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I picked a random spot in New York state. It looks like the solar generation in January is about 68% of July. As solar keeps getting cheaper, one option is to just install more solar.

Don't get me wrong, there are still issues here, like snow or back-to-back-to-back cloudy days. But the rate of a price change for solar has been pretty dramatic.

Comment · 9 months ago
"This incident will be reported" (in /var/log/auth.log)
Comment · 10 months ago
I'm just generally impressed by their community efforts vs cFS. They really do their development on GitHub - not just a place to push out source, but issues, PR's, discussions.

FPrime has some rough edges, and it takes a bit to get used to, but the team's interest in continually improving the core for a wide range of users is the differentiator.

Comment · 11 months ago
Last week, I replaced a faulty cell in my PHEV.

The most expensive tooling was the two floor jacks I purchased to make the process easier. The software needed was available from the manufacturer for a reasonable fee. The battery pack itself was surprisingly modular and simple to dismantle for repair.

I don't many things GM has done, but (at least back in 2010) they did a good job of letting owners do their own work.

Comment · 11 months ago
Beautiful closing to the write-up. "Never trust the autorouter. But at least this one is fast."
Comment · 1 year ago
No graph. That's frustrating.
Comment · 1 year ago
How difficult was it to get the needed hardware in the US? It seems hard or expensive to do so.
Comment · 1 year ago
(obligatory dad-joke) It seems like parts of this one went pretty far!
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Now I either need to charge it every day (and add the hassle of unplugging/plugging every time I use the car) or I need to think about it more.

I can't fathom not plugging my car in to charge when I park in my normal spot. It doesn't seem like much effort.

But my comment isn't to ridicule you - it's to point out how diverse and different our home charging experiences are, without awareness of others. I had no idea that anyone charged differently than I do.

Meanwhile, I have a motion-activated light switch in the garage. So I guess I don't want the hassle of flipping light switches, yet I plug/unplug daily.

Comment · 1 year ago
Now I wish I had a map of who sells what under what brand, so I can see how they're all related, and who (if anyone) doesn't play these games.
Comment · 1 year ago
Especially when mamy US homes have AC power available under the sink. So strange that a smart faucet product wouldn't use that.
Comment · 1 year ago
And it's a story that haunts the marine biology field. Imagine having to explain that one every time someone asks about it.

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