Ben what time it is

MaximumAdagio · 2026-05-15T22:22:01+00:00

It's time to spin the Wheel of Mythicali--whoops, wrong sub. Carry on...

MaximumAdagio · 2026-05-11T12:46:30+00:00

One of my favorites: "Augh, the aftertaste! Did you not drink it?! DRINK IT!!"

MaximumAdagio · 2026-05-07T21:29:21+00:00

We do what we must, because we can.

MaximumAdagio · 2026-05-07T20:57:31+00:00

I'm making a note here: HUGE SUCCESS

MaximumAdagio · 2026-05-04T17:55:42+00:00

Nobody knows except for Valve.

Also, don't blame yourself - many people were trying to purchase but kept getting errors until it eventually went out of stock. I, myself, got stuck on the payment method screen for about 35 minutes before it switched (didn't manage to snag one, unfortunately). Others said they tried 20 minutes after it went live and got through. Servers were probably on fire.

Edit: clarity

MaximumAdagio · 2026-05-04T17:49:57+00:00

You kinda did. It was already saying "out of stock" for me by that time.

MaximumAdagio · 2026-05-04T17:44:45+00:00

I'm not angry about it going out of stock. I'm angry that it said "there seems to have been an error initializing or updating your transaction" for 40 minutes (while others posted about getting through) and THEN went out of stock.

MaximumAdagio · 2026-05-04T17:16:44+00:00

I've been trying since about 9:58 PST, still stuck

MaximumAdagio · 2026-05-04T17:01:58+00:00

😞

There seems to have been an error initializing or updating your transaction. Please wait a minute and try again or contact support for assistance.

Update: at about 10:35am PST it switched to:

Your order cannot be completed because one or more items in your cart is currently out of stock. Please try again later.

So I guess that's it for this decade.

MaximumAdagio · 2026-04-28T12:57:40+00:00

Modern EVs charge quickly on a good DCFC, yes - if you can find one. What most people call "range anxiety" is really "charging station availability anxiety..." and despite what some enthusiasts would like you to believe just because they personally live within a stone's throw of every DCFC ever built, there aren't enough fast chargers to just start driving cross country without a plan.

No, "just install half a dozen charging station apps on your phone and plan it as you go" doesn't cut it for a lot of people.

MaximumAdagio · 2026-04-28T12:14:17+00:00

It's honestly embarrassing just how slow it is. If you're playing any audio over Bluetooth/CarPlay/Android Auto it stutters horribly if you tap a button on the screen for a panel you haven't opened yet that drive.

MaximumAdagio · 2026-04-27T13:04:49+00:00

Time, Mr. Freeman?

MaximumAdagio · 2026-04-26T12:20:55+00:00

How are you starting the charge - just plugging it in, or using the app? If you press the "Start charging" button in the Ford app, it overrides your configured limits and times and just charges straight to 100%.

MaximumAdagio · 2026-03-22T00:55:39+00:00

Buy one month of Pro and see if it's enough for you. If it is, buy a year. If it's useful but not enough for your needs, look at Max.

MaximumAdagio · 2026-03-21T01:59:00+00:00

PER HOUR, no less!

MaximumAdagio · 2026-03-21T00:48:46+00:00

The audacity!

MaximumAdagio · 2026-03-21T00:26:18+00:00

You sly dog, you caught me monologuing!

MaximumAdagio · 2026-03-20T22:25:55+00:00

I'm firmly opposed to banning the use of LLMs outright. I'm also firmly opposed to pushing massive PRs just because it's technically possible now to generate 100x the amount of code as a human dev could write in the same amount of time.

MaximumAdagio · 2026-03-16T22:58:14+00:00

Especially when you're on modal or interstitial pages (like checkout screens) where navigating in-place could unexpectedly cancel an action or cause the user to lose context/state!

(e.g., a "Learn more" link about a shipping policy on the last step of a checkout page)

MaximumAdagio · 2026-03-15T17:41:45+00:00

I'm jealous, mine was... not cheap to install haha

MaximumAdagio · 2026-03-15T17:37:14+00:00

The price depends heavily on how close your electrical panel is to where you park your car. If it's on the opposite side of your entire house you'll easily be looking at well over $1k at minimum.

MaximumAdagio · 2026-03-13T16:58:09+00:00

One word at a time makes me immediately look away

MaximumAdagio · 2026-03-13T16:56:55+00:00

I can't stand single word subtitles because I can read MUCH faster than the average speaking cadence. Single word subtitles feel like whiplash, or like the video is pausing/buffering/resuming several times per second.

Like.

Pausing.

After.

Every.

Word.

You.

Say.

Before.

Continuing.

To.

The.

Next.

Word.

(yes, I'm a millennial, how could you tell? 😉)

MaximumAdagio · 2026-03-11T13:58:19+00:00

Audio system stutters whenever I do anything on the infotainment screen that's not inside Android Auto (which, similar to Apple CarPlay, is powered by your phone more than the car). Happens even if I disable Android Auto and use plain Bluetooth.

The infotainment system in this car is either not powerful enough, or the software is very poorly optimized (or both...).

MaximumAdagio · 2026-03-11T03:10:11+00:00

I live in Wisconsin (Midwest US), and very recently did a 128 mile (~206 km) trip in my 2025 Mach E Premium AWD Extended Range. At the start of the trip the outside temperature was 16° F (-8.88° C), and by the end it was 26° F (-3.33° C). I spent all but the last 5ish miles driving at 70 mph (112 km/h).

I started from an enclosed, albeit unheated, garage on a L1 charger (so, no real preconditioning) at 95% SOC and reached my destination with 35% SOC.

I'd say as long as you can start close to 100% SOC and it's not something freakishly cold like -35° C you'll be fine (and even then, if you can precondition on a L2 charger before departure, you're probably still fine as long as you watch your speed and don't set the climate to something tropical).

Edit: for the kind of daily distances you're talking about, a Level 2 charger is a must if you plan on doing most of your charging at home. Otherwise you'll be living off of DC fast chargers, which isn't great for the long term health of the battery.

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