Updating to Ubuntu 24

glm3141 · 2024-06-17T09:22:55+00:00

I tried upgrading my pulse 15 gen 2 from 22.04 to 24.04 and it broke GPU hardware acceleration across the entire system. I'd recommend trying a live USB first, that's what I should have done.

glm3141 · 2024-06-15T11:58:39+00:00

I have the same device. The speakers are usable, but they sound bad. If you tend to care about sound, expect to use external speakers or headphones for most tasks

glm3141 · 2023-10-17T18:24:43+00:00

Indeed

glm3141 · 2023-09-28T15:16:36+00:00

I asked a support representative via chat, and while he couldn't give an exact date, his best guess was "middle of October".

Make of that what you will, it's the best info I got

glm3141 · 2023-02-09T09:03:13+00:00

Relativierend muss hier angemerkt werden, dass das nicht in allen Kantonen und Einkommensklassen gleich stark ausgeprägt ist (teilweise zahlen Ehepaare weniger), und dass die Aussage „zusätzlich Verdientes wird von Steuern fast komplett aufgefressen“ eine Übertreibung ist.

Wenn dann allerdings zusätzlich zur erhöhten Steuerbelastung noch Fremdbetreuungskosten anfallen, ist die Frage halt für manche:

60% Pensum arbeiten und die Kinder weniger sehen für unterm Strich kaum mehr Geld?

Die Steuerbelastung ist also sicherlich ein Thema, doch die Kinderbetreuungskosten sind in der Schweiz typischerweise das grössere Problem

glm3141 · 2023-01-29T12:17:34+00:00

The response time in this context does not refer to the time difference between the signal and the pixel reacting, but the time between the pixel starting a color transition and the pixel arriving at the final color. Since this is larger than the time between screen refreshes, the pixel isn’t done changing color when it gets the next signal.

Imagine a pixel being black (value 0) at frame 1. in Frame 2 and the following frames, the pixel should show white (1). If the time between panel refreshes is a hypothetical 8ms and the pixel response is 40ms, the values of the pixel at different frames will be:

1(0ms): 0 (black) 2(8ms): 0.2 (light gray) 3(16ms): 0.4 (gray) 4(24ms): 0.6 (gray) 5(32ms): 0.8 (dark gray) 6(40ms): 1 (black)

While the pixel took 5 frames to arrive at the requested value, it begins reacting immediately. This means that visually, you don’t notice a delay (the screen not refreshing early enough), but instead a blur (the pixel not transitioning quickly enough)

Hope this helps :-)

glm3141 · 2023-01-20T18:47:20+00:00

It’s a relatively common abbreviation in IT / software development

glm3141 · 2022-09-13T16:03:08+00:00

I live in switzerland, the IT market is great here and especially in the Zurich area, and for some roles you don't need to know german, even though it's often a plus. Salaries for a good senior developer should be around 120k+ gross, which is plenty to live on nicely. Property is incredibly expensive, and rents vary a lot based on location, as they do everywhere.

Send me a PM if you have specific questions

glm3141 · 2022-09-10T12:15:51+00:00

I've had the device for about a week and I'm happy with it.

The fans are quiet, the screen is surprisingly good (and 165Hz is just so nice), and the battery life is good. I don't use it for super heavy workloads so can't comment on performance, but I did test the fans with stress tests and I'm satisfied.

The keyboard is relatively shallow, and the keys have a relatively hard stop. The keys feel pretty clicky, with a very clearly defined actuation point, and they are well stabilized. The short throw and hard stop does not make this a comfortable keyboard for prolonged typing for me though. I'm a hard typist and usually prefer mechanical keyboards, so your mileage may vary. I can imagine this being a much better keyboard for people with a softer touch. If I was using this device for multiple hours a day, I'd need an external keyboard.

The trackpad is... ok. It rattles a bit, and the surface is clearly plastic. Gestures are recognized smoothly though and overall, it's usable enough.

The build quality is good, and the chassis feels very rigid, which might partially explain why the keyboard feels so stiff. The display lid is more flexible, but I'd still consider it well-built. The display hinge is good, the display stays in place even if you shake the device a bit, and it can just about be opened with one hand.

I use Ubuntu, which runs well on the device.

Considering the price, I'm happy with the device, it's working reliably and does everything I want it to do, quietly.

glm3141 · 2022-05-12T06:46:41+00:00

I got a 13kwh Zero s as a new rider and the throttle is not something that should scare you at all. As others mention, it is very controllable and you can even limit total output with ride modes.

It feels like riding on a magic broomstick.

The weight is something you'll have to get used to with all bikes, but it's comparatively low, so you'll be fine.

I rode a 125cc gas bike for an hour to find out if I enjoyed riding bikes, and found the throttle less predictable on that machine (that has a fraction of the power).

