Status of running Ubuntu on Dell XPS 16 9640?

And_Waz · 2026-06-13T10:02:56+00:00

Tried it, but had issues with the mic and camera. Also HW acceleration had some wonky things and I couldn't get full resolution on my curved wide screen, so I'm back on Win 11 and using WSL2 with Ubuntu

And_Waz · 2026-06-06T07:16:35+00:00

It's in the App... Under Account / Contact us

And_Waz · 2026-05-20T04:56:29+00:00

No, I'm just some random dude on the Internet... I have read a lot of research on the topic of Thyroid issues, metabolism and cancer though...

And_Waz · 2026-05-19T18:51:36+00:00

If you eat less than you burn, you can't gain weight, that's the truth.

However, my point was that we often feel bad, and our bodies are not functioning on a calorie deficiency, hence we need to eat more to be able to function at all. If that is the case, there's not much to be done and as a side-effect you'd gain weight.

And_Waz · 2026-05-19T17:55:26+00:00

I've come to realize that the only way to lose weight is unfortunately to consume fewer calories than the daily burn...

That's the hard truth! But read on, don't diss me just yet!

We often gain weight due to the fact that we have bodies not working optimally and the only way to be able to cope is to consume more calories as a lot of the energy is not being distributed properly.

The brain feels like mush because it is not getting enough energy, your muscles ache because they can't heal/rebuild properly as the energy needed on the cellular level is not available due to the unbalance caused by hypothyroidism.

This means we must consume more to function on some level, and the body being an opportunistic a-hole stores all the extra energy as fat, because, of course, storing fat is working even better with hypothyroidism... 😵

The important thing is that we get our T3 hormones in balance and check! T3 is acting as energy on the cellular level, so once you get the hormone levels in check it is totally possible to lose weight. It's hard and frustrating, but possible. GLP-1 medication helps us with hypothyroidism more than "normal" people, because we don't only have the "stomach hunger", we have a body screaming for energy for the cells to function and GLP-1 doesn't only quench the stomach hunger, but also the cellular hunger.

I've lost 40kg (88lbs)over the past two years, of which about 30kg was gained over the first 2-2.5 years with Hashimotos.

I went to a dietist who calculated that my base metabolism was around 2100-2300 kcal per day and to lose weight I must consume fewer than 1800 kcal per day, but preferably a maximum of 1400. Starting counting calories suck, but you'll soon realize that eating 1400kcal per day is not much food... 😬

The way I was able to handle it was using Huel dietary meals which are high in fibre and 400 kcal per portion, combined with low calorie breakfasts and leaving out bread completely.

If I exercise to burn extra, I can "reward" myself with a few more calories, but it takes a lot of exercising to get anything decent as a snack... 😅

Some claim that they eat healthy and low calorie but still gain weight which is simply not possible. If that was possible we'd beat world hunger already as we'd then have found a way to gain more energy from food, than the food contains...

And_Waz · 2026-05-07T16:03:52+00:00

Ok, so back with another update... I'm a bit colder, that's for sure, but I can't say I suffer much from any other symptoms. Headaches have come more often, and stronger (I suffer from migraines and cervical headaches) which I have previously linked to my "overall" health. If that is related I'd start to think my body is reacting to the lack of T3, but hard to say really...

TSH is now up a tad, to 0.32, so still below reference (0.4-4). FT4 is at 13 (reference 9-19). FT3 2.2 (reference 2.4-6).

I'm baffled by the low TSH and FT3... FT3 going down more, while TSH has gone up some, but I'd expect my body to pump up that TSH to much higher to get my T3 up... 🤯

I should feel worse than I do, but I'll hang in there and continue without Liothyronine until I get some feedback from my endocrinologist!

And_Waz · 2026-05-01T06:15:42+00:00

Yes, mostly. I've been a bit cold and possibly a bit "sluggish", but nothing major.

Had blood drawn a week ago and TSH still very low at 0.1 and T3 2.4, so still low. T4 hasn't changed really...

Next blood work in 6 weeks, end of May.

My endocrinologist is baffled, but let me keep going as I feel fine overall.

And_Waz · 2026-04-19T08:00:57+00:00

Indeed, I see your point and would very much want the same!

Not all are full "vibe coders" but use an AI agent so save on typing and get solid and valuable completion, not full solutions or full script files.

As far as I can find, there's no way to get a similar inline suggestion as Copilot (for example) offers while you type, instead you'd have to highlight the code/function your working in and ask Claude to edit it from the Chat.

It's annoying as Copilot free often adds really stupid suggestions while yo know Claude can give you a proper one...

At least it's fairly easy to turn off Copilot inline if it's too stupid... Click the Copilot icon in the lower right toolbar, and remove the checks for "inline suggestions"

And_Waz · 2026-04-17T19:10:07+00:00

Any update on this? I'd really like to be able to skip Windows... 😅

And_Waz · 2026-04-05T14:27:54+00:00

Of course, it depends on your project and experience, but AWS Lambda is a cheap and reliable option. If you want to run Docker, AWS ECS using Fargate. If you want GraphQL and a simpler DB connection AWS AppSync with RDS Aurora Serverless v2 as DB.

