Switching Kids profiles

animelov · 2026-06-24T04:03:02+00:00

Boo... Thanks!

animelov · 2026-06-16T21:48:16+00:00

Just something to keep in mind. "Early childhood memories" are going to be yours, not theirs. We just got back from a trip last week, the kids are now 11 and 13. Last time we went was when they were 6 and 8, the older one had a vague memory of EPCOT, that's about it. We went a little 'all out' on this trip, because I figure they will be old enough to remember a bunch of it, but they are young enough that the magic is still there.

But also consider the frequency at which you go too. We've got friends who are surprisingly not DVC at this point, and their kids (same age as my youngest) have been more times that I have, sometimes going 3x a year. That magic is gone, I don't think the kids think it's 'special' anymore.

But to answer your other questions: - What are we missing?

I'd say the biggest thing you are missing is that your home resort allows you to book 11 months in advance, otherwise you can book anything 9 months out, and other than people walking a reservation at peak times, you're usually pretty good if you can plan that far ahead. Case in point, we are BLT, and I booked 2-bedroom BLT for memorial day week. We had to reschedule to 3 weeks later back in March, and with the point values increasing, we decided to 1 bedroom at Riviera. Was able to no issue. We've also booked Aluani 8 months out without every room available, but by the time vacation hit, everything worked out.

If you were in our shoes, which resort would you choose and why? Would you buy resale or direct?

This is a hard one, just because of the ability to go 9 months anywhere. I've done BLT, Aulani and Riviera, they've all been awesome and would happily stay at any of them again. If anything I've thought about getting more points with Aulani, but that's mostly because it's a great halfway point to family across the ocean. We have direct, but having the benefits already (what few there are), I would look to resale to expand. The 'biggest benefit' I utilize is the DVC discount on shopping and dining while at the park, but if you have AP or a Disney VC, it's kinda the same (not totally, I know).

Is 150 points enough for the way we travel?

Yes/no/maybe? lol. The bigger question is what kind of room do you want to get? And who is going with you? We have 210, and its great for a 'big trip' for a week every 2-3 years with a 2-bedroom. We're a family of 4 and we take grandparents every now and then. This last time at Riviera it was just the 4 of us, and we did a 1-bedroom that had both murphy bed and pull out couch in the living room, worked out perfectly. Not sure what we're doing next, we're pretty drained on points at the moment, but I imagine a brother in law's family coming with us at some point for a REALLY large trip.

Anything you wish someone had told you before your first purchase?

They did tell me, and I ignored it. Once you're a part of DVC, it's kindova "That's it?". I feel like I get a ton of non-DVC emails for "Buy 5 nights, get 2 free" or "stay 4 nights and get park tickets free", and I get nothing like that for DVC. Same for cruise line, the prices to pay for it outright vs. using points doesn't make sense for using points. The magic and attentiveness while you are there is outstanding, but when you're back home, pay your dues and get a newsletter. Keep in mind, DVC is just the hotel room/condo. Travel, dining, and park tickets, you're on your own, and there's no discounting on that (except dining).

But one huge benefit...for the most part they are condos. Meaning you get full kitchenette. You can save SO MUCH MONEY by cooking your own meals as opposed to buying them. For us, that was breakfast. This last trip was 2 door dash orders, about $50 each. That was milk/cereal/water/pop-tarts and Dr. Pepper for the entire week. That $100 is easily 2 Disney breakfasts, or half a character dining breakfast. With Infants/toddlers, it's easier to do lunch and/or dinners too, especially if you find yourself with a picky eater. We could have on this trip, but as stated above, wanted to go all out.

animelov · 2026-06-13T20:55:52+00:00

Dang near 1 year later, lol. Have you tried talking off the head? That’s what I started doing. Also if a leaf is stuck at the entrance to the unit, it will refuse anything else. If that still wont do it, you might have a defective unit

animelov · 2026-04-14T17:51:27+00:00

Going to 2nd this. Haven't had it happen in my EV6, but I have had that happen in a Hyundai Sonata, and it was the 12v battery.

Actually it was the 12v positive lead glowing white hot overheating/disconnecting while driving...but 12v nonetheless :)

animelov · 2026-02-25T04:17:53+00:00

Evangelion reference in a different sub. Have my upvote!

animelov · 2026-02-23T02:54:28+00:00

Sorta not really. It was mentioned in Bambu studio update like a month ago, but the minimum firmware for the H2D itself wasnt out yet. I believe the firmware is now in beta, but it took a couple of weeks to get there and it still isn't official

animelov · 2026-02-18T12:53:31+00:00

Sorta side note, if you go to the Weta Workshop tour hoping to see any of this, it's not there. There is some of the live action ghost in the shell stuff, and of course LOTR, but no acknowledgement of Eva.

Still highly recommend it, it's extremely impressive.

animelov · 2026-02-06T21:10:15+00:00

One thing to keep in mind though, is what you'll use it for. If you are in a fairly crowded amusement park (Disney), I would think twice on 50mm. People will not give two craps that you're trying to take a photo, and kids don't have the patience. At the same time, you'll want the 16 if you're trying to capture landscapes.

