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by kgermino 4y ago
That's a good guide, but L2 is standard AC charging (usually with a 240V outlet in your garage/driveway) not DC Fast Charging
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by kgermino 4y ago
You're confused. L2 is not DC fast charging, it's just 240V AC charging. Most home chargers will likely be 240V at ~24 Amps, that's about 6 kW and plenty for the vast majority of users. People who regularly need more can easi
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by kgermino 4y ago
Do you ride public transportation in a major metropolitan area? This is not a thing I've ever even heard of happening (I'm sure someone has done it) in the real world
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by kgermino 4y ago
That's why I'll be really sad when my Fit goes. Honda cheaped out in a few places (the seats could be a _lot_ more comfortable) but overall it's a fairly simple, easy to drive, practical car.
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by kgermino 4y ago
The safety issue isn't whether you get into a crash, it's what happens when you do. I'm not going to criticize this guy for keeping an old, already built, car on the road but it's not an illegitimate concern.
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by kgermino 4y ago
Is CCS really that slow and clunky? I don't have direct experience with it but everyone I know who has says it's at least as easy to manage as a gas nozzle. On speed, CCS supports faster charging than an Supercharger built to date
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by kgermino 4y ago
I mean it's something not proprietary that _every_ other manufacturer and _the federal government_ agreed on. You can't reasonably say that e.g. USB is a standard and CCS is not
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by kgermino 4y ago
> Any good reasons why we should reject this proposal? No idea here. The 1 MW charging claim feels weird since faster charging was definitely a touted benefit of CCS in the recent past. I'm not sure if something changed. To me, it d
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by kgermino 4y ago
Interesting thanks! I thought the specs were already published. Didn't they say they were going to do that a few years ago or am I misremembering something?
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by kgermino 4y ago
I don't see anything new here (other than the name). For those who don't know there are two charging connecters used for new electric cars in the US: Tesla (now called NACS and only used on Teslas) and CCS (used by everyone else).
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by kgermino 4y ago
I don't see anything here indicating that other manufacturers will start using the Tesla connector. Unfortunately we're already well into the format war with two standards: Tesla and Everyone Else (CCS). Honestly this feels more l
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by kgermino 4y ago
Signaling while stopping is hard since the "proper" way is to use your left hand is signal a stop and that's also the hand that controls the good brake. But even then, I'd be surprised if the driver who's reckless&#
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by kgermino 4y ago
That's talking about red lights not stop signs, maybe I should be more clear. My point is that the rule allows me to either go mid-cycle when the cross traffic is clear or at least jump the gun a bit and start moving during the all-red
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by kgermino 4y ago
In my experience (as a regular biker) intersections are dangerous in two main ways: 1. The driver behind me doesn't expect me to stop and almost (or does) hit me. 2. I'm very vulnerable when first starting up and it's easy fo
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by kgermino 4y ago
> Of course, the annoying thing about US culture in particular is that introversion is often seen as something undesirable--witness all the articles about how introverts should learn to be extroverts, where you don't really see the
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by kgermino 4y ago
Dang I completely missed that. I assumed this was USB-C and pencil 2 and planned to order one for my wife once I figured out which color/model to buy, but I guess I’ll hold off a bit more :(
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by kgermino 4y ago
I’d posit it’s quickly getting easier to live without a car than without a smartphone in the US. Plus, even if you live in an area where a car is required you have the option to opt out and move (housing crisis aside), which isn’t an option
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by kgermino 4y ago
I suspect heat pumps are the future for domestic heating, but I’m not sure it’s feasible for industrial uses. Very hard to get a heat pump that can make a 1000* difference between the hot and cold side. My comment probably shouldn’t have ev
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by kgermino 4y ago
I think “where heating is required” is the key caveat. This is basically going back to the old way of heating homes: When energy is cheap, heat a giant thermal mass. When energy is expensive, leach the heat to other areas where it’s needed.
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by kgermino 4y ago
Not sure why you'd need a specific law. I'm not an expert (or lawyer) but damage caps are a pretty common feature of big contracts and AFAIK they're perfectly enforceable. The legal commentary I've seen on this deal stat
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by kgermino 4y ago
I think “knocked down” or similar verbiage would communicate a more accurate image. It might underplay the damage though, depending on your context
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by kgermino 4y ago
Because it’s not a break up fee. He can’t just say “I’m out, here’s a billion dollars for your trouble.” Twitter can (and did) sue for specific performance (forcing Musk to close the sale). If the court decides to award monetary damages ins
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by kgermino 4y ago
It (allegedly) basically was, except (oversimplifying) they skipped the whole “registering as a SPAC” part and pretended to be a functioning company that happened to merge with someone else.
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by kgermino 4y ago
Because we want to learn from our mistakes. Whether it came from a wild animal, a lab, or something else there are lessons we should learn to help prevent it from happening again. It's an overused example, but it's a good one. Fly
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by kgermino 4y ago
It doesn’t look like that’s what happened though. The issue is that they are under and active contract and no vote to strike was taken. Contracts have terms, saying “we wont strike for 3 years if you do x” is a perfectly reasonable thing to
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by kgermino 4y ago
Do you want to do it as an independent or with a consulting firm? If independent, go to Trailhead.com setup an account and start getting some badges (there's a lot for Apex)/ developer certifications (Platform Dev I is a good one)
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by kgermino 4y ago
It’s not a great deal if you don’t use it. I don’t use Prime’s content features and the handful of Amazon orders I make a year usually get free shipping anyway. I’ve definitely accidentally signed up for Prime and the confusing screen is al
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by kgermino 4y ago
> I believe BMW did offer this option, at least for some of the features. Heated seats were $450 or so, or $18/mo. That's a good call-out. I don't think there's anything wrong with offering a monthly option (it seems
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by kgermino 4y ago
No, again you can charge people a one time cost to enable it. Whether that happens at initial purchase or years later (in app purchase style) doesn’t affect whether it’s a one time or recurring cost.
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by kgermino 4y ago
> This is less to do with blackmail than to do with optimising manufacturing. It is cheaper for manufacurers to produce all the cars with the same heated seats, but not allow you to use them if you don't pay the recurring charge (as

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