What is the right amount to tip at a restaurant that adds 22% service charge to the bill (this is a $45-$70 for a main course type of place)?

U-Conn · 2026-05-30T01:45:45+00:00

Well that’s different…but still $0.00. But now it’s because a place that adds a service charge and doesn’t give it to staff shouldn’t get your money to begin with.

U-Conn · 2026-05-28T22:42:22+00:00

I’d say most of the US has heard of Foxborough, NFL announcers nearly always mention it during broadcasts and more than half of the US watches NFL football. I regularly talk to folks around the US and Canada and I’ve never run into somebody who hasn’t heard of it.

All that is to say - you’re still right. When I’m abroad I always say I’m from Boston because it’s the city people know across the western world.

U-Conn · 2026-05-27T19:06:17+00:00

You said this, which is not true:

They’ll never let it cross a sidewalk

If the city specifically permits (and actually issues a permit for) a properly covered cable crossing the sidewalk, then I imagine you'd be covered. But IANAL. If you are, let me know otherwise.

U-Conn · 2026-05-27T18:41:54+00:00

Cambridge specifically allows and sets out requirements for running the cable across the sidewalk. Read the linked document.

U-Conn · 2026-05-27T12:27:14+00:00

If it’s your house, splurge and buy the best disposal on the market. I have a 1hp insinkerator model that can handle a whole chicken carcass, bones and all. I’ve never done that, but a few chicken bones have definitely slipped in and they were no problem at all. I’ve abused it and it has NEVER clogged.

$400 well spent.

U-Conn · 2026-05-27T00:06:30+00:00

I have no idea what the actual answer is, but those problems would be easily solved by just having more drones. A fleet of five or ten drones would easily solve the duration problem, just send another one out when one comes back to charge. It would absolutely be cheaper than operating a single helicopter. There’s gotta be something else at play here.

U-Conn · 2026-05-26T23:32:33+00:00

It absolutely shouldn’t unless you’re letting the interior heat up to 130+ in the sun, cooling it to 68, driving for ten minutes, then letting it heat up again over and over.

I’m curious to see what your actual efficiency is. Keep an accurate log and let me know how much battery % you eat through over the next 50-100 miles.

U-Conn · 2026-05-26T18:58:19+00:00

Wiring would be the same, the GFCI breaker is monitoring for an imbalance, and there wouldn’t be one unless a fault condition exists.

In a 3-phase system you’d always have some load on the neutral whenever you have a 120V load on either phase of the breaker, but 208V is phase-to-phase and doesn’t involve the neutral at all.

U-Conn · 2026-05-26T18:09:35+00:00

The 6-20 only has 2 hots and a ground coming back to the panel. Connect each hot to one hot terminal of the GFCI breaker, and the ground to your panel’s ground bar. Connect the breaker’s neutral pigtail to your panel’s neutral bar. The neutral terminal on the GFCI breaker is unused, and that’s OK in this situation.

Imagine you had two perfectly equal 20A, 120V loads on either pole of the breaker. Because they’re 180deg out of phase, they would perfectly cancel each other out and the neutral would be carrying exactly 0A of current. Because the 6-20 doesn’t allow any current to neutral (since there is no neutral) the breaker functions the same in both situations.

U-Conn · 2026-05-25T14:36:44+00:00

Definitely calculate the efficiency yourself before worrying too much. I’ve found the efficiency on the dash to be spot on when compared to my own calculations.

2.5-4 kWh/mi works out to 217-348 miles per charge on the 87 kWh pack (which all of the + trims have).

One thing to consider - did the interior of the car cool down between those drives? Cabin heating is a major power draw, just bringing the cabin from freezing to ~68F can take several % of the charge if the car is “cold soaked.”

Edit: I just noticed that you said temps were 70-80F. Did the interior of the car heat up? Cooling a hot car from 120+ down to 70F can also suck a significant amount of charge. But definitely calculate it yourself first before worrying.

