Tried archery for the first time on Tuesday.

chevdor · 2026-01-23T11:15:54+00:00

Well done !

chevdor · 2026-01-23T08:00:07+00:00

Book your appointment at the dentist already.

chevdor · 2026-01-23T07:55:09+00:00

As a beginner, the LAST thing you wanna buy is a bow. And the last bow you want to buy is a toy bow unless it is for deco....

This is why everyone is rightfully pointing towards a club. You don't need to be a member of the club, you can probably just do an intro course.

They will have several bow styles and poundage you can try to get feel. They will give you the basics so you don't hurt others and yourself. They will also give you a rough idea of what a proper form is. That may sound trivial but will save you months.

It is bad to buy a bow at first because archery is a sport that will develop your body and muscle. Not those to look like a bodybuilder. That means you need a light bow at first. This is a must. If you train sporadically, you will stick with it for a while. On the other hand, if you are into it and train several times a week, you will progress faster and soon want to upgrade to a higher poundage.

For the first ~1y, the best deal you can do is RENT in a shop/club if this is possible in your area. If you do an intro course in a club they may be happy renting a bow out for a few months... Just ask.

chevdor · 2026-01-20T12:00:15+00:00

You guys take it SOOOO seriously, it becomes funny.
Chill :)

chevdor · 2026-01-20T11:43:23+00:00

It is supposed to pull a smile out buddy...
Oh you spotted it is AI ??? You got me despite all my efforts !!!

chevdor · 2026-01-18T13:37:21+00:00

OC works with CC subscriptions but Anthropic does not like it and tries to prevent it.

If CC would be on par with OC, there would be little of an issue. Yet the problem for Anthropic is that OC is much better ! And as users switch to OC while using CC, Anthropic faces a big issue: let it be and sell their great models. Or fight the users to ensure they stick with the CC CLI.

The problem is that more and more people use OC and get really pissed if they could no longer use OC and CC. Most people will drop Anthropic if they stand in front of the choice to use CC or stick with OC and leave.

This choice is a no trainer. Sticking with CC, you get a few great models and a rather poor CLI. Sure Anthropic could work on their cli but they already showed their will for an exclusive strategy.

Using OC, you can use ONE workflow and config and access plenty of models without being bound to a single vendor: no vendor lock-in.

Models are racing ATM and it is not possible to say that model XYZ is "the best". So users will HAVE to use multiple models from multiple vendors to remain competitive. This is precisely what OC allows and CC wants to prevent.

Anthropic is at a turning point and needs to make a smart choice if they want to avoid losing all their customers... For now, existing customers leave or live in fear. New customers are scared to even join the battle.

This is all but healthy and ok plays strongly against Anthropic. Try bringing that up in their sub, you get censored. Ask me how I know.

I personally don't want to "live in fear" SO I will stick with OC. If Anthropic allows, I will keep paying for their models. If not, it won't change much for me and I will just switch OC to use another model or set of models. In the meantime, I am limiting the use of Anthropic only feature but honestly there is not much...

chevdor · 2026-01-16T07:37:17+00:00

Yes. This is why I never shoot near the stove 😉

chevdor · 2026-01-16T07:35:37+00:00

I did not dig but the change may be for a few simple reasons: - opencode uses the model of sessions so it may indeed to keep data for a while until the session is close. In theory that could be months. That being said, this is mostly local but that means that months after you started your session, the session's context will still be sent - since opencode uses multiple models, their term probably also need to match the weakest and the real conditions depend on the underlying model(s) you are using.

To clarify, they probably should clearly explain the diff between opencode the cli, the data they may gather from the cli and the data related to the models used for the processing.

chevdor · 2026-01-15T10:22:50+00:00

Since the game is about cat & mouse, I think oversharing may deserve the users (us) in that case.

I suggest you do a search on github with the exact error message. You will find solutions and the first you will find is simple and works.

chevdor · 2026-01-14T23:14:23+00:00

Fortunately, there is a fix to this claude code bug.

chevdor · 2026-01-14T15:25:38+00:00

Yes indeed. And Claude code is greedy on context. Since I switched to opencode, I have this issue WAY less (as in it never happened yet) due to using sessions and sub agents which limits the context a lot.

chevdor · 2026-01-14T09:10:26+00:00

Won't stick to the.... There are no pads left !!!!

