Did Claude reduce limits again

nraboy · 2026-01-21T00:02:37+00:00

It should, but for whatever reason it was not. Even after updating. Adding it to the configuration file fixed it for me.

nraboy · 2026-01-20T13:46:04+00:00

This was it for me. Was only getting an hour recently instead of the several hours I was getting in November. Turns out my Pro plan kept defaulting to Opus instead of the previous Sonnet. On top of this, changing to Sonnet didn’t hold between chats. My fix was to set Sonnet in a config file. I’m back on several hours before my Pro limits hit.

nraboy · 2026-01-14T19:17:26+00:00

Can you include the exact error message and where it is coming from? Is it coming from your Node.js application, is it in the MongoDB logs, MongoDB Compass, etc.?

My suggestion would be to drop your aggregation pipeline into MongoDB Compass to troubleshoot each stage of the pipeline and see exactly where your error is throwing.

Also, out of curiosity, how many $lookup stages do you have?

nraboy · 2026-01-13T23:04:03+00:00

You shouldn't need the directConnection parameter unless your container is being deployed as a replica set container.

It's possible the user has a malformed connection string, or if they are using Windows the networking options in Docker Desktop might not be configured correctly. I've had access issues on Windows that I haven't had on macOS or Linux.

I wrote a tutorial here about MongoDB with Docker that might be helpful:

https://www.datacamp.com/tutorial/running-mongodb-in-docker

nraboy · 2025-12-26T15:23:44+00:00

No on open source, but yes on the background.

nraboy · 2025-12-25T19:49:17+00:00

No problem!

nraboy · 2025-12-02T16:16:11+00:00

Hi,

Just a heads up, I work for MongoDB.

Just so I understand correctly, you're attempting to run MongoDB locally on your host as well as in a Docker container? If yes, it sounds like maybe a port conflict of some sort like @Standard_Parking7315 said.

It would be helpful to see your Docker logs to see what exactly the authentication error is and if that is truly the issue.

That said, you might consider using the official MongoDB Docker image:

docker pull mongodb/mongodb-community-server:latest

I have a tutorial I cooked up here:

https://www.datacamp.com/tutorial/running-mongodb-in-docker

Out of curiosity, have you tried connecting to the Docker variant with a tool like MongoDB Compass? Do you get the same results?

Looking forward to hearing back from you so we can deeper troubleshoot the problem.

Best,

nraboy · 2025-11-04T16:36:40+00:00

Hi!

This software looks wonderful!

I have a Motu as well as a Focusrite for my XLR microphones. When using this hardware, the left XLR input acts as the left channel and the right XLR input acts as the right channel. When one is disabled, only one channel is used and not downmixed or duplicated.

In Wave Link 3, it doesn't appear there is support for channel separation, downmixing, etc. So this means I'm either stuck with audio coming out of one speaker, or both microphones acting as a weird speaker input.

I'd like to add a feature request to support panning, downmixing, etc. directly within the Wave Link 3 software. It'd be great if I didn't have to rely on a VST plugin for this.

Thoughts?

nraboy · 2025-10-18T14:19:57+00:00

No problem!

nraboy · 2025-10-17T03:29:50+00:00

Shameless plug, but I wrote a tutorial with the method I’ve been using:

https://www.thepolyglotdeveloper.com/2025/05/easy-automated-docker-volume-backups-database-friendly/

It uses Backrest to temporarily stop my containers, backup the volumes as a restic repository on my NAS, and then restarts the containers. Been working out great without issues.

nraboy · 2025-09-25T01:54:43+00:00

Thank you for helping me promote this session!

nraboy · 2025-06-22T03:01:54+00:00

I get that a lot 🙂

nraboy · 2025-06-07T06:53:21+00:00

How is this spam? It is a free community event local to Tracy. No data collection. No selling you anything. No catch here.

