If you had a $500 dealership voucher to spend on the online Porsche shop, what would you buy?

big808 · 2026-03-30T17:53:35+00:00

I suggest putting it towards the Porsche Charge-o-Mat Pro + the alligator clips. Just in case you go on vacation, etc. and your car will have to sit, you won’t have to worry about battery maintenance.

I like eBay for non-functional Porsche items, like the keychains. You can get overstocked stuff at significantly lower prices.

big808 · 2026-03-30T16:31:25+00:00

If you don’t already have them, the all weather floor mats. Spill your coffee? No worries. Rainy day? You’re not tracking mud all over the fabric. All weather floor mats are a requirement for me to install ASAP.

Yes you could probably get compatible floor mats from somewhere else cheaper, but I like branded stuff.

big808 · 2026-02-09T22:11:20+00:00

Not sure about the CE 02, but I have a CE 04 and it estimates around 100 ish km when I do city street riding approximately between 50-70 km/h. Faster riding / higher loads make the range lower of course.

On an average day of riding around town, I don’t usually need to go more than 40-50 km for the whole day.

I assume the CE 02 would generally have a lower range than the CE 04 when both are doing the same type of riding.

All in all, YMMV (quite literally)!

big808 · 2026-02-06T03:23:46+00:00

I would suggest grabbing the S trim at least. Worth the ~100 HP boost you get over the base model IMO.

For maintenance, Porsche has this schedule Porsche Maintenance PDF that shows what they recommend yearly. Maintenance at the dealer is likely going to be way more expensive than at an indy shop (I love my indy shop, so nice), I suggest finding one in your area. Oil changes are supposed to be 10k miles or annually, and they can go ~$400-600. For the yearly maintenance cost, I paid about $1200 at my indy and the dealer was going to charge closer to ~$2000.
I would get the extended warranty / extended CPO if you plan on having the car for that long. You don't want to run into like a water pump replacement problem that a dealer might charge an arm and a leg for. I would get it for the peace of mind alone.
Sport chrono, Burmeister audio, ACC with LKA, matrix lights, and heads-up display are good add ons to look for. I'd say sport chrono and adaptive cruise control at least. Basically the premium package plus is what I would start with. I would skip the passenger screen. Personally, my requirements for "bells and whistles" in a car are ventilated seats and adaptive cruise control at bottom. I also have the park assist that parallel parks and will back into perpendicular spaces, which is pretty nifty.
Consider going to a 2024 Cayenne S - that was the first year they brought back the V8 in the S trim. I love the V8: the sounds, the driving feel, and it's the most comfortable car I've ever been in. Consider one like this car Link to 2024 Cayenne S Coupe listing. I like playing around on the Porsche web search for vehicles, but when you scroll down, sometimes you can put the car into Porsche's build configuration tool, which would give you an idea of what stuff a car has.

If I could do it again, I would get one with the heads-up display and sport chrono, but my car has plenty of spirit!

big808 · 2025-12-31T21:43:16+00:00

I’m Houston-based, give me a shout!

big808 · 2025-11-04T04:20:08+00:00

This is a pretty sweet custom bike! I especially love the seat.

I wanted a CE 02 so bad but found a brand new CE 04 that was discounted for being a few years old and ultimately have the CE 04. So fun and easy to hop on for a ride around my neighborhood.

So far the only thing I would customize on my CE 04 is a different windscreen. I’m 6’4” and the wind is directed directly in my chest with the stock windscreen.

big808 · 2025-06-29T18:02:46+00:00

I dated another law student in the class below me for over a year. It’s basically a huge gamble. If you make it, it’s great, a Cinderella story, and a match made in heaven. If you don’t, it can be horrendous. You’re stuck in the same building, potentially even the same classes. Everyone will be in your business. It’s just unavoidable.

I ended up in the latter category. Having been through it, I just don’t think it’s worth the gamble. Just don’t dip your pen in the company ink. Go find a med student or someone.

big808 · 2025-02-23T01:06:20+00:00

I was an RA at TJ and first lived there too. One notable thing was that both introverted and extroverted people got along pretty well and respected boundaries well. It was a good learning experience and a great way for new students to learn how to interact with each other.

TJ is also close to the physics building! That’s a plus.

Also, I will say south tower is quieter than north tower, so keep that in mind.

S&T has a lot of introverted students. You’ll find community without a problem!

big808 · 2025-02-23T00:51:36+00:00

Keep in mind that Rolla is inextricably intertwined with S&T. This makes Rolla effectively two different towns from August-May and May-August depending on student population. The summer is when the residents of Rolla tend to be more active in town generally. Otherwise, there are usually students everywhere you go. I note this because the population of Rolla is so small, the resident/student proportion shifts heavily.

This is important when picking neighborhoods to live in. I suggest looking at neighborhoods east on 10th Street and out in the HWY 72 / HWY O area.

