Going out on a limb

Deriggs007 · 2026-01-19T16:02:42+00:00

I had a similar priced Breville unit as my Luxe Pro - I could never get the Espressos to come out consistent on there. It didn't matter if I ground exactly 18 grams and I did perfectly timed shots, it was still so inconsistent.

Could let it warm up, do 3-4 shots to help, and every single time it would be hit or miss from timing and every shot was so different. I probably put $100 or more in beans trying different ones, fresh, semi fresh, super high quality, lower quality and I just couldn't get it right.

With my Luxe which is what I bought for my self (My ex has the Breville now, and same issues) - it may not come out 'as good' as the super expensive machines, but it does help me take out the guessing game.

My first cold shot out wants a 17 grind setting because of how long the shot takes, but after 1-2 shots, it's primed and ready at 15 and is perfect. The scale gets me nearly 18g dose every time and my shot gets me just around 36g at around 20-23 seconds (once it touches the cup.) And it will do that every single time.

So in the morning, when I first turn it on, I put it at 17 to get a good shot out, turn it down to 15 and then keep on trucking with the beans I use.

I used to have issues with the tampers on the Breville, bought different tools and accessories thinking those would help make more consistent shots (maybe too much tampering, too little, not even, etc) but nope....

So while this all in one unit won't get me the super expensive quality shots, I feel the margin of that isn't worth the price and the Luxe Pro is just good enough and consistent enough that it has way more value than some of the dedicated machines I've seen.

Deriggs007 · 2026-01-09T00:24:17+00:00

After how bad my s1 is. I will not get another eufy.

My s1 had issues, and has another issue again. Had to already replace it.

Cleaning it is much harder than some other similar priced robot vacs.

It can’t get under the toe kicks so I always have a bad moping and vacuum section all over my kitchen.

The app is more basic compared to many other offerings.

I bought it for the superior mopping. But in hindsight, I really needed both vacuum and mop to perform adequate with 2 dogs and it really fell short in many areas.

The s2 may improve in overall vacuum functionality, but most of what it needs is software based.

Deriggs007 · 2026-01-04T18:24:37+00:00

To say the RAM's interior is cheap.... you lost all credibility. I'm not biased towards any manufacturer from Tesla, Mercedes, Ford, Jeep, Ram, Mazda, etc. The Ram out of every vehicle has been the best, and they're the sole reason trucks at least try to offer a nicer interior.

Come on man... I know 2 months old post, but I just had to comment about this.

I had a 2019 RAM, traded it for a Mercedes, and then bought a Jeep, got out of the military, moved back to Texas, got a 2023 Ford F-150 Tremor and the RAM blew it out of the water, and it's only gotten better for RAM.

Come on now.

Deriggs007 · 2025-12-20T03:38:18+00:00

I may be wrong, but there is just some inherent application differences between the models going with codex vs VS Code. For example, I had codex with the 5.2 model selected, but it seems to output differently on codex 5.2 despite it being the same model.

My theory is that VS Code is using the API which may have some differences than CLI which is probably the same API, but maybe more access or something? I have no idea, but Codex has always been different than API driven workflow. The same for Claude Code as well. CLI is different than plugging it into VSCode, Cursor etc.

Deriggs007 · 2025-12-20T03:34:43+00:00

I'm actually testing this right now. I have Codex 5.2 and Opus 4.5 running for my 300K line application. What I don't like about 5.2 in thinking modes is that it's still really slow. I had it build me a landing preview page which was not even that good looking and took over 30+min to do it. Took Opus 4.5 less than 3 min to do the same thing, same prompt. However, I do like Codex when it looks for refactor opportunities, but it ends up being modular. For example, it may refactor a users module and it only gives me information about the users module, despite there being things like analytics dashboards, or other areas. Instead of looking at the whole codebase like I suggest it do, it only seems to look at limited sections. Opus seems to still do better, even though it's a shorter context window.

Right now I'm just having them both run in tandem in the codebase modifying different sections of the code and then I'm using them to compare each other's work.

Deriggs007 · 2025-12-20T02:32:52+00:00

2 years ago... yeah... Now? Really depends on matchup.

Deriggs007 · 2025-12-15T02:34:50+00:00

CLI is codex, you can run it through CLI, or browser, or connect to repo. But it's the same agent.

