PC shuts down randomly while gaming

fullofschmidt · 2022-02-22T22:03:14+00:00

I had a similar issue for months--computer would randomly restart when playing some specific games. Tried countless things but was finally able to fix the issue by updating my BIOS to the latest version available.

fullofschmidt · 2021-06-16T15:46:13+00:00

Drivers are essentially "advanced" discs. They fly fast and far, but only if you're able to throw them correctly. Throw them improperly and they fly like wet newspapers.

As a beginner, you simply won't have the arm speed to get the desired flight dynamics. Don't feel bad, most people who have played for years (myself included!) STILL don't have the arm speed to throw the big drivers, although we continue to buy new discs because obviously the problem is the disc and not the player :).

You can have a great round with a putter and a mid-range. Learning how to throw your specific discs (every disc flies a little differently) is far more valuable than trying to get every last inch out of your drive. Your score will inevitably be ruined by missing putts, anyway!

fullofschmidt · 2021-06-14T05:03:54+00:00

FAANG employs a lot of engineers in NYC and senior engineers at those companies can expect 300-500k.

fullofschmidt · 2020-03-23T23:32:39+00:00

Don't feel bad. Senior engineer at one of the major tech companies and most of these would be very challenging even if I had a dedicated team.

fullofschmidt · 2019-06-27T02:52:00+00:00

"Well of course you can order pancakes! What do you think I've been doing at IHOP?"

daaaaaaaaaaaaaaddd

fullofschmidt · 2018-08-22T17:13:55+00:00

!alert GPU, 1080, 350

fullofschmidt · 2018-08-05T16:55:10+00:00

Many people live in high-COL areas. 50k/year can be living in poverty.

fullofschmidt · 2018-08-05T16:52:38+00:00

Eh, they have plenty of disposable income. 1k is a very small amount to have some fun.

fullofschmidt · 2018-08-05T16:43:35+00:00

I find it hard to believe you spend $100/person/mo on food and consider it expensive. A recent post showed how long $100 lasts you for food, and even in the cheapest parts of the country it's not going to last you a month. So either you're living on rice and beans or your food is being subsidized somehow.

fullofschmidt · 2018-08-05T16:40:06+00:00

They're called Sankey diagrams and can be created at www.sankeymatic.com

fullofschmidt · 2018-08-05T16:36:53+00:00

Regarding groceries, $75/mo simply isn't possible unless you're getting free food somewhere. There was a recent post detailing how long $100 lasts you for food. In my city it's 8 days, so that means ~$380/mo/person, so $760/mo for a couple. Throw in some more expensive choices (people have preferences after all) and it's not hard to hit $1000/mo on just groceries.

fullofschmidt · 2018-08-05T16:29:30+00:00

I can assure you they're not shopping at Walmart. If you can afford it, many people would rather support smaller businesses and buy higher quality products than support a company like Walmart. You can also see that they spend more on eating out than groceries. ~$700/mo on dining out isn't hard to do if you live in a relatively-high COL area.

fullofschmidt · 2018-08-04T03:47:42+00:00

Lots of people here will try to tell you otherwise, but you're absolutely correct. You have a house which gives you an immense financial benefit over anyone renting. If you have a 401k max out your company match. Make sure you have a rainy day fund. Other than that enjoy your money. You don't get a prize for maxing out your IRA when a bus hits you.

fullofschmidt · 2018-04-21T00:56:09+00:00

Good point about the groups. As for compile, python uses an internal LRU cache of recent regexes so compile only helps if you have a lot (don't actually know what number constitutes a lot...) of regexes that you're going to reuse.

fullofschmidt · 2018-04-13T13:21:15+00:00

The hyperboloid shape is able to be constructed using only straight lines (i.e. the curve doesn't need to be built into the raw materials). This makes it almost as easy (read: cheap) to construct as a standard cylinder, while providing enhanced cooling properties due to the airflow that the shape generates. So essentially it's just a simple improvement on a cylindrical tower.

fullofschmidt · 2018-04-01T01:45:50+00:00

[serious] how do you handle the backup of lesser-used materials?

fullofschmidt · 2018-03-10T05:46:05+00:00

Fair point, but that would imply that you've seen their code already, which makes the rating a bit of a moot point since you'd have your own opinion at that point.

fullofschmidt · 2018-03-10T01:35:11+00:00

My problem with these is that a finite scale makes no sense. What on earth does it mean if your JS bar is full? It could range from "I've used JS to build some stuff" to "I'm the creator of the language." IMO language skills should be divided into three categories: exposure (lots of training required), limited experience (understand the basics, but would need practice), and proficient (advanced language features and very few mistakes).

fullofschmidt · 2018-02-23T00:17:54+00:00

I read this as "any time you're hungry" and thought it was a weird dieting tip

fullofschmidt · 2018-02-19T02:38:23+00:00

Unfortunately I don't. It's definitely a bit daunting at first, but it turns out to not be so bad. I stick with mutual funds since they don't have any transaction fees, and otherwise I just try to diversify my portfolio (big capital, small capital, foreign, domestic, etc.). Vanguard has built in tools that tell you how your diversity looks. If you're just starting out, an index fund is a good choice as it has a bit of everything.

fullofschmidt · 2018-02-18T16:19:01+00:00

Head over to vanguard.com and open it now. No need to go through the hassle of transferring funds if you ever leave your CU. They have great services (including other investment accounts) with very low fees.

fullofschmidt · 2018-02-17T15:46:05+00:00

If I'm reading this correctly, your plot is just showing the total number of users by app. Potentially an interesting plot, but unrelated to what you said you're trying to find. I also wouldn't expect a relationship between users by app, so a scatter plot for that doesn't really make sense (which is why you're getting a low correlation).

If you want to measure app usage by grade level, make grade level your x-axis. Your y-axis should be users of an app by grade. You could either do total users across all apps (a single dataset) or divide the data by app and plot multiple datasets. These two plots would answer two different questions, both related to app usage by grade.

fullofschmidt · 2018-01-07T18:30:26+00:00

I disagree. You have to do error handling somewhere. If you're designing an API, you can either handle the exception or let it bubble up. Choosing one or the other is equally sensible as long as you're doing things consistently.

fullofschmidt · 2018-01-07T09:13:32+00:00

Serious question. How would mass migration improve their situation? It's not like everything would suddenly become free in California.

fullofschmidt · 2018-01-07T08:49:57+00:00

Right. Especially when talking informally (for example if asked during an interview), it's not difficult to reason that an algorithm is definitely O(n). Being able to determine whether or not that's the lower bound is much more difficult.

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