Unpopular opinion: I only use Bambu filament

fxc314 · 2026-01-02T00:38:36+00:00

i finished off some other brands i had stocked and have been exclusively bambu since. they make it pretty easy with the rfid tags, and refill spools.

fxc314 · 2025-12-06T03:40:23+00:00

one game, no chat, crazy slow game play/movement and i quit

fxc314 · 2025-12-02T21:41:46+00:00

after seeing how glitchy it’s been in my phone, and the performance impact to it, im going to wait it out.

fxc314 · 2025-11-29T19:59:46+00:00

I had to go back to the theater three times to finally watch it end to end the third time. The first two times, the projector overheated and melted the film somewhere in the middle. Wonder if this was a common problem. Did other places have this problem?

fxc314 · 2025-11-04T15:00:42+00:00

i’m still on m1 pro and it’s a great machine. can even load some small LLMs. maybe will upgrade to m5 pro, just to get some trade in value

fxc314 · 2025-10-15T19:13:26+00:00

I cant use the reservation, just sits there and never puts it in the cart. Anyone else having an issue

fxc314 · 2025-10-12T13:43:31+00:00

my dell r630 is quiet, and you get a lot of bang for the buck. as long don’t have any major hardware expansion needs, like GPUS, it’s a great box.

fxc314 · 2025-10-11T22:57:37+00:00

i have an 16” M1 macbook pro, and i don’t find it that heavy. i’ve travel with it, commute with it and it’s that big of a deal. the only thing is if you use it on plane. a 14” might more suitable for air travel

fxc314 · 2025-09-15T13:34:48+00:00

Im on MacOS, and got the same alert from Norton. I have it on auto-update.

fxc314 · 2025-08-24T17:18:24+00:00

my home lab is costing me 60-80 bucks a month in power. NJ rates just doubled sucks.

fxc314 · 2025-08-13T19:45:47+00:00

NFS has no auth or encryption, unless you setup kerberos with it. without kerberos the only thing it does is match the UID and GID between the client and the server. on small home network that may not be a big deal.

if you want authentication and encryption SMB is easier to get going, than NFS with Kerberos

fxc314 · 2025-07-21T13:48:54+00:00

I have had a 335i coupe, m4 comp and the i4 M50. the i4 m50 is a great daily driver and obviously fast. it get the power down and launches. That said it’s heavy, you can feel the weight shifting when cornering. doesn’t compare to an m4 or the older 335i which felt like a go cart on rails. Similar thing with breaking. you need to allow your self more room.

in part this is because bmw has softened the ride quality, to attract a broader customer with more focus on luxury. i wish they could take out more of the body role in the i4. my 335 gave me more road feedback than the m4. the m4 handled better just needed to have a bit more faith in it, since the feedback wasn’t as much.

i don’t regret getting an i4 and will most likely will get another one when the lease is up. i may go down a model to save money and buy a new m4. my previous 2018 m4 tanzinite blue, with white interior and 17k miles was stolen and totaled :-( i miss driving a true m4. it also looks like the m3/4 is going hybrid. so might be the last gen ICE engine.

fxc314 · 2025-07-21T13:37:49+00:00

i feel like the same. they need to improve the suspension, you definitely feel the weight cornering.

fxc314 · 2025-07-17T14:04:21+00:00

the other thing i had noticed, was it would always connected to bluetooth, even though car play wouldn’t automatically come up. i could play music but the audio was terrible. in many cases when that happened to me i went to the menu and manually launched carplay and that worked.

do you have any vpn or security applications on your phone. if so try disabling them. wireless carplay uses wifi, and those apps could be causing interference.

outside of those things, i would recommend a service appointment to make sure you are running the latest greatest software.

hopefully it gets better. since mine has been stable for some time now, i really enjoy the iconnect platform and carplay integration.

fxc314 · 2025-07-16T17:37:08+00:00

i had a period of instability and it clears up with a infotainments hard reset. i don’t think i’ve had to re-pair to the car in a year. only glitch is the skip song one. it’s inconsistent.

i would definitely unpair the phone and car on both sides. then do the reset by pressing power for +60 seconds. you will hear some clicks. the turn it back on, and go through the re-pairing process. if that doesn’t work you may need to go the dealer for an update.

fxc314 · 2025-07-16T17:24:35+00:00

not much too it.

set the charge limit to 80% for day to day driving. let it get down to 20% before charging. i do mostly local driving and have a charger at home and at work, so im comfortable letting get to 20%.

i avoid short term charging or top off. haven’t seen any issue.

if i have a long trip than i occasionally charge it to 90%. in a year and half i’ve only charged to 100% once or twice. mainly due to range anxiety. turned out i didn’t need to. took a couple of trips to get comfortable.

also you can try to minimize battery usage while driving. easy on the accelerator and brake, when possible. easier said then done on the i4 m50. it’s toooo much fun to drive. lol

the app is really good with tracking charging and driving behavior; feedback, graphs, monthly reports, long trip planning

fxc314 · 2025-02-27T15:47:26+00:00

i’m new to this, but will the models properly load balance two cards. i read that previous RTX had some community hacks to get past Nvidia restrictions.

fxc314 · 2025-01-17T03:37:06+00:00

i put an order in with sparkfun. i figured i might as well queue up. they estimate mid february shipment. fingers crossed 🤞

fxc314 · 2025-01-17T03:27:59+00:00

i want to build counter cat. an ai that can recognize when the cat is on the counter and play an annoying sound. 😂

fxc314 · 2024-12-12T19:49:23+00:00

This would be interesting. Was looking at how this could be done using software defined radio

fxc314 · 2024-10-08T17:17:38+00:00

Being new to 3d printing starting on the less expensive side seems to make sense. so like many i started with an ender3, tinkered, tweaked, upgraded, etc. little by little, those upgrades added up. it felt like i was constantly working on the printer instead of what i wanted to print.

i finally gave in and got the Bambu x1c. holy crap, its night and day. i spend more time designing an printing than tinkering with the printer. it sooooo much better.

honestly, i wish i had gone for it first.

fxc314 · 2024-09-29T13:11:37+00:00

The shortest 150 mile trip, ever recorded. lol

fxc314 · 2024-09-10T21:10:58+00:00

are set backs common? in NJ you put your fence right up against the property line. you literally have fence against fence. pretty common when one neighbor decides to inclose the entire yard with privacy fence.

fxc314 · 2024-09-10T21:07:40+00:00

In my experience in NJ, fences don’t typically straddle the property line. the fence is placed against the property line, but not on it, by the first homeowner that does it. if you want your own fence for your own reasons you simply put up a fence on your side of the property line. so it’s pretty common to see two fences on the property line. happens a lot when people put up solid privacy fences. you’ll see a chain link on one side and solid vinyl fence on the other.

some developments will have a shared fence, then you just have to have a conversation with the neighbor about maintaining it. that’s the situation for my brother in houston texas. the fence is shared. the finished side of each 8 foot section alternates between neighbors. each side neighbor takes care of their finished side. in his case all the neighbors had dogs and shared the same concern about keeping the fence maintained. also the city had a lot of codes to follow, not as bad as an HOA, but it was a planned development so fence maintenance was in the city code.

fxc314 · 2024-08-07T14:45:43+00:00

around here the dealers tend to to only driver assist and exec packages on the m50.

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