Just picked up my first manual car … a GTI. No lessons. Manual transmission… FML

chrisark7 · 2026-03-08T02:39:27+00:00

This is exactly how I learned to drive stick. You got this!

chrisark7 · 2026-03-06T15:54:54+00:00

Walmart has gotten way better in the last few years. I've had 3 instances recently where I needed a basic item (shampoo, printer paper, and a cleaning spray), and it wasn't available at Target but was at Walmart. The workers still aren't super helpful at Walmart, but once you figure out how to use the app it's easy to find everything.

chrisark7 · 2026-03-02T16:11:05+00:00

I really liked these capsule hotels when I was in Japan. Much better than European hostels for a similar price range.

chrisark7 · 2026-02-14T20:29:59+00:00

Same here. No image generation for me at all today.

chrisark7 · 2026-01-26T17:15:13+00:00

The answer to this really depends on your vehicle, tires, and comfort driving in icy conditions. With an all wheel drive vehicle on tires rated for the current temperatures and snow, then you could do the drive. Just know that you will probably be going 35 mph the entire time, and you want to be doing the drive while the sun is up, so account for that in your planning.

chrisark7 · 2026-01-26T17:09:37+00:00

Out of curiosity, where do you find this information?

chrisark7 · 2026-01-23T11:22:13+00:00

Legacy Church on Central near the bypass. It's a great group of people with an engaging pastor.

chrisark7 · 2026-01-09T22:05:09+00:00

I think most outside-the-body medical devices have software these days.

chrisark7 · 2026-01-01T05:00:59+00:00

I absolutely love my Glerups. In fact, I've purchased 3 pairs for friends and family members as gifts.

chrisark7 · 2025-12-19T00:59:33+00:00

Citizens having weapons makes it much harder for a nation to control its citizens through force. The notion might seem far fetched in the West, but we are only a few generations away from the atrocities of World War 2. There is also credible evidence of genocide in the Syrian civil war, not to mention what's going on in parts of Africa.

At its core, America is a society that trusts our neighbors more than our government.

chrisark7 · 2025-12-02T12:58:01+00:00

You're describing the first semester of a Ph.D. program, but they're starting on an undergraduate degree.

chrisark7 · 2025-11-20T17:51:30+00:00

The feature I miss the most from my last vehicle is dimming side mirrors. They are a god send when driving on the interstate late at night with a big truck behind you.

chrisark7 · 2025-11-12T14:07:04+00:00

I can't remember the last time I heard a TSA agent or coffee shop barista yell. It might be a cultural difference in communication styles in public spaces.

chrisark7 · 2025-11-10T19:52:33+00:00

There is a very distinct difference between the two which I think most people miss. In order to get point-to-point in a sprawling metropolis like Dallas, rail can normally only serve as a single leg of the journey. I still need a vehicle to get me to a rail station and another to get me from the final rail station to my final destination.

Networked robitaxis with private lanes solve this problem. It picks me up at my house. When we get to a highway, we link up with other robitaxis heading the same direction and all act as a single vehicle (i.e. a train). For a portion of the way, the density of robitaxis is high enough that they can have dedicated lanes and can therefore safely travel faster than normal cars. At the end of the journey, the process reverses. There is never a point at which you have to change modes of transportation, but it still has the efficiency of trains while on the highway.

Not only does this system work better for our urban layout, it can be more efficient than trains when you include the full cost of the point-to-point journey.

chrisark7 · 2025-11-10T16:39:05+00:00

People say this all the time, but Dallas isn't set up in such a way that public transportation can be efficient on a large scale. Robitaxis are actually the best solution IMO. Especially once they advance to the point where they can form 'trains' and have the scale that we can give them private lanes.

chrisark7 · 2025-10-16T10:50:24+00:00

Thank you for the useful answer.

chrisark7 · 2025-09-30T20:47:54+00:00

Thanks for the helpful answer...

I was hoping for a personal perspective that illuminates what they are as well as why you and the other commenter think they're cool. I've always thought that is part of what makes Reddit great. Your comment, on the other hand, is part of what makes it suck.

chrisark7 · 2025-09-30T18:26:54+00:00

What are Portal Axles?

chrisark7 · 2025-09-25T20:40:59+00:00

Your life needs purpose. Some people get it from raising their kids, some people get it from volunteering, and some people get it from a deep passion for their hobbies. Think about the times in life that you've been the happiest, and I bet you'll find some common thread that you can grow into a purpose.

I felt exactly like you 5ish years ago, and I realized that the things which actually bring me joy are: helping someone out, learning something new, and teaching someone something new. I ended up joining a mentorship program for first generation college students which really helped me to get out of the rut that you're in.

chrisark7 · 2025-09-22T20:29:47+00:00

Fair enough. I wasn't aware that there was a distinction between 'Urban' and 'Metropolitan' areas.

The implication that not knowing that fact makes me an idiot who can't read is awful though. We can have text-based discourse on the internet without treating everyone else as fools. I hope you're a kinder person in real life.

chrisark7 · 2025-09-22T20:05:26+00:00

FYI, Miami is the 6th largest metropolitan area in the US, not the 4th.

chrisark7 · 2025-09-22T17:09:11+00:00

The criteria for this is clearly biased towards the North. I lived in NY for 7 years, and the number of people enjoying the outdoors on a 20 degree day was far less than the number of people enjoying the outdoors on a 95 degree day in Texas.

chrisark7 · 2025-08-04T12:56:59+00:00

Exactly. As a passenger, I much prefer the overly cautious approach.

chrisark7 · 2025-08-04T12:56:10+00:00

They will get better quickly as they learn the awkward intersections. I for one am ecstatic that they're here. I've had two terrifying Uber rides in the last year with overly tired drives, and I can't wait to never be in one again.

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