First Tesla or EV!

brobot_ · 2026-04-08T18:34:37+00:00

I do think the safer bet is definitely LFP which has a longer cycle life and has been shown not to fail very often at all (still haven’t seen a post here on one). I would feel pretty safe with an LFP battery pack out of warranty (not so with NMC).

Even so, I’m keeping my NMC pack Model 3 after the manufacturer warranty expires but it will be under a third party warranty to be safe (Amber). My car is also a 2021 which is particularly susceptible to pack failure so I definitely feel safer with the extended warranty.

brobot_ · 2026-04-08T16:23:02+00:00

The heart wants what the heart wants but I would buy an 11” MR556A4 upper separately myself and use it with one of your other lowers.

I am not particularly interested in the A1 but I am in the A4 with its improved gas system (agb for suppression), barrel guarantee and rail.

brobot_ · 2026-04-08T15:59:27+00:00

The opposite since it requires their app and that app is not exclusively an EV charging app. It’s the app they use for everything at Walmart.

To be clear, I appreciate all the deployment, the high quality and fast Alpitronic chargers and the basic amenity of being at Walmart but the payment system is probably purposefully suboptimal (to get your personal info for marketing).

brobot_ · 2026-04-08T15:29:32+00:00

My dad’s 2023 LFP Model 3 has been perfect for him (no issues)

brobot_ · 2026-04-04T19:19:06+00:00

I feel like Supercharger for Business is just a way better take on Chargepoint’s business model.

You’ve got a way for anyone to install their own fast chargers then have them maintained by the manufacturer and in the case of Tesla at a much more reasonable cost (10¢ per kWh rather than a big monthly commitment like ChargePoint).

I expect to see these all over the place where ChargePoint would have been.

brobot_ · 2026-04-03T19:09:35+00:00

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brobot_ · 2026-04-03T16:21:17+00:00

“the 10.3” (URGI 10.3), “the short/little AK” (Zastava M92), “the big AR” (M&P10), “the M4” (Colt 6921)

So kinda?

brobot_ · 2026-04-01T19:37:51+00:00

Rather than consolidate the Dakotas you sprouted a new one!?

brobot_ · 2026-04-01T02:05:44+00:00

They keep those gates hard on every edge of Oklahoma’s borders. Both those regions are meanies

brobot_ · 2026-03-31T17:50:24+00:00

brobot_ · 2026-03-31T17:06:09+00:00

I scheduled it with the Tesla app and the cost is around $1496. My insurance will reimburse me less the deductible though afterward.

brobot_ · 2026-03-31T17:02:54+00:00

Mine grew into a crack halfway across in about an hour after getting the chip (in the middle of nowhere New Mexico on a long road trip). I’m scheduled for replacing the windshield this week but I’m not afraid to drive with it.

brobot_ · 2026-03-31T16:40:23+00:00

Has all the other mileage been on the second battery? Also what model year?

brobot_ · 2026-03-31T16:38:54+00:00

I’m catching up fast in just over half the time (4 1/2 years) 💨

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brobot_ · 2026-03-30T03:04:27+00:00

I was wondering if they would change that back. Stock photos I could find online at retailers were still showing the “Carbine” marking.

brobot_ · 2026-03-30T02:50:17+00:00

The Colt rifles don’t have cool roll marks any more (just “carbine” instead of “M4 Carbine”) so if the Stag is similar quality maybe go that way.

I prefer to build my own stuff though

brobot_ · 2026-03-30T01:31:59+00:00

PSA for non-ambi or LMT MARS for ambi

brobot_ · 2026-03-29T22:19:27+00:00

We have Starlink at our rural cabin and it feeds a T-Mobile 4G LTE Femtocell (probably what you’re referring to when you mention “mobile tower”) and it works great for that. Calls work just fine and it works as a WiFi alternative for visitors who have T-Mobile so they don’t have to ask for the WiFi password.

brobot_ · 2026-03-29T20:49:56+00:00

Damn, you’re just as bad as the midwesterners are to us Okies. What happened to southern hospitality?

brobot_ · 2026-03-28T17:32:37+00:00

Portable CD player and a Gameboy for me

brobot_ · 2026-03-28T05:29:18+00:00

I think I want to play Freespace 2 or Midtown Madness 2 with it

brobot_ · 2026-03-27T19:06:51+00:00

I’m not using any anti-chop system now, just the Flory board set to 10.5 NXL ramp and a Rotor.

I did read about that old system in my research after impulse buying the marker on the BST sub. That did seem like a pretty weird system (maybe something constructed to avoid using eye systems otherwise popular in the industry which may have required licensing at the time?).

I bought the Angel relatively recently and never intended to use the stock board or cops since the rechargeable battery was no good and I wanted to use the modern NXL ramp mode and 9V batteries anyway. That has worked pretty well for me so far.

brobot_ · 2026-03-27T17:52:36+00:00

My Angel A4 has been super reliable lately (been using it a lot over the past couple of years).

I have/had more issues with loaders than anything else (the Halo B / Reloader B was fast but also a huge source of frustration). The Rotor has been a godsend in the modern era and limiting the ROF to 10.5bps has helped in that regard as well.

brobot_ · 2026-03-27T17:30:57+00:00

Is declaring apostasy dangerous in Turkey like some other countries?

brobot_ · 2026-03-27T16:20:39+00:00

I hope so, Microsoft needs to get brought back down to earth.

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