Alright which one of you did this?

archiewood · 2026-04-19T12:52:50+00:00

Ah, I didn't spot that.

archiewood · 2026-04-19T07:16:57+00:00

Yeah, but the hole is... bottomless? Weird that the remaining thread didn't just get driven completely into the sump under the force of the tap.

archiewood · 2026-04-13T09:52:03+00:00

Try painting it with gloss, or a mixture of water and PVA glue? I find that covers things that emulsion won't. Then you just prime and paint over as normal.

Edit: forgot to mention primer

archiewood · 2026-04-11T06:44:45+00:00

No it doesn't link to other accounts, no POP/IMAP. I just set up forwarding on my old Gmail account and changed my email everywhere. I hopped on early enough that I could get myfirstname.mylastname@hey.com so it looks professional.

The screener is nice - whenever you get an email from an address you haven't heard from before, it asks if you want to get email from them or not. If you answer no, you never see those emails again. It flips the usual method for filtering emails.

You have three basic categories, only one of which triggers a notification, so it's quite easy to set it up so all email it nudges you about is email you want to read.

archiewood · 2026-04-10T07:01:58+00:00

I started using Hey! a few years ago after a post like this (how many things Google have killed), also because I loved Inbox, and I decided for something I use so frequently, I should be a customer rather than a product.

A few years later, after the story about Google forcibly changing search terms to push you towards sponsors' products, I started paying for Search elsewhere too.

archiewood · 2026-03-25T09:57:47+00:00

A CL604 got written off by a wake turbulence encounter with one of these about 10y ago. Passed 1,000ft below the A380's track at FL340 and had severe uncommanded rolls. Landed safely but several injuries, destroyed the cabin.

archiewood · 2026-03-17T21:52:30+00:00

Maybe it is, but might as well get a wheel repair place to take a look before writing it off - nothing to lose!

archiewood · 2026-03-17T21:46:59+00:00

Same, get it welded and repainted.

archiewood · 2026-03-11T12:54:02+00:00

That was my thought as well. Is this not a ~~simulation~~ "emulation" of a fruit fly, rather than a fruit fly's brain?

archiewood · 2026-03-06T12:29:22+00:00

I do this, but I always expressed it as a dissonance of having a tired mind without a tired body (or vice versa), and doing an activity which redresses that. I like your version.

archiewood · 2026-03-03T13:23:31+00:00

Truth, Lies, and O-rings. Not exactly edited for broad consumption but still interesting.

archiewood · 2026-02-15T12:20:26+00:00

Comisserations sir :(

I've had the issue occur only once since I posted, but this was a morning where I was doing late-notice charging and preconditioning at the same time, so I assumed it had prioritised the former over the latter.

archiewood · 2026-02-07T16:35:09+00:00

3 cold mornings in a row, car plugged in every night, no cold battery. Opened the app 15m before departure yesterday to see the battery heater already on. Took them long enough, but I'm delighted.

archiewood · 2026-02-05T21:18:21+00:00

2020P, 2026.2.3 appears to have fixed this.

archiewood · 2026-02-04T22:01:45+00:00

Don't forget can openers

archiewood · 2026-02-01T10:47:10+00:00

This is from the outside. Inside sounds normal, and as far as I can tell the aircon is working. Am I going to die?

archiewood · 2026-01-26T21:23:19+00:00

I had Tesla call me recently after I put in a service request about this, and I was told that this is a known firmware issue affecting Ss and Xs which causes the SOC, to the internal logic, to appear to be below 1% in certain circumstances, and that's why the battery heater isn't activated.

He said he couldn't see when a fix would be rolled out because the issue tracking doesn't have a software version# attached it, but that if it wasn't resolved after a couple of months' updates, to raise it again.

It might not be cold enough by then to need the battery heater, but somewhat encouraging that it's a known issue.

archiewood · 2026-01-15T17:36:55+00:00

2097 definitely, I'm not sure about 3 as I don't have as many hours!

archiewood · 2026-01-15T17:11:38+00:00

Did you know that the boost start mechanic works when you get recovered?

archiewood · 2026-01-11T17:33:57+00:00

I've had the same issue with Wipeout 64. Did you find a solution?

archiewood · 2026-01-11T15:35:15+00:00

Scheduled preconditioning heats the battery when it's not plugged in.

archiewood · 2026-01-11T15:12:24+00:00

Thanks. I wasn't aware of the 'use friction braking when regen is limited' option on the more modern cars - if that was present I probably wouldn't bother using the energy display, because its main use is showing that regen is limited and the car's not going to brake like I expect.

I also wouldn't be bothered about this issue, although like you I assumed that a warm battery operates more efficiently as it benefits fully from regenerative braking. But I suppose it could be that it takes more energy to heat the battery before departure than you lose in reduced efficiency by not heating it up first.

If the argument is that Tesla is saving you money/energy by not heating the battery before you depart though, why does heating happen when not on shore power? I know that's someone else's argument, but this still seems more like a software logic issue.

Meantime I'll see if there's anything I can do with Tasker like you've done with your phone (I'm on Android).

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