The HP Omen Max 16 is one of the most capable gaming laptops you can buy right now, and it's available with both NVIDIA's RTX 5070 Ti Mobile and RTX 5080 Mobile GPUs. I put both configurations through their paces in Cyberpunk 2077's built-in benchmark at 4K to see how far you can push ray tracing, DLSS upscaling, and the new Multi Frame Generation technology on each GPU.
Both configurations share the same Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX processor, 16GB of system …
Read more →Most investing books emphasize the significance of investing early and frequently. However, the tangible benefits of beginning your investing journey as early as possible are often difficult to comprehend until substantial time has elapsed, and the consistent investing habit has been firmly established. In this series of graphics, I illustrate the importance of starting early by comparing various investment time horizons.
Investing a few hundred dollars alone can be challenging for most Americans due to the impact of higher inflation and rising costs of living. Aspiring to a monthly investment goal of $1000 is a worthwhile …
Read more →YT-DLP has to be one of my all time favorite open-source and publically availiable command line tools for YouTube (and thousands of other video sites). This project allows users to download youtube videos or entire playlists from YouTube for whatever offline purpose. My primary use case is downloading videos for offline use primarily while flying. Despite having a fairly comprehensive github page, using yt-dlp can be obtuse at times so I've constructed a list of my favorite commands you can use quickly as a reference.
Download entire YouTube Playlist in 720p MP4 Format
yt-dlp -f "bestvideo[height<=720][ext=mp4 …Moving is a stressful process no matter how you cut it. In the last few months, I have had to move out of two separate apartments as well as furnish a new home by moving across the continent (twice). I used two popular pod services called UPack by ABF Freight and UBox by U-Haul. I wanted to write a brief review and include some photos for anyone considering these services in the future.
Let’s start with UBox. Across the board UBox will likely be your cheapest option in terms of a pod like service. The U-Haul website …
Read more →Read more →"Gentlemen,” he said softly, “You will permit me to put on my spectacles, for I have not only grown gray but almost blind in the service of my country." -George Washington, 1783