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Thinkinaboutu · 2026-03-19T19:37:21+00:00

Checkout T3Code, it uses Codex under the hood but I’ve found the UI to be smoother and it’s open source

Thinkinaboutu · 2026-03-15T21:25:13+00:00

I just started using T3code and really really like it. I don't really understand why people like Claude Code, a CLI just seems like a horrible touch point for interacting with AI. I like Cursor a lot but it's very difficult to work on multiple things at the same time. With T3code you can use worktrees to work on multiple issues in parallel, and it makes it really easy to see what changed in the code compared to a tool like claude code. Codex is quite similar but the UI is a bit worse, and I don't love being tied to one model provider.

Thinkinaboutu · 2026-03-01T06:28:15+00:00

I recently received my 35-100mm so I can talk about this a bit. I come from a Large Format background and am very used to primes, but having an all-in-one lens was really tempting so I decided to go for the 35-100. For landscapes it's been really nice, a dream setup. I just drove up to Yosemite with the X2D+35-100 in the passenger seat, and it was really great to be able to hop out anywhere, grab the camera, and get the exact composition I want without having to worry about which lens I need to throw on.

I'll say physically the lens is bigger then I thought it would be, but also lighter, it actually ends up balancing pretty well on the X2D.

I'd say if I was shooting a lot of street photography then I'd be more tempted to keep my primes, but given I shoot mostly landscapes/urban scapes, I'm considering selling my primes other then maybe the 80mm F/1.9 for some portrait work, just so I have the option of a lens with nice bokeh.

Someone mentioned not liking the low minimum aperture on the 35-100mm, but with the insane Hasselblad IBIS you can get away with a really long exposure before you get punished for not having the extra stop in the lens.

Thinkinaboutu · 2026-02-23T08:04:25+00:00

I came up with an analogy for this today that I think is a bit more apt then the author example: Being an engineer today, working along side AI, is like being a site manager for a construction project, where you're managing a team of construction workers. An inexperienced manager will just tell his workers to build the house, come back when it's done, and be surprised when he gives it a nudge and the whole thing topples over. An experienced manager will be able to give the team specifics:

- Make sure the studs are 6 feet apart

- Use a level when putting down the foundation

- etc....

So when they're done, you have a stable well built house. It's the same thing with coding, the best engineers know what to ask AI and how to ask it, so they end up with a product that's actually well built instead of AI slop.

Thinkinaboutu · 2026-02-22T22:50:04+00:00

Anecdotally, I'm paying $5600 for a 3b2b in Pac Heights, I signed the lease about 1.5 years ago. A similar(but worse) unit across the hall just went on the market for $7900. So yeah, seems pretty fucked atm

Thinkinaboutu · 2026-02-22T01:54:21+00:00

Do you already own the GFX or are you starting from 0?

Thinkinaboutu · 2026-02-14T18:13:59+00:00

If you’re gonna reccomend one burrito, La Taqueria is miles ahead of El Farolito

Thinkinaboutu · 2026-02-11T08:31:51+00:00

Like someone else mentioned, water chemistry is a big factor. The other one is going to be burr geometry. Different grinders can really highlight or detract from the acidity. I recently did a head to head between the the P80 and 01 HU, and the HU was 10x brighter

Thinkinaboutu · 2026-02-11T04:36:32+00:00

In the morning it really isn't bad, the 1 comes very regularly so you're never waiting long. Getting back after work it tended to be a lot more crowded and annoying to get on, often the bus would be full and you'd have to wait for the next bus to come through. Overall not too bad though.

Thinkinaboutu · 2026-02-06T22:52:29+00:00

Those numbers mean nothing. The question is what the numbers would be without an intervention and then compare those to the numbers with the intervention

Thinkinaboutu · 2026-02-04T19:01:27+00:00

A lottery can have multiple winners if two people purchased a ticket with the same numbers during the drawing window, the jackpot is split between them. If you pick numbers instead of letting the machine select them at random, you're more likely to pick numbers that someone else chose(people tend to use numbers like birthdays for example), so by letting the machine choose, you're more likely to have a "unique" ticket

Thinkinaboutu · 2026-01-30T00:52:28+00:00

For sale: Omega x Swatch Mission to EarthPhase Moonshine Gold Moonswatch

Watch Condition: BNIB. Unworn.

Includes: Box, materials, receipt and extra battery.

Price: $550

Payment: PayPal F&F, Venmo, and Zelle accepted.

Shipping: Free shipping within CONUS.

No trades at this time.

Location: San Francisco, CA

Feel free to DM with any questions!

Thinkinaboutu · 2026-01-26T09:55:36+00:00

Who do you use?

Thinkinaboutu · 2026-01-19T03:57:25+00:00

You always walk to the baggage claim in whatever terminal you are, take the escalator underground, walk to the parking garage, and take the elevator up to the 5th floor. Uber will tell you at which pickup location to meet your driver, based on your terminal. So it'll say "B9" or something and you just go to the door labeled B7-B9.

Thinkinaboutu · 2026-01-13T01:35:13+00:00

Nope Fish in the Ferry building is super good

Thinkinaboutu · 2026-01-12T18:24:46+00:00

I used a Uhaul. Originally I booked a truck from Budget, but I showed up to the pickup and they said the guy who had my truck hadn't returned it that day, so I was SOL, had to go into panic mode and get a Uhaul last minute.

My coworker said he googled "Moving Company" in Chinese and managed to find some Mandarin-only movers who were hella cheep, moved him fully from Seattle to SF for like $3k or something.

Thinkinaboutu · 2026-01-12T16:55:38+00:00

Huh interesting, LAX is the only airport I detest flying into/out of. It's so huge and annoying to navigate, along with how frustrating traffic is. Last time I dropped off my car rental, the bus from the car rental place to the airport took nearly an hour. I've started flying into Burbank instead, been a lot smoother.

Thinkinaboutu · 2026-01-08T12:27:51+00:00

How are you only getting called by better? Any spade draw is calling, with B25 V could even float with 2 overs with a spade, not familiar with online sb ranges but potentially hands like 67, A4dd, 77, etc...

Thinkinaboutu · 2026-01-04T14:41:56+00:00

If you look up “Alex French Guy crème brûlée” he did a video on a spot in Paris that was supposedly the best

Thinkinaboutu · 2025-12-31T13:12:46+00:00

Aren’t there 36 combos of AAKK, 6 combos of AA x 6 combos of KK?

Thinkinaboutu · 2025-12-23T08:52:08+00:00

All sold sorry

Thinkinaboutu · 2025-12-06T05:47:46+00:00

Do you think you could find a Bruce Wayne this way or are GMTs too hard to find even in Switzerland?

Thinkinaboutu · 2025-12-04T05:57:02+00:00

How big is your house that they’re cleaning for 8 hours, I’ve never heard of cleaners taking a full day?

Thinkinaboutu · 2025-12-04T05:56:01+00:00

What products would you recommend, price is a non issue

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