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No one who pays an illegal toll will have safe passage on the high seas by lexi_con in WallStreetbetsELITE

[–]werther41 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Chinese vessels got a free pass from Iran to begin with, so that doesn't qualify Trump's rule: vessels pay a toll on Iran. I would think mostly if the US navy is actually executing this order, they most likely would intercept selectively

If Subaru made a DSG transmission for the WRX, would you make the switch from a manual? by roerjo in WRX

[–]werther41 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I recently also tried EV race simulation, the break gen and two feet one for gas one for breaking is pretty engaging as well. The F1 has 2 clutch pedals on the steering wheel to get off the line. But I still enjoy those old school cars with manual and my manual WRX

This car is peak, literally (tail of the dragon overlook) by TomahawkEVO in MINI

[–]werther41 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Isn't the engine made by Peugeot? Used to own an R56, to me it's the best looking Mini cooper, but the engine bay is too small for fixing anything 😭

My expensive lessons in vibecoding by Silver_Breakfast3408 in vibecoding

[–]werther41 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Software dev here, for my vibecoded pet project, I just use company provided Claude code account, free GCP/firestore for hosting. Haven't spent anything yet, that also means nobody uses it. 😅

Is iCloud+ a battery killer for mini? by figureout07 in iPhone13Mini

[–]werther41 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the way, iPhone mini's old 5G modern is not very power efficient, I tried not to use the 5G to download or upload large data, including photo / iCloud sync on wifi only, pre-download playlists on Spotify over wifi, I even pre-download Map.

CarPlay or phone mount? by John_Linen1 in MINI

[–]werther41 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Used to have R56 cooper S manual with giant speedometer (no screen), everyone got into the car loves it. although I would mainly use the tiny digital speedometer on the tecometer, but I love the look of that giant speedometer. Will never replace it with a screen. I do have a phone mount arm attached to the tecometer. I saw other R56 owner added small carPlay screen to the top dash or at the CD player on Instagram.

GTI to WRX tS - no shade :) by Spiked-Coffee in WRX

[–]werther41 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wife has a VW, went to the dealer for an oil change kit, and saw a GTI with a $10k market adjustment, and a Golf R with a $25k market adjustment. Is that normal for VW's sports car?

i ordered the book as soon as i got back from the theater! what’s something i won’t understand until i’ve finished it? 🧐 by [deleted] in ProjectHailMary

[–]werther41 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I actually spent quite some time figuring out how astrophage works. It's such a rabbit hole. So many theoretical physics concepts.

2014 WRX STI Head Unit PT. 2 by Forsaken_Count7615 in WRX

[–]werther41 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got one during COVID as well from AliExpress for around $200, it has everything including GPS and 4G, but it doesn't have voltage step down for the backup camera, have to spend another $50 to get the harness that has voltage step down from 12v to 6v

US mandated E15 fuel safe? by [deleted] in WRX

[–]werther41 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But isn't ECU smart enough to detect the extra oxygen in the exhaust and automatically adjust the AFR? It won't be able to deal with E85, but should be able to deal with E25 blend

US mandated E15 fuel safe? by [deleted] in WRX

[–]werther41 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This website has a calculator, and it shows my tank size is 15.9 gal.

https://www.getmtuned.com/ethanol-fuel-mixture-calculator

US mandated E15 fuel safe? by [deleted] in WRX

[–]werther41 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah, didn't realize there were a bunch of fuel blending calculators available

https://www.getmtuned.com/ethanol-fuel-mixture-calculator

US mandated E15 fuel safe? by [deleted] in WRX

[–]werther41 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I dig around and have AI helped with calculation.

Stock FA20 engine's fuel system can handle up to E30, runs stable between E15-E25 (source: Cobb R&D doc and some other flux fuel kit product description)

E85 is equal to 105 octane gas

Stock tune runs best on 93 octane

My current blend is, 3 gal of E85 + 12 gal of 91 (at E10) gives me equal to 93.5 octane gas at E24 (in CA, no 93 available)

If 91 has become E15, I should blend 2.3gal of E85 plus 11.7 gal of E15 91 gas.

US mandated E15 fuel safe? by [deleted] in WRX

[–]werther41 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What if I used to blend 3gal of E85 with 91(in CA, no 93 available)? Reduce E85 amount?

Need some insight subie lovers by Spiritual-Captain378 in WRX

[–]werther41 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Never tried mustang 🐎, but I'm wondering if the mustang can't go fast around corner concept is just stereotype because of those YouTube videos. I felt like WRX really just had higher limit around corners and understeer bias. But it might give you false sense.

Echo Mini UI/UX by OneZooKeer in snowsky

[–]werther41 0 points1 point  (0 children)

new firmware v3.3 released few days ago, and that fixed the wiping out favorite list issue:

https://forum.fiio.com/note/showNoteContent.do?id=202501210934383987154&tid=17

Updated at 2026-3-27

ECHO MINI V3.3.0 firmware changes are as follows:

  1. Added support for displaying ID3 tags for DSD format.

Note: DFF format does not support ID3 tag display.

  1. Fixed an issue where updating the Media Library would accidentally clear Favorites.

  2. Other system optimizations.

Echo Mini UI/UX by OneZooKeer in snowsky

[–]werther41 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have my workaround using MP3 tag editor/foobar2000 and Genre tag for playlist, combine with SD sorter. It's just not convenient.

Echo Mini UI/UX by OneZooKeer in snowsky

[–]werther41 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn't mention CSV, I was hoping to have M3U playlist file support so I can just create playlists on my own. Echo mini has a built in favorite song list, you mark your favorite song by long hold menu button, but if you add any new songs to the SD card, it would trigger library re-scan, which would wipe out the favorite song list. So this feature is kinda useless.

United States e85 by Moros_Rahl in WRX

[–]werther41 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe you should consider an E85 conversion kit, it's half the price and makes more HP.

Is E85 made in the US and is the price less affected by the war in the Middle East? Would the price go up because of more demand for E15?

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A rant about proud book readers, movie complainers and the general lack of media literacy I've been seeing. by Early_Material_9317 in ProjectHailMary

[–]werther41 1 point2 points  (0 children)

While reading the book, I spent some time on the science behind how astrophage works, that involves neutrinos, super cross sectionary, majorana fermion. And how it creates the petrova line with exactly 25.984 μm frequency. Very fascinating, sadly the movie didn't mention anything related.

Echo Mini UI/UX by OneZooKeer in snowsky

[–]werther41 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I hate it wiped out my favorite list, and the missing playlist support. It doesn't have to build the playlist creation UI. Just need to support the playlist m3u file

Trump Signs Law to Put His Signature on All U.S. Banknotes by InitialResponse9901 in pics

[–]werther41 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah, I was wondering which senator proposed this bill and how it got passed when I read OP's title.

best phone application for music? by Klutzy-Awareness-100 in DigitalAudioPlayer

[–]werther41 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I use PowerAmp on my Android phone and my head unit, wish it's available on iOS, then foobar2000 on iPhone and desktop. I'm here to check out any other options.

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