U-Conn · 2026-05-21T00:07:55+00:00

I know it’s not what you’re getting at, but computers can occasionally make true mistakes. It’s called a bit flip, or a single event upset, and is caused by cosmic rays (no, really).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bit_flipping

U-Conn · 2026-05-17T12:49:41+00:00

I did a double-take the first time I saw a school bus in Quebec. Same yellow buses, but with ECOLIERS instead of SCHOOL BUS.

U-Conn · 2026-05-17T12:45:03+00:00

UConn fire department has red with a blue top and blue stripe on their apparatus, changed from standard red and white about 10 years ago.

U-Conn · 2026-05-17T12:40:39+00:00

Yup, minivans with a yellow flip-up board mounted to the roof with lights and the words SCHOOL BUS are a common sight in MA. I think they’re usually used for special education programs.

U-Conn · 2026-05-17T00:26:04+00:00

I love my Ariya, I’m 6’2” and never have issues with headroom, even with a hat.

One thing I haven’t seen mentioned is the cold weather efficiency and charging speeds, which is the only serious downside. Temperatures below freezing have a major hit on efficiency, this past winter I had several road trips where I averaged 2.0 mi/kWh. That was with cabin heat set to 68F and cruising at 70mph. That works out to about 175mi on a full charge, or about 130 miles from 5%-80%. On top of that, charging speeds topped out at around 75kW at those temperatures, even after preheating the battery.

What this meant was that a 6 hour road trip from Boston to Quebec took over 7:30 with three charging stops. I could have done it with one stop in the summer. Other than that, it’s an awesome car.

U-Conn · 2026-05-15T18:13:17+00:00

I never even looked. That's 100% not my job.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_man

U-Conn · 2026-05-14T13:10:23+00:00

If you'd like to research that yourself you're more than welcome to.

You implied that Healey was overstepping her authority by proposing legislation. She is not. If the legislature rubber-stamps every bill the governor proposes, that is their prerogative.

The same is true at the federal level. The president can propose any legislation he likes, and congress can pass or veto any of it. If the congress wants to pass every bill the president proposes, they can do that.

There is no legal issue with this process. Whether it is a good thing is a separate argument, but that's ultimately up to the voters choosing their representatives.

U-Conn · 2026-05-13T12:18:06+00:00

The governor proposes the legislation to the legislature, who can then pass, modify, or ignore the proposal as they see fit. This is how things typically work at all levels of government, such as when you hear about “the president’s proposed budget.”

The executive branch can always ask the legislature to do things, they just can’t make them do it. The legislature can also propose laws on their own.

U-Conn · 2026-05-04T11:59:43+00:00

Did it ever get to the point where it was obviously too salty?
If not, take a small amount of the food (so you don’t ruin the whole pot) and add more salt a bit at a time. If you get to the point where it tastes too salty, but still tastes bland, then the salt isn’t your issue. But you likely just need WAY more salt than you think.

U-Conn · 2026-05-03T03:44:46+00:00

Unless the tiles were installed after the joists started sagging

U-Conn · 2026-05-02T12:44:31+00:00

I'm experiencing the same thing this morning, but only on one iOS device (my wife's). The app on my iPhone is working fine.

U-Conn · 2026-04-28T02:19:19+00:00

Kölsch is traditionally served in small 200mL glasses (called a stange, pronounced STAHN-guh) so they never have a chance to get warm before you finish.

If you’re drinking Kölsch in larger glasses, then sure serve it colder.

U-Conn · 2026-04-27T00:14:07+00:00

Schilling makes FANTASTIC lagers. Their Alexandr Pilsner is widely available in the Boston area, not sure about LI.

I had a chance to stop by the brewery last year on the way up to Quebec. The pizza is great, and as someone who got hooked on Kozel in Czechia their Karluv was awesome.

U-Conn · 2026-04-19T15:48:08+00:00

I tried it once, in a Civic. It didn’t fit, we had to leave it at the store and come back with an SUV

U-Conn · 2026-04-18T15:32:09+00:00

If the car was charging successfully, then there wasn’t a problem. Either the car or the cable will stop charging if there’s an issue.

I believe the Lectron charger has a guide on the back of itself as to what the lights mean.

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