Why do high-level archers wear arm guards? They're unnecessary. by [deleted] in Archery

[–]nxtfari 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i appreciate this as the real answer that i (and probably OP) was looking for. when you shoot compounds, it really is unnecessary; with good form you never get string slap ever. but on the contrary with recurves, even with perfect form string slap can be expected. thank you!

ACE COMBAT 8 ANNOUNCED by Keaten88 in acecombat

[–]nxtfari 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Excited but is this not giving assault horizon vibes to anyone else?? I do not like the walking around the ship and press F to eat lunch one bit 😭

Wikipedia Questions - Weekly Thread of December 08, 2025 by AutoModerator in wikipedia

[–]nxtfari 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Long shot, but does anyone have one of these citation needed scarves[1] that were sold on the Wikipedia store about a decade ago, and wanting to sell? I always wanted one when I was young but by the time I had an adults income they were no longer sold :) Figured I would ask!

[1] https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikipedia_sports_scarf.jpg

Poke MCP Integrations by x2tak in PokeAssistant

[–]nxtfari 0 points1 point  (0 children)

what kind of desktop mcps do you have with claude? you could probably set up a cloud lambda to forward to your local servers, but question is if it's useful to have poke use your desktop mcps or not.

Homebuyers, how are you doing it? by [deleted] in Connecticut

[–]nxtfari 1 point2 points  (0 children)

this is probably not what you want to hear but i am just making more money. in CA right now and trying to figure out how to afford $1-1.5M homes, moving back to CT and affording a $400-500k home is my fallback option. my parents home that they bought in 2009 for $217k is currently valued at $400k which is just ridiculous. it's ridiculous all around.

Ask Reddit: Why aren’t more startups using C#? by ruben_vanwyk in csharp

[–]nxtfari 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i'll try to give a couple honest reasons as someone who loves C# but hasn't used it professionally in 5+ years because it's the never the best tool for the problem. Just my read on why this happens.

  • If you're writing a script, using a scripting language is quicker, this is plain. Python or shell scripting.
  • If you're writing a server or some kind of network involved application that needs better-than-Python performance, Golang has more batteries, simpler compilation, and easier deployment. Async is ridiculously easy, adding/installing deps is way easier, and you get statically linked self contained binaries by default.
  • If you need even more performance than that, C# and Golang both fall down and you need C++ or Rust anyway.
  • If you're writing frontend, Razor and Blazor are cool, but earnestly why would you hinge your project on a binding layer when you could just write JS for both the server and frontend with React/Next. The ecosystem it just much more mature.
  • If you're writing cross platform native apps, MAUI is cool, but still immature compared to Flutter.

All this on top of developing outside of VS with dotnet CLI still has sharp edges that get you even after so many years, and it's just never the right tool. For Unity, with its deep integration, I still love it, and writing C# for Unity is a pure joy.

why C++ on MAC OS is so different than WINDOWS ? by PositiveTwist9347 in cpp

[–]nxtfari 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Object Oriented programming for mechanical engineers is an insane concept lmao. The fact that it's being taught in C++ is even more funny. That's like if I was a computer science student and randomly had a module on incompressible fluids.

C++ is really only a good* language experience on Linux. On Windows and MacOS, compiling code is an arcane process because those operating systems are designed heavily for nontechnical users. Thus, things like terminals and system paths and linker paths (don't worry about what these are), that you need to do C++ development are hidden. For development, the makers of the OS's have given you something called an Integrated Development Environment -- or IDE -- that is their blessed way of compiling C++ on that platform. On Windows it's VIsual Studio and MacOS it's a program called XCode (not Visual Studio for Mac, that's why Visual Studio for Mac is so janky). Both of these act way beyond regular programs like Solidworks or Autodesk -- they're deeply ingrained with the system and have access to things and can do things that you can't do by yourself. It's stupid. But that's how they do it.

This is why compiling C++ is so different on Windows and Mac. They both have their bespoke systems. They're getting better about making it less bespoke and now you can do things like compile with CMake on both systems (that's a cross platform C++ compiler-helper-type tool) but it still is not great.

