▲ 1 r/NuPhy

Hard travel case recommendations for Air75 V2

Has anyone found a hard case that fits the Air75 V2 well? Seems like many of the cases I've found are designed for thicker keyboards even if they say they're for 75%. The Nufolio doesn't sound like it protects the keyboard very well in a backpack.

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u/jarman65 — 9 days ago

Where do you buy quality spare parts from?

I have a Q5 Max+ and don't see parts for it on the Roborock website anymore. I've been reading through reviews for various aftermarket parts on Amazon and most seem pretty negative and quality is pretty poor. Can anyone recommend an Amazon seller that sells quality replacement parts for my model?

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u/jarman65 — 10 days ago

Looking for experiences with pre-Highland Model 3 suspension on rough city roads (Chicago)

We bought our first Tesla -- a 2023 MY LR AWD -- in April. We love it so much that we're thinking about replacing our second car with a used Model 3.

However, I was surprised to hear that the older M3 actually has a rougher ride than our MY. Even with the "comfort suspension," our MY isn't amazing over rough pavement. We live in downtown Chicago, which has notoriously bad roads, especially during spring pothole season.

We'd love to avoid spending the extra $5k–$6k on a 2024 Highland just for a city commuter. I am hoping to read some real-world experiences regarding the pre-Highland Model 3 suspension and whether it is as harsh as the rumors suggest. I've also heard that the suspension improved from 2018 to 2023 but haven't been able to find anything on how significant those suspension changes are or when they were implemented.

It's been a while since I've been in a Model 3 Uber, and I'm not seeing many used ones for sale nearby to test drive. I'd appreciate hearing from anyone currently driving a pre-refresh M3 in a city with rough roads.

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u/jarman65 — 21 days ago

Power bank that can fast charge a Series 10?

Has anyone found a power bank with a built in Apple Watch charger that will charge from 0-80% in 30 mins just like the included USB-C charger?

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u/jarman65 — 2 months ago

Moving away from Apple Watch for better HRV/battery — is Garmin or Fitbit the answer?

TL;DR: I want to track HRV for recovery without wearing a bulky Apple Watch to bed, but I hate wearing two devices. Looking for a lightweight all-in-one tracker with a long battery life that also handles basic timers and run/walk tracking.

The Full Story: I’ve been wearing an Apple Watch for close to a decade. I mostly use it to track daily walks, runs, and as a convenient wrist timer for cooking dinner or lifting weights. However, it’s too bulky for sleep tracking, and charging it during the day so it lasts overnight is a hassle I’ve never managed to solve.

Recently, I’ve realized I need to start tracking my HRV. A few times this past month, I felt healthy enough to play my usual 60 minutes of soccer, only to end up getting sick the next day from overexertion. I need a better sense of my readiness for high-intensity cardio.

To test this out, I picked up a Fitbit Air. The hardware is great:

  • Lightweight: Easy to sleep with.
  • Battery: Lasts a week, so 24/7 wear (which I hear is crucial for accurate HRV) is effortless.

The problem? I really miss having on-demand timers and run/walk tracking on my wrist, and wearing both a Fitbit and an Apple Watch is annoying.

Does anyone have experience moving from an Apple Watch to a Fitbit Inspire/Charge or a Garmin? I’m curious which ecosystem would be the best fit for an all-in-one replacement.

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u/jarman65 — 2 months ago

Any ideas for how to make a microphone deadcat material like this?

Is it possible to create a Keyshot material that will look as realistic as this image or do I need to find a way to model this in CAD or some other software before moving to Keyshot?

u/jarman65 — 2 months ago
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How to give someone else Hue access?

My wife used to be able to control our Hue lights from her phone but hasn’t been able to in awhile and in my app settings I see no way to add someone. I’ve also asked Gemini and the tips it gave were not accurate. Any help would be appreciated!

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u/jarman65 — 2 months ago

Balcony umbrella for 3rd floor apartment?

Our unprotected balcony faces northwest and gets quite hot in the afternoon which is when we’d most like to use it. It also gets quite windy so we want to make sure it won’t blow away when it’s folded down. You think it’s safe to get an umbrella and what kind should we look out for?

u/jarman65 — 2 months ago

NB 442 V2 Pro TF replacements?

My pair are falling apart and kinda sad to hear that the V3s are now synthetic. I’ve heard good things about the Ligera Pro TF so I’m wondering if anyone has tried both and how they compare as leather alternatives.

I have a medium volume foot and a relatively narrow heel. I tried the Furon V8 Elite TF but get really terrible pinky toe pain and can’t wear them. I also have the Premier 3 FG which seem to fit well but I only ever play on turf or super old AG and didn’t love the raised heel on the turf version.

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u/jarman65 — 3 months ago

Any good new tab extensions that sync between devices?

I used infinity new tab pro for Chrome for years but apparently it's pretty shady or so I've heard. I switched to Firefox for awhile and used Renewed Tab which doesn't sync among devices but has an import/export option that worked for awhile but doesn't seem to work anymore. I think it may have something to do with it being my work MacBook Pro which manages my browser.

I just want a grid of links to all of the sites I commonly use that syncs between my 2 Macs and a Windows machine and has the ability to use custom icons for those links. At this point I'm open to using any browser as long as it has both Windows/Mac versions.

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u/jarman65 — 3 months ago

Any good new tab extensions that sync between devices?

I used infinity new tab pro for Chrome for years but apparently it's pretty shady or so I've heard. I switched to Firefox for awhile and used Renewed Tab which doesn't sync among devices but has an import/export option that worked for awhile but doesn't seem to work anymore.

