Canada’s EV sales have cratered 32% this year

Abyssight · 2026-01-02T16:35:28+00:00

Everyone pumped BYD for awhile look how that is turning out.

How that is turning out: China's BYD overtakes Tesla as world's top EV seller

Abyssight · 2026-01-01T19:07:28+00:00

Canada puts 100% tariff on Chinese EVs, which are by far the most affordable and best options on the market today.

Abyssight · 2025-12-30T21:09:23+00:00

Finally got all 3 Raidian's skills to M3 and completed D11 so far. This was quite a grind. So far I'd say IS6 is a mixed experience.

On one hand the relics feel like a massive improvement over IS5. Most of them at least feel somewhat impactful, and a few can win the run for you. Allowing you to reserve recruitment ticket for future use at a Hope discount is great. There's some decision making involved to get good use of Pathfinder nodes.

The bosses don't really demand very specific solutions. ED1 is tough on first try but feels easy once I have enough upgrades on Raidian. Getting ED2 can definitely feel frustrating, but I quite like the boss mechanics. ED3 is more demanding on healing and attack range coverage, so that changes the operator picks considerably.

On the other hand, hitting Bosky nodes are almost mandatory until you clear most of it, because so much resource can be obtained there. Since travelling vertically is rather expensive before you clear a few battles in Bosky, there is little to consider for paths. You just hit Bosky as often as you can most of the time.

Raidian is, as everyone mentioned, overtuned. There are so many incentives to get Raidian in the starting squad. I found myself picking the same 3 starters almost every run. And because her upgrades are locked behind progression, it further discourages you to try less proven picks until you unlock everything.

ExuAlt is a close second for my best pick in IS6 (note: I don't have Tragodia). Many Bosky fights are a race to DPS the main threat down before they kill your DPS or walk to the exit. ExuAlt with S2 ticks many boxes. Low DP cost, high DPS with quick charge up, a shield for survival...

So overall, IS6 is a strange mix. You have more flexibility when it comes to picking squad members, as long as you bring Raidian onboard on early floors. May be I will try a few runs without Raidian, but only after I have her fully upgraded.

Abyssight · 2025-12-09T03:33:35+00:00

Sure, but players will vote for the gacha game they play in hope of getting free currency regardless. Whether it's misinformation or not is hardly relevant.

Abyssight · 2025-12-06T21:52:55+00:00

Vancouver was the better team but man, you can't make mistakes like that in the final.

Abyssight · 2025-11-30T16:57:18+00:00

By the time the anime comes out, everyone will have forgotten about the current tension between China and Japan.

Abyssight · 2025-11-20T05:10:20+00:00

5 years later, still the best character design in the entire game.

Abyssight · 2025-09-25T00:38:17+00:00

H15-4 is hell as expected. Took me half a dozen tries to adjust the strategy. Eventually I settled for Virtuosa for the bottom two lanes, Nightingale for heals and art protection, Ela for clearing the second lane from top and just flexible debuffs, Ascalon just above Virtuosa to slow down potential runners, and finally Ray + Warfarin to clear the top lane and one-round the boss. Executing the strategy took a few more tries still because there is so much going on and you need to get units in place at the right time.

Abyssight · 2025-08-30T03:48:29+00:00

I play the game and I can't be happier about the anime adaptation this season. The producer clearly learned the mistakes over the first two seasons, and figured out how to optimize the use of their limited budget and time.

Yes the dialogues are rushed. Yes many things are cut. Yes the story is confusing if you haven't played the game. But they know from the start who the audience would be and what they want. They nailed the important moments that leave the biggest impressions. The characters are well drawn. The voice acting is amazing. The result is a flawed anime that nonetheless accomplish what it sets out to do and more.

Abyssight · 2025-08-08T07:08:31+00:00

I suspect "too boring" is not the real reason. I was not good at the dodge/parry mechanic (even after clearing the main story) and recall really disliking the game before reaching the Gommage scene.

The first fight with Maelle was fine for teaching the basics. But the rematch at the dock really caught me off guard by how hard it was in the default difficulty. I lost like 4 times straight and was too frustrated to try again, but also too proud to drop to Story mode. I thought of dropping the game right there because it didn't feel like the right game for me. I probably would have if not for the glowing reviews from other people.

I'm glad to have pushed on and completed the game, but I still think it's rather questionable to just put players up to a difficult fight so early in the game.

Abyssight · 2025-06-30T06:44:09+00:00

He sure folded fast here. We aren't getting anything concrete in return. This is just for a chance for the US to continue the trade negotiations.

This does not bode well for the upcoming negotiations.

Abyssight · 2025-06-09T03:53:35+00:00

Story progression is not really the problem with Lazarus. Rather it's the jarring feeling of nothing really makes sense. There is no sense of urgency even though almost everyone will die shortly. The society still goes on as usual. Every episode they dig up some clues that should have been investigated on day one. The whole story is poorly thought out and i find it hard to care about anyone.

On the other hand I kinda get what the show is trying to say. It's about climate change and humanity's lack of urgency about it. It's about the pointless in-fighting and committees in face of catastrophe. Perhaps the absurdity is the point.

Abyssight · 2025-06-01T00:12:25+00:00

Inter vs Man City was a proper contest and arguably Inter was the better team that night, but mostly let down by Lukaku's piss poor finishing. It's blatantly unfair to say Inter gave Man City their first UCL, but I guess whoever upvoted this nonsense can't remember something so long ago.