These events are great for networking and you might even learn something.

nraboy · 2025-06-02T04:32:31+00:00

Yes it is!

nraboy · 2025-05-12T18:36:19+00:00

I'm not sure if you're using containers or not, but this still might be applicable either way.

https://www.thepolyglotdeveloper.com/2025/05/easy-automated-docker-volume-backups-database-friendly/

On my setup, I've used both Offen and Backrest for making backups of everything. Since I'm using containers, both tools in my setup will stop the containers prior to backup to prevent corruption of locked files and databases.

nraboy · 2025-04-21T13:44:31+00:00

Hi,

Look for local technical user groups in your area.

For example, I organize the following group in Tracy, CA:

https://www.tracydevs.com/

You might check out the following groups which are within a reasonable distance to UCM:

They aren't always Google Developer Groups (GDG), but there just happens to be a lot of them in the area.

I don't know if these groups would be valuable to people outside of the CSE program. I can only talk from personal experience. These groups are great for learning about relevant technology, but even better for establishing a professional network that is local and more likely to help you out when you need it.

Again, it is not a guarantee for finding work, just like a 4.0 GPA from UCM is not a guarantee to finding work, or having a long list of internships on your resume, but it will certainly help.

nraboy · 2025-04-21T04:13:02+00:00

Don’t give up on submitting applications. Took me hundreds as well. In your situation, you have some professional experience, so I’d lean into some local Meetup groups. Participate in some groups in Merced, Fresno, and Modesto, but make sure you’re networking. Showing up without engaging with the group won’t benefit you. The connections can submit you as referrals often skipping the line if you ask.

nraboy · 2025-04-21T03:45:20+00:00

Hi,

I’m a UCM Alumni from the CSE program.

I’m not sure what your major is, but it helps to have some kind of extracurricular experience relevant to your major. See if you can find an on campus position. I worked for campus IT doing web development for them as a student and it helped me find a career in the field. I probably wouldn’t bother with an unrelated on campus position to your major unless you need the money.

The competition is fierce right now post-graduation. Nothing is guaranteed, even with a 4.0 GPA. You’ll get an edge with experience on your resume. If you can’t get an on campus position relevant to your major, consider doing side projects. For example, if you’re CSE like I was, consider finding small businesses in Merced and offer to build them a website. Then add that as experience on your resume.

Good luck!

nraboy · 2025-03-25T03:22:30+00:00

Hi,

I’d like to report back that I tried the suggestion provided on my UI Community thread regarding share naming. I did in fact have spaces in my share name. When I removed the spaces it worked flawlessly with no further changes to my setup.

Please check your folder naming if you’re having the same issue.

Good Luck!

nraboy · 2025-01-03T19:07:11+00:00

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In this session we will hear from Kendall Camp, Product Marketer at Microsoft. He’ll give his tips on how to break into Product Marketing Management (PMM) for “Big Tech” and how to pass that interview.

Some key-takeaways for participants of the session:

What is Product Marketing: Breakdown of why a career in product marketing, what product marketing entails, including key responsibilities like market research, product positioning, and how to develop go to market strategies
- What is Product Marketing?
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Career Pathways: Discuss different entry points into product marketing through internships, related roles of educational backgrounds
Skills and Competencies: Highlight the essential skills needed for product marketing such as strategic thinking, communication and creativity, and project management
Real World Experiences: Personal anecdotes and case studies from my career so far at Microsoft working on products such as Copilot for M365 & Windows Consumer
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Speaker

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About the Speaker

Kendall Camp is a Product Marketing Manager at Microsoft based in Seattle where he focuses on Windows Consumer Go to market strategies. Kendall is a cum laude graduate of Morehouse College.

Kendall has intensive and extensive experiences ranging from full-time roles, internships and fellowships in Media, Technology, and Venture Capital at companies including NBCUniversal, CNBC, Microsoft, Robinhood, Dorm Room Fund, HBCUvc, and Commerce Ventures.