I just want a grid of links to all of the sites I commonly use that syncs between my 2 Macs and a Windows machine and has the ability to use custom icons for those links. At this point I'm open to using any browser as long as it has both Windows/Mac versions.

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u/jarman65 — 3 months ago
▲ 7 r/rhino

When did Rhino add the ability to edit edge fillets after the fact?

I just discovered this in the EdgeFillet command after being a Rhino user for over 15 years. Any idea when they added this or am I moron and its always been there? It seems to work for the most part as well.

The amount of time I've spent manually rebuilding a model so I could change a small fillet is insane.

https://preview.redd.it/xaezlru92neh1.png?width=262&format=png&auto=webp&s=619e998ad0c8bd3456ee7c34ffac9e875d15caec

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u/jarman65 — 3 months ago

How does your team handle design reviews?

I work as an in-house designer for a medium to small sized tech company and we’ve recently gone through a slight reorg where another layer of management has been added. Previously it was very flat with 4 Industrial Designers of various experience levels reporting to our head of ID but now the two most junior designers each report to one of the two more senior designers who then report to our head of ID (who also has a few more direct reports now).

There’s really only a single industrial designer per project and the only design feedback I get is 1:1 with our head of ID but with the reorg it seems like we’ll be getting less direct feedback from him. We’ve never really done group design reviews and our biweekly team meeting is more about project status updates and announcements for our head of ID than for specific design critiques.

The only other corporate experience I have was for only a few months 10+ years ago at a very large tech company and I know the VP of design held weekly or biweekly design reviews which I never got to attend. I’m curious if this is something that is common or if you’ve found it helpful for your team. I’ve always been a fan of getting as many eyes on a design as possible and our ME department does this with every product and very detailed and extensive ME architecture reviews.

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u/jarman65 — 4 months ago

Rude seller left me a bad review then blocked me. Anything I can do?

Someone was selling an Xbox Ally X for more than ebay so I offered him fair value for it and he was super rude and told me to "get it elsewhere" which I replied I would and for less. Looks like he left me a bad review and before I could leave him one in return he already blocked me. I should have taken his other negative reviews seriously but didn't know you could do this. His rating is 4.3 stars with 77 reviews.

Is there any recourse and can I get this review removed? I take my facebook reviews and reputation seriously as I try to be a good buyer/seller.

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u/jarman65 — 4 months ago

When did the Niles location near Touhy and Lehigh close?

This gym is like brand new and right across the street from my office so this really sucks. Any idea why it closed and if it's being replaced with another gym?

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u/jarman65 — 4 months ago

Convincing my IT department to purchase me a P1 instead of a P16

I work as an Industrial Designer for a tech company and have been using an M2 16 inch Macbook Pro since I started working here. I predominantly use Rhino 8, Keyshot, Adobe Illustrator, and Photoshop but have been considering switching to a PC so I can natively use NX instead of having to use slow as balls virtual machine. Our engineers use NX and I'm looking to use that more to better control the production ID.

My IT department seems to only offer the P16 Gen 3 which is a whale of a computer with it's power brick compared to my Macbook Pro that I don't want to have to lug around to the office and to meetings as I'm only in the office 3 days a week. I've asked for a P1 but the one IT guy is saying they used to offer the P1 Gen 3 but had lots of complaints and stopped issuing them because they "couldn't handle the heavy load" whatever that means.

Is he right? It seems like the direct ThinkPad replacement for my Macbook Pro which I've had no issues with in terms of performance or thermal throttling and is much more portable.

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u/jarman65 — 4 months ago

How well would the Band 7 work as a pocket step tracker?

I was using a Garmin Vivofit 3 as a pocket pedometer but recently lost it and I'm wondering how well the Band 7 would work in your pocket for tracking steps. I prefer using a step tracker in my pocket instead of on my wrist as I get a lot of false positives wearing on my wrists and I already wear an Apple Watch which I'm not getting rid of.

The only pocket pedometers you can buy now are way bigger than they need to be, seemed to be designed for old people, and you have to manually reset the count every morning. Also the band 7 is only a little more expensive and the battery life is still pretty long.

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u/jarman65 — 4 months ago
▲ 0 r/fitbit

Anyone tried using their Fitbit Air in their pocket?

I used to use a Garmin Vivofit 3 as a pocket pedometer to track my steps because it's so small -- has anyone tried doing the same with the Air? I'm curious if it still tracks steps accurately and if you can turn off the HR monitor to extend the battery life. I find that wrist worn fitness trackers drastically overestimate my number of steps and I also have an Apple watch that I prefer to wear for a variety of reasons (notifications, UI, unlocking Apple devices, etc).

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u/jarman65 — 4 months ago

Where does ID report to in your corporate structure?

Our small ID team (4 industrial designers and a design director) are moving back under engineering which is where we were just before I first started 8 years ago. We reported to the head of ME back then but now my director and the head of ME report to a head of product development (who has a project management background) who then reports to the CTO.

Previously we were in a pretty new division called Strategy and Innovation which comprised ID, UX, research, and some people that migrated from product management. Before that, we were under product management and the company I work for is mostly B2B technology but also a little bit of consumer.

I’m curious how other companies are structured as I’ve only worked in consulting before this job which was a very flat org chart. I think it will be a positive change as we work most closely with ME and will be moved adjacent to where they work while previously we were on opposite sides of the campus.

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u/jarman65 — 4 months ago