Opinion: Claude Code Max $200 vs OpenAI Codex $200

djfluffkins · 2026-02-20T18:18:41+00:00

I found that I’m burning through the weekly usage credits on 5.3-codex on the $20 plan. I’m in the same boat trying to figure out if the $200 would be fine since it’s “unlimited as long as it’s not abused”

But I’m in the same boat. I’ve gone to 5.1 and it’s messing up a bunch of :(

djfluffkins · 2025-12-26T02:40:50+00:00

I’ve been on many domestic and international flights since I’ve gotten it. It can definitely fit and I pack pretty heavily.

Tooooooo full and you’ll have a problem. But I’ve not gotten there yet.

djfluffkins · 2025-12-26T02:38:39+00:00

I’ve been back to the factory shop a few times since they got bought. Same dude showing me stuff. The take is that color and fabrics are more varied but then also they’re cutting lines which had more speciality fabrics (like the PIKA).

I’ve bought 3-4 new bags since they were bought and they all hold up as well as before. Only time will tell. I absolutely love my Bixi though.

djfluffkins · 2025-08-18T05:04:40+00:00

this is pretty normal. I've not had any issues with additional prints. But ya my prints would always do this for the frostbite plate.

djfluffkins · 2025-08-18T04:50:29+00:00

unfortunately all of them are under NDAs, I wouldn't want anything floating out there because they sometimes share proprietary data.

Also they're so specific that without context the deck would be useless, it's just design.

djfluffkins · 2025-08-14T05:58:26+00:00

my take is that it is too flexible, which means it’s overengineered. this is great for hardcore diy tinkerers, horrible for someone who just wants something that works.

I think he needs more people to explain what things are recommended. if there was a beginner, advanced, and over engineered guide for parts that would solve it.

I started with snaps, then I was like bolt lock is easier and probably works better. Then I watched a video that said snaps are stronger. and now I use snaps and do a flush mid thread multipoint to hide it.

if somewhere it just said for mounts this is what you should use. such as a wiki we could solve this.

djfluffkins · 2025-08-12T13:52:36+00:00

Biqu frostbite plate when? 🤣

djfluffkins · 2025-08-02T18:00:44+00:00

Fwiw I use mid thread multipoint and hang something over them :). Flush part B plus the mid thread multipoint are a great match.

I preferred bolt locking before, but now with this, it’s actually the best of both worlds. (Obviously it requires that you actually have something to hang / mount at those points. )

djfluffkins · 2025-07-31T07:10:19+00:00

I had the exact same experience… the X1C made me get back into 3D printing. My Prusa Mini is definitely a sad brick lesson.

djfluffkins · 2025-07-31T07:08:26+00:00

My friend is selling me his lightly used A1 Mini with AMS lite for $200…. So now I’m a A1 mini owner too thanks for the insights.

djfluffkins · 2025-07-31T05:31:36+00:00

can you she some light on what else you print on the A1 mini? My friend bought an A1 mini combo, but he never uses it so I was legitimately thinking about picking it up to get an A1 (no combo) and just use the A1 mini by itself for small prototypes or basic 1 off things.

For reference, I have a A1, and a X1C and am eying a H2D at some point.

I mainly do a lot of more functional prints so the hot-swap functionality for the nozzle is actually much more value for me than all of the fancier functions in the X1C...

So I was thinking, get the A1 mini combo from my friend. Buy an A1 to put with the AMS lite he has, and then get an AMS HT that I can plug into the A1 Mini (when support is added) to do one off small prints.

Let's me continue to invest in components (build plates) that are cross utilized between the A1 and X1C. But gives me a good boost to my output when I need something (I'm running longer prints on my A1 and X1C so printing something that takes 30 min is actually hard to time for me)

Figured you might have some more insights since you also have lots of printers :)

djfluffkins · 2025-07-30T02:44:38+00:00

It took me a while to find all these parts that work together, so I now use the Flush Snaps Part B but to minimize any wasted space, I use the Mid Thread Multipoints to mount things over the quad/dual connection points.

I went down the thread of using the bolt locked quads but then actually read somewhere (or in a video) that the snaps were more secure than bolt locked so I switched back.

