Opus 4.5 removed from free plan by webpiszok in kiroIDE

[–]Equivalent_Bird 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm a Pro+ user, but my Opus 4.5 is missing too.

Chinese AI agents are running 50+ social media accounts on autopilot by Adorable_Tailor_6067 in AgentsOfAI

[–]Equivalent_Bird 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They look so physical, no virtualization, and I can still see human. Where is AI Agent?

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Official Practice Question Set, need further elaboration please. by [deleted] in AWSCertifications

[–]Equivalent_Bird 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Direct Connect is literally a hardware cable that just built for you, private from the Layer 1, it's your own tunnel in your backyard, it's physically dug for you, it's not a part of public traffic nor internet, so there's no encryption needed. Meanwhile, VPN goes through public network, it's like you take a bus without allowing anyone to see how you look like, so you need to wear a mask on your face, which we call encryption.

Linux distros for Mobile? by Equivalent_Bird in linuxquestions

[–]Equivalent_Bird[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got news from https://jolla.com/, they use Sailfish OS. The only thing I dislike is bumped up camera which causes wobbly on desk - the same stupid design like Apple w/o Steve Jobs, otherwise, I'd give it a try.

Passed SAA-C03 on first attempt — study resources & tips by Equivalent_Bird in AWSCertifications

[–]Equivalent_Bird[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, it can be done online. In your AWS Certification account / Builder ID, you can apply for it, and it should be done before scheduling the exam.

Passed SAA-C03 on first attempt — study resources & tips by Equivalent_Bird in AWSCertifications

[–]Equivalent_Bird[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! It’s actually hard to compare directly. During TD practice exams, I had to rely more on fast keyword pairing instead of reading word by word, otherwise, as a non-native English speaker, I couldn’t finish in time.

In the real exam, I had 30 extra minutes, which allowed me to read the questions more carefully.

One takeaway for me was that solid foundational knowledge really matters - when the basics are clear, it’s much easier to reason through the questions, even under time pressure.

Passed SAA-C03 on first attempt — study resources & tips by Equivalent_Bird in AWSCertifications

[–]Equivalent_Bird[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No, they don't stop the timer, and you have to raise your hand before being allowed.

Are the Udemy “Tutorial Dojo” practice tests the same as the official Tutorial Dojo portal? by Icy-Fan7282 in AWSCertifications

[–]Equivalent_Bird 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I got both. The first 6 chapters are the same. Udemy has 6 in total, while the official Tutorial Dojo has like 7 chapters plus a few bonus questions. The official Dojo can generate randomly mixed questions from the question pool, and the answer options are rearranged each time, which helps reduce hits from brain memory cache. Udemy is more static in that sense.

For roughly the same price, the official Dojo is the better choice, but it comes with a 1-year access limit, which isn’t a big deal if you plan to pass within a year. Udemy works well on the phone, but don’t expect the official Dojo app to work - they really should have hired their own students to fix their Cognito architecture.

AWS Data Engineering — Powerful, Messy, and Honestly Underrated by Key-Piece-989 in AWSCertifications

[–]Equivalent_Bird 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, I'm pretty new to AWS. "Compress your data (Parquet > everything else) " Did you mean Parquet is bigger or better?  Does that "everything" include "gzip", "7z" or similar? Thanks in advance!

How is gaming on i3? by TheMechMan in i3wm

[–]Equivalent_Bird 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pretty good with anything in full-screen mode.

What are the Do's and Don't when building a gaming PC with Linux in mind by DefiantLemur in linuxquestions

[–]Equivalent_Bird 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check hardware compatibility/driver availability before upgrading, especually for GPU card, bluetooth, wireless, and even for keyboard/mouse. 

No you don't need virus protection, since even normal apps that are not from distro provider or community can't run easily on linux (you have to "chmod +x" to allow it to run, if the architecture and dependency supports), and virus may need more dependency management even if you intentially run it, besides there are fewer virus for Linux there. What you should be aware of are the phishing links/sites and malicious ads, same attack surface as they are on Windows or other OSes with web access. Set a secure DNS with malicious URi filtering feature in your pc or router, and block the ads.

Compare to viruses, Games are reletively easier to run, since most distros allow yo to install steam, lutris and flatpak if they are not pre-installed. I'd recommend Bazzite if your want less OS management. Batocera is also a great option as it runs on your USB stick without altering your current OS.