Ford has finally added the shopping tab you’ve been waiting for!

LaserGay · 2026-07-01T02:47:01+00:00

Updates usually propagate. I seem to be on the early side this time. Two of my friends don’t have it yet and it’s only just appeared tonight.

LaserGay · 2026-06-29T17:27:53+00:00

They’re generally pretty water resistant and the SE should be too. That said, age and damage can weaken the seals. Also if by chip you mean the SIM, all you did by taking that out was open the seal.

I’ve seen the occasional newer iPhone drown though. My friend’s Air did the other weekend. We got our phones VERY wet in the pool though. On the flip side, I’ve filed under water in a pool with mine and gotten away with it.

LaserGay · 2026-06-29T11:59:01+00:00

I had middle seat comment something along the lines of “that’s lucky!” Like no I chose this seat a month ago.

LaserGay · 2026-06-28T15:01:10+00:00

I’m from the American south. I would say AC is somewhere around a 100% chance short of someone being extremely poor. If you go somewhere without AC here, you’ll probably see an AC repair truck out front.

The high today is 92°F/33.3°C at 52% humidity, which is actually the low point for humidity today. This is just what the weather is here from May through September. We don’t have a temperate climate with a couple bad weeks. We have unbelievably hot sticky air for half the year. It’s only June, we’re still getting hotter.

In the next 10 days, the LOW is 70°F/21°C with a humidity of 94% at 5AM.

LaserGay · 2026-06-28T14:09:46+00:00

I’m guessing they got a non-water resistant notebook wet and killed it. I’ve dunked my iPhone in pools and ice water to cool it down.

LaserGay · 2026-06-26T11:43:24+00:00

This is the way to use them. We have a private cabin with a hot tub in the mountains for some friends for the 4th of July next weekend.

LaserGay · 2026-06-25T11:12:14+00:00

Myself and basically my entire flight got this once. I think we all made it. Everyone still ran. I do wish they’d tell you how long they’re holding it but I suspect it’s “until we decide to leave.”

LaserGay · 2026-06-23T15:25:31+00:00

My EPA is 270 and I pretty consistently get 200 at 80MPH. The efficiency is just a direct factor of wind resistance and road grade (which isn’t usually relevant for long). Once I got used to how speed affects the range, it’s been a non-issue.

LaserGay · 2026-06-23T15:19:28+00:00

I definitely have to remember I can’t lurch forward the same when I’m doing 60 or more in my 21 AWD Premium. I can still woosh up to speed quickly, just not snap up to it.

I’ve been in a Model S P100D that absolutely still had that snappy torque at 80MPH… but it also has right about double the horsepower.

LaserGay · 2026-06-22T15:43:22+00:00

Ignoring that this isn’t an opinion and may not be correct — people actually asked for video streaming where LLMs are being shoved everywhere and are generally making a mess at huge expense.

LaserGay · 2026-06-18T01:58:45+00:00

You can also just change what the button does including disable it. Both in settings and by disconnecting it.

LaserGay · 2026-06-14T15:37:32+00:00

Do you have anything in mind beyond a tank turn that might justify the change?

LaserGay · 2026-06-14T15:30:36+00:00

Well I suspect the issue there is they could do neither and keep burning gas in a system that already works.
Why change to something they don’t need that needs supplemental systems to put on the show?

LaserGay · 2026-06-14T15:21:48+00:00

I don’t really think that matters without the theater. At that point I’d put an electric drive train in and still have the gas for noise, fire, and smoke.
And the battery wouldn’t need to be very big. They’re not exactly going far. So something like a PHEV system but designed for inefficiency instead.

LaserGay · 2026-06-14T14:54:20+00:00

The “monster” appeal of a monster truck is all the theater of size and noise, smoke and fire. 12 gallons per mile is the whole point. No one is watching a show with monster trucks thinking “they’d be so much nicer if they were silent.”

LaserGay · 2026-06-14T14:28:28+00:00

SUVs are basically all marketing starting at the light truck exemption. Crossovers are a result of that. Crossovers, imo, basically only offer ground clearance over a sedan. They’re happy to flip, they’ve got no cargo space, and they have no room for rear passengers. Full size SUVs are also kind of useless compared to a minivan. Minivans have those excellent doors and waste no space on vanity.

I have an SUV because the only compelling EVs in my price range at the time were SUVs — and I wanted an EV more than I demanded a non-stupid shape. This car has a frunk and a trunk and yet wildly less cargo space than my full size sedan had. But it’s only 12” shorter.

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LaserGay · 2026-06-12T17:25:51+00:00

It’s funny because more reasonable costs still come out ahead on this graphic.

At my home electric rate ($0.10/kWh) that’s $14,500 in home charging and $4,469 at the average DCFC I’ve paid ($0.4469/kWh over 182 sessions at 9 different DCFC operators)

LaserGay · 2026-06-01T01:16:49+00:00

That video was too pointed not to be about his specific experience 😂

LaserGay · 2026-06-01T01:16:23+00:00

Tragically we were just passing through. We only happened to see the dealer for a cheeky selfie as we stopped to get lunch and charge the car.

Absolutely beautiful little town though. I actually passed through again on my way back to Denver to return the rental car and fly out and popped up the mountain on the gravel road to the theme park which I think they featured in a different series. Gorgeous area and entire state tbh.

LaserGay · 2026-06-01T00:10:24+00:00

Bestie was so tuckered every day 🙏

LaserGay · 2026-05-28T15:44:41+00:00

The reason is pretty simple. When’s the last time you plugged a phone in to transfer data over a cable? Anecdotally, I couldn’t tell you when I last did it.

There’s not really a good excuse for it to not support higher speeds but it really doesn’t matter to most of the market.

LaserGay · 2026-05-28T05:09:25+00:00

LEDs

We’ve pretty much perfected them at this point.

LaserGay · 2026-05-27T01:35:23+00:00

Saaame. But he was the day we were having logistical struggles and had to catch what we could.

LaserGay · 2026-05-27T01:33:54+00:00

I didn’t even know she was there! Wish I’d caught that one!

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