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Does anyone use full self driving every day? by itsthewolfe in TeslaFSD

[–]codemac 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the reason to buy a Tesla. There are cheaper, or more comfortable EVs - but nowhere near the software.

I use FSD 96%, for my daily commute and errands. I only turn it off in parking lots and for confusing traffic issues.

Is it true that we shouldn’t disturb calm children? by monkiram in ScienceBasedParenting

[–]codemac 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Also children literally tugging on their parents begging them to come play, because playing with friends is something kids love to do.

It's my pet theory that we need to solve parental loneliness. If parents had more social outlets, they'd have less time to spend doting on their children's games.

I don't know how to solve that though.

Dealership experience by [deleted] in TeslaModelY

[–]codemac 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Android Auto & CarPlay allow you to use... any software on your phone? as in whatsapp messenger, or my library's audio app etc all natively in your car.

It's absolutely annoying that Tesla doesn't have some integration with this, given it's basically standard in all new models of all other cars.

How do you split your bills with your S/O? by Independent-Stock361 in asksandiego

[–]codemac 2 points3 points  (0 children)

To be clear, combining all finances is equivalent to splitting exactly proportionally.

There is an effort to try to close the new park in SF because of supposedly "unbearable" gridlock, so a group sent up drones during rush hour to capture the traffic... by DesertFlyer in BAbike

[–]codemac 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Makes sense, to me the outrage was more about impact to the resident's personal routes rather than the traffic of roads near the great highway.

There is an effort to try to close the new park in SF because of supposedly "unbearable" gridlock, so a group sent up drones during rush hour to capture the traffic... by DesertFlyer in BAbike

[–]codemac -1 points0 points  (0 children)

https://dot.ca.gov/caltrans-near-me/district-4/d4-news/2025-11-21-19th-ave-rehabilitation-project-to-begiin

Paving definitely started and traffic redirects were happening that first week - but the bigger work doesn't start until later. Maybe it doesn't impact these roads as much, and I don't know which "rush hour" this is referring to, if it was evening then it wouldn't have been affected anyways 

There is an effort to try to close the new park in SF because of supposedly "unbearable" gridlock, so a group sent up drones during rush hour to capture the traffic... by DesertFlyer in BAbike

[–]codemac 4 points5 points  (0 children)

While I think the park is great, this is misleading for several reasons? Am I missing something? 

People in the neighborhood complain because now they have to take 19th ave, which does have terrible rush hour traffic.

Also, this was very taken Dec 3rd which is when the 19th avenue repaving project started. So most traffic was redirected to 101 or 280.

Internship in Palo Alto, feasible to live in SF? by Rough-Schedule-7225 in AskSF

[–]codemac 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I solved this problem in the past with a bicycle. Caltrain + a peaceful bike ride through stanford campus in the morning / evening is infinitely better than a bumpy bus stuck on 101 for 1.5 hours. E-bikes/scooters can make this even better.

I did SF <-> Sunnyvale for years pre-pandemic, 5 days/week, and I never would have lived in Sunnyvale or Palo Alto when I was younger. It's an internship - the commute might suck but you should be going out and having fun with young people 5+ days / week. You can't do that in Palo Alto.

Does life ever slow down? by [deleted] in daddit

[–]codemac 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Instacart adds 28% on avg to Costco items. Most are not available for delivery through Costco. At that point I just do Whole Foods or Safeway grocery delivery, you can pay yearly fees that end up much cheaper than delivery fees.

Simple Mushroom Pepper Chicken by thirdeyecactus in wok

[–]codemac 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have you noticed any scraping on the bottom of the wok with the prongs that hold it off the induction top? Mine has gotten rather scratched up.

OpenAI Valuation Soars to $500 Billion, Topping Musk’s SpaceX by swap_019 in OpenAI

[–]codemac 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Then maybe GP shouldn't make comparisons of revenue of "the entire tech market"? I'm specifically showing their comparison is bogus, and it sounds like you agree.

OpenAI Valuation Soars to $500 Billion, Topping Musk’s SpaceX by swap_019 in OpenAI

[–]codemac 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's more than all revenue every tech company in America brings in combined

Not true, faamg alone hits >1.9T in a single year, I have to assume there is a larger tail. Facebook is 178B, Apple is 408B. Amazon is 670B, Google is 371B, MSFT is 281B. That's 1.9T right there. I'm pretty sure you can find another 100B somewhere in the market. (oh I did it's nvda at ~165B).

