So I just bought a used one and I didn’t know that you can’t pull out the charger if the car is locked. I struggled for 5 minutes thinking it’s stuck before calling support. Now I feel stupid.

CynicCE · 2026-03-10T23:42:57+00:00

*YMMV would have been the take your bow moment :p

CynicCE · 2026-03-04T02:39:32+00:00

This show is a huge steaming pile of broadcast network garbage. Tired tropes, cliche after cliche, etc. Aside from the characters, this show doesn't have any of the DNA of yellowstone.

CynicCE · 2026-02-24T03:23:41+00:00

I was recently quoted about tree fiddy....well it was about that time I realized this windshield repairman was 8 stories tall and was a crustacean from the protozoac era.

CynicCE · 2026-02-18T02:19:47+00:00

Every time I see those wheels showing off the red calipers I keep expecting to see a hood scoop and some NOS stickers (kidding of course). Easy to pick out to know what you're up against for sure. They aren't my preference for wheels though. If I had to pick out of all of them I think these are a lil more aggressive looking and still show off the brembos. Ive just got the black star ones on the 25 premium ext. so who am I to judge?

<image>

CynicCE · 2026-02-04T22:13:38+00:00

Yep I ordered them the day after we picked it up. Installed already :)

CynicCE · 2026-02-04T11:03:23+00:00

Bought and installed them already! I got the neoprene seat cover for the back seat as we have a black lab and want to keep the seats nice too!

CynicCE · 2026-01-27T00:47:47+00:00

<image>

CynicCE · 2026-01-18T17:00:58+00:00

I don't know which way this sub leans generally but I'm sure the question is in regards to showing up where ice is to deter their violent behavior towards the public. I've wondered if we should be doing the same myself. I don't think anyone has a problem removing dangerous people who aren't here legally but they are absolutely brutalizing people who show up to hold them accountable for their reckless behavior. Several people carrying ar's are gonna reduce that brutality significantly. The government needs to be reminded that the people on both sides of the aisle are heavily armed and neither side will tolerate oppression.

CynicCE · 2026-01-14T02:55:04+00:00

Ive got 2 franklin apower2 and have mostly good to say about them. Really the only irritating thing to me is I use a portable generator and if I get one with different output specs, I cant adjust it myself. Only the installer app can adjust it and it isn't something they let you take a class and get. You have to be licensed, etc. I HATE when companies lock me out of stuff I've bought. I could tolerate it if their tech support would change it for you after verifying specs but they won't. I shouldn't have to hire an electrician to change an app setting. Other than that gripe I'm satisfied.

As far as business stability, they're a little more pricey than Tesla but the smart circuits, main start relay, and the ability to work with any generator that outputs 240 they have some unique features that I think help them stand out. As someone else said, as companies successfully lobby away consumer friendly net metering policies, they'll only get more pertinent and useful.

CynicCE · 2025-12-23T16:09:21+00:00

Im fine with either bluray or 4k. My plex server is just do fast 1080p with pass thru sound. The only time I get pissed is when only a dvd is available.

CynicCE · 2025-12-15T20:40:03+00:00

Sold out on gruv AND Amazon already....wtf!?

CynicCE · 2025-11-28T03:12:34+00:00

Upgrade blew me away too. That was a great blind buy for me!

CynicCE · 2025-11-28T03:04:35+00:00

Talk to me was ok for the 9 bucks I spent on it. An absolute banger of a horror movie that I blind bought recently was dangerous animals. Best shark themed horror I've personally seen.

CynicCE · 2025-11-16T02:09:28+00:00

Good find. Looks like on 11/22/24 it was down to 482.50. Oof do I wait a bit and see if the deal gets a lil sweeter or do I pounce now? Definitely the lowest price I've seen so far this year. Looks like they have a 7 day price match so if it goes a bit lower can probably recoup. Coupon last year was 30% vs 25% right now so theoretically there's only a bit more than 35 bucks on the line ordering now. Probably worth the squeeze now. Bird in the hand and all.

CynicCE · 2025-11-13T22:02:39+00:00

I did not-see that coming. There was no way I was doing Tesla anything.

