So, after all and all,
here's your ardor box
of smooth and jagged rocks
and combination locks
I did the very best I could
with my vim, vigor, and vox...
Lexus. I was looking at Polestar or Rivian, and the latter (new version) seemed great. But my boy rented a Tesla once and he didn't understand charging and it scared the BH⢠(even though about ¼ of the cars in the Bay Area are fully electric) so we debated hybrid v plug-in.
Since we only drive it about half the year (gone the other half) a numbers analysis said we'd be lucky to recoup the higher plug-in price compared to just going hybrid. Too bad, because I had all the plug in doodads from owning the Volt for all those years...
I would actually like something a little rough cosmetically. I found a Polestar 2 that came from copart, but they wanted 90% of retail for it with a salvage title. I like the Rivian too, but too much/too flashy. I don't really see exactly what I'm after, so I'm close to changing up and building my own conversion on a Suzuki Jimny or Samurai (lots available there), or maybe even an old dune buggy for our running around town, and then just keep our older Lexus SUV because it's solid and will probably go another 200K miles without much effort. It gets lousy gas mileage, but once it's there, it will just be occasionally used for longer trips, probably less than 3K miles a year
Location: At the dude ranch / above the sea Gender:
Posted:
Oct 28, 2026 - 10:08am
islander wrote:
That's a Lexus, or that's an XC... I'm cross shopping that category as well. I'm also leaning hard toward all electric. I'm also looking for used and rough cosmetically, so I need a unicorn. I'm also bummed about the whole polestar situation. The 3 is a cool car.
Lexus. I was looking at Polestar or Rivian, and the latter (new version) seemed great. But my boy rented a Tesla once and he didn't understand charging and it scared the BH⢠(even though about ¼ of the cars in the Bay Area are fully electric) so we debated hybrid v plug-in.
Since we only drive it about half the year (gone the other half) a numbers analysis said we'd be lucky to recoup the higher plug-in price compared to just going hybrid. Too bad, because I had all the plug in doodads from owning the Volt for all those years...
Whatever my Better Half⢠wanted.
Personally, woulda gone all electric after ten wonderful years with a Volt. (Dammit, I miss that car already)
She wanted an SUV like her sisters have, so we spent some of our sons' inheritance on a Volvo 350NXh with bells and whistles.
My boy says, "well, it's your last car" and I say, "no frickin' way."
That's a Lexus, or that's an XC... I'm cross shopping that category as well. I'm also leaning hard toward all electric. I'm also looking for used and rough cosmetically, so I need a unicorn. I'm also bummed about the whole polestar situation. The 3 is a cool car.
Location: At the dude ranch / above the sea Gender:
Posted:
Oct 28, 2026 - 9:17am
Coaxial wrote:
What did you get?
Whatever my Better Half⢠wanted.
Personally, woulda gone all electric after ten wonderful years with a Volt. (Dammit, I miss that car already)
She wanted an SUV like her sisters have, so we spent some of our sons' inheritance on a Volvo 350NXh with bells and whistles.
My boy says, "well, it's your last car" and I say, "no frickin' way."
first listen and it is a good song, sounds great
i noticed super slick production which is ok and possible indicator of an ai assist
decided to check it out and ask my digital helper if ai was involved:
TL;DR: Yes. The vocal performance and instrumentation are AI-generated (produced via generative audio platforms like Suno), though the lyrics and conceptual themes are likely created by a human.
Audio & Vocal Generation: The vocals and backing tracks are generated using AI music models (predominantly Suno). The audio exhibits classic generative audio artifacts, including subtle metallic vocal resonance, smoothed transitions between phonemes, and phrasing that lacks natural human breathing pauses.
Human Input: The project behind PsychWitch is run by Julie Ann Bailey, an Illinois-based psychotherapist who writes/prompts the lyrics and concepts around empowerment, psychology, and healing.
Catalog & Distribution Data: Multiple AI music tracking registries (such as Spot-the-AI) and music metadata databases index PsychWitch tracks as verified AI-generated audio rather than studio acoustic recordings.
bottom line, the software is getting better and i listen and enjoy some stuff like this now
the distinction will eventually vanish or be so close that it will be very difficult to tell if it is real or memorex
Musical creativity in another form.
Thanks for the look up!
Musical creativity in another form.
