Quite normal, yes. Especially the prices for DDR4 and DDR5, the most commonly RAM types in consumer laptops/desktops

TLDR: Fuck "AI"

I was in the market for a 14'' work laptop and I so DESPERATELY wanted to buy a Framework but I couldn't thanks to a combination of all the AI bullshit driving up memory prices, Framework still being on the Series 1 Intel Ultra chips, and their global availability not quite being there (this bit is understandable for a relatively new company). I ended up buying a base 14'' MacBook Pro M5 even though I wanted to stay on Linux simply because it was the only thing with good perf, crazy good battery, and good build quality that was priced semi-reasonably even though it's on the opposite end of the repairability spectrum.

Even now a comparable Framework (Intel Ultra X7 358H, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD) costs ~$150 more than what I paid for my Mac, assuming I can even get it shipped to where I am, and the regional pricing/taxes doesn't push the price higher. Kinda crazy because it's on the more reasonable side of things if memory serves. Dell XPS costs even more.

I hope this memory crisis gets sorted because I never thought I'd see the day that Apple became the budget option. Maybe I'll sell my Mac and get a Framework then because as much as I love using the Mac, I still hate being at Apple's mercy if anything breaks or if I need an upgrade.

Actually!

I went to the comments expecting some more jokes but found multiple dissertations instead wtf.

Idk most teams I've worked with have either known better than to deploy anything at EOD or on a friday, or make heavy use of feature flags so any change that caused an issue just got swiftly rolled back. The ones that didn't, I made it ABUNDANTLY clear that I won't be available outside of work hours.

Maybe I haven't been around the block enough or maybe I got lucky...

Better than most but ended on a cliffhanger if I recall correctly

I'd say I'm even weirder than that squad in that I watch anime dubbed but always do original audio + subs if it's live action.

Travelers gwtting cancelled was actually criminal

The number of references and in jokes was what made me give SNW and eventually TNG a chance personally. I jist really wanted to know wtf was up with the Koala

If you ever try dual booting again, just wanted to say it works much better if you have linux and windows on separate drives because windows gets to do whatever it wants on its own bootloader while linux handles everything else including switching to windows. Familiar with acer nitro laptops myself and 1050ti with i7 I assume means it's the older model with the hdd bay you can get to without disassembling. Should be simple enough to plop a 500GB SATA SSD in there for windows if you don't have one already.

P.S. be very careful with the hinges on that laptop bc it ain't fun when they break

That's the dream! Travel a ton, learn languages, work on just the stuff you care about...I hope to be able to do that someday!

Fr tho basically what /u/AnimalsDream said

Ah yes, the surveillance state argument. Classic 🤦