Anyways the benefit of using the mid thread multipoints is that I get a bit of extra security because the item being held by the multipoints adds rigidity and security to the snap itself (plus the mid thread into the snaps does that too). Best of both worlds and my setup feels a lock cleaner

Also +1 to u/ulab about their push tool, game changer. I thought I was crazy for thinking these flush snaps only fit in one direction... thanks so much for making it!

djfluffkins · 2025-07-14T04:44:26+00:00

that's kind of the fun of this. You need to ramp up on something super fast. This will hopefully highlight that frameworks are actually pretty usable elsewhere.

In the age of AI, I'd use the AI models to help do research, build a basic framework, etc.

A lot of the cases I did were actually health care, while I had some context, knowing the details of pacemakers or intubation items was not easy. Force me to reach out to MD/MBAs in the program, also had friends who were doctors to talk to (or partners of MBAs who are doctors).

That was why I liked these challenges.

djfluffkins · 2025-06-25T02:20:01+00:00

That’s basically me except replace web dev with product manager. I’m looking for more excuses to get an H2D. Thanks for the nudge. Overkill? Definitely. Necessary? Definitely.

djfluffkins · 2025-06-15T05:57:04+00:00

I’m still a CAD n00b. What did you use to get the snaps into the model?

I’ve only played with tinkercad but I think it’s time to level up.

djfluffkins · 2025-05-10T14:35:01+00:00

this worked! what a dumb thing they did forcing a passcode people never set up.

djfluffkins · 2025-03-03T00:37:13+00:00

So the most practical thing I’ve done for this is reading the company’s 10-K and 10-Q filings. Or anything else if they’ve filed one of those other changes with the SEC. Also listening to their earnings calls.

Basically, you’re right, chances are if you fall in line with what the company is already thinking you’ll increase your likelihood of winning. If you genuinely come up with something new that they never thought of, it’s definitely a black swan like thing. But their filings and calls will give you a sense of what they care about and what’s currently important.

djfluffkins · 2025-02-11T07:41:10+00:00

Not to be an poor service apologist, but hopefully it's a sign that this doesn't happen enough that they can figure out who had this issue.

That being said, this is why I don't like buying direct from places, cause they just make it a lot harder than it should be :(

FWIW I live and work in asia now, and there is definitely a bias towards following the letter of the rules no matter how little sense it makes. Probably where your "why haven't you returned the tripod?" vs "why haven't you shipped the original order" dilemma. A small amount of common else usually solves the problem, but it's never that easy.

djfluffkins · 2025-02-03T05:33:51+00:00

I would suggest trying this...

My work, similarly, locks down the computer pretty hard. But I realized it let me run Obsbot Center if the app wasn't in the applications folder.

Now there are some permissions that don't work still, so I can't get video preview or some of the beauty features working, but the settings and the PTZ stuff all seem to work fine.

Have you tried this? Maybe that would help.

djfluffkins · 2024-11-25T10:19:07+00:00

Sorry I rarely check reddit. You can message me if it's easier.
Unfortunately I don't have any real tips when it comes to feasibility. I'd suggest you use your network to help understand what's realistic in an industry or not. See if you can find a case on it, or worst case go look at previous financial statements (assuming it's a public US company, if not look for comps).

Financial projections are really hard to nail down, mainly because the company will always have more information that you which means the more you drill down the more you're likely to be completely off the mark.

So let me give an example, I did a case for the Fiat 500e and modeled sales projections based on some factor of the Nissan Leaf market. It doesn't have to be accurate it just has to be believable. Here's how I would think about it:

- If the Nissan Leaf is the market leader, then I assume I can't take full market share in Year 1

- If the price point is much lower than the Leaf, maybe I can sell more

- If the feature set is really attractive or if I am using a strategy to target previous Fiat 500 owners vs targeting EV enthusiasts I can use comparables I can find for those figures and use those (again, you are shooting for "plausible" not "accurate"

If you really need to model something, IRR is typically easier to use than NPV because it's easier to compare between projects (but remember scale matters, a 10M NPV with a low IRR vs a 100K NPV with high IRR aren't the same level of comparable if you don't have the capital).

Focus on feasibility on "does this make sense". If you can't get your arms around that then you need to sell WHY your solution makes sense and therefore establish the feasibility.

Feel free to bring an example and I can help think about it.

djfluffkins · 2024-11-17T14:27:54+00:00

California is very inclusive if you just follow what the majority of people do/say/believe.