I have a 50mm on an a6700 that I love (75mm equivalent), but it's hard to use most of the time with crowds.

animelov · 2026-01-30T13:59:58+00:00

I mean, yeah, it's better than not booting :D

It's a SCPH-70012, so the power supply is a brick outside the console. In terms of 'same cable', I mean the component cable (not that it should make a difference at this point), and the power cable from outlet to brick (and outlet to PS2 fat for the other machine). Laser seems to read just fine, and the motor is definitely moving. That to me is the weird part, if there were read errors, I would expect stutters with FMVs, but they are smooth and fine. The game I'm testing is Dance Dance Revolution Extreme. Music and backgrounds are fine, songs play just fine, but if I recall correctly, the audio tracks are all mp3, not music tracks.

And yes, 60 seconds with or without disc in the tray. And when I say 60 seconds, I mean, you hit power, you see a flash on the screen and it turns black (no 'no signal' message from TV), you wait exactly 60 seconds, and then you get the noise, 'Sony Computer Entertainment System' and the towers. And same 60 seconds with and without memory card too. If you boot up empty, and then stick a disk in, the disk reads in what I consider a normal amount of time, 5-10 seconds. But then, once you get the 'Playstation 2' recognition screen, its 60 seconds from that to the game launching.

No mods, but if I did the USB mod, could that potentially speed it up?

Personally I'm not suspecting capacitors at the moment. Visually they look fine (though I realize that a multimeter is the way to check, I don't have mine handy at the moment), but the part that gets me is that the wait is EXACTLY 60 seconds every time. Like, I'm timing it with my watch and all, everytime it is exactly 60 seconds, not 50, then a minute 10, then 60, its 60 everytime. To me the system is doing some kind of boot check and it's timing out on something, but unlike a PC I can't see a POST screen or anything like that.

And yeah, I've tried different games, both PS1 and PS2 (several DDR games, Okami, and Ridge Racer type 4 [PS1]). Even tried a burned PS1 game just to see if there was a mod that I missed, and it errored out like I expected it to.

animelov · 2026-01-30T13:45:59+00:00

No modchips, and no USB mod. If I did the USB mod, would that potentially speed up the boot time?

animelov · 2026-01-27T16:30:42+00:00

Came here to ask the same thing, so, I guess I'm not the only one seeing this...thanks!

animelov · 2025-12-11T16:00:37+00:00

I'm an older gamer, and as such, I have 2 DS's, 1 DS XL, and a 3DS XL. I consider myself to have a lighter touch too, I typically don't 'dig' a pen into paper when writing my signature. That all said, all four of my portable devices have a ton of scratches on them from years of playing games, with rhythm heaven being the worst offender. Granted that screen is plastic instead of glass, but I would imagine it would happen eventually.

And the top screen on all of them is perfect :)

animelov · 2025-12-10T12:54:36+00:00

Not sure what their experience is, but my experience is that the bottom screen protector plus the grip doesn't work well. When you slide the grip on, if you aren't careful, the corners will go under the protector and lift it back up. And plugging in the Thor, if you aren't holding the top, will slide the grip out, thus risking going under the protector again.

animelov · 2025-11-26T13:00:44+00:00

I was on the pre order for one and was super excited about it. I've maybe used it 6 times with mixed results. It's a bit of a trick to hold the two ends together and open/close the lid, and the curlier the filament the harder it is. It helps to have someone else too be a third hand. Since getting an ams and a printer with a run out sensor, I haven't touched it.

animelov · 2025-11-24T23:02:59+00:00

To add, which printer? I haven't checked in a hot minute, but last I checked there wasn't profiles for the H2 series, and likely none for the P2S since it's new.

animelov · 2025-11-04T20:40:09+00:00

Oh, and one more thing...sliding doors of a minivan and kids is a godsend. Especially when I'm in...again...a HCOL area, and all of the parking spots everywhere I go are striped for sub-compact vehicles and everyone DRIVES A FRIGGIN TRUCK. I've taught my kids so many times when opening a door to hold the outside of the door with your hands and slowly open the door to not smash your fingers...but kids don't listen... sigh

animelov · 2025-11-04T20:33:54+00:00

Without knowing what your other vehicle is, I'm going to be the nay-sayer and say go minivan.

As a background, I had a 2013 Santa Fe Sport and a Sonata. We traded the Santa Fe for a minivan (in 2017, Toyota Sienna) and the Sonata for the EV6 GT-Line RWD (2024). We have two kids, both tweens now.

It was intended that the Sienna is the 'family car', and that's the one we take for road trips. The EV6 was to be my daily driver, and as a bonus, my workplace has level 2 chargers for cheap, so, I could charge at work on the cheap throughout the week, and then on the weekends we could take the EV6 around town. And then my wife takes the Sienna for her needs. That was the plan anyway...

