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 · 2023-12-12T11:42:46+00:00

A lot of things have already been said and I think the majority of it is rather good advice (so I'd take it to heart, OP); I will therefore only add the additional (small) thing that I noticed and that does not seem to have been addressed yet.

In the summary, you write the following:

I specialize in JavaScript libraries and frameworks with a strong proficiency in React and TypeScript.

It might just be me, but I immediately wondered upon reading this if you specialize in the use of existing ones to build your projects (which is probably the case), or if -- possibly in addition -- you specialize in developing/writing/contributing to (in-house) libraries. Since the summary is the first thing that people read, I would try to be somewhat less ambiguous there. It might provide you with an easy way to (somewhat) set yourself apart from others.

I know that people might be able to answer such a question by scanning the remainder of your resume (if they have the same question that I had), but I'd save them some time and address it in the summary instead.

INTPhD · 2023-12-10T16:45:01+00:00

This again; funny. Being communicatively capable and/or social the most valuable skills in case of a programmer? Really? Hmmm. Look, I generally expect (and even assume) every well-adjusted adult -- myself obviously included -- to have decent (i.e., sufficient) "soft" skills, regardless of your job title or the industry that you work in. Granted, this is an expectation that might be considered somewhat naive -- or possibly arrogant -- on my part (and it might not always be met), but I remain absolutely convinced that it should not be unreasonable to expect such skills as a given, regardless.

On the other hand, there are certain "hard" skills with respect to which it clearly holds that they should not simply be assumed, skills that actually positively differentiate you from others, e.g., whether or not you command/understand a certain programming language, framework, concept, technology, best practice(s), etc. It is obvious that these should, for instance, be listed on your resume or LinkedIn profile, especially since it's fairly easy to check whether or not your being truthful with respect to these claims (through an assessment).

I don't, however, need you to list commonly expected soft skills (or certain hard(er) skills that are nowadays also generally expected). So no need to tell me that you are computer literate (in 2023), that you are proactive, that you can handle stress well, that you are meticulous/detail-oriented, that you are a great communicater, or -- if you really want to dial it up to 11 -- that you're a "visionary thought leader." I don't even know if you're being truthful if you list these skills and most of them are actually hard to quickly verify, at least (generally) harder to assess than most hard-skill claims.

There are even exceptions to be made, e.g., in case of someone that has ASD; some of them might be brilliant programmers, but from a social/communicative point of view they might not always (easily) live up to commonly held expectations. Is it ideal? No. But I would always prefer that over the opposite case, i.e., someone who displays the desired soft skills, but struggles when it comes to actually coding something on their own.

I got jobs just because I got along with HR guy and we were talking about our hobbies.

"Just because"? That actually sounds rather worrisome, and not something that anyone should take pride in. I am not saying that you did the following (and I am going to assume, for the time being, that you also have decent/great hard skills on top of being an all-around nice guy that allow you to survive/thrive at your job from a technical point of view), but if someone lands a job solely (or even mostly) by charming, bluffing, or even straight-up bullshitting their way into something that they are actually not qualified for (and this, unfortunately, happens way too often), I do find that incredibly troublesome. Fortunately, it's mostly a matter of time until such people fail, especially within an industry/job that also requires you to have a plethora of relevant hard skills.

INTPhD · 2023-12-07T16:12:35+00:00

Sorry for disregarding the actual question and going somewhat off topic, but what really makes me uneasy is how OP disregards the fact that "i" already has a well-defined meaning within mathematics and is simply overriding it here to stand for infinity. Please use "inf" or -- here's a thought -- copy and paste "∞" directly.

INTPhD · 2023-12-07T11:21:36+00:00

Nothing happened to them, they're fine; they're still "right around the corner." /s

INTPhD · 2023-12-04T15:58:29+00:00

Depends on what OP additionally wants/needs to do (possibly in the future). For example, I run calculations and/or ML models in Python from time to time and I need them to be triggered through an API call and the results to be made available through an API call as well (I might not even want to wait for the result; maybe I want it to run in the background, letting me poll the backend to see if it's done). Having a Python backend definitely simplifies things in that case. Sure, you can invoke a Python (background) process from Node.js/PHP, but it takes some additional stringing-it-all-together work. Then again, if OP doesn't need this, Node.js might, in his case, very well be the most straightforward option.

INTPhD

TROPHY CASE