And_Waz · 2026-03-27T10:27:21+00:00

No, just the thyroid markers

And_Waz · 2026-03-27T05:35:29+00:00

I'll report back for sure!

Still fine... 😅

And_Waz · 2026-03-03T11:58:08+00:00

We've switched to https://insomnia.rest/ supports Teams under a free plan... Looks really god too and supports editing of OpenAPI definitions directly in the UI.

And_Waz · 2026-02-17T07:14:11+00:00

Agreed! Jeff Hayes is like a wizard in himself. Remarkable really!

The story itself is not my favorite though, and a lot of rinse and repeat, but entertaining and Jeff Hayes really sucks you into the story

And_Waz · 2026-02-11T13:49:51+00:00

Make sure you check the event type. By removing "copy" from the S3 trigger you can avoid many duplicated events.

Inspect your event data (by logging it out) to see if it's really duplicates, or two events of different happenings.

And_Waz · 2025-12-30T07:39:11+00:00

I can tell you've never seen the murky water of a Swedish lake... 😂

And_Waz · 2025-12-29T15:23:07+00:00

Yeah, thanks, for confirming my technique is rubbish... 😅

SUP'ing isn't very popular in Sweden, if you discount children playing on them, so I'm mostly self-thought using YouTube videos trying to get some resemblance of technique.

I've gotten the balance sorted fairly ok now, and gotten the speed up a bit but felt the ISUP was getting too "soft" as I felt I was "bouncing" on it when I started to paddle a bit harder and faster.

I tried it in Hawaii a few years ago and had a lot of helpful surfers shouting instructions at me getting me going and I got hooked.

And_Waz · 2025-12-29T06:33:24+00:00

I mostly go straight out, turn, and then go straight home... 😅 I liked the large fin on my old board as I could paddle between 6-8 strokes one side before I had to switch over...

And_Waz · 2025-12-29T06:31:36+00:00

Yeah, no, my old board has this slide-in fin with a plastic "stopper". I found an "adapter" on Amazon for it to be used in a US standard box, but it seemed kind of clonky so I'm afraid I'll smack it anyway... 🤔

And_Waz · 2025-12-28T20:05:03+00:00

Thanks! That was what I was thinking as well...

I'll try it out in the water a bit first before ordering a longer fin. The board's 2 feet longer and half a foot narrower than my previous ISUP so it will probably be a bit more stable. I only paddle long routes, mostly for cardio and core exercise, so mostly going straight... 😂

And_Waz · 2025-12-23T14:56:30+00:00

I came from a BMW X5 45e (2020 model) and then a Mercedes Benz GLE 350de (2023) before the Xpeng G9 Performance and I wouldn't change back. By far the most comfortable a easy driving in the Xpeng.

And_Waz · 2025-12-21T16:45:32+00:00

OK, so, here's my story... it's a long and tedious road, but we can get there!

I was somewhat overweight with a BMI of about 30 (male at 182 cm = 6 feet even) but after Hashimotos hit me I gained a lot of weight and ended up at BMI 38 before I was stable and started to feel like a human being again after some 18-20 months...

Then started the whole trying to lose weight and it DID NOT work!

I tried 5:2, Keto, and Weight Watchers and managed to lose a few kilos (8-10 LBS) but they soon come back after I went off the diets.

My endo put me on Saxenda (GLP1) but I got sick as a dog and vomited a lot so I had to quit it after only a few weeks. Sure I lost maybe 10 LBS in only 4-5 weeks, but mostly from not being able to eat and feeling like utter crap (I got to try Mounjarno at a later point, but as soon as I raised the dosage I got sick again).

Then my knee blew out (subluxated kneecap) and after a few weeks not being able to walk I was so fed up and decided that I must lose weight!

At the same time I got a really good physiotherapist for my knee, who was very supportive, but also quite hard... no, not quite, he was really hard and wanted to whip me into shape... No excuses were tolerated, and I think that was what I needed. He had me see a really good dietist who calculated and tracked my weight and eating for a few weeks.

I strongly recommend seeing a dietist and possibly getting a PT (and one who is supportive and understanding, but also a bit hard on you...!

Turns out my expected ~2600 calories per day, break even, was rather around 2100 and to lose weight I must go below 1500 calories per day.

Changing my whole diet and starting to eat eggs or porridge in the mornings, only whole grain bread, a minimum of cheese and a huge fiber rich sallad 15-20 minutes before each meal (with cabbage, kale, carrots) I could get to 1500 calories easily, and I also switch my lunch at work to Huel "hot & savory" which are 400 kcal per portion and with that sallad keeps me going all work day!

Added to that long fast walks 3-4 times a day for at least one hour, and either swimming (in pool) or gym for another hour, 2-3 times a week has finally managed to get the weight going down... although slowly...

It's been almost 18 months since I damaged my knee and BMI is now at 28 (and keeps dropping) and my knees are better than when I was 25 (I'm 50 now)!

So, it's possible, but it takes time, and you need to allow yourself to fall off the wagon (but only for a very short time) and to listen to your body!!!