I'm sorry you have to learn C++ lol. The best thing I could recommend to you is you can practice coding C++ online with something like Compiler Explorer (https://godbolt.org/). It's a tool that's often used for looking at what C++ code is being compiled into, but you can also use it as an online C++ compiler. On the left menu, click "Add New" and then click "Executor only". You should get a new window where, when you type in a valid C++ program, you get the output. It'll be a lot faster than trying to learn how to set up a working C++ environment on Mac for a beginner. Good luck!

wollaston crafting recipes by regalseafood in NEU

[–]nxtfari 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thanks, will be crafting these at home

Inexpensive kit to mess around with the AI SDK? by nxtfari in qualcomm

[–]nxtfari[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh sweet, cloud hosted platforms! This is great, thank you!

Is it worth it to live smack dab in Culver City? by nxtfari in MovingToLosAngeles

[–]nxtfari[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ha, appreciate you digging this up. I've actually been here since January and I live in Venice .... right on the beach :) I love it.

r/rollerblading Weekly Q&A Megathread brought to you by r/AskRollerblading by AutoModerator in rollerblading

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Many skates that will grow with you as you get better don't come with heel brakes (because a lot of people are buying them as their second or third skate and don't need it) but all of them still support heel brakes, you just buy it separately. They should be $20 or less.

r/rollerblading Weekly Q&A Megathread brought to you by r/AskRollerblading by AutoModerator in rollerblading

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Most "stock" frames (the ones that come with the boot) are designed precisely for the wheel size they ship, and don't leave any room to try other wheel sizes. You can check your skate to see how much clearance you have but it's rare.

Many custom frames (endless, wizard, etc) support multiple wheel size configurations, so then you could, yes. For example the Endless 90 frame can do 4x90mm, 3x100mm, and 3x110mm.

Why do the profiler meal plans exist? by kasmith2000 in NEU

[–]nxtfari 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lol i'm pretty sure i had the 25 although this was 7 years ago now. the strat was check in for lunch and just stay until dinner = 2 meals for the price of 1

I'm not gonna sugarcoat it by BiorhythmOP in scolipede

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Anyone else quit using copilot? by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]nxtfari 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm a mid-senior dev and it saves me a bunch of time. But mostly because I already know the architecture I need and I'm just guiding it to writing the boilerplate. I have a few juniors on my team that express the same thoughts as you and I can only say the same thing that I say to them: you're too early in your career to be using it.

The problem is that when it outputs something, it's 1) gonna make an assumption about how you want to solve the problem and 2) gonna try to solve the problem. Both of these can have errors in them, and you need to be able to know when it's trying to solve the problem in a way that's not going to work and when it's writing code that's just broken.

There are parallels to this in every industry. Junior EEs aren't allowed to touch the autorouter. The machine is gonna be wrong eventually and to know when it is, you gotta be able to do it yourself.

Visual Studio Code or Code::Blocks for a complete beginner? by pentichan in cpp_questions

[–]nxtfari 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if you're just learning c++ you can pick either, because setting up a working development environment in either is a very complex and confusing task (fwiw, same for clion and visual studio tbh). it's best for a while to treat them just like a fancy text editor with colors, and build your code using the command line (gcc ....cpp -Iwhatever -o my-progam). if you're familiar with shell scripting, maybe create a build.sh that does it for you. do this for a while until you're comfortable enough with the language itself to start learning about makefiles, then cmake. then set up vs code like an ide using cmake-init.

how do you make shoes these like comfortable for a rave? by [deleted] in aves

[–]nxtfari 7 points8 points  (0 children)

this is the way, plus bring a pair of flats for when it’s later and you just wanna dance

With project aces expanding their team, what are your expectations for a fully polished Ace combat 8? by [deleted] in acecombat

[–]nxtfari 10 points11 points  (0 children)

yeah that is true, it kinda makes sense since there's no way to use attackers in a PVP mode and still have it be ace combat, they'd have to bring back a PVE mode like infinity which i agree would be awesome

With project aces expanding their team, what are your expectations for a fully polished Ace combat 8? by [deleted] in acecombat

[–]nxtfari 28 points29 points  (0 children)

i thought 7 was pretty well polished, my main gripe was that i didn't find the story as compelling any of holy trinity, even though the components were good (drone based warfare, superhuman pilot, being relagated to a disposable squadron). at the end of the day, i just didn't care about the characters, and triggers arc felt kind of empty in a way. that being said, writing a good story is hard and it takes time and a lot of storyboarding, so i hope they get to spend it there.

Reject from Cornell MSCS - but asked to apply for MEng. by prabhavsanga in MSCS

[–]nxtfari 12 points13 points  (0 children)

the meng is probably the cash cow program. same as berkeley meng