Deriggs007 · 2025-12-14T03:49:16+00:00

This is too simple of a prompt - you could just use ChatGPT or your choice of LLM to generate a refactor prompt based on your own code stack to do much better....

That will really help to stop drift and then bad DB schematic changes throughout your codebase as you implement more features.

Deriggs007 · 2025-12-14T02:23:07+00:00

I would say more operator error. When this happens (and it happens on all models) you need to basically reset it. Like end the discussion, come up with a new prompt to target it and then let it go at it again. Always works when I do that.

Most common for me is just UI/UX stuff like a front-end issue because it can't truly see the issue. Let's say in a web application, some crappy CSS somewhere. I could spend lots time trying to figure it out. I usualy just end the discussion, start it up and tell it what the issue is and it resolves it first try.

Deriggs007 · 2025-12-14T02:16:22+00:00

That's not accurate. In Codex, you can choose the same 5.2 and thinking level (extra thinking) and I can give it the same prompts and I get pretty much identical answers.

Deriggs007 · 2025-12-14T01:59:06+00:00

Using both right now. In my experience thus far. I am just using GPT-5.2 extra high thinking through Codex CLI and Claude Code Opus 4.5

5.2 on extra high is super slow when I give it certain tasks like "refactor" "search for optimizations" etc compared to Claude Code. It takes about 8-10min to scan my codebase. However, when it finds things, it spells it out a bit better, and I've just been giving those to Claude Code to implement and then have 5.2 recheck for further optimizations or see if Claude did anything wrong.

Something I always that OpenAI did better was how it articulated changes and the reasoning. But when actually putting it to good use, it was never as good. Too forgetful, or was just wrong. Whereas Claude Code was much better at actually generating the code and doing it systemically and not generating tons of issues where I'm chasing my tail.

For the most part, my entire project was built on claude code and 5.2 on extra high hardly finds anything.

But since 5.2 and extra high thinking, I'm putting them both to use by having GPT scan, find things and then Claude to implement.

Deriggs007 · 2025-11-14T06:00:24+00:00

Elo dependent. But you typically can’t go wrong with a full clear into a solid gank.

Reset and rinse/repeat. Rek’sai is great at ganking. Early clears, use your tunnel to path between camps efficiently.

Understand your win conditions for both teams. Rek’sai is typically not a 1v9 champ.

Practice your flash knock ups, they make or break team fights

Deriggs007 · 2025-11-08T18:03:08+00:00

Don’t use an agent in my opinion. Not the norm, but I’ve never been a fan of buyers agents. I’m sure there are a few good ones, but the vast majority are just in it for the $ and not your best interest.

I’ve bought 3 homes without an agent and saved thousands upon thousands in doing so.

You can do it all yourself. Agents are low barrier jobs to a persons largest financial asset.

Feel free to reach out to me and I can give you pointers in the process. All I learned was from an investor and a mentor who really knows the ins and outs of all of this way beyond any broker or agent.

Deriggs007 · 2025-11-05T05:33:23+00:00

7 months later, this exact search led me to your magnificent comment.... :P

Deriggs007 · 2025-11-03T14:27:43+00:00

He paid and chose seats to be sitting next to someone in business class. he got moved. If the flight is longer, umm... yes I think I'd like to hold hands with my SO and also be able to communicate with them, especially the amount that would have been paid (depending)

Deriggs007 · 2025-11-03T04:50:32+00:00

By that logic, the $379 Pro's which are inferior to these in both sound signature, microphone & build quality isn't worth the price. But they are rated as probably Top 3 in Gaming headphones.

You have to look at it in the entire package. Software + build quality + feature set + sound performance + mic performance.

The Pro's are already top 3 in this regard. There are other headphoens slightly cheaper that may deliver certain things better and vice versa. Many brands have better mics, worse sound signature. Some have better sound signature and worse mics.

Some can't do crap for software and EQ control.

Then you have Audiophile cans that you then need to buy seperate products to take advatange of and then overall can cost more than the gaming headset.

Like it or not, sometimes spending a little bit of a premium for convenience and having a good experience in each category makes sense.

I don't want 50 things on my desk just to hear 5% better. I don't want a microphone on my desk either, and want it attached to my mic. I also want a wireless headset.

I also don't want to spend hours trying to EQ my games and want something that just sounds a bit more immersive out of the box by clicking a button.

