My O'Neil Element(?) Boots have been fantastic. Saved my legs a bunch of times.

I'm worried about leaving my helmet on my bike after hearing about randos messing with them :(

I loved seeing all the bike paths, but then on the other hand there weren't any mountain biking or dirt bike trails that I could see. Beer was cheaper than water, so that was cool too.

Most of my apps seems to work, surprisingly I don't have an issue with my banking apps. However, I have run into issues with uhaul and ticketmaster apps.

Did that with my carry on bag. Now I have a top bag!

Really not that bad when it comes to work life balance, really depends where you work at. However, I'd say if you decide to go this route, really make an effort to get internships as often as you can. The market is rough and if you don't have anything to show for your time in college you'll have a bad time when you graduate. I suppose this provably goes for most degrees, but also try to network so that you have options post graduation.

I can get behind tracking for subsidies. I think the underlying issue is the lack of choice. Coming from someone who uses a pixel, at least you have the option to flash whatever operating system you want onto the device. Despite there being some tracking even with Graphene OS, a consumer still has some control over how their phone works. I don't think that'll be an option for any EV that depends on software to function - especially with how hard manufacturers are locking you into their services.

I don't know if shame will necessarily do anything unless consumers talk with their money but I really hope we're given at least some options!

I think that makes sense. Seems to me that the EV market is mostly considered a luxury commodity at the moment and so isn't being made as a dependable and meaningful alternative to ICE machines yet. It partly worries me though that some law initiatives are pushing for EVs but without addressing waste, and ownership and reliability that applies to dumb cars. I've owned my ICE car for almost 2 decades, and that's something I'd like to see in an EV before I can make the switch.

I suppose after market modifications are always a place to address needs not being met by manufacturers. But how likely are you going to do that if it voids your warranty, and your car needs to be maintained by authorized repair for things related to software that isn't available to the public or other things locked into the company ecosystem?

Touch screens are less intuitive and more distracting than simple buttons that you can use without taking your eyes off the road. And yes! Batteries degrade pretty quickly, I hear around 4 years! If a new battery costs the same of a brand new car then it doesn't make sense to buy EVs from a financial point of view.