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New comment by kci225 in "Show HN: I replaced a $120k bowling center system with $1,600 in ESP32s"

kci225 — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 14:30:01 +0000

Kids.

New comment by kci225 in "Show HN: I replaced a $120k bowling center system with $1,600 in ESP32s"

kci225 — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 21:34:46 +0000

Ugh, there is a four lane bowling alley right near me for sale for $100,000 or so. Now I’m further tempted.

New comment by kci225 in "Mathematical texts from a Maya site in Guatemala identify an ancient astronomer"

kci225 — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 04:01:36 +0000

So I guess that answers my question.

New comment by kci225 in "Mathematical texts from a Maya site in Guatemala identify an ancient astronomer"

kci225 — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 03:48:14 +0000

While overly confident, your response is not factually correct. Are you familiar with Francisco de Montejo, a Spanish conquistador who burnt innumerable Mayan historical documents etc?

Here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_de_Montejo

New comment by kci225 in "Electric Car Owners Confront a Harsh Foe: Cold Weather"

kci225 — Wed, 17 Jan 2024 14:33:05 +0000

Hey signed up just to answer this. We have had an EV in Saskatchewan for 2+ years now. We live on a farm and have a daily commute of about 40km. Other vehicle is a gas F150. The EV has been far and away the better vehicle in our bitter winters. Have not had one single issue. Heats up super quick. Yes when it minus 50 we lose half our range but still leaves us with 200km or so on the worst days. As far as charging in the extreme cold it hasn’t been a noticeable difference whatsoever to charging in the summer. Just plug it in and forget about it. Truck averages 17 litres per 100km in the winter and car does about 25-30 kWh/100km on those absolute worst days and 14 kWh /100km in the summer. Electricity costs 15 cents a kWh and gas $1.40 a litre so even in the worst examples for the EV it is way way cheaper.