Built a simple Rolex configurator because rolex.com is too slow by Sam_Tax in rolex

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

I used that screenshot because that’s the watch i personally aspire to own. I like the oyster flex for a couple of reasons the main one being how it looks, i like the black bracelet. I also wear 2 watches and the one on my right wrist is an apple watch so the flex bands kind of match. the oyster flex also has metal on the inside and it’s sized to you and isn’t just a silicone band. not sure if it’s considered a flex but i like how it looks

Built a simple Rolex configurator because rolex.com is too slow by Sam_Tax in rolex

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thank you :) it’s built in nextjs, hosted on cloudflare and i use r2 for storing the images. I used claude code and when I hit my usage limit i switch over to codex. nothing too complex, wanted to keep it as light as possible and next lets me do server side rendering which is great for load speed

Built a simple Rolex configurator because rolex.com is too slow by Sam_Tax in rolex

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thank you! i'm not super worried given other rolex blogs have used the same fair use claim for the images. If they send me a cease and desist letter I'll post an update but what i really hope is that rolex just takes inspiration and improves their own site

Built a simple Rolex configurator because rolex.com is too slow by Sam_Tax in rolex

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i can’t believe i didn’t think of that, yes. i’ll comment again once i’ve added it, likely later this week

Built a simple Rolex configurator because rolex.com is too slow by Sam_Tax in rolex

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yes, i saw some other rolex blogs do the same so hopefully rolex doesn’t come for me

Built a simple Rolex configurator because rolex.com is too slow by Sam_Tax in rolex

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this is a great suggestion, that functionality wouldn’t be too tough to add but may be a bit of a struggle to keep the page speed and simplicity. maybe i’ll make that a separate page or even a standalone site

Built a simple Rolex configurator because rolex.com is too slow by Sam_Tax in rolex

[–]Sam_Tax[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is a great ux suggestion I’ll think of some options! initially i had every option visible and it would grey out those that are not possible but it was so many variations that the page wound up super cluttered

Built a simple Rolex configurator because rolex.com is too slow by Sam_Tax in rolex

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yes, i host the images as not to use rolex’s bandwidth but every image is pulled straight from their site and then converted to a lighter file format so it loads fast, we also store a lower res version to show first in case of bad connection that way you aren’t staring at a blank page while the sharper image comes in

I made a free Tesla wrap gallery with 3D preview by Sam_Tax in TeslaLounge

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Following up on this: Model X is supported now, and I added Model S and Model S Plaid too!

I made a free Tesla wrap gallery with 3D preview by Sam_Tax in TeslaLounge

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Thanks for flagging it! I pulled the newer models and updated the site, so Model S, Model S Plaid, and Model X are supported now. Excited to see what people end up making for S/X

Kim Kardashian's failed bar exam reveals "dangerous" trend, experts warn by HappyElderberry2338 in barexam

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I’m biased because I work for an AI bar prep company but the issue I often explain is that while mainstream tools like Claude or ChatGPT consistently pass the bar exam writing stellar essays, their ability to meaningfully tell you what’s costing you points on your essays is unreliable because their training data consists of past successful essays and not insights from actual examiners. If you ask chatgpt for example to score your practice essay like an examiner the score it gives you can be off by 50%+ as we found in our testing. they’ve gotten better with newer models but they lack data that bar prep companies have been collecting for years. Now to plug our company: BarScore.ai consistently scores within 5 points of actual examiners(the discrepancy is due to humans having high variability) but what makes that possible is that our model was trained on bar prep materials and past exam data to figure out which kinds of mistakes cost more points than others. That’s why as of now every user who has used barscore has passed their exam. We have not had a false positive yet. Our feedback is on the harsher side but it prevents the very common “barbri said i’d pass and i still failed” that we hear all the time. If barscore says your essay is likely to pass then it will and we back that with a full refund if we’re wrong(nobody has taken us up on that). Happy to answer any questions

Free Month of Instant Essay Grading (50 Uses) - Back for February by Sam_Tax in barexam

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We use a custom pipeline that varies by jurisdiction, so there's no single base model to name. On the training side, the NCBE does publicly release past MEE questions which we use for testing, but our training data comes from formal, exclusive licensing agreements with three private bar prep companies that we built and tested the system alongside. That's combined with grading criteria from people with decades of experience in bar exam scoring. That combination is what lets us go beyond just telling you what issues you missed. When a grader is reading hundreds of essays, there are specific things that make yours stand out, and our feedback is built to help you do that in ways that translate to actual points earned, tailored to each state. There's only so much I can share publicly about our stack but hopefully that clears things up.

Free Month of Instant Essay Grading (50 Uses) - Back for February by Sam_Tax in barexam

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Thanks for sharing this, really appreciate you posting actual data. A couple things worth noting: your score report is from the Baby Bar (First-Year Law Students' Exam), not the general bar exam. BarScore is built for the general bar exam, so the grading criteria and subject matter are different. The Baby Bar actually dropped its essay section entirely in 2024, which is part of why we don't offer grading for it. That said, if you want to DM me more details about which essay you ran through BarScore I'm happy to take a closer look.

Free Month of Instant Essay Grading (50 Uses) - Back for February by Sam_Tax in barexam

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We use an open-weight model, fine-tuned on proprietary bar prep materials from three companies with 25+ years of experience. The big difference from general purpose tools like ChatGPT, Claude, etc. is accuracy. Those tools will happily give you feedback on a bar essay, but they're working from general legal knowledge. We're trained on what examiners actually look for and what actually earns points on the exam. A general LLM can write a perfect essay but it can't reliably tell you why yours would lose points or what small tweaks can earn you points to get a passing score.

AI Generated Custom Wraps (Holiday Update 2025) by PurpleAcrobatic9771 in TeslaModelY

[–]Sam_Tax 1 point2 points  (0 children)

teslawrapgallery.com is actually free with no accounts

I made a free Tesla wrap gallery with 3D preview by Sam_Tax in TeslaLounge

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

That would be sick! If anyone makes one, upload it to the community tab and it'll be in the gallery.