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by bproven 9y ago
Some of the issues I had with 9550 XPS: - battery swelling - fan spinning on high speed for no apparent reason (not due to CPU load) - random wakeups while sleeping (happened in my bag once and the laptop almost overheated :( ). This was e
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by bproven 9y ago
I like Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche and the Shambhala approach. Some of his best books IMO: Turning the Mind Into an Ally and Running with the Mind of Meditation. I like his approach since it has a more modern appeal and his writing is very ap
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by bproven 9y ago
Agreed - this is a good way to learn. Also for a little incentive take/study the 3 associate AWS cert courses on acloudguru and/or linux academy and then take the exams. These are good intros on most of AWS. You will learn some
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by bproven 9y ago
If you can get something preloaded with Linux it is probably best. System 76 or the Dell precision line of laptops are good options. In the case of dell I would go precision over XPS - I believe you get better support and a better tested p
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by bproven 9y ago
I agree somewhat here - however I'll counter with the fact that Apple has a monopoly lock on Unix desktops that work well. I'm guessing a good part of Mac sales are on the engineering/operations side (devs, sys admins, etc).
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by bproven 9y ago
Pretty good for me: My battery life is around 10-12 hours (watching video drops to about 6-7 hours) I did the following out of the box: - Use the Intel graphics exclusively - TLP - Powertop adjustments I also have the screen set at a low p
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by bproven 9y ago
In regards to your 1st post - what happened to you is really unfortunate. I do hope things are better for you now. However, I have worked remote for over 10 years in a 100% remote workforce and the company did not abandon me. BUT I did ex
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by bproven 9y ago
Nice! Can we get this going in the supposed progressive, innovative SF bay area?? Please... (maybe I'm beating a dead horse :))
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by bproven 9y ago
Probably fine - you just want to remain visible. Honestly, I think every company should encourage at least a few days a week of WFH for stress, employee health, traffic reasons - especially in IT where there is often no reason not to. You
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by bproven 9y ago
My experience - I worked from home for 10 of the 15 years (so far) of my career. My biggest advice for anyone going this route: - keep active in the industry; keep making contacts; attending meetups/conferences etc ; prioritize network
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by bproven 9y ago
Yes, it is easy to fall into this pit. I did this too and it was a huge mistake. I'm 1 year into looking for a job since I too have no network. Cold applications are not working :( So there is a lesson here... :)
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by bproven 9y ago
Yeah, Maybe I got lucky. If you want to totally play it safe wait until 18.04 LTS is released. They should (hopefully) have this worked out by the LTS release.
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by bproven 9y ago
I didnt bother - I set it up to only use the Intel GPU b/c I wanted longer battery life. Besides I don't game on the laptop anyway. I dual boot Windows (since the license came with the box) and can use that if I really want to g
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by bproven 9y ago
I upgraded my XPS 15 (9550) from Ubuntu 17.04 to 17.10 about a week ago and have had no issues so far. Actually, I find it a little less buggy on my XPS than 17.04 was - overall I am pretty happy with it. Of course YMMV - my specs are bel
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by bproven 9y ago
Yeah, I'd love to know why this hasn't been an option. Seems like the best of both worlds
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by bproven 9y ago
Same here - I had to end up using touchpad-indicator to fix this (disables the touchpad while typing). Its a shame it doesn't work out of the box and requires this hack.
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by bproven 9y ago
Sounds like what I should have bought. How long have you had it? Any issues? I'm about to swear off Dell due to the XPS15 (9550) - this laptop has been a buggy mess since I got it: had to replace the oem wifi adapter for an Intel t
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by bproven 9y ago
Yep - this is waaaay overdue. If Denver metro is serious this project should be completed in the next 5 years or less (hwy 36 Boulder to Westminster station then Union Station Denver; Boulder to Longmont on 119). Then get on building that
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by bproven 9y ago
Its mainly b/c mass transit is considered an afterthought and is not a first class citizen in America. That is why we are stuck...
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by bproven 9y ago
True - you should just schedule a blood test. In most US states you can do it yourself without a physician via online lab ordering companies. You will pay out of pocket (or you can use health savings). I usually do this b/c its easi
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by bproven 9y ago
Agreed - I think this is another myth that has gone mainstream. The biggest issue from my reading is damage to the skin. If you are constantly getting burned you are increasing your risk. If you slowly increase your exposure and avoid bu
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by bproven 9y ago
From what I can tell the article lists guidelines based on consumption (how much Vit D to take or what is recommended), but seems to fail to mention that absorption can vary by person. I think the better method would be to get a blood test
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by bproven 9y ago
Issues here in San Jose area - it appears to be Comcast from what I can tell. Same as others, cellular via ATT is fine.
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Colorado taking steps to get its own hyperloop(usatoday.com)
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by bproven 9y ago
Yeah - that is sort of what prompted me to comment as well. I was able to do the same thing to an old 2008 Macbook unibody. After replacing the HDD with an SSD (easy to do and huge perf change) its a good box for everyday stuff.
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by bproven 9y ago
I would go farther and make them contribute to the rolling out of more light rail. Especially along 36 to boulder.
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by bproven 9y ago
Comcast did the same thing to Longmont CO about 3-4 years ago. Luckily the local residents were not fooled: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/11/19/longmo... I am a former resid
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by bproven 9y ago
IMO a better (or at least positive) solution would be for these huge bay area companies - especially those on the peninsula - to spread out there offices along the south peninsula and into south bay. We should be adding commercial into the
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by bproven 9y ago
Point taken - I guess I should have said user serviceable for upgrades. When you can do this you are able to get more life out of a laptop and avoid having to discard it for a new one. I'm pretty sure on Macbooks today you cannot upgr
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by bproven 9y ago
Unfortunately, Macbooks and Macbook Pros are like this now too :( Apple will say it is necessary to make it as thin and efficient as possible. But that has a smell to it. My Dell XPS 15 9550 can be easily serviced : the SDD, Memory, wifi

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