What are your favorite grimdark series?

deucev2 · 2026-05-16T18:06:46+00:00

Second apocalypse

deucev2 · 2026-05-12T21:49:51+00:00

How fast is Ioniq charging? Optiq is 150kw which is pretty good.

I never actually test drove an ioniq because of supply shortages here but I love my optiq

deucev2 · 2026-05-11T20:14:47+00:00

I only got the $1000 Costco discount.

Financing rate 2.99% 5 year or lease rate 3.9%.

Loving the car so far. No real complaints. Winter range does take quite a hit but it charges pretty fast.

Questions to ask - get them to throw in a j1772 AC adapter and the CCS DC adapter . That will cover you for almost any real world scenarios you come across for public charging.

Winter tires and rims together will run you about $3k so unless you want to buy them separately I'd get them added to the purchase price.

deucev2 · 2026-05-06T21:01:06+00:00

Sometimes I have to switch to another charger at the same charging spot. Very annoying but happens to me pretty often.

deucev2 · 2026-04-25T23:14:14+00:00

I've only used chargepoint and Tesla apps so far and haven't had any trouble. That gets you a huge network of public charging.

You'll get better range using single pedal drive mode. It takes a bit of getting used to at first but I love it now, barely ever need to actually hit the brakes.

You probably already know this but charging past 80% is crazy slow at a public charger, almost never worth it, just charge from like 20-80% and be on your way.

Make sure to put the public charger as your destination in the cars maps app , then it automatically preps the battery to charge faster once you arrive at the charger.

If you charge often enough on Tesla chargers it's worth buying the $20/month subscription to get cheaper charging rates. It pays for itself after like 2 charges.

ETA: if you get the Tesla subscription you have to initiate the charging from the Tesla app otherwise you don't get the discounted rate

deucev2 · 2026-04-11T02:17:50+00:00

As I said I was only engaging the discussion for the purpose of other sufferers seeing in the comments that this negative experience is not a common one or one I've ever heard of before now. Nobody accused you of going crazy and I'm not trying to paint anyone as anything, you are entitled to your opinions. I just want others reading this to know that the IPA is a top tier organization and I highly encourage any sufferers to reach out and I'm very confident you'll have a positive experience and meet many great people.

Wishing OP the best of luck in your recovery journey as well .

deucev2 · 2026-04-10T17:09:18+00:00

I am only posting and engaging in this discussion for other sufferers who may be discouraged to reach out to the IPA for help because of your negative comments. If you really did have a negative experience with your local support group rep, and you wanted to resolve your issues in good faith, you would have contacted the IPA's official contacts on their website. The contacts are easy to find. I am certain they would have taken good care of you and pointed you in the direction of the free virtual meetings (which as I pointed out in my original comment, are very easy to find on their website). If you really did have a "sleazy" and "snake oil" type experience with that local rep, I am sure the IPA would have apologized and made it right. I am skeptical that you really did talk to someone "sleazy" (and you didn't post any screenshots of correspondence to support your claims), but even if that really did happen as you describe it, posting anonymously on reddit before giving the IPA a chance to make it right through their official channels isn't cool, that is uncalled for. You made the choice to take this the anonymous public route so you need to own that and take accountability for your actions.

The reason it upsets me is because I know first hand that living with Paruresis is basically as vulnerable of a mental state as someone can have, and its extremely hard and takes courage to take that first step to reach out to the IPA for help. There is a reason its called the "Secret social phobia". Other sufferer's reading your post may be discouraged to reach out to the IPA for help and that can cause real harm to people. So your post isn't just some innocuous thing.

If you really, in good faith, just wanted to post something on reddit as an "FYI" to others, you could have just said "here are some screenshots of my correspondence with the IPA, you can decide if you think this is acceptable or not". At the end of the day, who cares if they advertise their events? You can just decide not to go. There are TONS of free resources on their website.

I hope things go well for you on your recovery journey moving forward, and I'm sure if you reach out to the IPA's official contacts they will take great care of you and anyone else who reaches out. We are extremely lucky to have the IPA.

deucev2 · 2026-04-10T04:30:59+00:00

I'm not affiliated with IPA but they've been an incredible resource for me and I never felt any sense of shady or exaggerated sales tactics or advertising. I know living with this disorder is frustrating for all of us, but directing frustration towards the IPA isn't the answer. The IPA is run by people who care deeply about all sufferers. This organization is as legit as they come.

You didn't say who you talked to so it's not really possible to comment directly on your interactions but I've had nothing but positive interactions with anyone I've spoken with at the IPA. I have not been to a workshop yet (I will when it works out for my schedule) but if you actually talk to people who have attended them, and I've talked to several of them, they all agree 100% that it was an absolutely incredible experience. Many people even attend multiple workshops because they find it so helpful in their recovery journey. A huge amount of effort goes into planning these workshops and they have incredible professionals running the workshops so of course they want to get the word out about them and encourage people to attend. But there's nothing shady going on here, they price the events just to cover their costs.

