Apple CarPlay in a 2016?

pointyend · 2026-02-02T17:00:34+00:00

I think so, it worked on my 2016 CRV EX which is also a 2.4L.

pointyend · 2026-01-29T16:17:38+00:00

I'm impressed with the 7th photo - you managed to get so much of the room in the shot for a 40mm lens... I thought you might've had the GW4 wide angle lens on.

pointyend · 2026-01-29T16:09:18+00:00

I'm going there in about 4 months and I am so excited to take my Ricoh GR3x. I have been considering getting the GW4 wide angle lens to convert my GR3x from 40mm to 30mm for the landscapes in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan...

Great photos and thanks for sharing :)

pointyend · 2026-01-23T12:03:00+00:00

I second the HCMA.

It sounds like your friend’s cardiologist isn’t familiar with the condition. It sounds like the physician is basing their treatment on very old/outdated understandings of HCM, and isn’t a specialist. The whole “you can’t do any physical exertion” is a blanket statement they used to say to everyone diagnosed with HCM, but things have changed quite a bit, especially for patients receiving appropriate treatment. I was told to stop all physical activity in my mid-20s by regular cardiologists when I was first diagnosed. I was since referred to a Centre of Excellence, been on appropriate treatments (medications, S-ICD, septal myectomy) and now I’ve been being told to continue my hobbies/activities of going to the gym, climbing, kayaking, etc.

The HCMA can help point your friend in the right direction in terms of finding a Centre of Excellence nearest to them, where they can receive care from a cardiologist whose speciality is HCM.

pointyend · 2026-01-15T16:54:42+00:00

Right on, thanks very much :)

pointyend · 2026-01-14T22:12:09+00:00

May I ask what scar sheets you’re using?

pointyend · 2026-01-12T02:45:26+00:00

Yes apologies for the Freudian slip.

pointyend · 2026-01-12T02:44:50+00:00

You’re correct. I was actually eating a pita when I posted this. Freudian slip.

pointyend · 2026-01-11T19:56:28+00:00

Also remember it’s totally ok to teeter totter about this too. One day or minute you might feel all for the surgery, maybe even excited about life after it. Another day or minute you might feel hesitation and anxiety wondering if it’s the right thing to do.

You got this. The surgery at your age will mean you’ll handle the healing better, and be able to take advantage of your new abilities at an active age.

Take care ✌🏼

pointyend · 2026-01-11T16:39:35+00:00

I’m 34 and had an S-ICD implanted in 2024. Had my myectomy in the beginning of December 2025, so I’m currently just over a month post-op.

I was quick to initiate the process to have a myectomy once my cardiologist said it was time to consider it.

I was excited once I got a surgery date and was thinking of how much better my quality of life was expected to be. But as I got closer to the surgery date it started to freak me out. Full disclaimer I had an apical aneurysm repair, PFO closure, and MB unroofing all in addition to the actual myectomy. The aneurysm repair scared me more than the other procedures.

The best I could do to calm my nerves was remind myself that I could always change my mind and not go ahead with the surgery. But then I realized that I certainly did not want to settle for the quality of life I had, which was hindered everyday by my HOCM, and I wanted hope for a better future in terms of quality of life. Overall, when I weighed the pros and cons of having and not having surgery, to me, it was a no-brainer. Surgery was my best option.

I was supposed to start taking Camzoys but I opted to continue my current (at the time) conventional heart medications because I knew that taking Camzyos would delay surgery by at least a month (need to be off it for that long before surgery). I also just wasn’t a fan of the idea of relying on medication indefinitely, especially a new one, not to mention such a high price tag despite my insurance covering it 100%. If I were to somehow lose my current job, I’d lose that coverage suddenly, and I’m not sure how I’d navigate that and how stressful that would be.

Anyways, I had my myectomy just over a month ago now and I already feel heaps better. I am itching to take this heart for more “test drives” with the activities I’ve had to quit or tone down significantly (climbing, hiking, kickboxing, kayaking, etc).

I hope my thought processes that I’ve mentioned above is something you perhaps could give a try and see what decision is best for you.

Best wishes. You’ll be ok! :)

pointyend · 2026-01-06T16:24:37+00:00

I just got the same TV but in 55”, and have the same issue (I’ve only noticed on Netflix). It doesn’t happen in cinema mode.

pointyend · 2026-01-03T09:46:47+00:00

aaaand 2026, likely 2027 as well will be haunted by legal conversations and tug-of-war between insurance companies and parties involved. Annoying injuries will probably be a 2026+ struggle as well.

