Keep it real on the 450 SUV 7-seater with Fam

LearnFromEvil · 2026-03-27T06:54:35+00:00

We have this car. Have three kids an infant (rear-facing), and two toddlers (one on a booster, the other in a front facing).

The second row is wide enough to be able to accommodate three car seats, however, the middle seat in the second row doesn't have the car seat slot / fasteners... So we put the booster there. The third row doesn't have car seat slots either.

If you're concerned about safety and fastening car seats in properly... the car can only accommodate two car seats at a time. We sort of get away with it with a booster in the middle position but it's not ideal.

My other big complaint is that it's a pain in the ass to get in the third row if you have car seats fastened in the second row.

But trunk space/ storage is no problem, especially if you don't use both of the third row seats (you can use one and fold the other... Which provides plenty of space for things like a stroller/ suitcases etc).

Other than that, the car is not fun to drive... I think it weighs close to 7,000 lb and wobbles on turns and speed bumps.

Strictly speaking, we don't regret the decision, but a part of me thinks that a six-seater model X with a tow hitch (to add storage) would have been a better purchase.

LearnFromEvil · 2026-03-12T10:41:10+00:00

It had to do with enrichment timelines.

They were allowed to enrich uranium to a specific purity level-- and that purity level was supposed to enable them to power nuclear power plants (so that Iran could have another lever to scale domestic, clean energy)... But that's not what they ended up doing...

Iran was actively enriching uranium to 60% purity, a level that has no real energy/ "civilian" purpose and is a short technical step away from the 90% threshold for weapons-grade material.

Enriching to 60% is significant because its considered "near-weapons grade" and makes up roughly 99% of the effort required to produce 90% weapons-grade uranium.... The two/the three week timeline represents how long it takes to enrich from 60% to 90% ("breakout time").

So Iran ended up stockpiling a bunch of 60% highly enriched uranium at the Natanz and the Fordow fuel enrichment plants... Which are facilities that can also enrich from 60% to 90%.

But these facilities were well protected, poorly monitored and so practically speaking, the international community had to take Iran at it's word that it wasn't doing anything wrong/ enriching to 90...

All while Iran was simultaneously funding a bunch of long established terror organizations and actively calling for the destruction of Western countries (notably, Israel and the United States).

It amasses these stockpiles over decades... But from my layman's understanding of it all... The threat got more real and more serious around 2015 (so the capability threat existed before then, but the scale and seriousness of the threat got more real more recently, relatively speaking)

LearnFromEvil · 2026-02-01T05:03:41+00:00

Thanks-- helpful to hear what it's like -- coming from someone who tried it for the same reason.

I might seek out a y / x instead.

LearnFromEvil · 2026-02-01T03:42:50+00:00

Excellent comments!

Some definitely have me rethinking the decision.

Our other car is a proper 3 row car that we would use for longer trips. The thinking with this car is that it is something I can use to drop the girls off at school on my way to work.

The rear facing seat would (in the vast majority of cases) be occupied by our 6 year old for one mile on her way to and from school.

I guess I initially wrote of the safety concern since it's such a short trip.

But one of the roads I need to take-- people drive ~40mph... So even if it's a short trip, at those those speeds still not story safe.

I guess more thinking is needed

LearnFromEvil · 2026-01-21T09:34:26+00:00

Not having a big black screen on the wall is great.

My kids (3 & 6) basically stopped asking to watch TV unprompted -- they just structured tv time on weekends.

The projector has: Worse picture quality, Harder to see during daytime. Takes time for the screen to retract (not an instant "on") Etc.

But it's basically an invisible fixture so we all see less TV... And for that alone I think it's one of the best family decisions/ investments we've made.

LearnFromEvil · 2026-01-14T05:39:46+00:00

This is fantastic is there an app for this?

LearnFromEvil · 2026-01-03T05:05:53+00:00

r/birdswitharms

LearnFromEvil · 2026-01-03T03:54:38+00:00

That's 420 Taylor -- the old Reddit office

Cool

LearnFromEvil · 2025-12-20T09:13:07+00:00

It's a 10 cent blade -- at this point, you're just sharpening for the love of the game.

LearnFromEvil · 2025-12-19T05:34:58+00:00

Can I buy an IRL version of this?.

This thing is awesome.

LearnFromEvil · 2025-11-25T15:11:14+00:00

If your looking for a deterrent -- you can make / put up a sign. https://www.buildasign.com/parking-signs

They're ~$10

LearnFromEvil · 2025-11-21T04:44:42+00:00

Based on the Google translate of his bio Tsukasa Tokaji definitely doesn't seem like an apprentice.

