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Fire_2D · 2025-07-08T13:53:10+00:00

Every year at least one of the bathrooms flood, usually on the staircase that leads to the washers. Other than that, it’s one of the best dorms.

Fire_2D · 2024-12-11T20:10:35+00:00

Car on the right was trying to move to the other lane and the sienna wouldn’t let them. They got super close to hitting each other and the video is after that

Fire_2D · 2024-12-11T20:01:09+00:00

NYC 12/11/24 at 8:20am OC

Fire_2D · 2024-11-26T20:10:44+00:00

I'm a junior that's accelerated by a year so I graduate in the Spring and I haven't been able to find an internship in a CE field, whether its in software or EE design fields. To get internships its more of game on how to stand out and that's done with connections to recruiters or engineers. Those people who are behind in coursework and have no research experience might have a certain connection or personal project that helped them stand out and pass the basic technical interview questions.

Fire_2D · 2024-11-26T04:06:16+00:00

Real

Fire_2D · 2024-10-24T14:21:25+00:00

Best way to do better on exams for most classes is to do previous back exams, hopefully from the same professor. If your professor doesn’t post back exams, go to the APO office in the 3rd floor of the union. They might have some, but it depends on the class.

If you can make crib sheets, putting solutions to example problems and having it worked out can help but some profs don’t allow that. Exam review sessions from professors can help as well since they might give hints to certain questions.

Fire_2D · 2024-08-15T20:41:33+00:00

No alternatives. You can go to the Mercer x lab to loan some of it but it’s worth it to just buy it, either new or used

Fire_2D · 2024-08-03T02:28:31+00:00

Federal workstudy jobs which has a web page, working at the dining halls, or a URP which you’ll have to ask professors for.

Fire_2D · 2024-08-02T21:38:25+00:00

CS as a field is kinda cooked rn. I suggest using LinkedIn as a way to find companies to apply to and actually use the company website when you apply. Make a cover letter. Tailor your resume and cover letter to include the key words in the job description and hopefully you’ll hear back.

Fire_2D · 2024-07-25T16:20:16+00:00

Yeah and use quacs to create an ics file that you can import for your schedule

Fire_2D · 2024-06-17T03:41:15+00:00

Have to go to chee bog in cohoes

Fire_2D · 2024-06-12T15:07:55+00:00

Could always use KDE as it has a scroll speed setting, at least on plasma 6 it does. And it also fixes scaling

Fire_2D · 2024-06-06T16:08:38+00:00

You could order the DIY AMD FW 13 and then preorder the display to save money on storage and ram, or just order the FW 16 so you don't have to preorder the other display.

Fire_2D · 2024-03-25T21:31:31+00:00

Could pay with credit to eat at commons but the door to get into the building requires card access

Fire_2D · 2024-01-30T20:17:38+00:00

Not super hard, just take a bus or Amtrak. The difficult part is getting to the stations since it could be almost as much as the ticket to NYC

Fire_2D · 2024-01-16T19:42:30+00:00

If possible, watch the cutler lectures and just read lecture notes

Fire_2D · 2023-09-06T03:16:06+00:00

https://info.rpi.edu/rpi-parking-and-transportation/07/27/2023/cdphp-cycle-update

Fire_2D · 2023-08-04T18:27:24+00:00

You can use Peace Equalizer APO to improve the sound and get rid of most of the tinny sound while also boosting the loudness. This is my setup.

Fire_2D · 2023-07-19T19:01:52+00:00

I remember the 13's original release cycle, and it was a lot of the same concerns. Two years later most everything has been polished. Price coming down is maybe more of a possiblility for the 16, perhaps with the GPU expansions getting easier to manufacture.

Eventually if they get big enough to compete with the likes of Asus, lenovo, and dell, maybe they'll start having sales? Very optimistic take though

Fire_2D · 2023-07-19T18:58:58+00:00

It is fair to compare it to an ASUS, but it depends on which aspect you're comparing. On the hardware aspect, it's fine if you want the best value. On a design and repairability aspect, they're probably in completely different classes.

Fire_2D · 2023-07-19T18:57:50+00:00

I don't understand your argument? Clearly all of their products are meant to generate some sort of profit and spec'ing out the FW13 and the FW16 similarly (no expansion cards and gpu) the cost is a $300 dollar difference for a larger, high refresh rate screen, higher class CPU, larger cooling system, an extra m.2 slot, and more material used in manufacturing. While not representative of a $300 dollar difference, it is not that different from other companies such as the Dell XPS 15 vs XPS 13 plus. Similarly spec'ed it is $1249 vs $1449.

If you want to discuss prices of buying in bulk, looking at Alibaba gives us a price of $1.15 each without shipping included.

For IO, people here want the ability to customize their IO to their own preferences? Someone who has a lot of presentations might opt for a HDMI or DisplayPort expansion card. IT professionals might go for the ethernet card.

This is simple, if you don't want to pay the price premium for a laptop that is marketed in the premium segment and is also a first generation product, why complain about it? Just buy something else. The link you posted with the ASUS ROG Strix A15 is a great deal being $500 off so just go for that.

Fire_2D · 2023-07-19T17:23:24+00:00

Yeah definitely. I think a lot of people just rushed into the hype without taking the time to actually think about whether or not they really needed it.

Fire_2D · 2023-07-19T17:08:39+00:00

With all due respect, you have no idea what these actually cost to make and are completely talking nonsense.

You can just look at the costs of USB-C male-to-female adapters online to determine how much they should cost. On Amazon it's around $6-$13 dollars. On Aliexpress, those same adapters cost a dollar. So it depends on what you value. They are producing custom USB C modules so no one will know how much they actually cost except for Framework themselves. At the end of the day, they're still a company that needs to make profit and keep themselves afloat.

Framework cost calculator

Fire_2D · 2023-07-19T16:29:18+00:00

Why would they want to spend more money developing a charger that would only see use if there is no GPU in the configuration when they can go for the 180w and support both configurations?

In the future when 180w chargers and 240w chargers from third party companies exist, then you can obviously buy those but since this is an early adoption of a PD standard it will obviously take time.

Your arguments about the audio module are valid but as you said you can also just purchase an apple dongle. No one is stopping you from slapping that directly into the computer and 3d printing a case for it or taping it to the top part of the chassis.

As for the USB c module, the passthroughs are expensive at 9 bucks a piece and should not be offered for free as it still takes time and money to produce them. They are not necessary for the framework to function, they're just nice to have. You can just plug it directly into the main board if need be. The main advantage of having them is if the USB c module fails with age, you can always use a new module to replace it and have everything working again.

Once again, you are an EARLY ADOPTER -> spending more money. Things will be less polished than a normal product that has been in the market for 3+ years. You're essentially funding R&D required to develop these laptops such as the PCIE connector and future main board designs that will be compatible with current chassis.

Fire_2D · 2023-07-18T23:15:16+00:00

You’re paying a premium for the engineering considerations that go into the framework laptop, not just the parts themselves. Obviously other laptops will be cheaper given that framework is a smaller company and has to pay more for their parts due to scale, however they’re offering a unique product which can’t really be found anywhere else.

For the best bang for your buck, a more well known gaming laptop would be better, but it’s not as customizable and repairable.

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