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Are these real, or AI? If real... goddamn.

Thanks, I'll check it out in more detail! I've seen a couple other short YouTube videos about it and my impression is that, while it seems very nice, it may not be worth the cost of the upgrade over the Ioniq 5 to me. I think coming from 78 horsepower on my Prius, the 320 of the Ioniq is already going to feel insane enough without going to the 429 of the GV60 , and beyond that it seems like a lot of the extra cost goes towards the interior materials, which I think will also be plenty nice on the Ioniq. Otherwise they actually use the same 800-volt E-GMP architecture, so they have the same 10-80% in 18 minute charge time. I have to take my Prius into the shop on Monday; it's been having some misfires, so my current debate is how much I'm willing to spend to repair such an old car vs. get a new one. KBB says the car is only worth $1,100 to $2,300, so my threshold is low. Then the debate becomes whether to buy or lease. I've never bought a new new car and I've also never leased any car, so I'm a complete n00b with either, but.... with how quickly the tech is changing, I'm wondering if a lease might make more sense.

Nice, congrats on the new car! Prius Prime and RAV4 Prime were two other options I've been considering. Maybe I'm wrong, but I just feel like Toyota is a good 5-10 years behind on the tech side of things so that's a bit dissuading to me personally, but they're rock solid cars for sure!

I pay $200/month to have a spot in my building's garage and a couple years ago when I was first considering the Ioniq 5, I asked my building's management company if they had ever considered putting in chargers for the tenants. They said they'd look into it, but they never got back to me and in the meantime I ended up just repairing my current car (2007 Prius with about 289k miles on it). Maybe it's time to put in another inquiry, because yeah having your vehicle always ready to go 250+ miles would be awesome, for sure. Presumably there are still tax incentives for them to put in chargers also.

Yeah, beyond its (IMO awesome) style, incredible charge time (10-80% in 18 minutes in the right conditions), and its above-average range (250+ miles), the biggest things that sell me on the Ioniq 5 vs. basically any other vehicle in its class (ID.4, Mustang Mach-E, etc.) are just all of the "nice to haves" that they include (at least in the Limited trim). From its panoramic sunroof (with a sunshade, unlike Teslas), powered lift gate (vs. Mach E), heated and ventilated seats (vs. ID.4), adaptive cruise control and lane centering, a HUD showing directions and other info, excellent warranty, etc. I'm in love. My biggest hesitation is just having no home charging in my apartment building, though I do have cheap ($0.10 / kWh) charging at work at least.

Awesome, congrats on the new best friend! He's adorable!

Awesome, congrats on the new car! How was the dealership experience? If you don't mind me asking: were you able to get anything below MSRP? It seems like EVs are going for below MSRP these days, which is a big change from even a year ago when they were experiencing $10k "market adjustments" from scummy dealers.

What weather station do you have? This is really cool!

With the way this came out, I think you might also belong in the "former" category.

@Remarkableriots Sounds like you were able to resolve this, then?

You can also verify that the expected GPU is present by going into the Device Manager by right-clicking on the Start menu and selecting "Device Manager". Expand the category called "Display Adapters" and you should see your 4060 listed in there.

Happy Birthday, @Remarkableriots! I hope you know that you are very much appreciated around here (personally, I read all of your posts, even if I don't comment), and likewise I hope you have a wonderful birthday and did something fun to celebrate! Here's to many more!

Yeah I'm reasonably certain that LionFranco was the big Sony fan; IIRC his avatar was the guy from Infamous.

I've been tempted by an Ioniq 5, myself. My Prius is old AF (2007) with a ton of miles (288k). I love the look of the Ioniq and love its fast charging, and Hyundai dealers are offering $7,500 off of the MSRP to make up for it not being eligible for the tax credit.

I like you more already! ( I always did! )

Great news all around! Go Intel!

I'm curious, what would you have liked to see instead?

FWIW, I've also got a couple hundred books that are on shelves, and I'm totally counting those as decoration.

I recently was told that my cholesterol was a bit high, though not to the point of needing medication. Looking into it a bit more, I learned that one factor contributing towards high cholesterol can often be full-fat dairy, such as the half and half I was putting in my daily coffee or the whole milk I was using on cereal. So I switched to oat milk and I found that I quite like it. In particular, the Kirkland Signature oat milk from Costco is pretty good, IMO. Anyway... what alternatives do you all like, if any?

I also never used to do much more than put a silly poster or two on the wall (e.g. in college), but in the last few years I've started to put more thought into it. Like you, I noticed that it does make a difference in how I feel, making a space my own, etc. Here's my small "shrine" to Tolkien, for example:

FWIW, Ezra Klein is generally not worth paying any attention to, in my opinion.

It looks like Best Buy is having a bit of a sale on 4K Blu-rays for President's Day, if anyone is interested, though it looks like a lot of items are already sold out.

This is disappointing to see, if for no other reason than healthy competition is good for consumers. Though, those are some early numbers, and Intel is kinda notoriously bad with drivers early on in the life-cycle of their graphics products. Hopefully there will be some improvements shortly...

I actually still own the baseball hat with the lambda logo.