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Cool, good to know I'm on the right track then. Now if only the 5-1/2s weren't so much less common than the 5s.

I'm a Kagi subscriber. I agree it's somewhat expensive, but they're also a startup and doing the insanely difficult task of taking on Google. Kagi has completely replaced Google for me in the past few months and I've really been enjoying having a search engine that's not full of ads and I can tailor to my interests.

It's not so much that I'm just starting out, but more that I've been putting off buying a plane while I built out the rest of my shop and always found a way to get something done without buying one. But I think I'm now at the point where it's time to make that jump. But I also recognize that I don't yet have the knowledge to know what I'd be buying used, which gives me pause on going that route lest it turn into a project itself.

I was thinking that I'd like something initially I could use for planing other projects too so that's why I was leaning towards a #5. Do you think it's worth starting with a #4 even if I wouldn't be primarily using it as a smoother?

I looked at WoodRiver, but if I was going to buy a new plane I'd rather buy something American or Canadian made rather than from China. I'm always happy to pay a marginal premium if it means supporting domestic manufacturing.

But yeah, that's my fear if buying something used. I don't know what I'm looking for in terms of how much work it would take nor do I have the experience to tune it up properly.

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GTK is a big one, but you'd likely find it easier to get started with something like Qt and PySide.

I have, I thought it was decent, definitely better than most of the Star Wars stuff Disney has put out for a while. Problem is I'm just over that whole universe I think. Sort of how I've been over the Marvel universe for the better part of a decade now. Nothing against people that like either of those franchises, it just all feels like slight variants on the same stories with the same characters or character archetypes to me. I'm not finding anything interesting they can offer anymore.

What would you propose then? That if I built a house somewhere someone else could come along and build a house right next to mine? If so, wouldn't that simply create the incentive to build structures that used as much land as possible to keep others away?

Or are you saying that plots of land should be rented instead? If so, that's basically already the case. Stop paying property taxes and see how long that plot of land you "own" remains yours.

I'm on the same train. The original trilogy never did much for me (maybe if I was around in the 70s/80s when it was groundbreaking VFX), the prequels obviously suck, and the sequels are a hot mess too. Now you have Disney milking the hell out of it with all the TV shows and spinoffs. The only Star Wars thing I ever enjoyed was Rogue One.

...then I discovered Dune. And Dune is exactly what I wished Star Wars had always been.

If closing your laptop puts it in standby mode then yes, it won't be running programs anymore. If it just turns off the screen but keeps running (which is not typically the default setting for most laptops) then programs would continue to run.

Write to their customer support and complain.

I wouldn't say there's a set number or anything. Most students I talk to have nothing but course work or internship projects to talk about so having some type of portfolio is already a leg up on the people that only do what's required of them. Quality is more important than quantity though. A bunch of half-finished (or less) projects worked on for a weekend and then forgotten about is less impressive than a built out system/program with some depth to it. Moreso if there's some though put into the system design and how it would operate at a decent scale beyond that of one person on a laptop. Having a test suite and some basic docs written is great to see too. If you haven't already, consider setting up a portfolio website/blog to showcase the stuff you think highlights your skills the best and catalogues your progress as you learn new topics. Put it (and your email) behind a professional domain and direct recruiters/engineers to it (which is another item: recruiters are not always the best people to talk to as any engineer can make an internal referral and they'll understand your projects better than any recruiter ever will).