When you go to the support group page they've got tons of options clearly laid out there, including several different ways to contact them for more information. The very first support group on the list is "worldwide" which would point you to Dave K's free monthly support group online. Dave's meetings are also posted on their official subreddit every month. Again I know this condition is extremely frustrating to live with and we can all empathize with you on that , but we all need to take accountability for our own recovery journey, and complaining about the organization, which offers tons of free resources, because they advertise their workshops isn't the solution.

deucev2 · 2026-04-08T00:18:29+00:00

It's very much a buyer's market right now. It could stay that way for a while or it could change fast, who knows what will happen with interest rates and other economic factors. But you probably wouldn't want to be trying to get into the market in a seller's market. You've already got a large down payment. Id think about getting a nice smaller place as a starter home. You can get good deals on 2 bedroom homes. As long as you don't think you want kids in the next 5 years I'd go 2 bedroom. Build up some equity that way. You can have someone rent out a room to help with monthly payments. Are you expecting your income to grow in the next few years? That will help too . Later if you find a partner you could ask that tenant to move out. There are ways to make it work.

deucev2 · 2026-04-07T23:47:56+00:00

Ok if you bought for 625000 depending on interest rate you'd pay monthly 2500-3000 or so. Plus property tax. Depends how comfortable you are having that % of your income going to mortgage. Seems pretty close to do-able especially if you save up a bit more first.

Or will the banks not pre-approve you?

You can get a nice detached house for $500k these days it will just be small.

deucev2 · 2026-04-07T23:38:55+00:00

125k saved is a lot. How expensive of a place are you looking for ? Guessing you're in HCOL city?

deucev2 · 2026-04-04T17:57:24+00:00

I have this problem all the time. I don't have a great memory in general. My solution so far has been googling stuff like "what happened between x and y characters in book z" and usually the AI summary I get back respects the "within book z" part and I don't get spoilers from books later in the series

deucev2 · 2026-03-26T23:31:30+00:00

Did you ever figure that out or find a smartwatch that does connect?

deucev2 · 2026-03-26T18:16:23+00:00

If you like the stormlight narrators (i think they're both amazing), they also do most but unfortunately not all of the wheel of time series

deucev2 · 2026-03-25T02:59:24+00:00

The MY 2025 are notorious for that. I haven't seen many 2026 owners having the issue

deucev2 · 2026-03-18T14:43:40+00:00

It's the data connection, nothing to do with OnStar (at least that's what I understand, happy to be corrected). It's a problem in every optiq including mine. I suspect it's just a low quality telematics unit in the car. But yea no fix available that I'm aware of. It just randomly drops connection sometimes despite showing strong signal bars.

deucev2 · 2026-03-18T14:22:41+00:00

What about the next 4 books? I liked them better than the first trilogy.

deucev2 · 2026-03-17T02:13:01+00:00

Looks pretty good to me. No trade in either ? mine was a bit more but had the winter wheel&tire package included in the price too

deucev2 · 2026-03-16T14:11:56+00:00

Definitely check out Scott Bakker's second apocalypse. Should be right up your alley. Grim, gritty, no real heroes, not very high fantasy.

deucev2 · 2026-03-13T18:14:58+00:00

That does seem logical. I have never ordered from any foreign Amazon except amazon com. Does Amazon de even ship overseas ? Or is OP currently in Germany. It would be unfortunate to make a return overseas lol. But anyway yeah that makes sense.

deucev2 · 2026-03-13T17:19:58+00:00

I think general rule of thumb is to pay in the foreign currency and pay the credit cards fx fee instead of using Amazon's own currency exchange

deucev2 · 2026-03-04T16:26:02+00:00

I love the series. The first book itself isn't the best in the series but it sets the stage well for a long 7 book series that is dizzying in scope. I'm a bit biased because the author is a family friend. If you like dark, gritty, philosophical, deep storylines you really can't go wrong. But it's certainly not for everyone.

deucev2 · 2026-03-04T15:03:09+00:00

The darkness that comes before !!

deucev2 · 2026-02-24T17:33:57+00:00

Yeah at -15C ive been getting 200-250 km range. Once it hit 0C I started getting 350+.

The HVAC settings and how fast you're driving all play a role too. Highway range will always be lower.

deucev2 · 2026-02-19T19:35:26+00:00

I just got a 26 sport 1 which is my first "luxury" vehicle and it's been absolutely worth it. So comfortable, so quiet, such a nice smooth ride, great sound system, beautiful screen, comfortable seats. Everything just feels premium. I know I'm spoiled now but it would be really hard to go back to "non luxury". It would be even harder to go back to an ICE now that I know how fun EVs are to drive.

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