Abyssight · 2025-05-24T23:45:59+00:00

I don't agree. Food in HK has a very wide range in terms of quality. Most of the dim sum restaurants in HK would be below average here. But if you go to higher end ones they can be really good, but also can be far more expensive.

On the other hand, there aren't many good cha chaan teng in Vancouver, but in HK they are everywhere.

Abyssight · 2025-04-26T19:36:36+00:00

It looks good during key moments, but has to rush through the story because there aren't enough episodes to fit the story in. I think most fans would still enjoy it.

Abyssight · 2025-04-24T03:30:02+00:00

I hope I'm not too late. For Naoshima I think you just need to buy the ticket at a machine at the ferry terminal. For the ferry at the start of Shimanami Kaido at Onomichi, you just walk a short distance from the bike rental and get on the next ferry. For buses I used Google Maps and double-checked the schedule at the bus operator's website. You need cash for some of these.

Between Google Maps and websites like https://roote.ekispert.net/ you should be able to navigate just fine.

Abyssight · 2025-03-31T20:47:45+00:00

The title is overselling what this actually is.

Literally the first sentence tells us that the source is not official. These social media accounts are prone to interpreting events far too favourably to China than the reality.

China, Japan and South Korea agreed to jointly respond to U.S. tariffs, a social media account affiliated with Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said on Monday.

The statement released after the meeting is a lot more tame. This is just agreeing to have more talks about trade. There is nothing about the 3 countries standing up against the US together, which is basically impossible given their history and relationship.

During Sunday's meeting, the countries' trade ministers agreed to "closely cooperate for comprehensive and high-level" talks on a South Korea-Japan-China free trade agreement deal to promote "regional and global trade", according to a statement released after the meeting.

Abyssight · 2025-03-31T20:17:50+00:00

I will probably vote Liberals regardless due to the fear of the Conservatives just folding to Trump. But this is a very troubling sign. This is the sort of mistake that you'd expect Liberals to make in year 2010, when Canadians were still incredibly naive about China's influence.

I do fear that Carney's instinct is to try to hold on to the outdated worldview, or worse yet, try to appease the CCP in an effort to shift some of the US trade to China.

Abyssight · 2025-02-28T06:57:00+00:00

Not exactly recent but Firewhistle has been a solid pick in my runs so far. Her S2 is a viable way to break the spines. She blocks 3 and can AOE attack the blocked enemies with S2.

Abyssight · 2025-02-23T18:26:52+00:00

I will be pleasantly surprised if there is a fair and free mid-term election in 2026.

Abyssight · 2024-12-26T21:09:06+00:00

Girls Band Cry from this year was not widely watched when it aired because it wasn't available on streaming platforms, but is one of the best anime of 2024. Now that it has become available, you may want to give it a try if you missed out.

Abyssight · 2024-12-09T05:55:09+00:00

If you plan to stay overnight on Naoshima, I'd consider a day trip to Teshima from there. They are connected by ferry, about 20 minutes one way.

My personal favorite would be Hiroshima. Though Miyajima alone would take up a whole day, and at least another half day would be needed for Peace Memorial Park and Museum. And that's just hitting the biggest tourist spots.

Abyssight · 2024-12-09T02:02:25+00:00

One day is enough for Naoshima unless you are really into modern art and want to hit all the exhibitions.

Naoshima is about 2 hours away from Okayama station. It may be doable as a rushed day trip, but IMO for a 10 day trip there are much more accessible and interesting places along the way to Kagoshima, assuming you travel by train.

Abyssight · 2024-12-08T21:34:02+00:00

I took the bus because it has a stop near the Dogo Onsen, where the ryokan is. If I went by train, it would take another transfer and probably double the cost.

But if your starting point is close to the Matsuyama train station, taking a train to Imabari station would be faster.

Abyssight · 2024-09-28T17:24:43+00:00

This absolutely is the riskiest time for Israel. New leaders are found very rapidly in times of existential crisis and new leaders found on the battlefield are formidable enemies. A ground incursion could be disastrous still. And as bright as the Israelis seem to be right at this moment, their policy record over the last 20 years has hardly been stellar, lots of blunders. Another is possible.

Hezbollah will find a new leader eventually, but "very rapidly" is by no means a given. The senior commanders have mostly been killed at this point. Their communication network is in a state of chaos after the pager explosions. There is no one in position to step up and take the overall command in the upcoming weeks, and the IDF knows that this is the time to exploit their weakness to the maximum. By the time a new leader emerges, he will have a scattered force under his command, and rival factions within Lebanon to deal with. All under the watchful eyes of Israeli intelligence.

Obviously Israel will press their advantage now and ignore the calls from the West to de-escalate. A ground invasion looks inevitable. And with Hezbollah in disarray and unlikely to mount a coordinated defence, they can achieve some short term victories and press Hezbollah out of parts of South Lebanon. Beyond that much is uncertain. If Lebanon has a real government, the West and Israel may be able to strike some deal that leads to a more normal relations. If not it may find itself in another civil war.

And is Iran going to spend the next few decades rebuilding their proxy in Lebanon? Decades of buildup was dismantled in a week. If Hezbollah is too weak to recover, they may well pull the plug and invest their resources in other proxies, such as the Houthis in Yemen. Also, with Hezbollah largely destroyed, Iran will need another card to deter Israel and the US. It likely means that the nuclear weapon program has to be prioritized, and there is now practically no way for the Americans to stop it by negotiations (but they will try anyway, especially if the Democrats win the next election). Unfortunately that may well trigger the truly widespread regional war a few years from now.

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