The only reason they need to be refrigerated is the convenience of preventing them from separating. They do fine in the cupboard.

In the other hand I stopped getting Costco bulk sizes because it was frustrating to mix them back in effectively, and the normal sized jars get used quickly

That’s annoying - it’s the only place my milk fits. And my shelves aren’t adjustable enough to change that unless I remove a shelf

For example an event like chaotic policy means countries no longer use your currency as a global reserve currency - would mean a sudden drop in investor faith that could trigger this. Or even deliberate disrupting the economy to devalue your currency, depending on whether we believe they’re smart enough to have a strategy or just take their chaos at face value

I’d like to remind everyone the infrastructure act in 2022 set aside craploads to build out electrical transmission infrastructure. Not that they could have made a difference yet but that money allocated by Congress got pulled back by the executive branch.

Remember that next time your rates go up - we could at least be distributing power across larger areas to effectively increase supply, while also giving more opportunity for power generation to connect.

And since I live in New England, fuck taco Don Quixote in particular for his senseless war against wind turbines - these were like the only new power generation we had about to come online

Yeah but the examples I read about also used that strategy to get around state and local regulations for things like renewable energy portfolios.

Good for them if they’re building acres of solar and storage. Bad for us if they’re using diesel generators

But the root cause is banned. People are already supposed to click off their high beams for nearby traffic. Those LED replacement bulbs do say “not for headlights” because they’re not allowed in standard projector housings, lifted truck are required to point their headlights down. But the problem continues to get worse despite each scenario being banned.

The problem is how do you make the bans effective? Or how do you get people to do the right thing no matter how self_centered they are?

But tech solutions work over years

• fixtures made for LEDs may be insanely bright but also better focussed to reduce glare
• auto-dimming means you’re not relying on some idiot to pay attention and do the right thing
• active matrix takes that a step further

In the meantime I’m thinking of getting those yellow lenses polarized driving glasses to see if it makes a difference

Yes, eSIMs are much more convenient plus phones can have multiple. While I’ve never tried the multiple eSIM feature, I find it so much nicer to set up a new eSIM online than to have to deal with a physical SIM from a physical store. It’s also more convenient when getting a new phone, at least for iPhone. The setup can just transfer the eSIM from one phone to the next so your number gets moved with no effort on your part

I don’t blame the technology here but the implementation or the scenario

• the article makes it clear they understand it’s an uncommon scenario to have to switch number so many times
• wtf is the carrier doing requiring text 2fa to get a new eSIM? Thats just dumb
• Apparently android needs some work?

I have the opposite anecdote: eSIM has been more reliable than physical SIM. It just works on my iPhone. I like never having to goto a physical store. When i got my new phone this fall it transferred the eSIM so smoothly I barely noticed. It just worked.

Meanwhile from previous phones it always seemed about half the time I got a bad SIM and had to goto my providers physical store to get a new one. What a pain!

The glaring headlights have the opposite solution here: more technology. While auto-high beams are becoming common, we need the next step of active matrix headlights. They really are marvelous!

For me the active matrix headlights are still new enough that every time I’m amazed watching the dark spot in my headlight beams move to keep the oncoming traffic out of the glare.

Yeah this is kind of expensive but it’s getting the point that we really need it everywhere

For the model 3 and Y with the mechanical handles you press on one end to get the other to pop out

If it’s iced over, you can press on the other end and there’s a little room to effectively rock it back and forth a bit to break the ice. I live in Massachusetts, I park outside, and this is my third winter with the car, and I’ve only had to do this twice. It worked each time with minimal effort

I have no idea what the model s and x do with the electronic self-presenting handles. They ought to have a defroster or some sort of vibrator to do similar. Not that it would help in an accident

You’re both right: this is where we need more precise language

Model 3 and Y, most Teslas, have mechanical handles. However all Teslas have an electronic latch mechanism

Isn’t the CT a button with an electronic door popper? Where did I read that?

Yeah I’ve noticed people take a bit to figure it out even after I explain it. But as an owner it quickly becomes natural. It’s not all that different to use that a standard handle - the older style that used to have a button on the handle. As long as you use the correct hand, your thumb is ready to press exactly as if there were a button, then the jangle pops out and your hand is there to grab it exactly as the old style to pull after pressing the button

But I guess my main issue here is not all teslas are the same, so it’s important to be specific and precise.

Given that the underlying cause is trying to make a “Software Defined Vehicle” (SDV) I have to imagine most of the Chinese EVs have similar implementation. There’s also a fairness concern: are they specifically targeting Tesla or are they actually concerned about safety across all similar implementations?

What if my ex was 1/4 Canadian? Do I have to re-marry her?

It all depends on the details, I kid the article is blatantly wrong

All Tesla models use flush, electronically actuated handles that blend into the bodywork

I believe this is only the model s and x, a small minority of their vehicles.

My model y has a physically presented handle - you press on one side to pop out the other - NOT electronic self-presenting. I believe that’s true of model 3 and y, the vast majority of teslas.

That being said, there’s several things this may mean. Is it just the self-presenting they don’t like? What about buttons like on the cybertruck? What about the manual operated handle like on the model 3 and y? Or is the important part the electronic latch mechanism internally? I have no idea what safety features that has.

If it’s literally just the self-presenting handles on the high end models like the article mentions, that’s probably no big deal. They don’t sell many of those and the model x especially is way overdue for redesign or to be ended. Hopefully it’s more than that though

Smart meters aren’t necessary for that. We already have different rates for different usage levels. I’d actually worry that this is the problem. I don’t know how rates work for industrial needs but in a lot of things the biggest users can negotiate a discount. As one of the biggest users, are they driving up rates by not only exceeding supply but also paying less? Are your utility regulators looking out for all their customers or just the big ones?

Smart meters are more useful to vary rates by time of day, to help adjust demand for the level of supply

There was one of the conspiracy theories last year, that the goal was to disrupt trade enough to devalue the US dollar. Our shit would be cheaper on the global market and our salaries will be lower relative to other countries

Not at all the same. That started as targeted tariffs as punishment for accusations of unfair trade. Tariffs have been frequently used in the past and targeted tariffs can be an important tool for specific types of trade issues. It did escalate into a trade war which didn’t help anyone, but with one specific country.

That’s not at all the same as widespread tariffs, including starting trade wars against important allies and trade partners

Tesla, believe it or not, is doing the ai thing right.

1. There’s always a control: you may not like touch screen in your car but it’s always there so you’re not forced to use voice assistant.
2. The standard voice assistant still works the same as it ever did
3. AI voice assistant is separate that you can choose to use or not. When it was new, it was not allowed to control anything but that is gradually being phased in as it works.

When the ai first came out all it could do is hold a conversation, and was amusingly snarky. Now it can set a destination, but is still limited compared to standard voice assistant

While I personally like some of the extras a smart home can do for me, we can all agree that we’re being sold a bunch of bs that doesn’t work well for anyone.

Basic rules for smart devices should start with

• local manual control still works, exactly as anyone expects. The “smart” part is extra
• local network only whenever possible. Should never depend on the internet
• no vendor lock-in. work with my mix of devices. No I will not use a stupid vendor app to a stupid vendor portal per device to do basic operations.
• the goal is for my home to work better for me, not to feed me more ads. That will get your device thrown out

The problem is manufacturers highly advertise devices that violate these rules, that serve them before you, where you are the product, and a standard person will find it difficult to even learn they have options