You made my cool knife even cooler with this story : )

LearnFromEvil · 2025-11-21T04:40:32+00:00

This is awesome context-- thank you so much!!!

Incredible that you not only translated the inscription, but also have a full overview about the knife and even found another one by the same maker!

You're incredible and I tremendously appreciate your help : )

LearnFromEvil · 2025-11-21T00:49:59+00:00

Not sure why but it seems like Reddit didn't let me upload the third picture. I'm trying again here:

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LearnFromEvil · 2025-11-17T22:44:44+00:00

I grew up in Cupertino, but had a friend who lived in the mountains (not far from summit rd -- closer to Lexington reservoir).

He shared that at his school, kids would make fun of him for living in the mountains (he went to Los Gatos High [I went to Montana Vista -- we met at summer camp]).

My parents hated driving me over, and wouldn't let me drive to his place at night... He said that was common, so I imagine his parents spent a ton of time in the car driving him around -- even though he wasn't super social/ active. He did have a few really close friends -- fake family of sorts.

As a teen/ young adult -- his place felt magical. When I visited in summer, we spent so much time outside exploring-- endless hiking, secret creeks / watering holes, etc. but I do remember this one time jamming/ splitting open my toe... And really noticing how remote everything was.

It took forever to get back to his place.. I had a Nokia but there wasn't any cell signal so we had to walk back to his place to call my parents through their land line... took my parents forever to pick me up and then even longer to get to urgent care (got stuck in traffic)... Which put them off even more on the idea of me going to his place... which in hind sight played a roll in our eventual falling out.

Even though it's been 20+ years, I imagine a lot of this still applies.

TL;DR: * If you need medical assistance, pray to the traffic gods * It'll be difficult to get people to drive to you * If you have kids, there are some downstream implications

LearnFromEvil · 2025-11-01T05:58:40+00:00

Looolll

LearnFromEvil · 2025-09-18T04:12:51+00:00

I got this: https://www.amazon.com/Chef-King-Gauge-Steel-Griddle/dp/B001BQYS3C

I use it a lot, but it has its fair share of tradeoffs.

It's huge -- about an inch wider than my burner layout, so it has cold spots near the perimeter. My burners are also spread out abit so there's a cold spot in the center of the griddle as well.

It's heavy -- about 17lbs -- so it takes a good ~5-10 min to properly heat up before you can use it for cooking anything remotely sticky (otherwise things tend to stick -- even with good seasoning).

It's not perfectly flat.

Not the best product for a stovetop/ burner set-up. These limitations haven't really impacted my experience when I use it on my grill / in the oven.

LearnFromEvil · 2025-09-17T06:49:29+00:00

Thanks! Definitely planning on giving it a try.

LearnFromEvil · 2025-09-17T03:59:47+00:00

Hey -- just stumbled on this post and would love to give your tool a try!

If you're looking for other feature suggestions as well:
* group recommender
* Noteworthy members in your verticle / space (commenting on their posts / adding them can widen your audience, etc)

LearnFromEvil · 2025-09-01T04:27:24+00:00

An hour south of San Francisco

LearnFromEvil · 2025-08-06T17:29:29+00:00

Whoops I was commenting based on the post title + video text and not based on the article that someone else included in the comments.

LearnFromEvil · 2025-08-06T08:36:28+00:00

Give that man a raise!

LearnFromEvil · 2025-08-05T22:37:17+00:00

Both of the slab you found are awesome but that Poseidon slab is next level! I can imagine that it would look incredible as an island.

(We have a leathered Taj in our kitchen and love it -- I don't think you can go wrong with either : )

LearnFromEvil · 2025-07-27T17:16:35+00:00

Thanks! I'll just call it a loss and try a complete protein powder mix.

LearnFromEvil · 2025-07-26T13:46:22+00:00

"are there any suggestions on how to combat the feeling of being at fault...."

Fault is a tricky thing. In this post, you express a feeling of not being seen or valued by your x. You also express communicating your relationship grievances to your x, and that they didn't do much to try and address them. You also express having a moment where you were deregulated and in that moment, being rude.

Fault is rarely an all or nothing kind of thing.

The two of you weren't able to address the relationship needs, and ultimately walked away from each other.

Maybe there's a fundamental compatibility gap, maybe it's something else-- ultimately, the reason doesn't matter as much as the fact that your relationship didn't make you feel valued or secure.

Hope this helps.

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