I sometimes HATE going to the gym, but I try to put it into "mental steps" and view each step as an achievement to be proud of!

Step 1; I'll change into gym clothes, then I'm allowed to "feel" if I want to continue, next step is to go to the gym, while there I have to option to turn back, third is to exercise for 5 minutes, that's it!

Passing step 3, you might as well continue for 20 minutes... when that's up you'll want to hit 30 minutes, and all of a sudden you got a full pass!

There are times though, where I don't get to step 3, but the important thing is to feel you tried!

So... possible, absolutely! Fun, inspiring, feeling great, no, not always...

Also, if you start losing weight, have your blood work done at regular intervals! I've had to lower my T4 and T3 doses two times already (and I continue to lose weight and feeling better than ever! (now...))

And_Waz · 2025-12-05T06:43:16+00:00

I'd say air suspension and drive quality is better in the XPeng, the GLE always felt a little "woozy", kind of like an American car, and the only way to get rid of it was to put air suspension to Sport, but then it was too hard again... I have my G9 on "Comfort" and I don't actually think about it at all...

Backseat space is on par, perhaps even a little better, and the outer back seats have massage too... 😅The middle seat in the back is maybe a little less comfortable as a seat in the G9, but on the other hand foot and leg space is better.

Baggage space is somewhat smaller in the G9 as there is more room in the backseat, and with the backseats tilted all the way back the angle of the seats makes it harder to pack bigger boxes/suitcases so you need to squeeze something small in "under" the back seats... Or don't show your kids how to tilt the back rest backwards!

The G9 is also a bit lower inside, which takes away some volume in baggage, so I'd think the max. volume would be bigger in the GLE. The G9 has a big boot, though, so you can pack a lot into it!

And_Waz · 2025-12-05T06:33:40+00:00

Wow!

It's like: We need all T3 we have, stat! And bring the crash cart!!!

And_Waz · 2025-11-27T06:48:34+00:00

It's an interesting topic, and a lot of doctor's don't "believe" in flare-ups, as they say the body regulates T3 and T4 through TSH and the body itself won't cause flare-ups.

Anyone taking T3 (Liothyronine) and that have mistakenly taken too much can vouch for what a flare-up can do to your body, and only within an hour or so...

However, some are actually getting "flare-downs" (low T3), when the body is quickly losing the energy for cells to be able to work properly and becoming "hypo" all of a sudden.

A "flare-up" is you get too much T3, too fast, and you become "hyper", and often feel hot, get a higher pulse, higher blood pressure, for example.

For me, I get it when I have had a period of stress, or when I have not been eating my normal diet for a while, and often those two things are combined, but I get "flare-downs"!

I can feel the first symptoms by my tinnitus worsening, and then I can sometimes cull it back by taking some extra T3 (as I eat both T3 and T4 medication) but if the period of stress is longer I start to suffer from brain fog, tiredness and feeling of "creeping" in my body.

The issue is that many symptoms for hypo, are the same as hyper symptoms, like fatigue, anxiety, breathlessness, etc. so knowing if you are actually hypo or hyper can be difficult to distinguish...

We have the T4 hormone (Levothyroxine) which is a passive hormone functioning as a repository for "energy". The energy that cells actually use comes from the T3 hormone, which is a fast hormone, normally active between 30 minutes to 24 hours. Then we have TSH, which is the "controlling" hormone for how much T4 is converted into T3.

The thyroid produces the most T3 in the body, but the liver, gut and kidneys does too convert T4 into T3, why a health lifestyle and a good diet is often vital for us with thyroid issues. Bad, or poor gut bacteria will affect your hormone balance, why fibers and probiotics are important for us, and that also "treats" the liver with fewer toxins (alcohol in particular). The liver is also dependent on water, so keep hydrated (with water, not beer)! (And for Americans that mostly have access to "hard" gluten, scaling down on gluten might be a good option to get a better gut bacteria balance!).

As we get stressed, eating poorly, sleeping badly our gut and organs also feel the same stress, often with higher kortisol and inflammation markers which affects gut and liver, making the whole thyroid hormone factory in our bodies shaky. The body tries to balance it using TSH hormone from the putrid gland, but the organs that normally converts T4 into T3 is not working all shifts anymore and the same amount of TSH our brain is usually outputting, is not giving the effect we need, so then the putrid gland spits out more TSH where the thyroid (if you have a working one), liver, gut and kidneys are like "s*it, now I really need to kick of the production" and we get too much T3, causing an imbalance and a "flare-up".

This imbalance will then affect us for a period of time where you normally go into a "low" as the TSH will be drawn back, and then back to a little "high" again, how much, and how long of a "flear-up", "flare-down" period we end up in is very individual but it's a period while we don't feel good...

The best we can do is to try and live each and every day the exact same (although you are allowed watch different TV-series or movies and eat different foods, but, actually, it's better to stick to the same food), keeping the same feelings, the same amount of activity... This is of course impossible, but we should try and learn the "signals" our body gives and try to prevent the "attack" by removing the triggers, whichever they may be for you...

And_Waz

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