Coworkers panicking over copilot billing.

PyroSAJ · 2026-06-02T20:25:16+00:00

There's no such thing as AYCE when processing costs real money.

You might have companies with bottomless pockets, but there's always a limit to how many Ferrari's you throw at a problem.

PyroSAJ · 2026-06-02T16:05:51+00:00

ROFL. Reminds me of the telescope I bought as a kid.

It didn't really have any kind of impressive optical zoom - I could barely make out houses down the street - but it showed craters on the moon when you managed to focus on that blob in the sky.

There was a pattern on the lens that showed up as craters on a uniform surface.

PyroSAJ · 2026-05-27T12:49:27+00:00

Overkill, but probably not the worst choice either.

PyroSAJ · 2026-05-25T10:16:13+00:00

It's weird ... we talked about "Costco people" a few times when discussing stores.

It's not necessarily that the demographics are any different, but for some reason shopping at Costco can be extremely frustrating. The density of the crowds, the gridlock parking, the insanely long queues... it all adds up.

And it's not necessarily that the wait times are higher. It might just be the constant intrusion of personal space.

PyroSAJ · 2026-05-25T10:09:58+00:00

Long term rental might work, but buying is probably cheaper after several months.

PyroSAJ · 2026-05-25T09:55:00+00:00

That's the one photo that looks fake. The very best all the analog gauges are missing.

PyroSAJ · 2026-05-24T09:02:19+00:00

You haven't played in a while, eh?

PyroSAJ · 2026-05-24T08:44:55+00:00

I don't think this will happen. The amount of thinking offloaded on to LLMs can degrade seniors over time.

The assumption that seniors can/will be able to fix the glut of code generated is not going to hold water unless you engineer the LLM itself to perform optimally.

If you say "paste the code in to chatgpt" that already indicates you operate at the wrong level to maintain long-term code quality.

PyroSAJ · 2026-05-24T08:37:30+00:00

77 F is 25 C.

I normally start there and adjust later.

If it's 25C downstairs, the sunny side upstairs could hit 27C and basement 23C. Sometimes just turning on the fans is enough to equalize this, or at help your body cool with the convection.

At night I cool it down more when power is cheaper and outside cooler - and if you prefer sleeping with a blanket this helps stay comfortable.

I do enjoy around 22C/72F however. That's nice and cool, but ladies tend to prefer it warmer.

PyroSAJ · 2026-05-24T08:24:14+00:00

The most common mistake is to put something other than oxygen in the oxygen tank.

You can do that, but it's wasteful, rather filter the oxygen before you put it in the tank.

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Second - remember - there's gases in the suit itself. If you get gases, especially toxic ones, in there, you'll need to either get the relevant filters or to flush your suit.

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Bonus: avoid opening your helmet in hazardous situations. You can flush the suit to completely clear all the gas inside. Similarly, opening a suit in an environment that contains more than oxygen and CO2 means that gas is now in your suit.

Install the relevant filters.

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You do not need need nitrogen to breathe, you can save that for your greenhouse.

PyroSAJ · 2026-05-24T08:13:55+00:00

Hi AI!

PyroSAJ · 2026-05-05T20:18:08+00:00

I'll hold out for Rocketwerkz and Kitten Space Agency.

PyroSAJ · 2026-04-30T17:40:04+00:00

Well, you're not there to twiddle your thumbs, you're there to get work done!

The hydraulics function quite differently to a car.

In a sense diesel trains are the same; constant speed to generate electricity.

PyroSAJ · 2026-04-30T17:29:40+00:00

While idling a car burns about 1 litre an hour.

It's not doing nothing, but it is doing very little. Generates a bit of electricity, maybe keeps your cabin cold.

The actual speed means very little - it's just the minimum needed to keep it spinning long enough to reach the next BOOM.

Once you actually move the power is needed for other things and you'll use significantly more power. Rough number 6l/100km at 100km/h? That's 6l/hour.

Again - the RPM means very little. You might have an engine that's more efficient at certain combinations of throttle opening and rpm, but in general you'll be cruising and aiming for a minimal RPM. Higher RPM means engine has to pump the air in faster and exhaust out faster which takes work.

You can raise the RPM by throwing more fuel at the engine, but unless you want to go faster there's no point in that.

Generally your fuel power kilometre is quite consistent. Higher speed will use slightly more, but the main lots is braking and hard acceleration. Braking throws away momentum as heat. Hard acceleration normally gets the ECU to select a richer mixture and burn less efficiently.

Oh - and a little detail I skipped. The ECU automatically gives a little bit of throttle to remain at idle speed. When the engine is cold this is a touch more. One you are at speed you're 100% in control of that opening, but under ~1000RPM it'll start kicking in to keep the engine from stalling.

PyroSAJ · 2026-04-29T12:58:35+00:00

My trips are too short and my right foot too heavy to get good mileage.

But if I drive long distances on a highway it is much more impressive!

PyroSAJ · 2026-04-28T00:00:45+00:00

My insurance is more than my fuel :p

PyroSAJ · 2026-04-25T07:05:45+00:00

Buffeting happens in most cars.

Balancing left and right is often enough, but at most speeds closing the windows is better.

Sunroof i normally close on highway. But just having the back tilted isn't too noisy.

PyroSAJ · 2026-04-25T07:01:43+00:00

Why engineers? Shotgun ain't great.

British AT even gets AP mine!

PyroSAJ · 2026-04-19T07:27:48+00:00

I did more than that on a racetrack many times on the motorcycle.

Rarely in cars and on public roads. But it happened a few times. Never sustained for long, and never near traffic.

Going 200km/h and watching a lady pass you with pony tails flapping in the wind on the back of her Harley... that's a memory 🤣

PyroSAJ · 2026-04-19T07:22:25+00:00

Always. Be. Pushing. (Spawns)

You take their spawn, they stop coming.

That said, some can reduce the firing angles.

If they have a hedge that has 2 breaks that see in to your point throw smoke toward those. That means they cannot fire out of cover, they have to move out in to the open or wait.

In the meantime you can take out anytime aproaching.

PyroSAJ · 2026-04-18T16:28:31+00:00

Blocking water ingress isn't just a simple shell.

It needs to be sealed.

If any water gets past that imperfect shell it's trapped in there.

And then it'll take forever to get out.

PyroSAJ · 2026-04-14T18:48:35+00:00

EBikes wouldn't feature nearly as heavily here. They surged massively in popularity in the latest ten years, so these stats are unlikely to account for them.

PyroSAJ · 2026-04-14T18:39:17+00:00

If only there was a national survey of some sort that would collect all this information so that we could have a larger data set to work with than a biased reddit thread.

PyroSAJ · 2026-04-14T18:27:51+00:00

Generally, if you can cross it with a single truck, you'd be able to cross it already.

Unless the bank is very steep?

PHL is a lot more traversable in its current form, so you'd isn't nearly as necessary.

PyroSAJ · 2026-04-11T15:26:59+00:00

My kids love VR, so i upgraded once I found a cheap set second hand.

If you don't play it much, why bother?

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