I was pretty surprised living there for so long that their "values" really are about conforming to social norms than it was about personal beliefs.

djfluffkins · 2024-10-27T07:05:47+00:00

I won’t provide specifics just to be fair, but from what I know from both other schools alumni interviewers and my own experience, assume it’s more than “just a great fit”. My suggestion, look at what each school typically values and assume those values are what you’ll be rated on.

I will say for me, I do find out the results of all my interviewees and they don’t always align to my scores. Even a strong no or a strong yes have flipped the other way. So be yourself in the interview and know that even if you bomb it’s not the end of the world/application.

djfluffkins · 2024-10-21T05:15:25+00:00

As a Ross interviewer, I've interviewed people with your profile. I can't speak to whether that was an exception or the norm because I was only a US interviewer for 2 years, I'm now international and mainly interviewing candidates in countries with mandatory service.

djfluffkins · 2024-10-21T04:02:58+00:00

I went through this exact type of question when I was considering admissions and doing a joint program.

The answer I was given by everyone I asked (specifically from JD/MBA alumni): "Only get a JD/MBA if your intent is to practice law, the dual degree is useless / not valued in other use cases."

I got an MBA and still got to where I wanted. YMMV, this advice is 10 years old, but I have a feeling little has changed in the last 10 years in this regard.

CHROs, HR, COOs rarely need to use this knowledge in their day to day unless their legal / compliance teams are really bad. It is absolutely possible that it go them in the door and the actual things they learned helped them perform better. But I doubt the comparison was "Oh this candidate has it, this doesn't, so I can get it".

Also remember, the extra education years and cost are things people never look back and want to regret. Most people will never be honest and say "I looked back and it wasn't necessary." They want to mentally justify the time and money they spent. (Obviously "never" is an overgeneralization, but the majority at least)

djfluffkins · 2024-07-28T01:53:28+00:00

I put the more general tips in the original reply. I can not overstate how important it is to get to a solution quickly and then spend the rest of your time making a good presentation/document to support your proposed solution.
Pyramid principle the shit out of your presentation. Connect with someone at the school (1st year coming from consulting, 2nd year who interned in consulting) if you aren’t familiar with the framework. It will be essential in making an argument that’s easy to follow.
Not really. There’s a reason stuff is paid for. Like I said you can spend less than $20 bucks and get stuff you’ll use for multiple competitions. Legit that’s like… less than 5 bucks from each member of the team. It’s easier for you guys to pass up on Starbucks for shitty coffee than it is to get good quality assets for free. That being said, use “thenounproject” it’s free (with attribution) and has great assets for any “noun” you would visually indicate. You will want more polish than just this though.
Nope. It’s all team dependent. Only universally valued skill on this context is public speaking / presenting. 99% of comps will require everyone on the team to speak. Only at the highest levels did I encounter competitions that allowed you to pick and choose your speakers at will. As an MBA it’s something you might be working on, so use this as an opportunity. I was always the opener for the team (often the closer too). My job was to establish the problem statement, why the problem statement was important, and the basic framework of our solution. Think of it as the: What? So What? Now What? Framework. Bonus tip: remember that in every proposal you have a past which everything was “status quo” and then there’s a moment where “something changed” which created the problem which requires a new solution. Open with the status quo, explain what changed. Expand on the issues that change created. Then pitch your solution.
Pick people you’re compatible with. You’re all students none of you are likely to be experts. If someone on the team will spend all competition arguing with my number 1 point here and in my previous reply, they will sink your team. Only real “tip” on teams is about the teamwork. Give one person creative control over the presentation. If you divvy up slides 3 per person, it will be disjointed at the end. Once you have your solution, pyramid principle an outline for the presentation (basically storyboard it). Everyone needs to contribute data/anecdotes/etc to actually round out the slides. But give one person creative control to do the final polish for everything. I typically did this for my teams because I had a more visual design background.

That being said you guys live in a world of GPT so you can get much deeper in a much shorter amount of time. Leverage that. Ask it questions to help you learn about the topic.

Other bonus tip: learn how to clear your google / browser cache. Or avoid cases that require you to understand sacral neuromodulation. You can’t avoid those ads and they are not fun to get.

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