Protip:
To make your day more dramatic, post a random news story with the title, “It begins.“
my thoughts on the framework laptop 13 (AMD Ryzen 5 7640U) after using it for 5 months
big post upcoming (but please read! this post cost me $1400)
here's my experience after using the framework laptop 13 for 5 months:
it’s built for customization:
it’s great for those who want to build their own laptop and screw around with hardware.
it has great performance:
it was a significant jump compared to my previous laptop.
it can run lightweight AI apps like chat bots and voice recognition models smoothly.
it handles Minecraft at really good frame rates (to me) (1200+ FPS without shaders, 130 FPS with ProjectLuma shaders). I also play some other games like Cities: Skylines and more using Proton, and getting 60+ FPS playing those.
it runs Virtual Machines (VMs) without performance drops while multitasking.
my thoughts on switching to Linux:
i’ve switched to Ubuntu 22.04 and I’ve loved! I have no regrets and no plans to switch distros.
my transition was smooth thanks to my prior experience on my Raspberry Pi, home server, and VPS.
it’s great for my workflow:
it handles demanding tasks like programming with 300+ Firefox tabs, multiple VSCodium windows, Spotify, Discord, etc. without becoming sluggish, at all.
it’s great for schoolwork on multiple monitors.
i wrote code (in Bash utilizing ectool) to control keyboard lights – it was a fun learning experience! :)
battery life:
it’s decent at around 5-6 hours unplugged during use. not a big deal since i mostly keep it plugged in at my desk with battery charge limiting enabled to 80%, so i don’t kill my battery.
my specs:
1TB internal m.2 SSD
250GB external expansion card (backups)
AMD Ryzen 5 7640U mainboard
32GB RAM (16x2)
green bezel (because why not?)
the Framework’s open source design lets me potentially design my own expansion cards with my (admittedly limited) PCB skills (more about this soon :D) in the future.
overall, the framework laptop 13 has been a great experience! it's certainly a powerful & customizable machine which, in my opinion, is perfect for developers and power users. if you’re thinking of getting one, I would 10/10 recommend.
lemon demon is like if neil cicierega’s mom and neil cicierega’s dad had a baby
something i find really cool about software development is the naming schemes that some projects use, instead of boring numbering. for example, android release codenames are named after sweet treats. debian (the linux distro) releases are named after toy story characters.
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Contrail Shadow X
What created this giant X in the clouds? It was the shadow of contrails illuminated from below. When airplanes fly, humid engine exhaust may form water droplets that might freeze in Earth's cold upper atmosphere. These persistent streams of water and ice scatter light from the Sun above and so appear bright from below. On rare occasions, though, when the Sun is near the horizon, contrails can be lit from below. These contrails cast long shadows upwards, shadows that usually go unseen unless there is a high cloud deck. But that was just the case over Istanbul, Türkiye, earlier this month. Contrails occur all over planet Earth and, generally, warm the Earth when the trap infrared light but cool the Earth when they efficiently reflect sunlight. The image was taken by a surprised photographer in the morning on the way to work.
Introducing: wasteof.live
The new wasteof.money podcast with other members in the community!
Website: https://wasteof.live
Discord: https://discord.gg/TkzQGcttum
if you had $86,400 and someone stole $10 from you would you throw the rest of it away?
of course you wouldn't
we have 86,400 seconds in every day so if someone upsets you or annoys you for 10 seconds don't let them ruin the rest of it