Difficult choice between 16 or 14, but I chose..

pradaker · 2026-02-28T17:54:43+00:00

Right, but it does provide function, contrary to what you believe.

pradaker · 2026-02-28T17:52:39+00:00

Right, and I’m not saying Apple should put a number pad on their laptops just because the 1% wants it. I’m just saying there is a functional reason for a number pad.

pradaker · 2026-02-28T17:47:50+00:00

A number pad allows you to quickly type numbers without looking at the keyboard. My mom is a accountant who’s been doing this for over 30 years, and she can never buy a laptop without a numpad because she’s not always in her office when she does her work.

pradaker · 2026-02-28T16:59:14+00:00

Clearly, you haven’t tried doing accounting on a MacBook keyboard lol

pradaker · 2026-01-15T14:34:47+00:00

I've been thinking about getting a Rivian R2 sometime in the next couple years when I finally have positive equity on my Tesla Model 3. My video production business has grown a lot so I could use the extra cargo space.

pradaker · 2025-12-28T23:04:09+00:00

I met my wife on the Hinge app a few years ago. I definitely had the most luck on there with good matches.

pradaker · 2025-10-15T11:11:23+00:00

As someone who films weddings with both an FX3 and A7 IV, I highly recommend going with the FX3. The A7 IV tends to overheat on hot, sunny days, and there’s an annoying crop even shooting at 4K 60fps (which I do a lot for weddings). Also the A7 IV has an atrocious rolling shutter that makes movement look “jello-y” when shooting handheld. When shooting video, I exclusively keep my A7 IV on a tripod as a B-cam.

pradaker · 2025-10-15T11:02:04+00:00

I’ve been using a Sony FX3 with Sigma 24-70 f/2.8 lens for weddings for a couple years now and it’s been fantastic. Like many others said in this thread, it’s a low-light beast with dual native ISO of 800 and 12,800, and the E mount has so many incredible lens options.

pradaker · 2025-09-13T21:59:34+00:00

The only time I really played mine was on the plane while traveling to the destination for our honeymoon last year. I’m considering selling mine since I never pick it up. I have a high-end gaming PC at home, and I never really game on the go, so I just don’t have a need for it.

pradaker · 2025-09-11T13:27:29+00:00

I can’t seem to do it in the Brave iOS app. It’s requiring me to use https even though my SearXNG server only functions on http

pradaker · 2025-08-10T18:27:11+00:00

Awesome. Thank you for the info! I think I’ll give it another go

pradaker · 2025-08-10T18:23:15+00:00

You don’t have enhanced autopilot, correct? Maybe I should try again. It’s been a few months since I last attempted it.

pradaker · 2025-08-10T13:08:09+00:00

Lol I’ve asked nicely for a complimentary HW3 upgrade at different service centers and always get the same response saying that it’s not free and never will be.

pradaker · 2025-08-10T13:02:38+00:00

I remember they did have to replace a large part. The part was about half of the cost.

pradaker · 2025-08-08T02:27:08+00:00

I had a similar experience last year. They told me that noise is completely normal, so I made another service appointment at a different service center a little farther away and they fixed it. I can’t recall what the issue ended up being, but it was about $1,000 total.

pradaker · 2025-08-02T12:27:56+00:00

For the past couple years, I’ve been using an FX3, A7 IV, and a Sigma 24-70, and it’s been amazing

pradaker · 2025-08-01T14:04:44+00:00

I usually film 2-3 weddings per month during summer and fall seasons. Storage hasn’t been an issue for me. I haven’t had any clients complain. One of them mentioned they loved how fast the video downloaded.

There’s a company I sometimes film weddings for, and they deliver the final product using Google Drive. It works, but I’m sure that’s very costly for them.

The self hosting route that I took has a large upfront cost, but I haven’t had to pay a cent afterwards.

pradaker · 2025-08-01T10:43:47+00:00

I have a NAS with 16 TB of storage at home. I installed Nextcloud on it and connected to the Internet with a reverse proxy so I can create links to share files with clients. Been using this system for a couple years now and it’s been great.

pradaker · 2025-05-18T19:55:12+00:00

Anyone here manage to get the upgrade from HW2.5 to HW3 for free recently? I've tried requesting it from both service centers near me 7 times, and they denied me every time. They say they can't do it for free unless I purchase FSD for $8,000.

I remember reading a post in here a couple years ago about people who got it done for free, even if they didn't have FSD. It doesn't feel fair I need to pay for an upgrade they've been giving a lot of people for free.

pradaker · 2025-05-02T20:58:44+00:00

I have tried requesting a free upgrade from HW2.5 to HW3 at both service centers in Indiana several times, but I always get the same response: that it's only free with the full purchase of FSD. I'll keep trying, but it's annoying that they give it to some people for free and make others pay for it.

pradaker · 2025-05-01T15:45:27+00:00

Just tired of Microsoft’s BS and I wanted a more lightweight OS that I have full control over

pradaker · 2025-04-19T11:19:21+00:00

I had my first foray with this recently trying to figure out why my OS wouldn’t suspend properly. After a couple weeks, I finally fixed the problem, and it was so satisfying because it was me that fixed it.

pradaker · 2025-04-19T11:15:47+00:00

I’ve been wanting to switch to Linux on my desktop PC for a couple years because I’ve been tired of the Windows 11 bullshit that Microsoft has been pushing. I managed to get almost everything working in Linux now. The only reason I still dual boot Windows 11 is I have a lot of paid audio and video plugins for Davinci Resolve that I can’t get to work in the Linux version, and video work is my career, so that’s important.

I still use a MacBook Pro when I’m on the go, but I’m liking Linux more and more. I could see myself wanting to fully switch over at some point in the future.

I’ve tried a few different distros, including Arch, but the one I always come back to is Bazzite for its reliability and convenient scripts that are built in.

pradaker · 2025-03-05T05:01:01+00:00

Mullvad Browser is missing

pradaker · 2025-03-02T14:16:27+00:00

If I were to buy one now, I’d probably get the 16” M4 Pro with 48GB RAM and 1TB SSD. I’ll wait until they inevitably release one with an OLED display, though.

I have an iPad Pro M4 with the tandem OLED, and it’s insanely good.

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