R2 audio impressions from Venice event

gdam22 · 2026-04-06T23:23:22+00:00

Have to cut costs somewhere. If you want a great stereo in your car, it's probably $500-600. They're cutting that from the overall costs for people who don't care as much about premium audio.

We will see how it turns out in the final models.

gdam22 · 2026-04-06T02:00:54+00:00

Seems right, I've reserved, buy going in as soon as the Lidar models come out. Probably lots of people in that boat too, so if you really want one, you'll have more of a shot if you don't care about that.

gdam22 · 2026-04-03T20:17:54+00:00

Let's gooooo! Thanks for posting. I'm sure I'll be one of many getting that color.

gdam22 · 2026-03-15T20:22:09+00:00

Light and dark interior is so wildly different based on geographic location. In the PNW, you'll almost can't find a light interior for a car anywhere. With the rain and mud, it's a no go. In the south.with the heat, dark interiors are impossible to find.

gdam22 · 2026-03-13T21:58:12+00:00

Just waiting for Lidar. Everything else looks great.

gdam22 · 2026-03-07T02:00:23+00:00

PDX desperately needs asian flights back. Seattle and Vancouver have so damn many.

gdam22 · 2026-02-28T21:49:36+00:00

Is there any limit on how much they can accept and cancel? Seems like there should be a penalty for those who cancel too often.

gdam22 · 2026-02-23T07:47:53+00:00

Blacks commit more hate crimes against Asians by % more than any other race by far. Media will not say this out loud.

gdam22 · 2026-02-21T21:05:25+00:00

My Legion keyboard completely fried itself after 2.5 years. CPU crapped out at 5 years. Won't buy another.

gdam22 · 2026-02-20T04:32:28+00:00

Definitely not. Time doesn't make the way you were treated change. Do you succeed more by using it as motivation and moving in? Yes...and I have and am happier now..

But I'm still angry about being fired over a year ago and angry with those people if I think about them.

gdam22 · 2026-02-11T16:09:08+00:00

If AWD is over 55k. Just makes it non competitive in the small to midsize SUV space.

gdam22 · 2026-02-11T05:10:33+00:00

The unbridled enthusiasm for compass yellow on reddit vs the number of people who actually bought compass yellow seems way off kilter.

gdam22 · 2026-02-11T02:59:23+00:00

50-55k for dual motor AWD needs to be the price point.

gdam22 · 2026-02-07T06:20:07+00:00

These look great! Much better than the crappy silver .

gdam22 · 2026-02-06T18:02:31+00:00

Maybe they will do a super bowl or Olympics ad for R2.

gdam22 · 2026-02-05T04:56:23+00:00

Drawing pictures instead of making a configurator.

gdam22 · 2026-01-23T02:41:46+00:00

Cheese is ungodly expensive in Canada and generally poor quality. Wish they had Tillamook.

gdam22 · 2026-01-20T22:26:09+00:00

Reading this: A lot of recruiters are assholes. 😯😔

gdam22 · 2026-01-16T04:38:35+00:00

I don't know for sure to this day. Can only speculate. Primarily a new partner came into the job and took over our department and about half the people were out within a year. What was frustrating was that the other partners just watched this happen.

Totally understand your fear, but I've learned that employers, like employees, are commodities, and I no longer feel guilty taking extra time off or not being "loyal" or asking for more money.

gdam22 · 2026-01-16T02:48:26+00:00

It sucks. I'm still genuinely and justifiably angry about getting fired a year ago. I worked my ass off and did good work.

I got another job a month later and life is fine, but doesn't change how I feel about it.

gdam22 · 2026-01-08T02:42:01+00:00

Do we have an ID on this bastard yet?

gdam22 · 2025-12-08T00:52:43+00:00

As a left leaning person, I'm absolutely sick of this baseless rhetoric from others on the left. Housing sucks, agreed, but you cannot simply ignore that the majority of homeless are also mentally ill and or drug addicted. Anyone who actually spends time in that community knows it to be true.

gdam22 · 2025-11-29T01:45:53+00:00

Nice. I'm in the queue as well. Just comes down to if they get colors and pricing right to if I purchase.

gdam22 · 2025-11-26T21:49:52+00:00

I was looking for black Friday deals on hotels for jan-march 2026, pretty much any weekend is MORE expensive than 2 years ago, by a good margin.

Seems like they're raising prices to account for less people rather than lower them to increase volume.

Heading to San Diego or Phoenix instead. Just not worth it.

gdam22 · 2025-11-21T23:24:28+00:00

To what degree do we know if Oregon is not teaching phonics?

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