containers let it flop around & had it contacting 2 sides even when upright.  The dimensions came in at 3.25" on the outside with 1/8" thick sides.

 There's no way a container this size would isolate it from the sides.  A cross with straight lines would keep it more stable than the existing cross.  A 3 sided cross would have fewer contact points.  A cylinder would not be more stable without costing more visiblity.  The feet are on top, so it scratches when upright.

The mane advantage with this container was the view of all 6 sides, but it's not clear enough to photograph through the plastic.  No dimensions for any alternative containers are given.  

 https://www.amazon.com/Baseball-Display-Case-Collectible-Memorabilia/dp/B0FKT8YMRS


 This one states 8" x 8", which wouldn't fit in the apartment.  The stabilizing cylinders are all too small.  It would just fall off.

An ideal option is a bit beyond what lions could fabricate in the apartment.  

https://www.amazon.com/Collectibles-Removable-Countertop-Organizer-Dustproof/dp/B0FZHXRNYP

 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08NGPMGSN


 

There are bare display cubes with more clearance.  They're not as cheap or easy on the eyes as the dedicated baseball containers.  The injection molding artifact might scratch.  That would have to be the cross position.  The walls are thinner.

Any cross support lions printed would have to be TPU to be less abrasive. The TPU would have to be on a panel of sorts, farstened with double sided tape.

The 3.25" container might be the best option in a bad neighborhood.  Lions would consider melting off the included crosses, installing TPU crosses on the side with the feet, living with the side contact points & less visibility.

 The balls were stored in ziploc bags for 40 years.  That was better than having them rub against each other but probably inferior to the $4 containers.

 A temporary cross stand would have to be used for photographing, like the bat.



 Much experimentation & modeling arrived at a 3 side cross with straight lines being the ultimate stand but it had to be 1mm too tall to keep the ball stationary.  No matter what, it would no longer fit in the 3.25" containers.  The ball is not a perfect sphere so it's impossible for all sides of a cross to contact it.  The amount of variability requires a lot of margin.

The enclosure needs to have a 4" outer dimension for it to clear all the sides.  The TPU cross when printed on glass actually grips the acrylic.

youtube.com/watch?v=-46rCsXptes 


 The standard method now is to laser cut these cases instead of buying them.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-imr0Cy7NQY

Savage used a table saw. 

Nothing less is going to give as good results anymore.  That pivots it to the cheapest possible solution while waiting for enough space.  So much lost productivity so all real estate can now be for investment purposes only.

 

Of course, since they're not going to be displayed anywhere in the apartment, the most shrewd decision might be tupperware with minimal printed supports. 

After many days of keyword searches, finally tried softball cases.

https://www.collectible-supplies.com/4-each-softball-cube-display-cases/


 That looked perfect, but shipping is $20.  It had enough inner length for a baseball with a custom stand.  Basically, 3 & 7/8" inner length is as good as you're going to find in mass production.  The next step down is too small.  The walls were thick enough & free of artifacts.

https://www.ballqube.com/

Has other enclosures for ludicrous bait prices.

After many days, eventually found this thing for attempt 2:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FJS3P6RC 


 Still incredibly overpriced at $12 but comparable to the field.  3.75" outer length.  The base could be replaced with something else, if necessary.  It was down to this or creating something out of coroplastic for storage without viewing.  It was deemed cheaper to pay once instead of building a storage only container.

 

 

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 RIP millennial gootuber generation.  Ginger guy used to do a 1 hour interview every week, usually with a female ultrarunner & a shoe review.  They were all the same.  He's now gone from X & instagram but still occasionally generates a cookie cutter post on facebook.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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