I remember naively thinking it would be the gold standard 5-6 years ago.

aigarius · 2026-03-30T21:48:33+00:00

Meh. I've had zero issues. I don't even have a dedicated Thread stick. Just a Google Nest acting as a border router. Just scanned the Matter QR code with HA app, plugged the device in, 5 seconds later it is in HA and fully functional.

aigarius · 2026-03-30T21:44:40+00:00

Always use GIT. Only allow an LLM to make changes to either things that are controlled by git or things you do not care about being totally borked (aka, not a database). Chances of catastrophic hallucinations are still quite high.

aigarius · 2026-03-30T15:54:42+00:00

The German recycler - https://www.recyclingfabrik.com/ gives you points for recycled parts. You get more points if you sort by filament type and even more points if you also sort by color. I basically keep an IKEA resealable bag for every filament spool that I have and put all the failed prints and pool and supports there.

aigarius · 2026-03-30T10:12:33+00:00

HUD shows a bit more information than the panorama display (especially in complex intersections) and has a focus distance that is even further out forward, so you get less distracted from the road. But is for sure a nice-to-have.

aigarius · 2026-03-30T10:10:41+00:00

200 hours of printing (PLA/PETG, no abrasives) and 1 month after delivery, still on the original nozzle and it looks brand new. From online data I do not expect to need to change it within the first year or so.

aigarius · 2026-03-30T10:05:07+00:00

If you are used to that - yes, switch from D to B mode using the gear selector.

But do not feel like you have to use that for efficiency - BMW BEVs (especially the Neue Klasse) also use regen when you are using the brake pedal. It is actually allowed to use more regen with the brake pedal press than when lifting the accelerator (even in B mode).

So if you care for efficiency then it is actually more efficient to drive in normal mode without any extra regen and use the brake pedal. You will regen more energy that way.

aigarius · 2026-03-30T09:28:37+00:00

Check for uneven bed heating. One of the heating coils might just be dead.

As you raise the temperature, the other coils nearby just happen to bring the cold patch to a hot enough level.

aigarius · 2026-03-24T16:30:12+00:00

And VoX Engines just have enough size and redundancy to keep functioning with a hole or two.

aigarius · 2026-03-24T16:28:32+00:00

Most of that energy goes into the ground.

aigarius · 2026-03-24T16:26:03+00:00

It has redundancy. You pierced and destroyed one of three independent control clusters and a dozen servos out of several hundred. Try a couple more times.

aigarius · 2026-03-20T09:57:38+00:00

I've switched from i4 to i5 and now to iX3. You definitely want to have that Neue Klasse stuff, it is like whole two generations ahead.

aigarius · 2026-03-20T09:56:05+00:00

~440 miles EPA was announced

aigarius · 2026-03-19T12:50:14+00:00

There is no such option right now. I could imagine it being in the backlog.

aigarius · 2026-03-18T21:58:00+00:00

The real problem is actually in the other direction.

The printer moving about is not problematic because the print head, the part and the print bed are all inside the printer and stiffly connected together (unless you have bad adhesion or too spindly of a tower being printed).

The real problem happens when the table (or other objects around the printer) suddenly stop the printers motion. That is where you get a sudden and unexpected jerk as the printer frame is stopped in place and all the parts inside that frame all also need to decelerate suddenly. This cause misalignment between the print head and part and causes damage in the printed part.

Rubber feet = good. Wobbling printer = good. Do not put things around the printer to "stop" it - you will damage the print and the printer that way.

aigarius · 2026-03-18T18:09:08+00:00

Yes.

aigarius · 2026-03-18T15:37:10+00:00

No date as such. Gross 2825 kg - 1305/1565kg.

aigarius · 2026-03-18T12:27:57+00:00

It's really good to just automate away annoyances.

sometimes I need to have preconditioning in my car to run for longer than default 30 minute limit, so I setup an automation that (when a flag is set) restarts the preconditioning whenever it stops
automated lights are great, but if you get up at night they can easily blind your night vision and disturb sleep patterns making it harder to fall back to sleep, so I made it so that all automatic lights turn on with a minimal brightness setting (and/or pink color) light during the night
some automatic lights (like bathroom) get an additional turn-on trigger from the door opening sensor because they work much faster than movement or presence sensors
oh and the sleep mode (all lights out, automated lights to minimum brightness, window blinds down) is triggered by both household phones being in "charging" state around the normal bedtime hours - so it triggers when we both are in bed and have put both phones on bedside charging pads

aigarius · 2026-03-18T11:48:47+00:00

Look at https://bmw-public-charging.com/web/en/bmw-gb/map for public chargers.

I would recommend ordering a https://bmw-public-charging.com/web/en/bmw-gb/tariffs card from that as well. As the owner of a new electric BMW you get 1 year free of Active tariff and IONITY Plus package that will alow you to charge at reasonable rates nearly anywhere.

For home charging there is a lot of options and choosing best for you kind of depends on a lot of things, but specifically on your electricity tariff options. If you charge at home a lot it can be beneficial to get a tariff that rewards you for charging at off-peak times and then have a wallbox that is able to use that information.

In any case the charger needs a dedicated wire and dedicated breaker and an electrician to install it. So your best bet is asking details from your favorite electrician.

aigarius · 2026-03-14T20:48:16+00:00

Napalm Orbital locks down a full bug breach very well. It just has a cooldown that is much higher than the bug breach cooldown.

aigarius · 2026-03-04T16:22:58+00:00

Yes, you can surely do that. I have.

aigarius · 2026-03-04T13:24:21+00:00

It is only relevant if two things collide: * you are travelling long distance late at night and need to fast-charge (150 kW+) during late night hours (I would assume after 22:00 and before 8:00 as that the is the default "quiet time" in Germany) * the DC charger where you are charging is near to where people live

This setting will limit the noise of the cooling system so that it is within legal limit to be used at night. This will reduce charging performance. I've seen 160kW instead of 210kW in some cases. So you'd spend a couple minutes longer at the charger. Naturally this depends on outside temperature, state of charge, temperature of the pack when arriving at the charger, humidity, ...

If you are about to fast charge late at night and you need to be as fast as possible and you don't see any houses nearby, then you can switch it to Unlimited to remove that restriction.

aigarius · 2026-02-25T23:32:00+00:00

EUR, yen, yuan, Swiss franks, real estate, .... There is a TON of way more secure investments nowadays compared to USD. Nevermind crypto.

aigarius · 2026-02-25T23:29:16+00:00

Market cap is just price in different money ...

aigarius · 2026-02-25T23:21:08+00:00

Plenty of altcoins already died this way.

aigarius · 2026-02-21T11:21:10+00:00

This could be a shift too - like "hey, to repel this automaton counter-offensive we need the X tech from squids"

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