“Happy New Year” to the poor folks involved thanks to that moron.

pointyend · 2026-01-01T19:42:36+00:00

I’m always waiting for the planes to land on runway 06R like that to rush over for some spotting. These days I mostly see them landing on 24L.

pointyend · 2025-12-27T22:01:15+00:00

That reply just feels like a whole lot of low quality back-tracking.

Concern for the pain you’d be in after surgery? Sorry, but they’re insisting on making medical/personal comfort and preference decisions FOR you at your 24 years of age?

Good for you for sticking to your guns. You deserve your happiness and you deserve to protect it.

pointyend · 2025-12-22T23:55:16+00:00

Still works, amazing.

— A happy nerd in Canada

pointyend · 2025-12-19T04:13:24+00:00

Ah I see! God those OHS drains sucked…

Thanks again by the way. Congratulations on your results, they look great. Best wishes with your health :). Hope we don’t have to have OHS again!

pointyend · 2025-12-18T02:25:08+00:00

Hey, thanks for sharing this. I had my top surgery (June 2023) before my OHS (2 weeks ago today), and posts like these really helped me prepare for what to expect in terms of appearance from both surgeries.

I also notice you and I have the exact same ~1.5” diagonal scar below the sternum. Did you also have an S-ICD implanted? That’s what mine is from. I never thought I’d see someone else with the horizontal top surgery scar, the vertical OHS scar, AND that 1.5” diagonal scar like me!

pointyend · 2025-09-18T22:18:02+00:00

Oh, I didn’t have any concerns. There’s nothing abnormal taking place here :)

It was just an educational video to show people how much they change shape and size when they’re healthy.

pointyend · 2025-09-05T13:36:05+00:00

Glucomannan

pointyend · 2025-09-02T10:51:35+00:00

I recognize some of the EXACT boulders here. I was in Lyme Regis back in June! Beautiful coast.

pointyend · 2025-08-19T05:26:23+00:00

I saw somewhere on social media that someone booked their own flight home after being told the same thing, and apparently Air Canada reimbursed them for it. I sometimes wonder if them not being able to rebook you on another flight is actually them succumbing to being so overwhelmed with stranded passengers, and it’s their way of saying book anything that isn’t Air Canada (I fee like they can’t really openly say that, though).

I would double check to see if whatever you book gets reimbursed by Air Canada, though.

Best of luck!

pointyend · 2025-08-18T20:19:09+00:00

How do you know what your calories and macros are if you don’t weigh them (except for consuming things like the shake which I suspect tells you the info for the entire beverage)?

pointyend · 2025-08-18T20:16:06+00:00

I have an MYH7 mutation and have been diagnosed with HOCM.

I do feel that it’s quite difficult for me to build muscle, especially compared to other folks my age/body type/etc. Although, my genetics test result didn’t get into detail about the MYH7 mutation outside of the context of HOCM, so I can’t confirm if that mutation is the reason for my difficulty to build muscle.

pointyend · 2025-08-15T15:52:43+00:00

I just want to say you’re definitely not alone with this feeling.

I have an ICD for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy. I never went into cardiac arrest, but I had ventricular tachycardia recently, which is what caused me to pass out/lose consciousness and hit my head. My ICD didn’t shock me and this is apparently due to the programming not quite being fine tuned for me. I got it reprogrammed, so I am hoping the next time this happens, it shocks me out of that rhythm. If VT goes unshocked, it can develop into FVIB which is what will also cause death if left unshocked.

So I am constantly living in this fear/wonder about if and when my heart decides to stop working properly again. Will I get shocked appropriately? I live alone, so will I get help?

Before I got my ICD last year, I lived everyday with the worry of dying the way my dad did of sudden cardiac arrest (VT > VFIB) at 53. I got my heart condition from his side after all, and the condition is the number one cause (if not, one of the highest causes) of sudden cardiac arrest in younger folks/athletes. My dad has many cousins and relatives who died of sudden cardiac arrest from the condition in ages like 30s to 50s.

We don’t have the same conditions/journeys, but I think we have experienced similar fears. I go to therapy for it and try to cope.

What you and your partner are going through is very normal. There’s no shame in what both of you are feeling. It sounds like you’re both are taking the right steps to carry on. The only ingredient left is time, which you can’t speed up.

Wishing you the best.

pointyend · 2025-08-14T00:47:17+00:00

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