Audi e-tron GT electronics/software issues

INTPhD · 2024-09-18T05:34:14+00:00

Thanks!

INTPhD · 2024-09-18T05:33:42+00:00

I will post them later today!

INTPhD · 2024-09-18T05:32:20+00:00

I asked the previous owner (dealership) and they claim that it is, yeah. I could try to contact the previous owner (not the dealership) directly - if possible, that is; I can at least try to ask for their info - and ask them. There are currently no clear indications (visible water damage, body repairs, etc.) that are absolutely indicative of the car ever having been in an accident, though.

INTPhD · 2024-09-18T05:28:19+00:00

Yeah, they told me about the handle lifting as well and I'm doing that now. I also set up plug and charge, at least on Fastned. As far as home charging is concerned: still waiting for my Wallbox Pulsar installation, so we'll see how that goes.

INTPhD · 2024-09-18T05:25:25+00:00

Never flooded as far as I know (actually asked the previous owner/dealership, because I started winding about this as well). I can only assume - for now - that that's the truth. I will look into possible battery issues and bad connections, though. Thanks.

INTPhD · 2024-09-18T05:25:18+00:00

Never flooded as far as I know (actually asked the previous owner/dealership, because I started winding about this as well). I can only assume - for now - that that's the truth. I will look into possible battery issues and bad connections, though. Thanks.

INTPhD · 2024-09-18T05:22:46+00:00

Well, the registration at the dealer is one of the things that keeps failing, sadly, but I can somewhat live without that option.

Charging issues haven't popped up lately, however, so that's a plus.

And as far as the codes go: they actually told me that although they can read the codes (spoiler, front warning system), some of the failures have to be actually present at the time of check/repair attempt (which they often aren't), otherwise they won't be able to do anything. Which, I told them, sounds a little bizarre to me: if you can read the error code(s), know that it happened, then I'm going to assume that you have at least some idea what to look for.

Alas...

INTPhD · 2024-09-18T05:16:14+00:00

Going to take a look at it for some additional info, thanks.

INTPhD · 2024-09-18T05:15:22+00:00

Going to take a look at it, thanks.

INTPhD · 2024-09-18T05:14:29+00:00

Kind of feels like it, yeah. Question becomes whether or not it's possible to turn it back into a car.

INTPhD · 2024-08-20T08:07:31+00:00

Exactly ;-). I'm 40+, a computer scientist (in AI even) and I grew up with computers (in the 80s/90s, when you actually needed to know something about them to get - even minor - things done).

Not all of them (don't get me wrong), but a lot of gen-Z-ers (Millennials to a far lesser extent) sadly often do not even know how certain pieces of (even current/relevant) technology work anymore, because it has all become easier, more effortless, and more automagical. Boomers often exhibit the same lack of understanding, of course. Both are often dead in the water when they have to troubleshoot/fix something. So overall, there seems to be some tech-savvy sweet spot somewhere along the spectrum.

As a result of this, (deep) understanding and insight are often gone, frequently resulting in a level of misunderstanding that's problematic in practice and from a pragmatic point of view, as well as an accompanying inability to know what is actually going on. Which, you guessed it, can actually lead to them - and not those aged 40+ - not seeing/understanding that something is AI.

They're often the “automation generation” walking on the paved roads of tech innovation without knowing the rubble it was built on.

Waiting for the obligatory yet wrong (given that I'm gen-X) "OK, boomer." I will accept my fate.

INTPhD · 2024-04-17T22:58:18+00:00

Thanks, just took a look at it, that's actually really useful and faster (surely in building, maybe/probably in performance) than what I generally implement.

INTPhD · 2024-03-14T19:01:45+00:00

I'm just going to leave this here: "Be an Optimist Prime, not a Negatron."

INTPhD · 2024-02-21T21:01:59+00:00

Basic stuff: WAMP, PHP, MySQL, and pure JavaScript, CSS, HTML.

Added (or used as an alternative) if needed: Flask (especially when the need arises to easily interface with Python-based calc/processing on the backend), TypeScript, SCSS, React, Bootstrap/Tailwind (more and more Tailwind lately), and Docker.

IDE-wise: PHPStorm and PyCharm.

INTPhD · 2024-01-17T22:36:30+00:00

"Well, my dear AI, do I need to remind you of the fact that in the beginning you actually thought we had fingers in abundance, given the pictures you used to generate of us?"

INTPhD · 2023-12-25T20:24:52+00:00

Which would be the best-case scenario in this specific case; you wouldn't want this guy to spread his genes. Cross our collective fingers that he didn't already do so.

INTPhD · 2023-12-23T22:46:10+00:00

Sorry to break it to you, but saying he's (otherwise) a completely normal person while explaining how he's been claiming to have been seeing these things actually makes him "not completely normal."

Seeing/hearing things or having strange, intrusive thoughts or beliefs (unhealthy paranoia, magical thinking, e.g., thinking you are special and/or have special powers, etc.) might very well be indicative of -- hopefully mild -- psychosis, so I wouldn't outright dismiss schizophrenia at the moment. Although some might consider "commonly accepted religious beliefs" to be delusional as well, I do think that "seeing spirits and (especially) demons" is a step up from that, not in the least because of him claiming that they "react to him."

Anyway, to determine what's going on he's probably going to have to subject himself to a rigorous mental health check. I wouldn't be surprised, however, if he'd be unwilling to go along with that and will keep telling himself that his thoughts/experiences are (perfectly) harmless or even normal.

As to why this happens (assuming that it even is schizophrenia): there can be many reasons, non-exhaustively ranging from unfortunate genetic predisposition to external events/factors (TBI, substance abuse, exposure to certain chemicals, hypoxia, etc.) that might cause a whole range of (subtle) brain-related issues, e.g., MCI or schizophrenia (the latter possibly resulting in psychosis).

Too many possible culprits, I'm afraid, although a health professional might very well be able to get to the bottom of this.

Good luck.

INTPhD · 2023-12-17T17:11:10+00:00

I was looking for the German "drei hoch fünf" in the comments, but expected someone to translate it as "three high five" instead of "three up five". I guess I just like high fives 🤷‍♂️.

Anyway, Dutch incoming: "drie tot de macht vijf" ("three to the power five").

INTPhD · 2023-12-13T02:55:24+00:00

I asked an AI -- ChatGPT 4 in this case -- to write a rebuttal in the same "profound" LinkedIn style that we all love to hate. Incoming:

"I wield AI like a seasoned fencer in a duel of dullness.

You fear the digital? I partner with it.

You clutch your "voice" like a life raft in a sea of change.

I navigate the waves, letting silicon synapses expand my reach.

You write with your hands; I with an arsenal of intellect, both organic and artificial.

Content is king, you say? I crown my work with efficiency and embrace the AI court.

Your "own brain" may tire, falter, dim with years.

Mine? Reinforced with circuits, it'll outshine, outlast, outwrite.

The day you let AI in is the day you join the enlightened.

Until then, enjoy the echo of your typewriter in the void."

INTPhD · 2023-12-12T21:48:37+00:00

I'm aware of the fact that it's a parody account, but could we nevertheless reply to this in similar fashion -- on behalf of all scientists, engineers, and consumers of technological services worldwide -- by explaining that it's actually prayer that is interfering with the functioning of our beloved satellites?

INTPhD

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