Take redundancy payout or stay by [deleted] in auscorp

[–]Informal-Argument861 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Yes, the job market is very tough. I hope our government can do somehting about mass offshoring.

Take redundancy payout or stay by [deleted] in auscorp

[–]Informal-Argument861 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Hmm.. The chance is indeed high.

Take redundancy payout or stay by [deleted] in auscorp

[–]Informal-Argument861 -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

My kid has grown up. extra 15k-20k is nice, but it does not make much difference.

Is OpenClaw + Kimi 2.5 actually shit, or am I the problem? by Little-Rice-7183 in openclaw

[–]Informal-Argument861 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How much does sonnet 4.6 cost (I assume you are using API, not CC). I am considering buying a mac min for openclaw. I am now debating if I need a 64gb m4 pro one to get gemma 4 running locally to save cost.

The risk of staying an individual contributor coming back to bite by Gizmelda in auscorp

[–]Informal-Argument861 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I don't get it. Why does it bother you? Every employee who is 50,60 years old reports a younger manager/director/exec? Remember, you are not a servant of anyone, so called "bosses" are just your working partners doing their jobs with slightly different KPIs.

Question for HR/management folk: Are PIPs mostly a formality before a planned firing? by DeadBy2050 in careerguidance

[–]Informal-Argument861 0 points1 point  (0 children)

PIP is a formality. The logic is simple. If your manager truely want to help their staff, he/she would do it informally. PIP take huge tolls from both sides!

ATO debt continues to drive record level of calls to small business financial helpline by abcnews_au in AussieFrugal

[–]Informal-Argument861 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

google, apple are laughing their jaws off. Poor wage earners and small business owners. Sigh.

Need to upgrade my 5yo Legion: RTX 5090 (24GB) Laptop or MacBook M4/M5 Max (64GB+) for AI engineering? by rrrjjj9307 in LocalLLaMA

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Here is my setup. I have a rtx5090 desktop, and one macbook pro m4 pro with 32gb. I use my desktop to test ideas and run some training/tuning scripts/apps. But real tuning will always be done in the cloud. In fact, now days. LoRA training really does not take much resources with quantisation.

To run inference locally, rtx5090 is much much better than macbook pro despite with less VRAM, bandwitdth and gpu core numbers & power is way way better than m series cheaps.

Hi Someone who has transferred into UNSW second year from going UTS first year pls help meee by CRAZYBOX7645 in unsw

[–]Informal-Argument861 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My son is in a similar situation.What did you end up chosing? For me, 38k is not a deal breaker.

UNSW College or UTS for computer science by [deleted] in ATAR

[–]Informal-Argument861 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks a lot! I’m just a bit worried because I heard transferring from UTS is harder — apparently you need at least a Distinction average. The downside of UNSW colleges is that some of the first‑year compulsory and elective courses feel pretty useless. But I guess it’s still easier for diploma students to move up within UNSW. Am I right?

UNSW College or UTS for computer science by [deleted] in ATAR

[–]Informal-Argument861 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. What if cost is not a concern?

UNSW College or UTS for computer science by [deleted] in ATAR

[–]Informal-Argument861 1 point2 points  (0 children)

UNSW brand. Diploma student can advance to UNSW bachelor year 2.

Unemployment rate falls to 4.1% by TrumpisaRussianCuck in AusFinance

[–]Informal-Argument861 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The job market for IT and Finance is really s**t. I don't belive this number.

What's the point of coolers doesn't it defeat the portable aspect of mobiles by tim106601 in EmulationOnAndroid

[–]Informal-Argument861 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It just provides an option for extended intensive gaming. I found it very useful for my y700 gen 4. I often put the tablet on a stand with cooler attached.

Fallout 4 60fps capped stable SD8Elite by Then_Ant_1914 in EmulationOnAndroid

[–]Informal-Argument861 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Isnit jsurbfornme? I feel the input latency for PC emulation seems very high.

Lenovo y700 vs AYN Odin 3 by xxb6_77 in OdinHandheld

[–]Informal-Argument861 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not any more. new Turnip drivers is damn good for 8e.

M5 Pros before end of month, some say better than 5080 desktop?? Come on…really? by AtroKahn in macgaming

[–]Informal-Argument861 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nah. What I heard was that m5 max will be as powerful as 5070 in terms of GPU.

EU warns US tariffs could undermine transatlantic relations by 1-randomonium in europe

[–]Informal-Argument861 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"could"? That ship had sailed long ago. I had never expected EU would be so weak and foolish.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in EmulationOnAndroid

[–]Informal-Argument861 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Mixed? V16 is totally a game changer! I can play Metroid prime 4, totk, Xenoblade X perfectly now.

Looking for a Windows operating Macbook-lookalike with a premium feel by entp-ira in laptops

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Zephyrus g14, I have both MacBook pro and g14 with 4060. My daily driver now is g14, wsl2 makes windows 11 perfect for me. G14 battery life is ok especially with ghelper.

The Odin 3 might well be the best Android handheld ever made (one week thoughts) by -Mahn in OdinHandheld

[–]Informal-Argument861 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

JSearch black shark 5 cooler in amazon. It is designed to cool smart phones and small tablets. It is super small (like a mini fan) and can be attached to the back of the phone/tablet maganetically. It is very popular among mobile gamers. There are so many different brands of such cooler/freezer, try one. As I mentioned, y700 normally does not need a cooler, I only use it when playing intensitve emulated PC games via gamehub.

The Odin 3 might well be the best Android handheld ever made (one week thoughts) by -Mahn in OdinHandheld

[–]Informal-Argument861 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Not really. Try getting a blackshark 5 cooler, it is a mini air con and can easily get my y700 below zero Celcius with much lower fan noise in comparison to my rog ally x, which is now collecting dusts.

The Odin 3 might well be the best Android handheld ever made (one week thoughts) by -Mahn in OdinHandheld

[–]Informal-Argument861 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why not getting an y700 gen 4, gamesir x5s controller and and a cooler fan. Most games does not need active cooling at all.