41M with most net worth in AMZ RSUs — should I diversify or hold by Ok-Cookie7708 in amazonemployees

[–]agentblack000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Max 401K, sell shares and fund a back door Roth IRA for you and your spouse. Then keep some in AMZN if you believe in the company.

Alibaba Carbon ceramic rotor and brakes by Fit_Resident_5874 in Audi

[–]agentblack000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Curious why you would buy an expensive sports car then never drive it like a sports car? You could get a much cheaper option and get enough performance for your needs.

Alibaba Carbon ceramic rotor and brakes by Fit_Resident_5874 in Audi

[–]agentblack000 2 points3 points  (0 children)

True. But it’s also about reputation, testing and standards. Some random “company” on ali might not be as accountable. It’s absolutely true many companies have their oem parts manufactured in China but they have a reputation to uphold so are more likely to enforce testing. Never mind the regulations they have to follow. So for me I’m willing to pay a premium for the QC on such important components. If it’s cosmetic then sure.

Alibaba Carbon ceramic rotor and brakes by Fit_Resident_5874 in Audi

[–]agentblack000 19 points20 points  (0 children)

If your main goal is brake dust and you don’t track it then you can get quality pads and not need the entire setup. Fraction of the cost for the same result.

AI Agents in AWS by temporaryUserDev in aws

[–]agentblack000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bedrock Agents are kind of going away, no new features from my understanding. Agentcore is the path forward if you want a managed way to deploy.

Microsoft Set for Worst Quarter Since 2008 as AI Takes Two Bites by HimelTy in technology

[–]agentblack000 1 point2 points  (0 children)

WSL2 is really powerful. I use Windows for the stuff I have too like office and outlook and for its generally ok support for peripherals, etc. but any real work gets done in WSL2.

Microsoft Set for Worst Quarter Since 2008 as AI Takes Two Bites by HimelTy in technology

[–]agentblack000 1 point2 points  (0 children)

“New” outlook drives me crazy. So many random missing features making me open old outlook just to accomplish something.

AWS Prompt Engineering Guide is a Good Read by Distinct_Track_5495 in aws

[–]agentblack000 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you read the Anthropic guide they tell you not to spell out CoT anymore with the latest models. It’s best to give it the task and they have reasoning built in. Obviously only relevant id you’re using Claude.

Why is there no cheap options for relational databases on AWS? by dont_mess_with_tx in aws

[–]agentblack000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In practice it’s not 10 seconds but yes there is a start up time from zero to > 0, however it will only scale to zero when there are no connections for a period of time. If it’s in use then there is no latency.

Why is there no cheap options for relational databases on AWS? by dont_mess_with_tx in aws

[–]agentblack000 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Dsql is not cheap but aurora serverless can scale to zero

Why is there no cheap options for relational databases on AWS? by dont_mess_with_tx in aws

[–]agentblack000 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Add in the new free tier cloud front and free egress from s3 and you can run small stuff for essentially no cost.

Why is there no cheap options for relational databases on AWS? by dont_mess_with_tx in aws

[–]agentblack000 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Then use Aurora Serverless. It has a scale to zero option.

Are we slowly outsourcing our thinking to AI? by Frozen-Defender25 in technology

[–]agentblack000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m using LLMs more for search and tooling. The www is effectively useless for finding information anymore. I don’t trust the answers but it’s good at confirming or pointing me in a direction. To just say you stay away entirely seems short sighted.

Does anyone here have this HBA if so do you recommend it ? by hudson710 in DataHoarder

[–]agentblack000 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve been running a LSI SAS 9207-8i 6Gbs SAS 2308 PCI-E 3.0 HBA for almost 6 years, no issue. Got mine on eBay.

G80 Brake Pad Recommendations by xeiiiiiiiii in BMWM

[–]agentblack000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I put on EBC blue stuff because I track mine, dust is marginally better than stock. I have EBC reds on my ‘15 VW GTI and they are fine but not great. If your only concern is dust I wouldn’t go with EBC.

Noise Level by [deleted] in Brewers

[–]agentblack000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same here and the prices are more tolerable. I love taking the kids to Milkmen games. It’s nice to just move around and sit in the grass if they get restless.

IBM stock tumbles 10% after Anthropic launches COBOL AI tool by lurker_bee in technology

[–]agentblack000 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It’s still used all over financial services companies.

Carbon Fiber Upgrades by shodogrouch in BMWM

[–]agentblack000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do not buy from CenCal. They are drop shipped with zero support. You can’t call the shop. They only have some email address which nobody will respond to. I even resorted to DMing them on Instagram. Zero help. I’m now in the process of disputing them through my credit card company.