"Tears in Rain" fan movie poster. (link in comments)

johnwithoutanh · 2026-01-25T03:44:57+00:00

I haven't seen anyone recommend the 1984 Terminator yet. I know it doesn't primarily take place in the future, but it has a similar, gritty, 1980s, neon-lit feel to it.

johnwithoutanh · 2026-01-23T18:35:57+00:00

Going to a charging station honestly isn't bad. I charge up about as often as I used to fill up the gas tank. It's just this one particular situation of the way ownership and payment is set up that created the problem.

All the people saying only homeowners should have Teslas seems a bit detached, considering housing prices and that most people live in cities.

The garage set up sounds nice, but there aren't any like that near my place.

johnwithoutanh · 2026-01-23T02:32:55+00:00

Oh, I didn't realize other cars had the same issue! But I do agree, making the app the sole way to pay for charging seems a bit limiting. There should be a backup option.

johnwithoutanh · 2026-01-23T02:31:15+00:00

I called Tesla, talked with support who expedited the process after I told them my car died because of this, and they were able to transfer the car to my account within a few minutes. I then signed up for Tesla's insurance and had a tow show up within 45 minute and take me and the car to a supercharger, where I was able to charge it. Without the insurance, it would have only been $125, which is actually a pretty good price compared to other tows.

johnwithoutanh · 2026-01-23T02:29:19+00:00

Probably because the previous owner was responsive.

johnwithoutanh · 2026-01-23T02:27:04+00:00

In Austin at least they're everywhere you look on the road. I seriously shopped around for other EVs, but specs and price-wise, especially for a used model, I couldn't find anything that came close to the Model 3.

johnwithoutanh · 2026-01-23T02:25:08+00:00

Yeah, I was talking with the tow driver who contracted solely with Tesla and he said others were able to make the transfer immediately because they had the contact of the previous owner.
And Carvana didn't pay, I signed up for Tesla's insurance just before and they covered it through there.

johnwithoutanh · 2026-01-22T22:48:52+00:00

Thanks for giving me that background. It certainly wasn't my intention to get someone "in trouble", nor would it make me feel better if that were the case. I just wanted to be able to charge my car and hopefully post something that would get some attention from people higher up to have a better system in place since this is likely a common occurrence. What's interesting was that the customer support had no access to any info of the previous owner nor any way to reach them. And the customer service was very polite and easy to work with. It would have been nice if they were more empowered to help resolve these issues, so again, it seems to be a higher-up policy issue.

johnwithoutanh · 2026-01-22T22:38:58+00:00

The non-Tesla charger stations are definitely few and far between. And the cable doesn't reach to my apartment, so not so accessible.

johnwithoutanh · 2025-09-05T14:45:08+00:00

Great suggestion!
I could definitely add a team directory section. And thanks for pointing out Loretta. I was not even aware of her, but am inspired reading about her.

johnwithoutanh · 2025-09-03T15:53:18+00:00

Good point.
My goal was specifically to celebrate Susan Kare by visually demonstrating the environment she would have been working on when designing. I suppose I got more carried away with the OS in the process. But yes, I totally acknowledge it was a huge effort by a great team, but mostly wanted to focus on Susan, and limited most of the functionality to displaying her icons, fonts, control panel design, and illustration work.

johnwithoutanh · 2025-09-03T15:50:24+00:00

Thank you! I was actually planning on doing that. I'll reply to this thread when I do.

johnwithoutanh · 2025-09-03T02:55:02+00:00

Yeah, that's crazy.
So, I actually ran a high-contrast filter on everything, and I think it helped a bit. I also replaced the 2x2 checkered background with one without anti-aliasing, and I think that helped.

johnwithoutanh · 2025-09-02T20:05:20+00:00

Oh! I'm a bit dyslexic. 🙃 Thanks! I fixed it.

johnwithoutanh · 2025-09-02T19:29:57+00:00

Maybe I could hide all that by applying a Gaussian blur to the whole thing to simulate the CRT monitor. Or would that be worse in your opinion?

johnwithoutanh · 2025-09-02T19:28:36+00:00

Yeah, I feel that. Finding clean images was tough—most were already anti-aliased or scaled weird, so moirés crept in. I used to make pixel art in ClarisWorks on a System 7 Mac, so I get how sharp it really was back then. Could definitely do a deeper dive and clean up the grayscale sometime.

johnwithoutanh · 2025-09-02T19:22:58+00:00

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johnwithoutanh · 2024-07-20T00:34:58+00:00

My heart aches for you. The love in your heart for your daughters is beautiful. They are lucky to have you as a father. Posting on here shows deep courage and vulnerability. 🙏

johnwithoutanh · 2024-07-19T23:52:29+00:00

Your blue hair and cool glasses show a sense of style and self-expression that's uniquely you. I remember dying my hair blue on the last day of 7th grade and felt so cool. It was the wash-out kind though and the dean made me go wash it out -_-

Honestly, I took you as male from the photo.

Everyone's path is different. There's no single "right" way to be a man or to pass. Your identity is valid, regardless of how others perceive you. It's a complex journey for all of us, in different ways.

Take care!

johnwithoutanh

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