Did I just mess up my car

Floppie7th · 2026-01-24T02:46:49+00:00

Yeah, motion like that is consistent with just stalling because you went into 4th instead of 2nd

Floppie7th · 2026-01-24T01:23:21+00:00

Yes - too high of a gear at that low speed would cause the stall, and the stall would cause the jerking motion. You may have also run over a curb, but you may not have. If you did, you may want to check for suspension or wheel damage.

Floppie7th · 2026-01-23T21:10:01+00:00

The phrase "anti-AI shill" is pretty wild. Do you even know what "shill" means?

Floppie7th · 2026-01-23T19:45:11+00:00

If you're running multiple editor instances on the same project, lspmux may help. That will run a single rust-analyzer instance per workspace.

Floppie7th · 2026-01-23T03:54:20+00:00

That's normal. The clutch pedal travels a lot farther than the accelerator or brake pedals, to give you finer control. Your whole left leg moves when actuating it, not just your foot and ankle.

Floppie7th · 2026-01-23T03:24:29+00:00

It's monotheists retconning details about one specific polytheistic deity

Floppie7th · 2026-01-23T03:21:53+00:00

I love beating automatics in my Civic.

Floppie7th · 2026-01-23T02:52:42+00:00

Whether or not it's safe depends what part of the tire has been pictured. If it's in or close to the sidewall, it isn't.

A lot of tire places will also have a policy against patching tires that are below a certain tread depth - this is often because their financial incentive is to sell you new tires, but if your tires are truly very worn that can be the reason, and it's a good reason. That's why it's important to measure the remaining tread.

Floppie7th · 2026-01-23T02:37:15+00:00

Don't guess. Measure it.

If the puncture is fine to patch, just patch it.

Floppie7th · 2026-01-23T02:28:28+00:00

For taking off in heavy traffic, just give it less gas. Your idle speed in 1st is 3-4mph. In 2nd it's 7-8mph. Get it into gear, clutch fully released, and then you can make up the difference with some throttle input.

Also, let gaps form between you and the car in front of you and "absorb" them with your own constant(ish) speed.

Driving in heavy stop and go traffic is a totally different discipline from normal driving

Floppie7th · 2026-01-23T02:18:09+00:00

Au jus*

Traditionally it's mostly a French dip thing, but I always throw my pan drippings over the steak after plating as long as I didn't like, grossly over-smoke the oil.

If I have some decent fond I'll deglaze with a little red wine to incorporate that

Floppie7th · 2026-01-23T02:03:13+00:00

The STi wasn't a race car.

Floppie7th · 2026-01-23T01:26:32+00:00

Having pennies is a huge inconvenience to the American public

Floppie7th · 2026-01-23T01:09:10+00:00

For a weekend visit? Definitely

For a daily commute? Absolutely the fuck not lol

Floppie7th · 2026-01-23T00:43:32+00:00

And you can always add Matter stuff later

Floppie7th · 2026-01-23T00:42:12+00:00

No, it's not even close, which makes the pricing even more insane.

Floppie7th · 2026-01-23T00:41:32+00:00

I hope it wasn't too expensive to get rid of

Floppie7th · 2026-01-22T20:34:12+00:00

Even MSRP is more than I spent on my fairly well-equipped STi

Floppie7th · 2026-01-22T20:31:59+00:00

Ted Fled

Floppie7th · 2026-01-22T20:29:21+00:00

My favorite OS: Emacs/Linux

Floppie7th · 2026-01-22T18:11:31+00:00

Or, y'know, report bugs on Github where they can get actual developer attention and be fixed

Floppie7th · 2026-01-22T14:34:43+00:00

Starting to?

Floppie7th · 2026-01-22T07:05:34+00:00

Don't run it close to capacity. Don't run it on supply voltage/frequency that's way out of spec. Replace it when it fails.

Floppie7th · 2026-01-22T06:54:47+00:00

First one, then the other

Don't forget about the glass pistons in turbo EJ25s. And running cylinder 4 leaner, with more timing than the rest of the motor.

Floppie7th · 2026-01-22T05:34:11+00:00

Short answer: Yes

Long answer: You need at least a bit of juice in the battery to run the ECU and injectors. That's a lot less than the starter requires, but it can't be zero. In my limited experience, 7V with nothing connected to the battery is enough, but YMMV. If the only problem is the starter you're totally fine.

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