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New comment by abfan1127 in "Waymo pauses Atlanta service as its robotaxis keep driving into floods"

abfan1127 — Thu, 21 May 2026 18:35:47 +0000

jeep snorkels are for air intakes for engines. electric cars don't have air intakes. they have air cooling for batteries... I suppose you could snorkel those.

New comment by abfan1127 in "Get your passwords out of Bitwarden while you still can"

abfan1127 — Thu, 21 May 2026 16:17:43 +0000

I've been using LastPass for years. I really like it. Why did you switch away?

New comment by abfan1127 in "Power Tools Got Worse on Purpose. Who Owns DeWalt, Craftsman, and Milwaukee?"

abfan1127 — Fri, 15 May 2026 14:36:23 +0000

seems like a good business model to watch where PE is moving in. Start investing in quality designs while PE drives quality down, then sweep in and be the "quality amongst trash" brand.

New comment by abfan1127 in "I want to live like Costco people"

abfan1127 — Thu, 07 May 2026 19:09:28 +0000

you could get the annual supply, then cancel your membership and get the membership refund. then repeat next year. Its within their rules.

New comment by abfan1127 in "An Interesting Find: STM32 RDP1 Decryptor"

abfan1127 — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 16:24:14 +0000

I'd guess they also bin the 128KB flash so that when a defect occurs, they just use the other half so they can improve yields.

New comment by abfan1127 in "Banning lead in gas worked. The proof is in our hair"

abfan1127 — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 15:07:07 +0000

"greater good" is arguably the most broad statement with a large history of hurting many people based on the "greater good".

New comment by abfan1127 in "Drilling down on Uncle Sam's proposed TP-Link ban"

abfan1127 — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 15:21:34 +0000

we know domestic suppliers are complicit with domestic spying. what do we buy? what are the options?

New comment by abfan1127 in "MrBeast Failed to Disclose Ads and Improperly Collected Children's Data"

abfan1127 — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 14:51:30 +0000

Kids? how many people try and pay IRS debt with Apple Gift Cards? How many people just dumbly trust sales people? Its best they learn at this early age rather than later in life when they grifted for $1000s.

New comment by abfan1127 in "Trump to impose $100k fee for H-1B worker visas, White House says"

abfan1127 — Fri, 19 Sep 2025 20:43:17 +0000

who in their right mind would shell out 100k + relocation and not require some level of commitment?

New comment by abfan1127 in "My quest to make motorcycle riding that tad bit safer"

abfan1127 — Wed, 07 May 2025 17:19:03 +0000

I bought the car used. I did not install it, but can not claim the previous owner did or did not.

New comment by abfan1127 in "My quest to make motorcycle riding that tad bit safer"

abfan1127 — Wed, 07 May 2025 15:29:59 +0000

my US mazda cx5 center brake light flashes when you press the brakes.

New comment by abfan1127 in "'Unstoppable force' of solar power propels world to 40% clean electricity"

abfan1127 — Tue, 08 Apr 2025 16:45:26 +0000

For OTR trucks, you have to factor in the battery degradation. A OTR truck easily gets to 1 million miles on an engine. Often times significantly more, and then its only a rebuild, not a replacement. While electricity is much cheaper than diesel, battery replacement cost amortization is a real thing to include in the accounting. I haven't done an OTR, but I did do amortization for a Ford Lightning. While a "battery fill up" is $2-3. The replacement battery is $30k iirc. That's $3000/yr in costs assuming 10 year lifetime. At that rate, its $62/wk in battery amortization. So, you're really spending $62+3/wk in "energy". That's still less than a tank ($90-100 at current prices), but the savings is significantly less than originally anticipated.

New comment by abfan1127 in "MLB says Yankees’ new “torpedo bats” are legal and likely coming"

abfan1127 — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 16:29:42 +0000

baseball is a very complex game. That's what makes it so great to spectate. The footwork, the defensive organization, the dynamics between pitchers and hitters. Its expansive. There's so much to learn about, there's so many opportunities for unique play.

New comment by abfan1127 in "MLB: Yankees' new ''Torpedo Bats'' legal and likely coming to a dugout near you"

abfan1127 — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 16:26:12 +0000

its less about even taper and more about moving weight/center of mass around. Youth bats have been doing that for quite a while. Camwood bats is a great example of moving weight around. In their case, its a training bat.

New comment by abfan1127 in "I Went to SQL Injection Court"

abfan1127 — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 21:43:56 +0000

am I the only disappointed there's no mention of little Bobby Tables?

New comment by abfan1127 in "AT&T user's erroneous $6,223 bill is reminder that AutoPay can wipe you out"

abfan1127 — Tue, 17 Dec 2024 14:38:15 +0000

I have since adopted Privacy.com cards with limits. It has saved me more than once. its a great service.

New comment by abfan1127 in "Defibrillation devices save lives using 1k times less electricity"

abfan1127 — Fri, 08 Nov 2024 15:12:52 +0000

while I don't know the details of your situation. However, my experience says there's always an alternative. Sometimes it means networking yourself. Sometimes it means changing industries while still leveraging your skills. Sometimes it means getting some education/certifications (even at night). Good luck on your future.

New comment by abfan1127 in "Defibrillation devices save lives using 1k times less electricity"

abfan1127 — Wed, 06 Nov 2024 17:56:11 +0000

you could leave now...

New comment by abfan1127 in "Amazon buys stake in nuclear energy developer in push to power data centres"

abfan1127 — Thu, 17 Oct 2024 17:54:35 +0000

Uber drivers earn roughly $0.70/mile[1]. Gas at $3/gal and MPGs at 25mpg mean it costs $0.12/mi in fuel. a $30k vehicle driven to 150k miles costs roughly $0.20/mi in depreciation. Without additional maintenance costs, its roughly $0.32/mi to drive a car. Approximating tires, oil changes, brakes, and other maintenance of roughly $0.15/mi, you're looking at total cost to drive at $0.45-0.50/mi.

Do you think most Uber drivers drive for the $0.7-$0.12 = $0.58/mile or the actual cost of $0.70-$0.50=$0.20/mile? Sustainable Supply/Demand doesn't work until all costs are measured.

A Rivian battery is roughly $17k. Estimating 1500 charge cycles [2], that's roughly $11/charge. If you "give back" half a cycle, there's only $1.50 worth of electricity sold back, but its $5.50 worth of battery. Are you expecting to get paid $1.50+profit or $7+profit?

[1] https://www.stilt.com/careers/how-much-does-uber-pay/ [2] https://www.reddit.com/r/Rivian/comments/10onhud/ev_battery_...

New comment by abfan1127 in "Amazon buys stake in nuclear energy developer in push to power data centres"

abfan1127 — Thu, 17 Oct 2024 14:57:11 +0000

if services like Uber have shown anything, its that you can sell your vehicle's intrinsic value, depreciating it's value in the process. But will you be net positive after depreciated value?