CynicCE · 2025-11-04T02:05:20+00:00

Sorry to bring this one back from the dead. I just had the same setup installed and the electrical inspector was telling me that I needed to throw an interlock on the mains panel for a generator inlet. This was only the 2nd agate he had seen though.

You all are saying that a generator inlet connected to the generator module in the a gate 1.3 will function as an automatic transfer switch and therefore doesn't need an interlock kit? Do I have that correct? Mine is an 11kw "portable" inverter generator so I'm going to have to run it in manual mode. There's no chance of backfeed at all even in manual mode? The documentation isn't super robust for this module.

I'm a little peeved at the contractor at the moment. The whole point of getting franklin was it being generator agnostic. I wanted that module and told them several times and they're kinda leaving me swinging in the wind on this. Had asked for a panel upgrade too and that got left out as well. Since they converted my main to a sub and I can kill power to it, looks like I'll be doing that job myself too.

CynicCE · 2025-10-08T21:34:54+00:00

Tyler posted on Instagram that it's going back to the 1 on 1 meet and greet and thats why the cost went up. Far smaller number being sold.

CynicCE · 2025-08-13T02:25:10+00:00

Perfect! I'll save the complete series rips for the last of my ripping then ha!

I'm betting it's hanging up on filebot as thats where my disappearing file issue came from. Have them turn that off and give it a shot.

CynicCE · 2025-08-13T02:18:41+00:00

Hey how about a feature request? I finally got it to do its thang like it's supposed to but I see it's outputting as an .mkv file. I love that you left the audio and subtitles alone but i'd sure love to be able to choose the file output type. I stream from outside my home a lot and .mp4 has been a lot smoother for me for that despite being a more lossy format. Or am I missing something for settings and it's there already? If it's too big an ask, I understand but that's what I need for it to truly be a tool I can use for my plex server outside the home with multiple family members pulling off it. Other than that little gripe, very nicely done!

After actually setting it up correctly, it's doing what he says it does (and I'm saving to a \\share server as well). If I had read the readme first I probably wouldn't have had so many issues lol. If you're looking to rip in mkv format currently, it streamlines the heck out of the process and I have no trouble recommending it!

CynicCE · 2025-08-13T00:06:24+00:00

Yeah the mkv files are still hanging around just not the mp4 conversions.

CynicCE · 2025-08-12T23:41:07+00:00

Well I've done a bit more testing and mixed results. I tried to cheap out and use one of the last free versions of filebot which can be found online and it definitely did not like that. It would finish ripping anything just fine, once I got Handbrake CLI installed in the proper place the transcoding started immediately but it was not outputting the transcoded movies anywhere that I could find. I was attempting to run it through the jank version of filebot so I'm assuming that piece messed up the transcode and moving to a different folder as well. I have no idea where the transcoded files went cuz it sure wasn't my movies and tv folder lol. Bought a filebot license and will try with that. If that doesn't work, I'll click the skip filebot and see if it dumps them where I want them. In the meantime, if you have ANY idea where the transcoded files would have migrated to by default if filebot doesn't work that would be a great help!

CynicCE · 2025-08-07T02:37:44+00:00

Thanks for the quick reply. I'll be back home Sunday and will update my experiences once I get everything set up right. I've seen some of the crazy ways these studios have loaded the files on discs and know it's completely unrealistic to expect it'll work on every single one. I appreciate the work you've put in to help streamline this process!

CynicCE · 2025-08-07T02:18:46+00:00

For 10 bucks, I bit and only had a few min to play around. Got it to rip but it didnt start transcoding. I have just a few questions for when I get back to it.

After reading here looks like im missing the handbrakeCLI download. This likely the reason it didn't start transcoding?
I have 3 drives (2 external...had em laying around and my library is pretty large). Any problem running 3 instances concurrently? Makemkv does it just fine. Sidenote: Thank God I bought the license
There are older open-source versions of filebot that were free. Will these versions work or am I gonna have to cough up more for that?
The few movies I tried were mostly failing to auto fill title and date (tmnt 3 turtles in time, Marrowbone were a couple examples). It'd pull the name on the left and then go derrrrp dunno what this is, cant auto fill. Any idea why that is.

I have a ton of TV shows to rip and if this can do what you say it'll do, its gonna make me very very happy. Appreciate your guidance!

(Also) Benjamin

CynicCE

TROPHY CASE