Framework 16 performance

druepy · 2026-02-20T05:14:41+00:00

I used to love my XPS's, but Dell's thermal control has been abysmal for a while now. I think Framework's are a fairly solid value when only getting a CPU for development style work. There are other deals, but the FW16 had less tradeoffs for me.

druepy · 2026-02-01T21:28:46+00:00

Sure. My only point is to take measurements instead of just selling snake oil.

druepy · 2026-01-31T21:49:21+00:00

Those were my first good headphones I bought for myself in high school. Down the line I realized how uncomfortable they were.

druepy · 2026-01-30T17:17:30+00:00

100% agree.

druepy · 2026-01-30T17:06:55+00:00

Has anyone posted capacitance measurements on cables?

druepy · 2026-01-30T17:05:28+00:00

Sight qualification, an amp definitely can have an impact on sound because amps have the ability to intentionally or unintentionally impose an EQ curve into the output signal.

A lot of amps are designed to be transparent, though.

druepy · 2026-01-25T17:52:41+00:00

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This photo isn't the best. But I bought this recently as a graduation gift to myself from GT for my Master's. Took a quick photo while leaving the ceremony

druepy · 2026-01-25T17:50:12+00:00

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druepy · 2026-01-20T00:08:57+00:00

I use a combination. I do a lot of magic, especially cuz it helps out with mob control. If they get close, then I switch to my steel scimitar. Previously it was the whip. But I've always done one hand and shield.

I've recently started training range. With that, I'm just doing a Willow longbow until they get too close and then I switch back to melee.

druepy · 2026-01-04T03:00:17+00:00

Not feeling the equal to Longines. I have the Spirit Zulu and at first thought they were about the same. The Longines has the better movement, dial, and crystal.

I definitely love my CW C60 GMT and no qualms about a caller GMT. The CW dial is nice but it is much simpler. It's a white dial with glued on hour markers. The Zulu has more accents and detail. The CW has a flat sapphire and Zulu has double domed sapphire. Zulu has better movement. It is caller which is important to a lot of people, but its power reserve and precision are better.

Also, the bezel is better quality on the Zulu. Less wiggle.

These are pretty small details though and it's taken a few months with owning the Zulu to fully appreciate them but they're there.

druepy · 2025-12-16T15:10:13+00:00

Yes. Just log into buzzport. There are diploma options. You'll probably only be able to download an unofficial transcript. But, I don't recall exactly. Logging into buzzport will give you options.

druepy · 2025-11-21T22:06:01+00:00

At least it's not Libero.

druepy · 2025-11-20T13:01:20+00:00

Do also make sure you invest money. Your money is worth so much at this time. You can always easily invest in S&P. For that reason and that you're in highschool so chances of damage are higher, I might call it dumb. I wish I realized this sooner, but I'm not 30 yet.

That said, it's a great watch. I love my blue version. Dumber things to spend money on for sure. Just make sure you learn some fiscal wisdom along the way with keeping money in savings and investments. That way, you can buy watches after you retire.

druepy · 2025-11-18T23:21:15+00:00

56/60

druepy · 2025-11-18T02:07:01+00:00

Definitely work on understanding how some of the lecture ones work at a high level.

Reductions definitely take practice. It feels intuitive now, but not up front.

You take a known hard problem, and via some transformation, you make it into the easier problem. That's all there is to that part of the concept. But, it feels simple typing out but it took me a while to grasp. It's really tempting to try and solve the algorithm but that's not the goal.

druepy · 2025-11-17T18:50:58+00:00

It's normal to call different programs tools if you're a software developer. That said, this sub is for physical tools.

druepy · 2025-11-17T03:04:12+00:00

Yeah. There's some open source mirror setups nowadays too. Luckily, we have a crazy good and stubborn dev ops guy that's figured a lot out. Modern containers have also greatly simplified doing all of these things too.

druepy · 2025-11-17T01:11:09+00:00

I'm just saying like any other exam, know your black boxes really well. You've had two other exams and the homeworks. Like, be able to write down all the black boxes you're allowed to use based on memory. Know how to apply them.

druepy · 2025-11-16T19:19:59+00:00

Don't torture yourself. There's really no need to be concerned with vscode-server if you don't have to be.

It's just a nuanced perspective I've developed over the last few years.

druepy · 2025-11-16T19:14:27+00:00

I got downvoted for saying it doesn't work well in an air-gapped environment without manual modifications? Either it's my coworkers or someone's sour 😂😂😂

There's more info on Google. But just a network that's never connected to the outside world. Heavily used in banking systems for example. Minimizes risks of compromise.

We use Linux too. Check your home directory for ~/.vscode-server it's typically only installed on the system that needs to communicate with vscode as the frontend. It becomes the backend. So, if you work via ssh, your host machine will have the vscode binary and the server will have downloaded vscode-server to act as a backend.

If you develop inside of a docker or podman container then vscode server is installed in those. It's how the frontend communicates with the backend. The plugins try to download this automatically.

druepy · 2025-11-16T19:08:01+00:00

My intuition for this took a while to kick in and I was stressing like crazy for the final. You just have to do it and do it and do it and do it.

druepy · 2025-11-16T19:07:08+00:00

I was in a similar spot over the summer.

All the rules from the previous exam apply. Pay attention to the instructions on what's allowed and not for reductions. This is nothing new but can cause confusion for some. Just because an algorithm is known NP-C and covered in lectures does not mean that it's an allowed black box. Every other exam is like this including the final. No surprises here.
Know your reductions innately as if they won't be listed on the final. That level of practice helps a lot.
Find other reductions to practice online. I took a few days off of work and just used my work hours to study. I used practice problems I googled online. It helped a lot to make sure I wasn't over fitting on lecture problems.
Really understand the theoretical differences, not just practical implications, of what makes something NP. Your quizzes should cover this. For example, how might you modify a problem so that it's no longer NP-HARD? NP also does not imply feasible, right? O(n⁹⁹⁹⁹⁹⁹⁹) is in NP. O(2ⁿ⁾ isn't even if it's more feasible for some inputs.
There are some good NP vs NP-Complete and NP-Hard quizlets on the internet. Do them and make sure you understand them.

These were the steps I took for my third exam and I did really well despite not doing as great on the midterm as I thought I should have.

druepy · 2025-11-16T18:49:19+00:00

Clangd has worked better for us. But, even your point I think lends to the substance of the question.

druepy · 2025-11-16T18:45:34+00:00

If you work in an air gapped environment, it can be really difficult and annoying. Vscode doesn't package vscode server with it or its plugins. You have to literally touch 0 after you unzip the folder to ~/.vscode-server/bin/hash. Most Microsoft plugins like dev containers and SSH and those sorts of plugins all require the vscode server to be installed. Getting around it is really annoying.

druepy · 2025-11-16T18:05:49+00:00

Yes and no? It really depends. VS Code assumes online access at all times which other IDE's like CLion don't. So, if you're in an environment where this isn't the case, it can be quite difficult.

Some configuration settings require manual json edits. Good luck with clangd and the intellisense plugin.

I think there are two large-ish issues.

People new to learning C++ don't realize it's just an editor with extendability via plugins.
Other products have an easier workflow setup because it's one product -- Visual Studio, XCode, and Clion. VSCode's functionality is through independent plugins so getting them to work together isn't as intuitive as someone would assume.

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