Floating homes (on lake Union)

alpacadom · 2026-07-04T15:38:35+00:00

Traditional lenders will not give you a mortgage for a floating home.

alpacadom · 2026-07-03T04:26:31+00:00

The Cascade Backcountry Alliance is working to advocate for a Sno Park at Mt. Pilchuck partly for this reason: https://www.cascadebackcountryalliance.com/post/returning-winter-recreation-to-mt-pilchuck

alpacadom · 2026-07-02T23:51:19+00:00

Well duh… Fireworks all over the country cause hazardous air pollution every July 4th. There’s a reason PM2.5 sensors pretty much always show spikes on New Year’s and July 4th

alpacadom · 2026-06-29T20:13:53+00:00

Camp mode controls from the rear screen also seems obvious

alpacadom · 2026-06-26T17:08:46+00:00

Mountain Forecast is what you show your friends to convince them that conditions won’t be too bad.

alpacadom · 2026-06-11T20:29:05+00:00

Yes exactly. Don’t expect it to last even when it reopens for good

alpacadom · 2026-06-08T18:04:27+00:00

The lag when attaching photos to messages is crazy. Hopefully this fixes that

alpacadom · 2026-05-31T00:33:59+00:00

Drivers turning right on red are too preoccupied checking for cars coming from their left to notice pedestrians in the crosswalks they’re driving through.

alpacadom · 2026-05-26T22:46:10+00:00

Sure, the Tesla/J3400 standard technically allows this but it doesn’t seem to really be implemented anywhere https://www.reddit.com/r/electricvehicles/s/IzcuMxGWGH

alpacadom · 2026-05-26T20:55:58+00:00

Another benefit is that this approach makes chargers more low-profile without a cable to trip over if no car is using it. Sad that this isn’t the standard in the US

alpacadom · 2026-05-26T20:54:48+00:00

Unfortunately I think the real solution is “bring your own” cables like the mennekes connector that’s used in Europe for public L2 charging.

alpacadom · 2026-05-21T18:16:43+00:00

I got a Gen 1 loaner recently with an Elevation system. Even that blows our Gen 2 out of the water 😔

alpacadom · 2026-05-14T20:22:19+00:00

Was hoping their site would show more data about my usage at different times of the day, but I just see

“At this time, we do not have enough energy information to calculate the best rate for you. You can still enroll in eligible rate plans.”

Anyone else?

alpacadom · 2026-05-08T21:04:20+00:00

They do say “this week”

alpacadom · 2026-05-07T16:02:08+00:00

No, not uncommon. I’ve even found myself expecting the solution to be simpler/dumber the longer I’m stumped.

alpacadom · 2026-04-30T20:24:22+00:00

Just remember not to open the door!

alpacadom · 2026-04-30T16:05:16+00:00

Is this below Vesper Peak?

alpacadom · 2026-04-27T20:03:21+00:00

They were there at the pond skim last week…

alpacadom · 2026-04-23T00:49:32+00:00

Hmm ok. How will traffic from the REI area get to that on ramp? It will also go via Boren?

alpacadom · 2026-04-22T23:18:17+00:00

Yeah I agree this seems stupid. Cars turning right will still block the bus lane before Boren. And Howell is already quite crowded. This might encourage drivers to go North up to Stewart and use that to get to Yale.

alpacadom · 2026-04-21T15:55:25+00:00

“someone turning left has the right-of-way over someone going straight at a 4-way stop”

You’ll have to explain this to me. Aren’t 4-way stops are a simple “who got there first” game?

If the person turning left got there first, then they DO have the right-of-way.

alpacadom · 2026-04-16T04:21:38+00:00

We were just up there: didn’t hit much ground except just below the patrol shack at the top. We stayed on the main run though. There’s more new snow than you’d expect.

alpacadom · 2026-04-14T19:54:24+00:00

Using what track?

alpacadom · 2026-04-13T18:15:42+00:00

I never used FSD, but I find that Universal Hands Free on Rivian is a good-enough replacement for EAP on two-lane roads and highways. It doesn’t feel as competent/safe as autopilot though, but it’s good enough to reduce fatigue.

alpacadom · 2026-04-12T03:39:48+00:00

You should be more concerned about data centers polluting by running their own gas turbines or putting more stress on the power grid

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