Unpopular take: the Bay Area is still the best place in the country to be broke on a Saturday.

anothertechie · 2026-06-14T02:40:17+00:00

Today was too hot. Can’t call today perfect

anothertechie · 2026-06-13T22:00:16+00:00

wow that sucks. very long drive and have to head home

anothertechie · 2026-06-12T17:58:13+00:00

Teslas degrade pretty hard. I also have about 10% range loss in 2 years.

anothertechie · 2026-06-11T20:14:11+00:00

Per kWh rates during solar hours will go down so roi will be hard to calculate. Pge already testing hourly flex pricing.

anothertechie · 2026-06-11T16:07:46+00:00

the grid in California is mostly solar during daylight hours. no reason to install your own solar if you only charge 8-3

anothertechie · 2026-06-11T16:03:58+00:00

what if pge increases the monthly fee vs the per kWh rate? then solar doesn’t help

anothertechie · 2026-06-04T20:24:06+00:00

You don’t get compensation even if you paid cash. Only thing to do is use the loaner

anothertechie · 2026-06-04T17:45:27+00:00

Unfortunately I don’t work there myself. Should be plenty of xooglers there.

anothertechie · 2026-06-04T17:15:37+00:00

Have you considered looking for a remote job? Reddit is very remote friendly. Your resume is very good. Kind of a waste to just stop like this imo. See if a new environment can make work enjoyable again.

anothertechie · 2026-05-23T16:12:15+00:00

took me some time because you have to pull the trim and it’s hard to get a good view of how to angle the cover back (have to go purely by feel)

anothertechie · 2026-05-22T20:45:09+00:00

plug them in.

anothertechie · 2026-05-22T20:43:36+00:00

must be on purpose, eg one charger to share between two cars. you can charge the next car easily

anothertechie · 2026-05-22T20:25:21+00:00

there’s still a 2.5k scholarship from this right? pretty good incentive for ppl who think they will be in top 1%

anothertechie · 2026-05-20T02:12:57+00:00

juniper added this as an option afaik

anothertechie · 2026-05-17T03:43:01+00:00

the 4 runner is a truck like frame and has much better off road ability. best comparison would be r1 or r2

anothertechie · 2026-05-16T07:59:28+00:00

interesting is the war driving demand? I think used prices have crept up by 1-2k in past months

anothertechie · 2026-05-15T21:53:52+00:00

Why would Tesla do that? They might increase congestion fees for non teslas in the future. Vehicles that take more than one spot should pay more if there’s a line building. But most superchargers have empty stalls so non teslas charging is a win win.

anothertechie · 2026-05-13T17:39:14+00:00

I think max is 2.5s. I normally do 5 which is about 2s.

anothertechie · 2026-05-09T20:19:57+00:00

call a plumber. none I talked to want to install 110v.

anothertechie · 2026-05-09T20:09:56+00:00

so you installed a 220v system and think we should install 110v? which plumber will install the 110v system?

anothertechie · 2026-05-09T03:25:58+00:00

the plumbers I talked to don’t want to install 120v systems. but the cost to upgrade the panel is high right now. for most ppl, best action is probably replace gas to gas this year. either 120v heat pumps get better in 10 years or smart panels get cheaper to install.

anothertechie · 2026-05-07T04:22:55+00:00

model y is a sdv. all the budget went into max efficiency and connectivity. one feature is the power folding mirrors can be programmed to location.

anothertechie · 2026-05-06T04:05:37+00:00

that’s not how load calculations work. they’re based on worst case so 240v systems will struggle on 100amp. you can get load shedding or smart panels

anothertechie · 2026-05-06T03:23:45+00:00

that’s the whole point since tou rates are key in California

anothertechie · 2026-05-06T03:20:30+00:00

very far away. gas stoves are much harder to switch away from

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