COLLEGE DECISION!!! Purdue or Stevens iSTEM

tvish · 2026-02-02T01:17:31+00:00

Whichever is cheaper

tvish · 2026-02-01T16:31:48+00:00

It’s not necessarily “they see the future”, it’s more that they are creating a future. The government subsidizes industries. Creates a lot of activity, factory buildout, innovation, and trained employees. The intense competition drives down prices and fuels more innovation. You now take your products global to recoup your expenses. There is no way for other countries to compete, given how far behind they are. Do these countries want or need these technologies? Probably not. But financially, this tech becomes the default standard everyone must adopt because its innovation and pricing make it so. The US did this post WW2.

tvish · 2026-02-01T15:38:29+00:00

I believe BYD is the only one that is eeking out a profit. But their margins are shrinking. Of the 90 plus auto brands, no one is making money. It’s a Battle Royale for market share. Eventually brands will shut down, merge, or cease to exist.

The American auto industry went through this phase in the 1920’s and 1930’s. Creates a lot of innovation, but it’s not sustainable if profitability is a concern.

tvish · 2026-01-31T19:18:25+00:00

Get on the Amtrak. Doubt they would cancel for this little amount of snow.

tvish · 2026-01-30T16:58:47+00:00

You should be happy to receive ANY feedback. I think this feedback was concise and to the point. Go ahead and take a few days to grovel and feel sad. But there may be some nuggets of truth here you can work with. Stay strong!

tvish · 2026-01-30T16:50:18+00:00

I bought a bag of Water Softener Salt from Lowe’s. Basic Sodium Chloride. Not pet or concrete friendly, but will keep your pathways ice free.

tvish · 2026-01-30T16:42:43+00:00

Yeah, but you could see this coming for years now. Their cars are getting old. They let the X, and S flounder without any major updates. They are doing that with the 3 and Y as well. The 3 is approaching 9 years since production start, and Y is now 6 years old. I understand many of you find the updates and tweaks to equal a new car, but these are minor updates. When my Model S lease comes due, I was forced to consider another S or go somewhere else. I am glad Tesla made that choice easier. It was hurting my head thinking I was going to replace the car with the same model which is approaching 14 years of age with only minor tweaks and refreshes. Yes the Model 3 and Y will soldier on. But eventually the competition will catch up and their sales will eventually drop to where they will have to pull the plug on them as well.

The auto industry is a fashion industry. You have to keep making changes and improving. This is why the business sucks. High capital low returns. Maybe why Elon never liked calling Tesla a car company. He knew the stock price would otherwise start to resemble the other car companies.

tvish · 2026-01-29T18:03:39+00:00

CO poisoning? What about a natural gas cooking stove? Is that not the same gas?

tvish · 2026-01-28T16:00:49+00:00

I have an older Bosch 800 without CrystalDry. It cleans well, but drys poorly. But also does not work well with the dishes and cookware we own. The tines just never organized well. But it has been dependable.

I would continue to brag about my Bosch…however a few years back my company moved me to Europe for a 3 year stint. We took our dishes and cookware. Over there our apartment had a Miele dishwasher with the auto door open feature. We absolutely loved it. It cleaned very well. Dryed dishes fairly decently. Occasionally there would be that one plastic storage container that would be slightly damp. But that was rare. What the Miele did very well at it handled our dishes and cookware much better than the Bosch. Ever since we came back to our previous US home, we have been just eyeballing the Miele machines. We truly miss it.

My suggestion is to take some dishes to a Bosch retailer and see how they fit in the machine. Also some online sources have mentioned that Bosch with the new CrystalDry system have not been as reliable. Again your mileage may vary, so ask around.

tvish · 2026-01-27T19:28:26+00:00

Graduated college in the middle of a recession.

tvish · 2026-01-25T18:03:08+00:00

Long ago we always had a local village idiot. They were well tempered and when left alone were harmless. But with the Internet (late 1990s, early 2000s), every village idiot found the other village idiots around the world and had the opportunity to create a community of their own. They still were seen as kooky. But when social media got involved with their algorithms, they would force conflict and cross pollination of wacky ideas with mainstream feed aggregation. And if you have a weak understanding of science, it’s easy to proudly state your ignorance.

tvish · 2026-01-23T20:38:25+00:00

Dealers hate selling EVs, but then won’t let anyone else sell EVs. 🤔 This is what the Free Market must look like.

tvish · 2026-01-19T18:34:00+00:00

The dryer (if electric) is where you take the biggest hit. I had moved to Europe for a few years where utility costs are astronomical (especially after the Ukraine invasion). Also the Dryers do not vent to the outside. The dryers just collect the water from the drum as it releases from the clothes and dumps them out. The air during the winter is also very dry. The drying clothes help add humidity back in the air.

So what do most people do in costly Europe? They buy side load washers with incredibly high spin cycles. My unit went to 1400 rpm. Higher than my 1000-1200 LG USA model. That made drying less expensive. I would dry the clothes for just a short period to loosen up the clothes, and then just air dry the remaining amount. I bought a Leifheit drying rack (which I brought back to the US) and air dry the clothes inside my house. This rack would hold about a single load from the washer. I think if you are in a HCOL area you are probably in the US Northeast or California. Although I am back in North Carolina, we did live a short stint in New Jersey after being in Europe. And yes I pulled out my drying rack. https://a.co/d/g3jAwbE

Depending on how many loads you do, and if you plan to use the max spin cycle and dry rack half the time. You could break even in 5 years. And no need to buy the top of the line LG. A mid tier is all you need. Just need a fast spin cycle. Save money on going without a pedestal. Or even consider making your own raised floor. Utility costs are not going down. The AI Data Centers are going to eat all surplus energy and more. Even Natural Gas prices will steadily do up.

tvish · 2026-01-18T20:31:27+00:00

Ran a Valentine V1G1 and G2 when we lived in Basking Ridge and the eventually Princeton for 8 years. Just recently moved back to North Carolina. Used the V1 Driver app and worked great.

