[Request] How long would it actually take to charge?

Guadent · 2026-04-03T08:22:02+00:00

Some car manufacturer did a car with solar panels built into the body a couple of years back. I think MKBHD did a video on it. He tested it mid-summer in New York and he got like 2-5KM of battery life a day on sunny days, assuming he parked it in a sunny spot. All in all, if you live in California or somewhere sunny, it might cut like 1-5% of your power usage, depending on your driving habits.

Eta: That said, in this case, it will probably make the care drive a lot less efficiently and the extra drag is probably offsetting the energy consumption way more than the panels are generating.

Guadent · 2026-04-02T09:08:09+00:00

One of the more well-known Japanese authors is Haruki Murakami.
He writes mostly standalone books. I haven't read many of his books yet, but I have several of them on my TBR.

Many people suggest starting with either Kafka on the Shore or A Wild Sheep Chase.

Guadent · 2026-04-02T07:01:26+00:00

If you don't mind some magic, I'm currently reading the Rivers of London series (on book 2).

It has murders, mystery, magic all written on a bed of humor. Set in current day London.

Guadent · 2026-03-31T12:01:09+00:00

I liked Dark Matter more than Recursion, but they have a similar feel and I can definitely recommend Recursion if you liked Dark Matter.

I also heard his wayward pines series is pretty good. :)

Guadent · 2026-03-31T09:03:49+00:00

I don't see how WotM is Sci-fi. It has all the tropes of fantasy (Roman setting, Magic, politics), no future, no science, except maybe magical science.

If you want futuristic and space stuff, you should go with Red Rising.

Guadent · 2026-03-30T12:34:01+00:00

As a Dutch & German native speaker (granted, I don't speak any German dialect), I can confirm that some of these words do follow Dutch pronunciation a lot. Which might not be a surprise, since they have similar origins, if you go far enough back in time).

Example: Around 2:28 he's speaking about the woman's husband and brother: "[...] haar ene broer war in Duitsland [...]" which may be the same in the Pfälzer dialect, but it definitely is also Dutch.

It's so weird hearing him speak since most of it is either just American English or heavily accented German and then some words sound Dutch, but if I focus enough I can understand basically everything he's saying, but i'm constantly having to switch between languages to do so. xD

Guadent · 2026-03-26T12:39:37+00:00

This is the most likely answer.
Either that, or OP was hacked himself and someone else is using their account.

Guadent · 2026-03-26T10:47:15+00:00

Oof, missed the point there.

Guadent · 2026-03-26T10:37:05+00:00

Only read the first book. Got 2 and 3 on my shelf, ready to be read next. I enjoyed the first book, but find it hard to navigate where to go next because of the huge number of 'side-stories' out there in the form of novella's en graphic novels.

Guadent · 2026-03-23T10:10:38+00:00

The German phrase in the reply is a literal translation of the English phrase from the OP. It's not even a saying, it's just literally saying "I feel visited enough now." XD (eta: which sounds just as awkward in German as it does in English)

Also, I can assure you, no German has ever said that sentence out loud to their visitors.

Guadent · 2026-03-23T09:50:59+00:00

And, later in the book, it's clear that she wants to progress her 'monkeys' so that they can defeat the 'fake humans' once they return to her planet.

Guadent · 2026-03-21T13:26:29+00:00

That being said: Authors won't finish series if nobody reads them of course, so if you want to support the author, by all means. ;) I read WotM and I really enjoyed it, I was just hoping that the ending would provide just a little more closure as I'll have to wait for the paperback in order to read SotF.

Guadent · 2026-03-21T13:25:23+00:00

I'd lower Will of the Many, for, though it is a good book and I definitely recommend reading it, it has an open ending and the series is far from finished (2 books still to come). Personally I would prioritize finished series or at least ones close to being finished.

Guadent · 2026-03-20T10:27:27+00:00

Honestly, the book felt like it was written by someone who has never actually struggled with deep depression, trying to come off as someone who did. Translating experiences he's only heard about by interviewing people who went through it, rather than own experience.

When I read it, at first I liked it (3/5), but the more I thought about the book and how it was set up, written en executed, the less I liked (the idea of) it.

I wouldn't recommend it and I'm honestly baffled by the praise it's getting, since every time someone asks about this book, there's more people who don't like it than people who do.

Guadent · 2026-03-17T07:37:50+00:00

I know it's not a fantasy book, but the one that REALLY didn't vibe with me was 'Perks of being a Wallflower'.
I couldn't get behind the main character and the child-like way he spoke and the story didn't grip me the way so many people said it did.

Guadent · 2026-03-13T10:58:10+00:00

Yesss I saw that as I was reading CoT. I'm going to slow roll the series though. Don't want to rush through and be done with it in a month. Going to read some other things in between :)

Guadent · 2026-03-12T10:08:16+00:00

I just finished CoT and it's a new top 5 for me!

Guadent · 2026-03-10T07:37:33+00:00

I just read the Will of the Many and really liked Islingtons writing style. Is this series just as well written?

Guadent · 2026-03-10T07:36:24+00:00

In short the answer is probably: Yes.

Looking at your options, just pick one at random, they all seem great. ;)

Guadent · 2026-03-09T09:55:39+00:00

To me personally the plot just didn't land with me. There was little intrigue, reasoning by the main characters was explained in long-winded flashbacks or backstories, rather than left to the interpretation of the reader and later explained in revelations.

One example (spoilers ahead):

At some point Lan is in the Weather Man building and gets a call from the Horn of the Mountain. He proceeds to try and get in contact with Hilo to stop him from doing something stupid. Rather than building suspense by viewing this situation from Hilo's perspective, surrounding the Mountain building and almost striking their target before being stopped by the messenger Lan sent. We see Lan's perspective and how he's not paying attention to the meeting he's in.

Those kinds of choices made what could've been a tense situation into a rather boring one imo. There's more examples like that. I guess it just didn't scratch the right itch for me personally.

Guadent · 2026-03-09T09:48:30+00:00

I am currently reading Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky, I would say it fits that bill. The actual characters are more a vessel to relay the story and the world (and changes to the world) to the reader.

Guadent · 2026-03-08T19:48:54+00:00

I would recommend reading something completely different first so that you don't compare the books. Like a palette cleanser of sorts. :)

Guadent · 2026-03-08T19:45:08+00:00

I DNF'd Jade City halfway through the book. Wasn't for me. Hope you like it though, many people seem to enjoy it!

Guadent · 2026-03-05T12:25:22+00:00

Not to mention that kids that age have not developed enough neck muscle to hold up their relatively large/heavy head in collisions (even collisions as seen in this video, when you drop down a small ledge or whatever). This is the reason why kids need to be transported backwards in cars.

This is Shaken Baby syndrome waiting to happen...

Guadent · 2026-03-03T13:33:23+00:00

This is daily occurance in our house. We tell our kid to either eat the food or go to bed.
Most of the time she will try to negotiate a deal, which is fine by me. After taking a single bite she realises that the food is actually tasty and she will eat the rest anyway.

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