BluePen7

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by BluePen7 2y ago
As someone recovering from back pain from a car accident, back pain (or tightness) often just means there's a weakness somewhere , probably at or anywhere below that location (could be tight hips, even ankles). It's finding that
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by BluePen7 2y ago
Commercial drones like this typically come with enough batteries to run non-stop. Even at the standard 1C charge rate, you'd only need 4 batteries to effectively fly non-stop. In the article they mention the system was meant for rough
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by BluePen7 3y ago
Kinda like how there's ads on the home screen of certain products, but other companies may opt to forgo them for a more premium experience that keeps customers coming back and paying them long-term subscription fees? Money was always t
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by BluePen7 3y ago
Where did you charge? I recently tried the ones at Esso in Canada, it literally feels like 4x the weight. I've never needed 2 handles to manipulate a gas pump or Tesla charger, but with the CCS I had to use both hands and my body weigh
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by BluePen7 3y ago
I actually got a CCS adapter and did exactly that with my Tesla this week. Esso in Canada has free DC charging for a while through their Journie app. It is like manhandling a pressurized firehose, and I'm a 30 year old male who works o
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by BluePen7 3y ago
The Tesla official one is $230. All you need then is a breaker, dryer outlet, and some thick gauge wire between the two.
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by BluePen7 3y ago
> Parts can be more expensive than one might think. Couldn't agree more, due to their added size maintaining/operating a Silverado 1500 was similar to maintaining my Lexus. Reliable enough, but bigger tires, brakes, rotors, mor
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by BluePen7 3y ago
That's the difference, he's doing his own work. Hell, around here the minimum labour charge is already more than $100. As someone who owned a Saabaru, many 4 figure shop quotes become a weekend and <$100 in parts. Just depends
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by BluePen7 3y ago
Don't forget the Saabaru
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by BluePen7 3y ago
As a BMW owner, I actually found the repair pricing quite comparable. Maybe not quite to a Corolla, but it was to a Lexus. If anything the Lexus was a bit more, due to how common BMW specialist shops are, while there's none for Lexus.
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by BluePen7 3y ago
Depends on how well the wiring is done in the first place. I am an enthusiast of the entire reliability spectrum of vehicle brands. There are people on Range Rover forums wondering why their infotainment doesn't work half the time in t
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by BluePen7 3y ago
You attribute it's reliability to it's simplicity, but I'd argue Toyota simply builds things to a better standard. As most people know, Lexus is also Toyota, and I've been driving a fully loaded luxury sedan from 2008 th
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by BluePen7 3y ago
I'm only 30, but at this point a 15 year old car still feels kinda "new" to me. Up until a few months ago, I drove a 2008 Lexus, felt perfectly modern. But in regards to driving a manual in traffic, does a diesel not make it
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by BluePen7 3y ago
Ironically due to being unable to get the Ioniq 5 and ending up with the Tesla, I'm now in the market for a generator. If it's the quiet model and you live in western Canada, I'd be interested. The Tesla even voids your warra
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by BluePen7 3y ago
I just hope this furthers V2L adoption, unfortunately due to the wait times for an Ioniq 5, I had to settle for a Tesla. Frustrates me so much that I drive a massive power bank on wheels, but have no way to get that power back out of the ca
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by BluePen7 3y ago
When I switched to WFH, it was amazing suddenly finding an extra 5 figures annually in my pocket. Commuting is also the most dangerous thing the average person does. My wife only commutes in 4 days a month, and we still have dashcam footage
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by BluePen7 3y ago
For me I'm the exact opposite. Didn't mind working in the office, it was nice enough, coworkers are all friendly. But having to live anywhere near my office in a high COL area means I was priced out of affording even a 500 square
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by BluePen7 3y ago
It's worse than that, I didn't just gain space and scenery. I went up an entire socioeconomic class. Previously I was priced out of the housing market, renting a small basement suite. Now I own a large detached home, and thanks to
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by BluePen7 3y ago
I was wondering the same thing as an infrastructure engineer making Canadian peanuts compared to my friends who moved to the US. I guess it’s mostly my own fault for being nervous about switching jobs, but hearing them accidentally hiring o
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by BluePen7 3y ago
So unfortunate it behaves like an inefficient gas car 24/7 when it's below freezing out. It was one of only 2 vehicles in it's class (EV with a range extender), which was what I wanted, but being Canadian I wouldn't get
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by BluePen7 3y ago
ICE cars fuelling speed isn't limited by the temperature of the gas tank when you arrive. We could give power users a button to manually do that, but how far in advance you press it would have to depend on the heat you'll gain nat
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by BluePen7 3y ago
Oh I'm comfortable with DC, and am unafraid of low voltage tinkering. For mains it's not the 120V zap I'm particularly worried about, it's the possible fire that occurs months later while I'm asleep because of some
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by BluePen7 3y ago
I guess not necessarily the "most" consequences, but the best hidden (at least to me as a novice). When woodworking, I'm aware of the spinny bit and can watch a quick video on how to use the tool safely. And it's only a
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by BluePen7 3y ago
This is the same reason I moved out of the city. Rents are very high because they assume you can live there without a car, but as someone who frequently drove far out of the city I was paying for the worst of both worlds. I agree with your
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by BluePen7 3y ago
It's funny, in high school due to social perceptions I didn't align myself with the "shop kids", and took exclusively computer-based electives. It's led me to a lucrative career in programming, but now all my hobbie
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by BluePen7 3y ago
Because our government doesn't understand technology and generally gets fleeced anytime they encounter it. Remember the Phenix pay system? It was an IBM project that was supposed to save us 70 million a year, instead they paid IBM an a
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by BluePen7 3y ago
He's not wrong, but the world has picked a different path. Hydrogen only creates water, and can be refuelled as quick as gas. Wouldn't have minded driving one of those Toyota Mirais, but there isn't even a Hydrogen station at
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by BluePen7 3y ago
> Fully charges the cars pre-emptively It gives us a choice/warning right? Because sometimes I'll stop charging so it doesn't trip the breaker as I run something else.
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by BluePen7 3y ago
I regularly do a 200 mile mountain pass with a 75MPH limit, and have been explaining all this to my wife regarding our new Tesla. But I'd have never admitted how much more efficient our old ICE car would have been at 50MPH than the usu
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by BluePen7 3y ago
I thought all keyless fobs had secret keys inside of them. There's one inside the one for my Lexus (and you have to pop the cover off the door handle), and on Mercedes the start/stop button is removable to reveal a slot where the

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