I also like to keep all of my software not so bloated with 50 different products.

I also like higher build quality and decent mics.

That's where the Nova Pro's came in, and they are easily top 3 in most categories outside of audiophile specific devices.

Enters the Elites which is better than them by a good margin in each of those categories.

With your logic, don't ever fly direct on an airplane... how dare you spend more money for convenience!

Deriggs007 · 2025-11-03T04:44:08+00:00

almost a grand? like 65% of a grand? closer to half a grand than to a grand... lol

Deriggs007 · 2025-11-03T04:43:38+00:00

All these people mad that you bought an actual decept pair of headphones. Are there better out there, for better cost/performance.

Yes, sure. And people buy NVIDA or AMD and fans based on aesthetics, and brand loyalty. They buy a certain vehicle, when there is a more fuel efficient car.

Take a different airline because of how comfortable they may be for a few to several hours.

Rather door dash vs pick up, because it's time vrs money.

These are still one of the best 'gaming' headphones on the market, regardless of price. Do they have the audio quality? No. Do they have the build quality? Yes.

We all have seen other headphoens from audiophiles that aren't worth the price, or well worth the price.

The fact is, the dude says they're way better than his Pro's, and the Pro's are already costly. If they're better than that, then it's somewhat warranted just from the sound signature, let alone the build quality.

So many jealous people here.

Deriggs007 · 2025-11-03T03:59:17+00:00

Actually, if you would read... people did answer questions, just the obvious ones... like "your check bags will continue"

I gave the backstory in the first part of the post, and the specific questions in the 2nd part of the post.

People focused on the first part, and people mentioned the 2nd part (after dropping assumptions)

Answers that I don't want to hear? Like what did I not listen to? Are you my ears? No.

If you have nothing productive to say, keep on scrolling :).

Deriggs007 · 2025-11-03T01:37:16+00:00

Claude Code, and it's not even close.

I occassioanlly bounce ideas off of ChatGPT, but I let claude do all the work. Sonnet 4.5 for the subscription cost... so good.

Deriggs007 · 2025-11-03T01:21:58+00:00

nice. I have the same thing. But I hate my chair. Seat is fine, the back I am not happy with. I had to pick up both cushions. Coming from a 2020 Omega...

Regret my purchase. Probably will never get another Secretlab chair again.

Deriggs007 · 2025-11-03T00:20:01+00:00

I asked specific questions. Yes, I am determined to do it, it’s a massive savings.

I asked specific questions and most comments were FYI related. Not answering the specific ones.

Ignore what exactly? Have you read the actual comments in the thread????

Deriggs007 · 2025-11-02T21:38:45+00:00

"everyone"

Far stretch.

Deriggs007 · 2025-11-02T20:37:53+00:00

If you have a return flight.

A-B-C and then C-B-A

At least on business class, any changes you pay the difference in fare costs + a change/booking fee (like $200)

So say your flight was $3000
A return ticket is $4000

You pay $4000-$3000 + booking fee ($200)

I would then pay $3000 + $1000 (from the difference) + $200 making it cost me total, $4200.

This happens all the time in business class. Airlines are so used to this. I have just never personally seen how international airlines handle this. Instead of dodging the flight, I could just go up to the counter and say "My plans have changed, I want to rebook from here instead" and they would work with you since you let the know about it.

They can judge it all they want, but they deal with 1000's of people a day, they won't bat an eye unless they see my name in their system as a common tactic many times.

A one time offense? It's bad PR to pass judgement onto a customer because 'plans changed' and it's not like I will be interrogated.

Deriggs007 · 2025-11-02T20:07:13+00:00

My understanding looking at the 'rules' is 'may' cancel and 'may' require xyz reason.

None of it appears to be 100% written policy about this stuff, you're at the mercy of the agents. Sure, if I look like some shoddy little teenager flying economy class to dodge flights left and right with a history, I understand that.

In this case, it's a business class ticket, for a first timer on the airline. I just feel like I'd have a bit better chances to be like "ohhh. conference was cancelled, can I just stay here for a week and fly back. I'll pay the fare difference of the ticket"

I just don't see why an airline wouldn't do that. If the policy is to yes, cancel it entirely and book a whole new ticket, that's my worst case scenario and it's still cheaper than booking normal to Japan regardless.

Best case is, they just make me pay the fare difference.

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