The Fediverse I was never an active user of Twitter. Occasionally, I was browsing my feed. I follow the #genart posts and read about technology. My occasional post about some lesser important topic, the link to a blog post I wrote, or a retweet about something I believed to be interesting. I never ended up in a heated discussion about any crap with random people. I have a pretty dull social media existence.

13 Months… … after filing the application to keep my German citizenship, I got an email today, letting me know that my application was accepted, and I was granted the permission to retain my German citizenship when applying for the US citizenship. Yes 🤘! Now, I need to make an appointment to pick up my certificate from the German Consulate in San Francisco. And then start the N-400 process to become a US Citizen.

A Better Fan Shroud I already updated my 3D Printer fan shroud a couple of months ago. It should cool the filament more effectively and evenly. I think it did a good job. Unfortunately, the shroud got too hot several times and was deformed. I was afraid that it now had reduced cooling performance. I found an update to the fan shroud that looked very efficient, and somebody analyzed the airflow, and it appeared to be very effective in cooling the filament.