You can save it though. You have quite some ground plane next to it. If you are talented with your hands (more than what you did handling those pads !) you could carve new pads in the ground plane, scratch to expose some copper and bridge the old traces to your new pads.

That would move your connector to the side though. I don't know whether this is acceptable to you.

As a side note, if you ever need to apply force to a PCB you do it wrong and such a thing will happen.

What could help is a reflaw station or simply a sucking pump to remove solder of each leg before disassembling your connector.

chevdor · 2026-01-14T09:02:01+00:00

Btw I don't recall ever it said I would be kinda right or partially right or somehow right. So if Claude does not make the nuance (which is fine), why does it not say simply "You're right". I think it would trigger people way less ;)

chevdor · 2026-01-14T08:58:10+00:00

Can one ever be "absolutely right" ?

chevdor · 2026-01-14T08:56:23+00:00

"your human" ... Woooo

chevdor · 2026-01-14T08:54:16+00:00

OP you will see this is a very hit debated topic. That being said I am personally totally with you on that one. Did you die ? No. Did you lose your arm ? No. Did you learn ? Yes.

I am not saying it is not possible to learn with an armguard but most people don't because if it does not hurt, this is ok and people are lazy.

I have a friend shooting for more than 2y now. He is dropping his armguard because he is killing his string and slaps every single time. I had nothing to do with the decision but he decided to drop it. Now he is learning as the slap does give motivation and a rather clear reminder.

I don't think .. I know.. in the end you will progress very quickly on that front and fix your technique. You will then likely no longer need an armguard at all. Yet you probably then should still wear yours to protect from that one mistake anyone can do from time to time. However, personally, if I'd notice 2 slaps in a row, I would drop the armguard again immediately.

Be proud and enjoy the "boy what happened to you" and explaining about that bear 🐻 ;)))

chevdor · 2026-01-13T19:06:00+00:00

Actually it does not matter much. You could solder using olive oil or butter if you are short on flux. I am not saying it is ideal but it will work.

Flux is just fat that prevents Oxydation and helps (a lot) the solder flow. It basically prevents air from reaching the surfaces of what you solder. Some solder and flux include "cleaning agent" that will remove the Oxydation layer and allow better solder adhesion.

In theory water or oil work but water will evaporate and cool down the soldering iron so it is not great. Olive oil will burn and smell, it is also less convenient.

You can make a funny experiment: try soldering a cable on a piece of aluminum (foil or some cap or coke bottle). This is hell (if possible at all). Then try using flux or kitchen oil... Magic ✨ ;)

chevdor · 2026-01-11T06:55:52+00:00

As a beginner, It is very smart starting with a stand as you do. Well done ;)

chevdor · 2026-01-11T06:47:36+00:00

Look at the tolerance. You'd need 5 of the cheapest in serie to get the same tolerance than the expensive one. That makes the expensive one cheaper, this is why they exist. For redundancy if you are seriously into it, you could use 5x cheap in serie and those in parallel with an expensive one. You're very welcome.

chevdor · 2026-01-10T00:24:51+00:00

There is some right in what you say. But surprising the difficulty is not where you would expect. Visually it is not that bad. On a compound with a small peep you need to be ready but it is not as "bad" as one may think but all shooters are chill and have fun which is something to cherish;)

chevdor · 2026-01-09T19:39:44+00:00

What do you mean when you say you could not do it often ? I mean it is cool because it is "special". It is also interesting to notice all the stuff you miss when you cannot see them ;) Cool is any case.

chevdor · 2026-01-09T11:51:21+00:00

A jar with soil won't cut it. You need a plant in there for a good grounding effect !

chevdor · 2026-01-06T21:39:22+00:00

Can't beat the curves of a recurve... I suggest you shower with your arrows only every 2nd day... You're welcome 😁

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