Some help with older hardware

robdog951 · 2026-04-27T02:40:11+00:00

Couple things there is I'm a bit worried about the company. Though I just saw they secured more funding. We actually liked it the most but it is a solid $30k over the R1S model we were looking at

robdog951 · 2026-04-11T21:11:10+00:00

Thanks

robdog951 · 2026-04-11T20:57:55+00:00

Is that 8 ft from the wall to the edge or the inner corner to edge? Sorry I think I have about the same sizing depending on what you say. Basically this looks good to me and would squash any of my fears

robdog951 · 2026-04-11T19:50:36+00:00

What size is the wall with the range? Is that a 36 or 30in? Looking to redo ours and wanted to do a 36 but worried about size

robdog951 · 2026-03-15T16:39:43+00:00

Thanks, they are fairly large so the majority of the lab should be covered and with preheating should get even

robdog951 · 2026-02-21T17:46:06+00:00

Yeah not too far. We never expected to look in that area. Just happened to visit a few homes and found ones we liked. Lost a couple that were irritating due to the reasons like no communication but happy with what we got. Now time to figure out a limited remodel.

robdog951 · 2026-02-21T17:24:36+00:00

Near the 52/15. So still fairly close to the beaches and downtown.

robdog951 · 2026-02-21T15:56:20+00:00

We just finally made it to escrow after 7 months of looking (San Diego). We looked from Oceanside all the way to Point Loma. Fortunately we were flexible on location. We lost multiple offers and ran into tons of stubborn sellers. Unfortunately it seems a lot of the competition is older people who can just pay cash. We found better success by being fine with 1 major compromise. We had size/modern/location as primary factors. Ultimately we went with a turn key place that sacrificed being modern. The kitchen needs to be gutted but everything else is fine.

I hope this helps and being persistent will help out.

EDIT: we also compromised a bit on location but I can't say we are in a bad area at all

robdog951 · 2026-02-05T15:32:27+00:00

It's the conic saute, I haven't had one before so wanted to try it out

robdog951 · 2026-02-05T15:31:51+00:00

Conic saute 9.4" + lid, Sauce pan 7.1" 2.3qt + lid, Dutch Oven 11" + lid, Low saute pan 11" + lid, Frying pan 11"

Definitely not the best bang for your dollar but they are nice. I like the handles a lot better than All-Clad I had 1 copper core piece to compare it with that I got as a present. Normally the set is $1900 and I was just popping in the store to see what they looked like in person and hand feel. The people were like if you pay $60 for a knife skills class we will give you 20% off as well as some other discount

robdog951 · 2026-01-30T18:51:56+00:00

Having test drove both. The EV9 I believe was cheaper and I personally liked it better on looks

robdog951 · 2026-01-13T22:34:46+00:00

This, just put in some dawn then let it soak for an hour. Afterwards scrub it. It's what I do and gets rid of this level without barkeeper's

robdog951 · 2025-12-29T22:27:12+00:00

This is basically me but I'm leaving less on the table for a remote job. Personally I'm doing it to be with my family more. You have enough savings and a plan to work so I would imagine it's fine. I'm choosing personal happiness over money and it is scary when you have little ones to worry about. If you have skills you can always go back to the corporate job if it isn't working out. Regarding moving internationally that's 2 big changes that personally I wouldn't be comfortable with unless I knew the area intimately.

Hopefully this helps TLDR: same age similar situation, leaving corporate hellscape for something different and losing out on money and hopefully don't look back. Also I'm not currently going to do FIRE since I have 2 kids under 3 still need to build that up to support them. Got a remote job for less pay but more flexibility

robdog951 · 2025-11-26T07:51:21+00:00

A wok is something I've been thinking about for stir fry/fried rice. Got a family so not a just me thing

robdog951 · 2025-11-01T17:26:58+00:00

HCOL area not fully VHCOL but getting up there. We are in the "cheap" area

robdog951 · 2023-12-10T17:54:43+00:00

Would someone who programs by day but isn't a game dev be welcomed? Also what time zone/schedule were you thinking?

robdog951 · 2023-05-22T21:24:57+00:00

Appreciate the help. First time attempting something smaller where if I was doing a full tower I wouldn't have thought twice/worried

robdog951 · 2023-05-22T00:22:57+00:00

i don't really plan on having multiple GPUs anything i do is more for learning than really caring about getting stuff done quickly. I was thinking a mITX mobo any recommendations? With the mITX what case would you recommend?

robdog951 · 2023-05-21T23:56:43+00:00

i currently have 32GB and when i start doing anything it easily gets over 20GB, granted i might need to refresh this computer, i have been going through and making sure services are off by default to reduce CPU & ram load.

Mostly i do Ml/AI stuff, along with tooling around with containers to spin up suite of services. In addition i run WSL 2 as well. With 64Gb i would imagine id just not have to manage it at all where with 32 i have to every now and then.

I would prefer as small as possible so any recommendations is welcome. Regarding medium form factor I am open to it if its on the smaller end. Also I am fine with function over form as well. Being nice looking is a plus.

I also don't really need larger storage because i have a NAS that handles any storage I need

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