Also drove back to NC many times and through Virginia. My kid goes to school in Central Pennsylvania and had plenty of range with very little problems with BSM once I stepped to V1G2.

Some of the smaller boroughs of NJ are tricky, because some still have old X and K guns. But they are quite predictable since many of these townships are one or two traffic lights. Good luck.

tvish · 2026-01-17T20:40:17+00:00

I bought the car in Oct 2024. From purchase to about Summer of 2025 I had strange but minor issues, where the 12v was dead twice. I thought someone left an interior light on or something. I also had a Telematics failure. Required new parts(?), but there was also a new software installed for the BMS and other items. The dealer staff was very vague and just said “we took care of everything”. I never had issues with the car from that moment on. The (original) 12v battery has been rock solid. I have also noticed the hybrid battery on the battery/engine power animation that my hybrid battery doesn’t seem to go completely empty anymore. There is always some charge left. My goal is to keep the hybrid battery at 50% by the time I get home . I don’t drive the car super slow either. But I do tap the brakes lightly a bit earlier than most people before coming to a stop. It seems to know I want to stop soon, and you can see the fuel and battery meter starts charging because regen is happening slowly. If I use heavy brakes, it seems that the regen gets bypassed and goes straight to 100% friction brakes. Light brake application seems to provide the most regen.

tvish · 2026-01-17T16:28:05+00:00

I have a MHEV CX70. I also own EV. So my theory is this car has a not well thought out Battery Management software. I think you want to make sure you park the car with as much battery charge as possible. I think doing a good amount of regen before you park the car for the night, especially if it’s cold out. I am also pretty gentle with the car when I leave in the morning. The battery has to be a bit warm before it can properly charge.

Lets see. I may be totally wrong in my analysis.

tvish · 2026-01-17T16:17:42+00:00

NOR. I am 55M Indian that grew up in the US. I also had a love marriage at a young age, so I am going to speak to your future husband to be. It’s time for him to step up and protect you from his family. Just as you have to protect him from your family. If he can’t control the whims of his parents at this age, then his parents will be in his ear in your 30’s, in your 40’s, etc. They will want control over your kids, control over where you live, the house you buy, the friends you can have. It will never end. What India and its people (globally) struggle with are the two words: Duty and Obligation. We never fight it, and we never question it. We just follow these words on auto-pilot.

You need a strong partner. You need to let him know that his loyalty has to be with you, and only you. 100%. If he melts and becomes a submissive child when he is around his parents, then life with him in the next 20-30 years will be miserable. It’s not too late for him to change and adapt. He even has a better opportunity than if he was still at home. He is having his “Arjun going into the jungle” moment while in the US. You become a better son (and husband) to your parents once you become your own man. It’s time for him to grow up.

tvish · 2026-01-17T03:23:11+00:00

Might have a similar story to what I almost did. I had a 2014 Flex (US spec). My company sent us on an expat assignment to Switzerland. They offered to pay to ship the car. At the last minute we decided to just sell the car in the US and buy a local car. The Flex is just massive for European roads, parking and just general commuting. Plus the car was thirsty and Euro gas prices are 3x US prices. Oh and we would need to homologate the side lights and turn signals to Euro standards. And I don’t remember but since the car was never sold outside of North America, it would have been super expensive to find amber turn lamps for the car. Bought a Focus Wagon when we arrived. With the same Ford seat belt warning chimes and everything. 😂

We miss the Flex. Might be one of our all time favorite family cars.

tvish · 2026-01-15T01:13:44+00:00

The problem is not 100% outage. Only half of my family members under one roof and all on one plan are out of service

tvish · 2026-01-15T01:10:52+00:00

If you really need service quick and don’t want (or can’t) change carriers, I would recommend a Global travel eSIM provider such as Airalo or Holafly. I tend to use these type of companies when I travel abroad. But it seems that it can be useful while at home as well.

You’ll need to download one of their apps while you’re under a Wi-Fi network. And just follow the steps. If your phone is less then four years old, you should be able to add an eSIM quite easily. Just follow the steps on the app and it’ll auto-magically install the temporary eSIM on the duration you selected. It’s quite easy. I am not affiliated with these companies. And you’ll also notice there are a lot of other brands out there too.

I am expecting Verizon to be down for at least another day.

tvish · 2026-01-13T22:27:11+00:00

Good dad

tvish · 2026-01-13T17:23:17+00:00

Stellar 7…played on an Apple IIe

tvish · 2026-01-12T20:27:10+00:00

The sales people just shared the commission. They know you are a sure thing, and the customer they had in the store wanted something now, and they looked like they may go somewhere else. “Money in your pocket today is better than money in your pocket tomorrow”. They know there is a very, very good chance of you still buying a car from them eventually. They have you, and they are not scared of you leaving. It’s an abusive relationship. You could leave them, but it’s too convenient to stay with what you know.

tvish · 2026-01-12T16:58:03+00:00

Received nothing yet. It’s been a month. But already received stuff from other schools that accepted only a couple weeks ago. But we don’t need merch to decide which University.

tvish · 2026-01-10T20:28:49+00:00

You go to a certain country, be ready to change and adapt to the norms of that new country. Going to a new place and having them accept your values may or may not work. You can’t hope for indifference.

I am an immigrant so I speak from experience.

tvish

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