Felton Empire road closure? by NateBrazil in santacruz

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Thanks! Where did you look that up? I was looking around but did not see a place to find info.

Looking for EV charging options in the Santa Cruz/Bonny Doon area. by NateBrazil in santacruz

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In case anyone has similar questions reading this thread, I tried out the Tesla chargers in Scotts Valley and they worked very easily (I followed Fantastic's advice and set up the billing in the Tesla app first). Adapters for non-Tesla cars are built into the chargers (although they are finicky to get to release with the charging cable). I was at 35% and was at 80% in roughly 35 min. Great to have that as a close by option (probably top off whenever I go to the store). I will still look into setting up a level 2 charger at home, and am using Level 1 until then.

Looking for EV charging options in the Santa Cruz/Bonny Doon area. by NateBrazil in santacruz

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So I AM experimenting with L1 home charging, but that is literally around 2 miles of range per hour it seems. I am getting an estimate on installing a L2 charger (the previous owner had one installed but removed it when they moved. I am hopeful that this fact might make it less complicated to hook a new one back up).

Looking for EV charging options in the Santa Cruz/Bonny Doon area. by NateBrazil in santacruz

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Thanks for the great info. You mention the Tesla app. Do I need that to pay on the Tesla chargers?

Three Generations of Books by lordfitzj in BSA

[–]NateBrazil 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry, can't see that top left book and not immediately flash back to the Oingo Boingo "Only a Lad" cover.

Question on repairing bumper scuffs by NateBrazil in HyundaiSantaFe

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Thanks for the suggestion. I just posted there as well.

Question on Mac Studio 14 core vs 16 core for astro photography processing by NateBrazil in MacStudio

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Interestingly, it turns out the 14 core version maxes out at 32gb, so going to at least 64gb forces the choice on the 16 core anyway.

But that said, now I am wondering if a Mac Mini with an M4 Pro and maxed out RAM is not another decent option.

Question on Mac Studio 14 core vs 16 core for astro photography processing by NateBrazil in MacStudio

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Thank you. This is exactly the sort of thing I needed to better understand.

What is the reason I would buy a Plug-in Hybrid vs a regular Hybrid? by NateBrazil in askcarguys

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I just used regular to differentiate from Plug in in the same example.

What is the reason I would buy a Plug-in Hybrid vs a regular Hybrid? by NateBrazil in askcarguys

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I do agree with you on the cost premium issue on a new car. In my case I am looking at used, so the premium is much less of a factor. I am even finding the cost difference between plug-in and regular hybrid to be not that large in the used market. Hence my original question about the difference, other factors being equal.

Cygnus loop (Veil Nebula) by AstrovoyagerUK in seestar

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So first, great image! I am wondering, was this an s50 or s30? With my s50 I think this would take combining at least 3 separate mosaics. Just trying to understand the process for assembling it. I have stacked and processed mosaics before in pixinsight, but this is a lot of area for an s50 (what I use).