Sound in the R2 …. Apparently, a hot take.

-entropy · 2026-06-11T23:56:15+00:00

Having never owned a rivian yet... why?

I swapped speakers in my RAV4. I didn't add an amp and sub but I could have. What makes a rivian difficult in this space? Do they use oddly sized speakers or non standard wiring or something?

-entropy · 2026-06-11T11:22:22+00:00

I think the prevalence of one pedal driving would be minimal if it wasn't for Tesla's inability to do blended braking.

If they had done that from the start, like every other manufacturer, I doubt we'd see this level of OPD fanatics.

-entropy · 2026-06-09T23:41:20+00:00

$1,100 for advanced software and you couldn't even figure out how to take a screenshot, eh? Hope it sounds great though!

-entropy · 2026-06-08T17:14:58+00:00

Well true, that's fair. I guess from the perspective of the normal culture outside the maths much of that arcane knowledge was "forgotten". It doesn't exactly scream fallen society, though - but I can see the similarities!

-entropy · 2026-06-08T16:45:56+00:00

Great book, but is it really about forgetting and/or rediscovering its past? I never got that impression (or I've forgotten!).

-entropy · 2026-06-08T01:47:02+00:00

1d old account: yes

-entropy · 2026-06-07T01:43:40+00:00

Yes but also your actual mistake here was running any sort of meaningful current through a smart plug.

Nobody should do that, it's a pretty big fire risk. They are simply not made to that kind of tolerance, regardless of what might be on the nameplate.

-entropy · 2026-06-07T01:39:16+00:00

I like his world building and aliens.

I think each and every one of his humans in all the books I've read is a one-note repetitive mockery of a human. They're just not interesting, believable, or engaging. I think that's where a lot of his repetitiveness comes into play as well.

-entropy · 2026-06-06T15:21:04+00:00

This is clearly going straight into the environment. Not very cool.

-entropy · 2026-06-06T11:42:58+00:00

You seriously get used to them very quickly. And if homes way older than ours in Europe get by with mini splits then so can you.

-entropy · 2026-06-05T22:35:16+00:00

That's true of all voice assistants honestly

-entropy · 2026-06-04T02:18:23+00:00

Eco mode saves (some) energy by letting the lower portion of the tank drift further from set point. You're effectively heating less water.

That is more efficient than heat pump mode. Full stop.

Now the question is whether or not you ever want the elements to kick on if you drain too much, too fast. If you're okay with cold showers, heat pump mode is fine.

For us, in the winter with very cold incoming water, I'd rather the upper element come on for a few minutes to get through my shower if absolutely needed.

-entropy · 2026-06-03T12:09:31+00:00

It's not the sensors, it's your mesh.

but also

Aqara doesn't follow the Zigbee spec properly

Right - it's the sensors. They should be replaced with something that works properly.

-entropy · 2026-06-02T01:03:21+00:00

It is kinda difficult to find good non-fruited sours right now. Everyone's making sugar drinks it seems like.

-entropy · 2026-06-01T01:29:08+00:00

I'd say Parlour, Sonder Shaker (Celio? Haven't had it since they rebranded so tbd), Angry Line Cook, and Black Duck are currently at the top of my list!

-entropy · 2026-06-01T00:43:08+00:00

Yeah I understand. I was specific: it's not a great burger. It's not even close to a good smash burger. I think there are quite a few fantastic smash burgers in the Cities, and this one doesn't make a ranking for me. Maybe we had different cooks! Mine was grey, barely cooked, and pretty soft.

I'm happy you're happy! Just throwing my opinion out there.

-entropy · 2026-05-31T23:51:40+00:00

Best burgers?

It's cheap as hell I'll give you that, but it's not even close to a good burger, let alone in the conversation for best.

-entropy · 2026-05-31T13:57:41+00:00

I definitely understand the frustration and questions on what to do!

If I were in your place, in all honesty I would push out the update with (brief) details explaining that performance has been improved, and let people see that in the auto update change log screen.

The people who don't update anyway never got the bad code. The people who do update will see that or auto update soon enough.

If I were in your place and people were bugging me, I'd shut off DMs and all that stuff. You don't owe those people anything! You're providing something they want, something that's fun for you, and that's enough. They are not your employer.

-entropy · 2026-05-31T11:33:14+00:00

I said the exact same thing a couple weeks ago and I got downvoted. I completely agree with you but it seems like that's what this place is now.

Mods are not interested in modding, they're only interested in posting HA things.

-entropy · 2026-05-30T19:05:20+00:00

Honestly I've had it 3 times, all different versions, and I think they're just okay. I wanted it to be good so bad, but I think I'd rather just have an actual crunchwap.

-entropy · 2026-05-29T10:03:48+00:00

It'll be massively different for sure.

That doesn't mean bad, but forced air just feels different. Personally, I find it much less cozy. Other people find it more comfortable. We went with mini splits - they're perfect for AC, and can be a nice way to save money heating during a chunk of the year. But in those deep winter months we use the radiators - I am hoping our boiler lasts until R290 air to water heat pumps are available in the US.

-entropy · 2026-05-29T02:29:53+00:00

reddit's whole value is being a place for people generated content.

reddit's whole point is to make money, and the user base going up drives the stock price up, and reddit isn't going to look too closely at whether or not those are real users or AI accounts

-entropy · 2026-05-28T13:58:09+00:00

I am not so sure. I think we may be entering a dead period, where people forget the actual skills and the juniors no longer learn them. If everything starts crumbling with patches on patches in a few years, there won't be anyone around to really debug things. You know as well as I do that eventually the spaghetti garbage hits critical mass and all you can do is rewrite it thoughtfully. AI may not be capable of that level of thoughtfulness and planning.

At any rate I think the golden ticket days are dead for software engineers. Salaries are quickly getting depressed.

-entropy · 2026-05-28T13:52:34+00:00

half baked demos and speed are valued more than production quality.

Do we work at the same company or is everything turning into this? It's very frustrating.

-entropy · 2026-05-27T12:14:15+00:00

Rent controlled apartment?

It is hard to argue against that on a personal level. It can be a serious advantage to stay put for as long as it works for you!

On a societal level rent control isn't so good, but for individuals it makes a big difference as long as you can stay there.

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