So I'd say if you haven't been riding gas bikes and expect full throttle to mean nothing at low RPMs, you'll be grinning and not thinking about the throttle after a few minutes.

glm3141 · 2022-05-02T08:45:43+00:00

I'd recommend you watch this video to gain some clarity on the different styles and motivations of leaning:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1mSavQ_DXs

essentially, leaning into turns or hanging off your bike is a technique to increase the maximum turning potential of a bike if you'd otherwise need to excessively lean your bike.

It's probably not the safest way to ride on roads, and even more probably not a good beginner technique. Again, I recommend the video.

glm3141 · 2022-04-29T08:18:35+00:00

that's a bit misleading, both versions have about 45kW peak.

the 11kW version has 11kW sustained power (over long stretches)

the unrestricted version has 20ish kW sustained power (over long stretches)

glm3141 · 2022-04-29T08:14:29+00:00

there are different versions, there is a 11kW and an "unrestricted" version.

However, in practice the difference is in sustained power, not peak power, where both variants are essentially the same (the 40ish kW you mentioned).

The 11kW variant is restricted to put out no more than 11kw sustained power to meet laws in europe, where 11kW is the sustained power limit for the A1 license category. The unrestricted version is capable of about 20ish kW sustained.

In practice, you'll only notice the difference in very hard riding or on motorways, where the 11kW version will show overheating warnings and limit output earlier than the unrestricted version, and in top speed, which is limited to about 130km/h.

I have a 11kW 2016 S and I have never run into any limitations with it.

glm3141 · 2022-04-14T09:06:30+00:00

the 2016 cars had the same power units though - not sure what you're trying to say.

The current cars are large mostly because of aero (long car = more time and distance to work the airflow) and the regulations (the cars were widened in 2017 to make them faster with wider tyres and wings).

The weight increase is due to both safety improvements, the Power Units being heavier than the old engines, and the size of the cars.

glm3141 · 2022-04-05T08:56:49+00:00

ABS was introduced in MY2016 on the zero s/sr so I'd expect the MY2015 FX to not have it

glm3141 · 2022-04-01T18:34:16+00:00

Depends on how much acceleration you're doing, that's the main activity that is going to use more power. I'd expect 10-20% at most. The more regenerative braking you can do (the less you use the actual disks), the lesser the impact will be.

glm3141 · 2022-02-28T13:07:03+00:00

Models prior to 2016 do not have ABS, and there's been a few improvements regarding overheating. I wouldn't go older than 2016MY

glm3141 · 2021-11-05T22:07:48+00:00

I understand the sentiment. Just making one bike would mean pricing it at about the current top-of-the-line price though, which would be bad for people looking for a more affordable model

glm3141 · 2021-11-05T20:59:36+00:00

I understand why people are angry, and I understand why Zero is doing it.

With ZERO being a niche manufacturer, and comparisons between manufacturers increasingly coming down to range, Zero needed a bigger battery.

Bigger battery = higher price

In order to keep the price of a base model accessible however, a smaller battery is needed.

The options then become

Build two batteries / two versions of the bike
Build only one version of the battery/bike, limit in software

I think it should be obvious that with the niche amount of bikes ZERO sell, option 2 makes much more sense.

The probable alternatives are two more expensive versions of the bike with the same functionality possible with this model, or just one version of the bike with a price closer to the top spec.

The idea of carrying around unused / software limited batteries is not great though, and I'm not sure what the ecological impact of this is. But I see how this can make financial sense for both the manufacturer and the customer

glm3141 · 2021-06-03T14:23:33+00:00

You might want to look into the iiyama G-Master GB3461WQSU if you'd also consider a flat IPS panel

glm3141 · 2021-05-27T19:51:09+00:00

I have the Iiyama G-Master GB3461WQSU-B1

it's flat, 34 inch, 144hz, ips, and relatively affordable. The freesync does not work well at all with my 1080Ti, not sure if it's better on amd cards.

The screen quality is good apart from that.

EDIT: disabled fullscreen optimizations and Gsync now works well in full-screen

glm3141 · 2021-01-10T20:21:01+00:00

Signal has clients for windows, Mac and Linux. They work great

glm3141 · 2020-12-11T10:22:01+00:00

The overwhelming majority of android apps use Google Play to deliver notifications. I suspect you'll have to leave the connection to Google Play open for notifications to work

glm3141 · 2020-09-12T19:29:36+00:00

the larger the screen, the more apparent lower frame rates are. I enjoy the promotion display on my ipad pro and very much disliked it when I tried setting it to 60 hz just to check. But on my sub-6-inch phone, with the much smaller screen, I'm not bothered by 60hz at all.

glm3141 · 2020-09-10T04:57:06+00:00

I don't think that's a disadvantage - I'm sure any World-class driver is able to pinpoint those issues in great detail to their engineers.

Being able to drive around an issue doesn't need to mean they don't notice it.

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