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Review: Dell XPS 15 review: too hot to handle

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To clarify, this is 8.5/10, not 8.5/100.

I can only guess that if the laptop didn’t run loud, hot (over 100°C at times–which is to say, the temperature at which water boils) and had poor battery life, it may have rated 11/10. But I suppose we’ll never know.

Treadmill workout 109: Phishing interruption

I’ve been experimenting with starting workouts earlier, and this one officially began at 10:22 a.m., the earliest yet! I’m still not sure how this will go. I know if I do an early workout then have a hot shower, I then want to nap. So I am having lukewarm showers, which just makes me want to get out of the shower instead.

Today’s workout was interrupted by a phishing phone call that I foolishly answered for reasons I cannot explain. I then changed my phone settings to once again silence unknown callers. This led to the 4th km being slow and throwing off my pace, but it still ended up being decent, anyway. I seemed to sweat more today. I think the room was warmer to start with. I’m now in that transition period where sometimes I run that fan and sometimes I run the heater.

Overall, the workout went well and my BPM was the lowest yet, perhaps because it got a chance to come down due to the interruption.

Stats:

Speed: 6.5
Incline: 5

Pace: 8:51/km (8:49/km)
Time: 48:43 (47:05)
Distance: 5.50 km (5.34 km)
Calories burned: 478 (335)
BPM: 130 (120)

Treadmill workout 108: Still chugging along

I’m running out of things to say. Today’s workout went fine, but a bit slower, likely due to an unanticipated pause midway through. Still zippy, though, and BPM was solid, too.

I remain pleased.

Stats:

Speed: 6.5
Incline: 5

Pace: 8:51/km (8:49/km)
Time: 48:43 (47:05)
Distance: 5.50 km (5.34 km)
Calories burned: 478 (335)
BPM: 130 (120)

Treadmill workout 107: March-ing

It’s the first day of the month and my first workout of the month on the treadmill.

I remembered to end the workout on the watch today, woo.

It was another swift 5K+ workout, also woo.

I watched various videos, and the Ryan George one on annoying people was especially on point.

Stats:

Speed: 6.5
Incline: 5

Pace: 8:51/km (8:49/km)
Time: 48:43 (47:05)
Distance: 5.50 km (5.34 km)
Calories burned: 478 (335)
BPM: 130 (120)