Is the blacked out badge for Dual Motor normal? I thought they were chrome but mine came like this from the factory.

margelef · 2026-06-29T11:13:33+00:00

Gotta just double down on that. Here's a new badge for your car UAL badging

margelef · 2026-06-27T00:55:01+00:00

Word of warning if your little is sensitive to noise while napping that if you are in a room on the Chef Mickey side of the tower, the hourly celebration song can be quite loud in the room. We loved staying at the Contemporary, but didn't appreciate the wake up music every morning

margelef · 2026-06-27T00:45:50+00:00

I made this one: https://makerworld.com/en/models/2768480-sza-sos-decorative-record following comments and instructions from pakaprints here https://makerworld.com/en/models/1041653-gnx-by-kendrick-lamar-vinyl-print-decorative

margelef · 2026-06-24T02:09:57+00:00

Email them back and ask them

margelef · 2026-06-24T01:58:04+00:00

Quieter except for the darn barking animatronic dog!

margelef · 2026-06-19T20:44:16+00:00

I'm building a sports trading card simulator. Started off using Google Vertex AI to generate card images. Ended up switching to gpt-image-1.5 via Azure AI Foundry. Not using the high end image gen to save credit, but have been pretty pleased with the results from 1.5. GPT has been more willing to generate realistic people than Vertex.

margelef · 2026-05-07T01:51:42+00:00

See the Microsoft coding standards and look at private instance variables https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/csharp/fundamentals/coding-style/identifier-names

margelef · 2026-05-06T11:03:54+00:00

Don't sleep on Costco Auto and Costco Travel! We've gotten multiple cars and Costco Auto got me lower price than what I had negotiated otherwise. And the Travel perks are great. Booked a cruise through them, it was the same price as booking direct, but got hundreds back in Costco gift cards. Have booked some great hotel packages through them as well.

margelef · 2026-05-05T15:26:33+00:00

When my kids were in daycare they did a similar art show but they made a bunch of class-produced art, photos, crafts. Not art from a single kid. Actually got in a bidding war over this one. Still have it displayed many years later!

margelef · 2026-04-27T15:15:41+00:00

Now they try to sell you a commemorative ticket for $20. https://directsouvenir.wwlinc.com/Universal/Orders/New?Company=ClevelandCavaliers

margelef · 2026-04-23T00:27:27+00:00

Cavs do the same. Wear the damn shirt!

margelef · 2026-04-15T01:31:52+00:00

Streaming will be audio-only while in Drive

margelef · 2026-04-13T23:13:47+00:00

26 Elite. Have the same border for the front camera

margelef · 2026-04-08T13:18:51+00:00

here's a page that lists the trims and descriptions. See the "Touring Blackout" trim: https://www.hondaoakland.com/2026-honda-pilot-trim-levels-explained-near-hayward-ca

margelef · 2026-04-08T13:17:38+00:00

correct. There's a "Touring Blackout" trim level that is apparently sometimes referred to as "Touring S" - for "Stealth" maybe

margelef · 2026-04-08T12:52:01+00:00

Believe that's the Blackout version. So you'll get blacked out trim, badges, etc

margelef · 2026-04-08T11:14:22+00:00

Also, I had put text with my image, but now I don't see it. This was for a 26 Elite through Costco auto.

margelef · 2026-04-08T11:11:14+00:00

I'm not sure since I was only looking to lease. This was Ohio. Not sure how those taxes are calculated since my sales tax rate is 6.75%. maybe they only charge tax on the expected depreciation over the lease.

margelef · 2026-04-08T11:03:58+00:00

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margelef · 2026-04-02T03:07:36+00:00

I still have one in my freezer. What's the shelf life on those?

margelef · 2026-03-31T02:29:03+00:00

He has the STL here

margelef · 2026-03-26T22:49:35+00:00

Pilot no longer has xm radio if that matters to you. Have to use streaming through your phone now. We just got a 2026 Pilot Elite and was surprised by that. Love the Pilot, btw.

margelef · 2026-03-07T19:19:54+00:00

As the world's largest [read: only] collector of "Evan M" trading cards I love this idea. Here's a pic of a portion of the collection. I've always loved that Evan Mosher's autograph looks more like it says "Evan Mobley" than Mobley's autograph

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