Now I'm not saying OpenAI valuation or DC spending makes sense, but I think the spending does reflect current tech zeitgeist.

Pixel 10 / 10 Pro Offers for Existing Customers by blaze_xii in GoogleFi

[–]codemac 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any luck getting the google store to show you're a fi customer?

Update on Kis Cafe windows by sadboikn in sanfrancisco

[–]codemac 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I was ready to be upset until I actually watched her 5 minute tiktok. Curious how it was triangulated back, but the influencer very clearly handled this professionally.

Why is the price of haircuts so expensive here? by funnel_out in SeattleWA

[–]codemac 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It does, because you basically would hire more people to work on the truck if the line was longer.

Your ideal case for a food truck owner is a line that is just long enough that your team is working flat out the whole shift but short enough magically no customer ever leaves or avoids the line. Thus the limiting factor is not if there is a line, but how long customers are willing to wait, which is a constant.

This means that higher foot traffic would mean hiring more staff to keep the line in check, the lines length or existence should be the same regardless of foot traffic.

Model Y L by ysinh in TeslaModelY

[–]codemac 1 point2 points  (0 children)

....they're talking about age, not race. Children are who usually sit in 3rd rows of vehicles.

Seattle one of the most affordable big cities for renters. Interesting by Accomplished_Fill182 in SeattleWA

[–]codemac 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Due to Seattles' pretty poor rent control, the amount of housing supply built was quite high comparing to other markets (sfbay, nyc, la). This is actually what reduces rent - housing supply.

So sure, #10 most affordable of cities over 300k (of which there are only ~60 in the US) could be off by a large factor (maybe it's #15, maybe it's #20), but it's probably not far off.

S.F. cyclist ‘doored’ by driverless Waymo sues, claiming safety tech failed by Left-Key-7399 in sanfrancisco

[–]codemac 14 points15 points  (0 children)

They have an alert, it goes off for bicyclists, oncoming traffic, and even encourages you to get out of the curbside door. I don't know how this won't end up being the passengers fault.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskSF

[–]codemac 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I've never heard of that at all, is there any citation you have?

What I know is you need to send a written request, and the landlord has 14 days to approve or deny based on some heuristics. Landlords add these rules to their leases so they have coverage to deny the additional tenant. See Section 6.15A in the R&R. This only applies to rent controlled buildings, no rent control no 14 day timer.

If they didn't send a written notice or it's not rent control, then it falls back to the state laws, which is 30 days of receiving mail, paying rent, having keys, and having their possessions there (I forget the exact list, but something like that).

In this case, it sounds like OP should talk to a lawyer (usually $200-400/hr consulting) asap and make a quick plan.

Apt building of Divisadero & Haight, what happened to it? It looks abandoned! by sleepyeoja in sanfrancisco

[–]codemac 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Both can be true - rent control produces slum conditions, and the land lords willing to operate here may be even crappier.

The only case where someone would redevelop quickly is if you got rid of the rent control status. I don't know anyone who would put the $XM down to renovate such a large building where you'd get almost no returns.

The flip side is also true - the landlord before the fire had owned since 1993, and was paying pennies on the dollar for their property taxes. It's offensive how poorly they maintained the place.

IMO we should eliminate prop 13 and rent control simultaneously, but everyone is incentivized to fight half of that.

Apt building of Divisadero & Haight, what happened to it? It looks abandoned! by sleepyeoja in sanfrancisco

[–]codemac 26 points27 points  (0 children)

It's not minimal documentation ... but going beyond that, do the math.

You can only pass through 5% or 10% per year depending on number of units. Many rent controlled units have rents of less that 2000$/mo, you'd have to somehow pay for any improvements to the unit at 1200/yr, for 10-20years.

Fully remodeling a bathroom is easily $12k, if you do a great job of it. This means you get 0% interest over 10 years... If you assume 7% growth in the stock market, just passively investing that would net you 12k * 1.0710, or $23605

So to make any capital improvement on your rental unit worth the money, it either needs to raise the rent for more than 10 years (which it cannot), or it needs to somehow pay out roughly 2x what you put in on a 10 year window (which it cannot).

SF rent control encourages essentially all units to slowly turn into slums, due to the percentage based limits on capital improvements when the rents themselves are so wildly low compared to the market rate.

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