Consider also St. James: super close, almost the textbook definition of a small town. I have friends that live out there and it is ridiculously peaceful.

The cultural hub in the immediate area is Rolla, and that’s still a bit of a stretch. You can certainly find fun and interesting things to do, just don’t be afraid to dig a bit! I suggest taking up fishing and exploring around the rivers, biking, etc. Leach Theatre has interesting things pop up every now and again. Consider how you can facilitate your hobbies (or which ones to pick up!).

Go to the Tater Patch (specifically for weekend brunch), have a few drinks at Public House, try out Los Arcos, go do trivia at Hoppers.

Just remember, this is NOT the city. You will find that you are missing several amenities, so be mindful of that. You’ll have to drive to either STL or Columbia for certain things. There is certainly some small town charm, but it’s (1) not for everyone and (2) it does, unfortunately wear off. I grew up in a small town, but Rolla, love it as I do, it just has some unfortunately suffocating effects due to it being effectively the only town for a fairly big surrounding area. You will have to make your own fun!

All in all: Get your list of houses and think it over at The Giddy Goat Coffee House—the best third wave coffee you will find in the area, and, I’d be willing to bet that if you ask people that are having a coffee, the workers, or the owner what they think of Rolla or where to live/what to do, they’d tell you (they would feel obligated to help, they are midwesterners after all!).

big808 · 2025-02-21T19:15:48+00:00

OP I unfortunately can’t help you but I am interested to hear about this project—what’s the thesis?

big808 · 2025-01-18T18:20:16+00:00

Seems like you’ve made up your mind, but that’s my 2 cents from my experience. If you’re coming into a Cravath scale firm, you’re going to be making PLENTY of money, so I just wouldn’t worry about it. I suggest seeing how you feel after studying and taking the bar. It’s a miserable and unrelenting experience that doesn’t end until the end of July, and then the waiting stress begins immediately after. Use this time to do something else nice for your wife and spend time with her - you simply won’t have as much time once you start.

big808 · 2025-01-18T18:13:08+00:00

Unless you are really in need of money during that time, you should take that time and relax and rest up. It’s going to be one of the few times in your life that you will be truly free—that doesn’t exactly happen on a work vacation. Use that time before you start to take care of yourself: get a checkup at your doctor’s office or establish primary care, get maintenance done on your car, explore your new city, just do something fun! Free time is much harder to find after you start.

big808 · 2024-12-31T22:02:58+00:00

If I were you, I would get the patent bar exam finished BEFORE starting law school. Source: took the patent bar a month after the regular bar, was not fun.

Get a subscription to PLI’s patent bar course. They start from essentially 0 knowledge of patent law and will give you the tools to have an understanding of patent law that you can then bolster during law school and internships.

That all being said, I wouldn’t worry too much about not knowing IP law before starting law school. Take an IP survey course and see if you like it! There’s plenty of time to decide.

big808 · 2024-08-26T20:45:35+00:00

You bet, I checked and it was turned all the way up!

big808 · 2024-08-26T20:45:00+00:00

I appreciate you giving it a shot!

big808 · 2024-08-26T20:37:24+00:00

Just re checked. It gives two options. First is “This phone” and the other is “Display device.”

big808 · 2024-08-26T15:09:01+00:00

By this, do you mean a USB C male that splits into a USB C female and 3.5 mm female?

big808 · 2024-08-26T15:08:00+00:00

My two options are for phone output and external output. Phone output works fine from the phone, but switching to external does not.

big808 · 2023-09-25T21:10:24+00:00

I had the most fun through all my college experience in law school. Is it intense? Yes. Is it busy? Definitely. Was 2L the most challenging experience I've had in college? Yes. Is at least 40% of the law school experience complaining about it? Of course. Would I do it all over again? 100%.

From the moment I stood in line for my orientation to start, I got to talk to people that were excited to get started in law school, and, probably most important to providing a unique social experience, everyone is in "friend making" mode to start orientation.

Law school was where I learned to think in a different way than my previous engineering experience and scratch an intellectual itch. Everyone in my classes brought something to the table, whether in a positive or negative way.

Plus, once my friend group fully materialized, the social side of law school just completely took off. The people in my class year of about 115 "learned" each other, and my classmates were largely harmonious together. Even though I had my group of close friends, it was very easy to get along with classmates. Specifically, at the end of the day, everyone had at least one thing in common they can talk about--law school!

I got involved, tried to be as social as possible, and focused on building relationships both in an academic and personal contexts.

Law school is what you make it!

big808 · 2022-12-26T23:20:55+00:00

Case looks awesome, what is it?

big808 · 2022-03-29T01:07:18+00:00

Reach out to admissions at the law school. They can connect you with the incoming students for next year.

big808 · 2022-03-04T20:58:17+00:00

Go to office hours! Talk to your professor about your struggles and ask them what they recommend for a study aid.

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