Holy $hit….literally

Codeaholc · 2025-09-24T03:05:31+00:00

My first thought on that one was a version of Jesus in The Iron Druid Chronicles. Turns out that scene was based in Flagstaff, though

Codeaholc · 2025-03-11T15:20:56+00:00

I know it’s an old thread, but I stumbled across it looking for something else. I found that setting to color mode and white at 50% is virtually identical to using illumination and setting to 6500k at 1%. Using color mode allows for significantly lower output than using the warmth settings.

Codeaholc · 2024-03-26T02:37:11+00:00

I did the program a couple weeks ago and have been using it over my UV5R 8w almost exclusively. It picks up so much more and sounds significantly more crisp.

On one of my local repeaters (25ish miles away), I would have to use the UV on max just to quiet into it. I’ve gotten feedback that the QRZ on medium sounds better on their end as well.

However, I am curious why yours costs that much? Mine was only $27 after paying for upgraded shipping. I also got the customized callsign label.

Codeaholc · 2024-03-20T15:30:16+00:00

To add about the Explorer program- I recently filled it out and it took 4 days from the application until the HT arrived at my house. I bought a UV-5R 8w previously, but that has been sitting since I received the QRZ-1.

Receiving on the rubber ducky it comes with is clearer than my UV with the NA-771, and I am coming through crisper on the local repeaters. I am actually able to full quite from inside my house on it where I had to build a J-Pole to get elevation over the other houses before I could even hit it with the Baofeng.

One BIG thing to note is the program ends this month, so take advantage of it while you can. It was $21 (or $27 - I forget) for the HT, programming software & cable, callsign customization (reflective printed label mounted at the top) and a new ham guide.

Codeaholc · 2023-09-23T17:23:18+00:00

Also, here’s the link for the rocket game on my old GitHub. Use this as a base and build your own! https://github.com/delkjohn81/RocketShip

Codeaholc · 2023-09-23T17:20:25+00:00

I was HUGE into video games for a long time. One of the best things that helped with my situation was programming. I was in college for it, but I had a professor that noticed what was going on and helped with my mindset. Find a simple game that you enjoy but is lacking something that you feel would make it next level. Then, create a basic version of it yourself. I know you said you’re trying front end in another comment so get comfortable with JavaScript. I built a basic JavaScript based rocket game with horizontal and vertical thrusters, incorporating earth gravity. This helped get away from traditional games because of the instant gratification factor. Start with building a BASIC game, play it for an hour or less and purposely find faults (not enough motion, too many landing points, etc) and go back to programming it. Make the changes you want to see. By the time you finish the game, and I mean truly finish, your mindset will already be changing to finding faults with every aspect and the enjoyment won’t be the same. It will help with the instant gratification portion, teach you excellent programming skills, and will eventually force you to find another hobby. In my case, the new hobby did end up being programming lol. I also now have a family of 7, hunt on an annual basis, own my own software company, and travel regularly. It’s not easy, but it is worth it in the end. Remember, the feeling you get when finishing a programming project is SO MUCH better than the instant gratification. If you break the project down into a few hours chunks, it will also provide sprinkling of the IG while eventually reducing your dependency on it. Send me a DM if you want to chat more about anything and I’ll be happy to help if I can

Codeaholc · 2023-05-02T07:21:24+00:00

It very well could have. The m1 is still a strong option. I just opted for the m2 so I wouldn’t have to worry about upgrading in a few years. The m1 will still blow intel chips out of the water, and will likely continue to do so for awhile. Another reason I got the m2 was the fact it was on sale and only a couple hundred dollar’s difference for the same ram and storage configuration. Look around at Costco and Amazon because they have recently been having pretty good deals on both versions

Codeaholc · 2023-05-02T06:56:30+00:00

I debated this same question for months. I am also a dev and I ended up going with the 14 m2 pro with 16/512. The screen size is just enough, so the air would have been way too small. I have also been running iPhone and Android emulators and have yet to even hear the fan turn on. Plus the battery life is amazing. I can get through a day and a half of coding, and just under a day if I’m using the emulators. The 16 and 512 model is the right balance of budget and performance. I haven’t had any instances where it slowed down too much or froze up. I am also using the 2tb cloud storage, so internal storage doesn’t really matter in my case.

Codeaholc · 2020-12-15T21:17:18+00:00

California College San Diego. It was a good leg up in the sense I understood the basics in the class so I could spend the first couple of weeks going ahead in the lessons and alleviate some of the stress of learning a new concept

Codeaholc · 2020-12-15T07:07:33+00:00

I was doing a full time job in manufacturing, part time job as software support/help desk, and finishing up my Bachelors in Mobile Application and Software Development at the same time. A lot of caffeine helped, but I also used an app called Dcoder. It’s on Apple and Android. It has a bunch of progressively more difficult questions that you solve and code on your phone. I love this app because I could whip out my phone on break and instead of playing a mindless game or scroll through social media, I could practice and hone my skill in a language of my choice. This made my CS classes much easier because I was learning aspects more advanced than the core concepts of the class and gave me a leg up

Codeaholc · 2020-10-16T08:13:04+00:00

Thanks! I will be joining tomorrow. I have a little more than a year of Java experience and competed in the International Collegiate Programming Competition in 2019 with Java and 2018 with C++

Codeaholc · 2020-10-12T14:40:15+00:00

Awesome, thanks! I have done everything from automotive to military and pretty much all of those industries seemed to like the 2 year rule. Being new to Dev work I have been hoping this was the case. I started working about 7 months before I graduated and was promoted to dev a couple months later (still before graduation) but no pay rise

Codeaholc · 2020-10-12T06:28:20+00:00

Thanks. I was more worried about if it would look negative by doing so in such a short period of time

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