The secondhand X1 probably has more RAM, which you will find very nice - 8 GB on the Macbook Neo is fine for email + web browsing but won't hold up well to heavier use such as programming.
Thanks. The X1s in my price range have 16gb ram.
Readit Newshelloworlddd commented on Ask HN: MacBook or ThinkPad for Compsci · Posted by u/helloworlddd
Sorry to burst bubbles, but I've been in a few: The new cars really do drive better. Smoother shifts, better engines, effective climate control, better seats, just more comfy, more driveable, more responsive, even feel better. This isn't like vintage pens I'm afraid, where old meant high quality materials. Old cars are mostly just crappy (barring a very small set of outliers).
I think it boils down to the fact that cars represent the pinnacle of engineering for that time period. Engineering only gets better with time.
I bought a new car and have since decided I would prefer an older car.
* The features are annoying and you can't disable everything you don't need. I had to download an app and by a connector to disable the warning message that told me not to crash everytime I turned the car on. There's still plenty of things that I can't disable. If I want to turn off the centre console (which is most of the time), it's several clicks through a clunky ui.
* It only looks nice when it's clean and keeping a car clean is not something I want to invest my time in.
* It's too powerful, so I can't really give it a bit of a push without going well over the speed limit.
* it aluminates the logo onto the sidewalk when I park. Very embarrassing.
* it's heavy which you can feel (despite it being a tiny new gen car).
I preferred my old beater that I could just thrash around. It's worth having to deal with some sort of mechanical problem every now and then.
helloworlddd commented on I tried every todo app and ended up with a .txt file al3rez.com/todo-txt-journ... · Posted by u/al3rez
What I have:
Work projects: typically on the order of a dozen
House projects: Probably over 20 distinct chores over the course of a week, plus currently two maintenance things that I can't do myself and have to call people repeatedly because 90% of contractors just don't show up unless you remind them to.
Kids: most things can be handled immediately (e.g. sign a form), but there are always at least half-a-dozen things in the air that can't for one reason or another.
Other: Resubmitting medical bills to insurance (can only be done during business hours, I typically open my mail after business hours). Contacting bank about something. &c.
Here's a fraction of what I'm doing today, including one from each category (except calling a contractor because my wife is doing that):
- I have to contact my bank during business hours because they sent me the wrong form (discovered while I was filling it out this weekend).
- I need to call a coworker because one project is blocked on them regarding an issue that they haven't replied to my e-mail sent Thursday afternoon.
- I need to pickup my daughter from a day-camp on the way home from work. Before dark, I need to weed part of the front yard.
- Tonight the trash (but not the recycling) goes out to the curb for a pickup tomorrow morning.
Yes, I have met people who can keep track of these things in their head. I am not one of them.
You have too many things on the go at once. Do less at work, delegate all your chores to your wife, and send the kids to boriding school. Problem solved.
helloworlddd commented on Ask HN: What software subscriptions are worth paying for? · Posted by u/helloworlddd
What makes you pay for Sublime instead of sticking to free tools like Notion?
Sublime is a text editor https://www.sublimetext.com/
helloworlddd commented on I want an iPhone Mini-sized Android phone (2022) smallandroidphone.com/... · Posted by u/asimops
The jelly star has got junk in the trunk though
What sort of junk?
helloworlddd commented on ChatGPT is a conscious liar for its own convenience giuliomagnifico.blog/post... · Posted by u/giuliomagnifico
I tried it and it found businesses near me. When I asked how it knew where I lived, it said "You didn’t say, but your request triggered a location-based search. The search engine likely used your IP address to estimate your location. I used the results it returned."
If I have an active thread in Gmail and I'm waiting on a response I find it useful to snooze the thread so it reappears in my inbox either with a response or after the snooze time has elapsed.
I do this or emails I want a response to and know the person is busy. I don't use threaded emails, though, so I bcc myself on the email I send and snooze that instead.
If it "requires" input, it's something you need to do by definition. Use a todo list or kanban (Obsidian has this) or in a calendar.
In a professional context, tell your boss that you can't and won't work without the required information. Or improvise with fake/mock data.
Good point it being something you need to do. I will just add it to my todo list. If you can't progress with your work until you have the input, is there a good way of chasing it up when dealing with someone unreliable but senior?