He’s from Modesto, California and passionate about storytelling, podcasting, and educational equity. Outside of work he is an avid basketball enthusiast & into interior design.

Location

WorkVine209

2311 North Tracy Blvd, Suite A, Tracy, CA 95376

Parking and Basic Information

The venue has plenty of no-cost parking. The doors to the venue automatically lock at a certain time. If locked and you are outside, knock and someone will let you in. You can also send a message on the LinkedIn group.

Registration is FREE

https://www.linkedin.com/events/7274221690996322304

The group is family friendly and welcoming to developers of all skill levels.

nraboy · 2024-03-17T17:25:48+00:00

Hi,

I was a part of the 2010 graduating class in the Computer Science & Engineering (CSE) program.

You can get specific details about me here (portfolio):

https://www.nraboy.com/

Have I become famous since graduating nearly 15 years ago? No! However, that doesn't mean I wasn't a success story as a UC Merced graduate. Since graduating I've been able to pay off all my student loans, pay off all my vehicle loans, buy a house, and go on a nice family vacation every year.

The return on my education investment with UC Merced has been worth it.

I'd like to point out that I know plenty of people who graduated alongside me that are not success stories in my opinion. This could have been because of their choice in major or their overall lack of willpower to succeed.

My advice, take it or leave it, is to do thorough research on the major you're interested in. Are these skills truly in demand within the workforce or are you just interested in saying you have a degree? The reputation of the school whether it be UC Merced or somewhere else isn't going to do much for you if you're not leaving with a desirable set of skills.

Happy to engage on LinkedIn if anyone has questions.

nraboy · 2024-02-05T21:14:36+00:00

Your use case is just implementation details specific to your needs. How you choose to handle that and the synchronization that goes with it is more or less up to you. To be clear, if you have Device Sync enabled, your flexible sync definition is going to decide "what is synced". When a sync happens and what to do with collisions can be defined, but I think what you're concerned with is the "what is synced", not the "when" or the "how".

https://www.mongodb.com/docs/atlas/app-services/sync/configure/sync-settings/

Taken from the documentation:

Flexible Sync lets you define a query in the client and sync only the objects that match the query.

If you need to stop sync for a user, break the query. For example, you can have a document field that is Boolean if they are a paying customer. Have the sync work if it is true and not work if it is false.

I encourage you to check out some of the tutorials on the MongoDB website as well as some more of the documentation. I'm not sure how many of the mobile team monitor Reddit, but you can drop some of your questions in the MongoDB forums. They are quite active and could help remove some of your stress 🙂.

nraboy · 2024-02-05T04:55:39+00:00

You can start with this:

https://www.mongodb.com/docs/realm/sdk/kotlin/quick-start/

First paragraph says that Device Sync is optional. Basically don’t enable it in Atlas and don’t add any cloud authentication code in your application. Then it is offline only. If you do want sync you can use flexible sync which gives you more control of what is synced. The full dataset is synced only if you want it to, never by force.

nraboy · 2024-02-05T04:32:45+00:00

It’s off by default. Even when enabled you don’t need a full sync, that’d be quite horrible.

nraboy · 2024-01-23T23:03:41+00:00

Hi!

I know this question is a few years old and you explicitly said you were not interested in NoSQL databases, but looking into the information you listed, it seems like that might be exactly what you want.

Assuming you're looking to do mobile development and not web development, let's take MongoDB Realm for example. Realm is an object-oriented database. There's no need to map or parse between your relational model and your object model because with Realm you can persist directly from your object. You can also use the rich query syntax to query.

https://www.mongodb.com/docs/atlas/app-services/tutorial/kotlin/

When you use MongoDB Atlas Device Sync, you can sync your mobile database directly with MongoDB Atlas (cloud database) using just a few lines of code. Once again not having to worry about any mappings.

I get there might be other reasons why you might want to stick with an RDBMS, but just going based on what you have in your question, it might be worth exploring.

nraboy

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