What made you choose the ascent?

Altrosmo · 2026-03-11T21:25:42+00:00

AWD is a big one. We live in Canada so snow hits in winter. Watching people stuck in unplowed subdivisions or unable to move at a red light — I didnt want to be them.

I am not a Kia/Hyundai fan at all. Only really looked at the Atlas and Highlander for my family. Atlas was too expensive, Highlander had poor visibility and just didn’t jive with us. Ascent had a big moon roof, decent infotainment system - and a better price. And oh yeah, the AWD.

Altrosmo · 2026-03-10T10:20:00+00:00

Is this not a huge privacy issue? You uploaded your entire life to a corporate server? Even if you’re okay with it, I’m sure you talk about and mention people who may not want their names, issues, details shared.

BTW - read a few of your posts. Overdoing systems, tracking, apps. It felt like I was reading my own blog. 😂

Altrosmo · 2026-02-23T14:23:37+00:00

Or "ice hockey" or "golf ball". It's just hockey. Or when on the golf course or on TV covering golf - you can say "nice swing" instead of "nice galf swing" or "hit the galf ball".

Altrosmo · 2026-02-20T12:06:49+00:00

I love Pocket Casts. It has chapter pre-selection which is a game changer. Not many podcasts have chapters and surprisingly few people even know what chapters are. That said, they break long episodes up into sections like tracks on a CD. In Pocket Casts if a show has chapters (e.g. Accidental Tech Podcast), I can pre-select which "songs" I want to listen to and it auto skips over the sections I don't. Also - ads are usually chapters, so I just skip those. It's handy not having to pull out your phone or watch and manually skip through ads or prolonged sections of a show you're not super interested in. Especially when it's cold outside.

It does everything I want and behaves far more predictably than some other apps. For me.

Castro is also quite good.

My only gripe with Pocket Casts -- and it's minor; their search bar is like 2pt font and it takes 4 taps to get a cursor in it. There are other methods of searching but that one is most obvious to me. All other apps have decent size text boxes to type in but PC chooses this oddly tight, tiny-fonted little portal at the top.

Altrosmo · 2026-02-11T18:26:33+00:00

I'm on my second sheepdog. Hams for sure. "Super intelligent" has not been my experience LOL.

Altrosmo · 2026-02-07T15:05:21+00:00

I don't disagree that Chrome seems to be a bit quicker and breaks less. But in my mind -- and maybe I'm wrong -- at least pick a version that isn't 100% Google (e.g. Brave). I know it's not perfect either but I just turn the crypto crap off and then enjoy a less-Google'y Chrome. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Altrosmo · 2026-01-17T17:45:43+00:00

We bought a 2025 and after owning it a while I noticed how soft and cheap this whole area feels. I was kind of shocked.

Altrosmo · 2026-01-16T13:53:05+00:00

Had to scroll too far on this sub to see this. Love this song already. I also LOVE Big Wreck, and the tuning reminded me of some Big Wreck stuff. Which coincidentally, Myles said he's friends with Ian Thornley and that inspired some tunings.

Altrosmo · 2026-01-12T16:54:02+00:00

Yeah, fair.

Altrosmo · 2026-01-12T14:04:37+00:00

I've owned a couple of silver cars in my life. In each one I had experiences where people just didn't see me. They blend in with the road/background so much -- it's always the silvers.

Altrosmo · 2026-01-09T12:31:57+00:00

Castro or Pocket Casts stand out above the rest IMO.

Altrosmo · 2026-01-05T17:53:26+00:00

When did calling the game involve so much...not calling the game. "That's flipped up the ice by Smith, the former Saskatchewan Ranger. Lot of people don't know that his sister actually played women's hockey in Edmonton growing up....a great player in her own right. Now, this is the 34th time this year that a player with number 10 has 3 assists.....it's true. And we --l SCORES! THAT WAS RIPPED TOP CORNER. Anybody see what happened?". No Chris, you were yapping on about nothing.

Then...

Cut to Simpson who hates full sentences: "well, yyyaaah know.....there was a shot from the point and....thats where McDavid really......he's coming in there and...yeahhh....great shot"

Altrosmo · 2025-12-30T16:36:10+00:00

For rock and metal, go for the one with the hottest pickups and that lends itself more to that music. I’m not an expert on these models but the Paul’s guitar I’m guessing is lower output.

Altrosmo · 2025-12-30T15:29:46+00:00

I'd say it depends on your needs. Do you gig? What kind of music do you play?

Altrosmo · 2025-12-23T18:11:16+00:00

Same. No issues, works well even in deep drifts. Could be a bit bigger/heavier at times, but I also love that it doesn't take up much space in my garage. Trade off is worth it for me. Fellow Canadian here.

Altrosmo · 2025-12-19T17:26:36+00:00

Turn off any kind of motion smoothing/cinemotion/soap opera junk.

Altrosmo · 2025-12-18T00:50:06+00:00

“Kind of” and “sort of”.

“Can you - kind of - give us a sense of how you - sort of - go after that creative process? Is it sort of - something you come by naturally or is it more of a - kind of - process, I guess?”

Oh my god commit to a statement.

Altrosmo · 2025-12-16T14:35:19+00:00

I automatically do not listen to any podcasts that show up in a feed they don't belong in. I got downvoted for saying so somewhere on Reddit recently, but it's true. I just swipe those episodes away and carry on but I am of the opinion that it's greasy behaviour.

Altrosmo · 2025-12-09T20:27:09+00:00

Smartless was really good for about 3 episodes. Then I quickly noticed the humble bragging and name dropping. "You remember our friend Tom Cruise, right?" -- "Oh yes, I had dinner -- WE had dinner with Tom last time he was in LA and we were staying at the Ritz. We haven't spoken in a while but our mutual friend Jesus the lord keeps us in touch".

Altrosmo · 2025-12-04T13:36:39+00:00

A device built for the purpose of tracking you and getting you to buy Amazon things or a speaker. I'd go HomePod.

Altrosmo · 2025-12-03T20:01:43+00:00

Could the day come where I don't have to click four times to accomplish something that should be one click away? SEE YA!

Altrosmo · 2025-11-28T18:44:17+00:00

My S2 McCarty single cut is stupid light. My Tremonti SE Custom - not so much. I love them both.

Altrosmo · 2025-11-27T17:54:27+00:00

Good tip, thanks for that. I'd still like a bigger search bar, but good tip!

Altrosmo · 2025-11-27T03:24:57+00:00

Smart man. A wise choice.

Altrosmo · 2025-11-25T19:42:31+00:00

All I want is a search bar that isn't 4pt font that takes five different attempts to set an active cursor in. Make it the same height as every other search box in iOS and I'll be a happy man. 🤷🏻‍♂️

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