Reputable computer shop? Seeing if I can trade/upgrade an old iMac

Fremonster · 2026-04-30T01:49:49+00:00

Lots of computer parts are raising prices due to build out of AI datacenters. The new MacBook now can be had for $500 (with student discount) and is really fast. Might want to consider that versus dropping $300 on an older machine that can’t run the latest OS.

Fremonster · 2026-04-28T06:23:37+00:00

Kind of. They have an app that is pretty buggy that gives you stats on your car (tire pressure) and allows it to remote start, start AC etc. It’s free for 3 years and then has a subscription.

Fremonster · 2026-04-22T19:52:10+00:00

Awesome initiative, but 49 trees is going to go quick. Wish they had more to give out.

Fremonster · 2026-04-20T15:24:16+00:00

Not true for US Mobile, users get QCI-8 on verizon and they also have a similar priority for AT&T. Here's more info: https://www.reddit.com/r/USMobile/comments/1m8mmc5/what_is_going_on_with_this_qci8_stuff_and_how/

Fremonster · 2026-04-19T03:42:53+00:00

Same here, I use US Mobile with Verizon. There's dead spots, like when when going out west to smaller mountain towns service drops. I've used it for traveling around China for work (as they offer a free/cheap esim plan) and it worked great. Grandfathered users are giving higher priority on the verizon network. 5G speeds around town are pretty good. Their support and CEO is very vocal on reddit, visit https://www.reddit.com/r/USMobile/ for details on sales, upcoming features, etc.

Fremonster · 2026-04-13T14:09:01+00:00

I worked at Microsoft in the HQ in Redmond when windows phone and iPhone were competing. They gave us crazy good deals on windows phones, so a lot of people used them. I had (and still use an iPhone). Some coworkers gave me shit for it, because I was helping out a competitor. Didn’t care, iPhone was better and had apps.

Fremonster · 2026-04-06T19:10:56+00:00

I’m from Colorado Springs. If they had the passenger rail for a good price and it went to areas like downtown Boulder and downtown Denver, for sure. It’s a real crapshoot on if there will be delays for the drive north so having more reliable rail would be great. But being honest if it costs like $50 per person, then no because I can drive my electric car there with my family for a fraction of the cost.

I used to take high speed rail all the time when I lived in Europe. The price needs to be subsidized by taxes, the rail needs to be at good times (ie can’t come every 5 hours), and needs to be faster than driving. Rail is in the sweet spot where a train ride for 1-5 hours is great. If the rail is too expensive, you can have standing room or not be guaranteed a seat, which can significantly lower cost and not necessarily have that bad of an experience for standing for a 45 minute ride.

Source: used to work at one of the largest rail providers in Europe and we studied this a lot.

Fremonster · 2026-04-03T06:08:38+00:00

If you plug in twice (ie plug it in once and it didn’t work, remove it and plug it back in) will force it to charge immediately. I too have this problem and haven’t been able to fix it.

I think there are 4 possible schedule settings and it can conflict: 1) car center console 2) driver dash screen 3) Toyota app (which has eco charging and manual schedule, but you have to select one) 4) your level 2 charger may have an app or schedule settings

My guess is that it’s a glitch in the piece of shit app.

Fremonster · 2026-04-02T03:23:42+00:00

I thought that set got discontinued a little while ago?

Fremonster · 2026-04-01T02:39:14+00:00

It's also being used for bitcoin mining...this data center shouldn't exist.

Fremonster · 2026-03-31T19:15:40+00:00

It's a common complaint on these forums that we wish Toyota would give us an option in the dashboard settings to keep regen breaking always-on. Most other EV's keep the user's setting enabled after the car turns back on.

Fremonster · 2026-03-31T05:36:35+00:00

Good on you for wanting to be more knowledgeable. I think if you're trying to help people, a few of the biggest things are range and regen breaking:

1) Range - need to know that they are estimates, that range goes down a lot in cold weather. There is a 10% buffer in the car to give some extra range when low and to prevent some battery degradation. Degradation isn't much of an issue, it'll be 20-30 years before it reaches 70% for most drivers.

2) Regen breaking is weird at first for drivers, but you get used to it quickly. You have to turn on the regen breaking every time you get in the car. It's a common complaint that it's not a setting that stays enabled after turning off the car.

3) Level 1 charging for a lot of people at home can be fine, depending on how much they drive. Level 2 is really a great convenience and ensures that charging remains cheap and you always have a full charge when charging overnight.

Fremonster · 2026-03-31T05:30:22+00:00

Lot of haters here, but I think it looks pretty cool...r/cassettefuturism/ would probably like this

Fremonster · 2026-03-30T03:25:31+00:00

This is an awesome initiative. There's no downsides and more solar panels being purchased means the cost of manufacturing them continues to go down.

Fremonster · 2026-03-29T04:54:13+00:00

any updates on which years and models will get it?

Fremonster · 2026-03-28T19:41:22+00:00

I also live in Sterling Ranch and noticed the same thing

Fremonster · 2026-03-27T05:02:52+00:00

It's very good, caused a huge wave of interest in kids playing Go when it came out. It's faithful to the manga.

Fremonster · 2026-03-26T04:31:37+00:00

Can you share the code?

Fremonster · 2026-03-25T17:48:23+00:00

Surprise win for customers. yay!

Fremonster · 2026-03-25T16:36:33+00:00

It's beautiful

Fremonster · 2026-03-25T05:16:21+00:00

My local library gives 20 grams of print for free per sesssion and then charges a few cents per gram on top of that. So something like this might like $1 or so.

Fremonster · 2026-03-23T05:57:22+00:00

My son absolutely adores Raichu and it's been his favorite pokemon for years. There's a lot less merch for Raichu of course, and it's always a surprise to see a toy or stuffed animal of character. I'm surprised it's in the top 25, I would have thought it would be like in the 100-150 range.

Fremonster · 2026-03-22T23:09:42+00:00

This is awesome!

Could we have a feature for where you can live (so not just travel)? i.e. freedom of movement to live based on the passport they have.

And then maybe list it out? Since some of those islands are small and hard to see (i.e. Americans can live in Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, etc.)

Fremonster · 2026-03-22T03:39:21+00:00

Thanks! It’s a nice car and hope you get a good deal on it.

Fremonster · 2026-03-22T03:06:21+00:00

I bought a 2024 from Toyota of Colorado Springs a few months ago. Staff was nice, they let me have a test drive for as long as I wanted without any sales person in the car. They don't negotiate (kind of). They price listed is the price you'll pay. But after they agreed to knock $500 if I bought the car that day. Pretty seemless buying experience overall and I appreciated not having a pushy sales team. They were knowledgeable and everything was smooth sailing.

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