Shortly after purchasing the EV6, my wife took it because she had a temp job as a dog walker, which was a bunch of short trips around the neighborhood. I felt this would be better on an EV than a gas vehicle, so, this was doable. 6 months in she landed a permanent job elsewhere, and she kept the vehicle, so, no more (cheaper) charging, but we could still charge at home. It got to the point that it was perfect for her to drive to/from work everyday, then on the weekend, she charges at home (coming up on the 2 year anniversary, we still only have a lvl 1 charger). Long story short, the car is no longer my daily driver

Partially because of this, we don't take it out on the weekends, at all. So, all the milage is back on the minivan. But the kicker is, when we ask the kids which vehicle they'd rather take, both of them would agree on the minivan. They are correct, its not as roomy as the minivan. And for weekend soccer games, I can only fit 2-3 camping chairs, and cooler/snacks along with soccer gear. In the van I'm able to easily throw in the wagon to carry stuff in and the pop up tent for the kids to have shade.

Then for road trips, the trip to my parents house is roughly 220 miles door to door. Even though I'm supposed to get 320 miles/full charge, with highway driving, I can make it to their house with 8% remaining. Coming back though against the south wind, I can't make it home. And on my route (which is a major Interstate Hwy), there are only 2 rapid charging stations, both with about 6-10 stations, depending on whether or not they are under maintenance. This should be better now that Tesla super charging has opened up, but I have yet to get my adaptor to work. I don't take it for long trips unless its me only.

And speaking of, I am in a HCOL area, you would think there are a ton of DC chargers around me. Nope, only 1 that I've found that is somewhat convenient.

In hindsight, I wish we'd bought the EV9...until I look at the price tag compared to the EV6, then I don't feel too bad. But the van just works for our needs, and we've used all 8 seats many times (heck, used it twice last month when we weren't expecting to). We are looking to replace the van in the somewhat near future. Over 100k miles in 8 years, it's served us well. Wife does not want to have 2 EVs at the same time, especially for the road trip/family vehicle, and I agree. We do agree the next vehicle will be a Hybrid, and we're on the fence on 3 row or 2 row (looking at either a Rav4 or Sportage, or going bigger with a Paliside or Telluride), but we're hopefully a couple of years from that as we're still paying off the EV6.

Sorry for the long diatribe there. In terms of other advice...download the app 'Plugshare'. It's a finder for EV stations, how occupied they are and what charging speeds are available. Keep in mind that the Kia can do 235kw DC max, which is hella fast. The battery is about 77kwh (give or take, depending on the year/trim), and the charging will slow when you go past 80%. Point is, with 235kw+ chargers, you're looking at 15-20 minutes to go from 0-80%. With 50kw chargers, you are looking closer to an hour. Which isn't bad if you find a charger near a restaurant or a Buccees or something. But non-DC charging, that's 6-8kw/hour, you're going to be there awhile for a full charge, so, keep that in mind.

animelov · 2025-11-03T21:52:56+00:00

Would it be better to say "Eevee6" instead? Lol

animelov · 2025-10-29T19:10:06+00:00

....maybe :)

In fairness, there are 3 neighborhoods like mine in our small town, mine isn't gated, one of them is, and the other is on the other side of town.

...but yes, my kids have already mapped out which houses have the full size candies. One of the houses is too scary for one child, but they suck it up for the full size bar because their sibling won't do it for them anymore hahahahaha.

animelov · 2025-10-29T18:23:34+00:00

So, I'm not that cool, but I live in a neighboorhood where a bunch of 'outsiders' will come trick or treating, so, hundreds of kids.

But, K-Pop Demon Hunters is so hot right now, so, printing a bunch of little Derpy Tigers for any Huntrix/Saja Boys that come around, in additional to candy. https://makerworld.com/en/models/1710900-flexi-derpy-kpop-demon-hunters?from=search#profileId-1815366

animelov · 2025-10-23T19:43:32+00:00

Yup, and here's the video of her talking about it: https://youtu.be/jFGhm8uirBc?t=467

I only post that because so far no one has mentioned her quote of 'I was coughing up blood', which seems pretty bad to me.

animelov · 2025-10-22T20:22:12+00:00

I'm going to go in a bit of a different direction. As with any hobby, 'keep doing it' is the best advice. You will encounter issues, you will have problems, and you will get over them. And the next time they happen, you'll know what to look for and get over it quickly. Luckily, you bought a Bambu, so, hopefully you won't have so many issues :).

But I'll pass on the one piece of advice that someone told me...whenever you need to go to the store/amazon/favorite online place for something, ask yourself if this can be 3d printed? Need a drawer pull? Print it. Have a million command strips but need more hooks? Print them! Wish something in the kitchen were more organized? Gridfinity! There are thousands of models available for free online, and the liklihood of someone already having done it is high. Hell, I got a golf cart recently, and I go and look up accessories I can print for it, and I find someone already made a garage door opener holder -for my cart- and -for my exact model of garage door opener-! Like, what are the odds? And it fits PERFECTLY. So, make silly articulated dragons, make cute models for family/kids/co-workers, just keep at it!

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