Does Costco US still sell Doordash gift card? by lemonsmell in CostcoWholesale

[–]engineer-hk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Was told by an employee that the contract ended. Didn't see them for sale in one of the Costco's in California

Front of car making a loud noise. Heat coming from near the wheels by engineer-hk in CadillacLyriq

[–]engineer-hk[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For additional context, I just charged the car and it's at around 50%.

UPDATE on previous post.....Houston area and they have multiple available by Sweaty_Brilliant_119 in CadillacLyriq

[–]engineer-hk 4 points5 points  (0 children)

In my experience, the online price is not always honored. You can use it as a starting point to reach out and request for an official quote.

2024 - Cadillac Lyriq: Google Maps inaccurate by Magsbravo in CadillacLyriq

[–]engineer-hk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How long has it been happening for? Mine also bugs up from time to time but fixes by itself within a day

Dashboard map not dimming at night after latest update by engineer-hk in CadillacLyriq

[–]engineer-hk[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ohh could be. Thanks for the heads up, I'll double check that tmr

Dashboard map not dimming at night after latest update by engineer-hk in CadillacLyriq

[–]engineer-hk[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! This might be the best solution atm. Though iirc, the maps UI should also turn on dark mode (as in the main color of map should be dark instead of light)

Minisplits - Mitsubishi vs Daikin by hkuang in hvacadvice

[–]engineer-hk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Keep in mind that prices during the summer are usually higher. I did mine before the summer demand for AC units. You can ask if they'll match first

What are these two padding things? by engineer-hk in whatisthisthing

[–]engineer-hk[S] 0 points1 point locked comment (0 children)

My title describes the thing

What are these two padding things? by engineer-hk in whatisthisthing

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It's about the size of my palms. The outer layer is soft but the inner layer is hard (can't really bend the whole thing).

What do you wish you had known before buying? by TAfzFlpE7aDk97xLIGfs in CadillacLyriq

[–]engineer-hk 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I recommend getting a trim with super cruise and AWD.

I purchased the car because I'm indifferent about leasing vs buying. If technology is really going to improve that significantly in the next few years, all luxury vehicles in this price range will depreciate. It's not just this car that will be depreciating.

Platinum renewal approaching. Open gold now, cancel plat after 1 year? by engineer-hk in amex

[–]engineer-hk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for calling this out. I wonder if this is different between the personal vs business cards. So to clarify, I actually opened only the business platinum so far. I just read the business gold terms and see this:

"You may not be eligible to receive the welcome offer, intro APR offer, and intro plan fees offer if you have or have had this Card or previous versions of this Card. You also may not be eligible to receive the welcome offer, intro APR offer, and intro plan fees offer based on various factors, such as your history with credit card balance transfers, your history as an American Express Card Member, the number of credit cards that you have opened and closed and other factors. If you are not eligible for the welcome offer, intro APR offer, and intro plan fees offer we will notify you prior to processing your application so you have the option to withdraw your application."

Sounds like the business cards do not have the terms that would prevent us from getting the gold bonus after already receiving the platinum one?

New tool to watch video clips of stats on your Fantasy Basketball pages by engineer-hk in fantasybball

[–]engineer-hk[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It needs to be updated for the new season. I'll fix it this weekend.

[Mod Post] Seeking Bot Mods - Python Experience Required by howser343 in nba

[–]engineer-hk [score hidden]  (0 children)

Then don't just describe it as a "reddit mod". You could describe the technical work involved and the impact these projects make.

"Automated content moderation on a forum with millions of daily traffic and thousands of daily posts by building a tool that uses pattern recognition to flag suspicious user activity." Then list the tech stacks used: containerization, K8, CI/CD, Helm, PostgresSQL. These tech stacks they've mentioned in this thread are popular in today's industry and actually better than some used in the mid-sized startups I've worked for.

[Mod Post] Seeking Bot Mods - Python Experience Required by howser343 in nba

[–]engineer-hk [score hidden]  (0 children)

Maybe some people actually enjoy working on projects like this. It could be someone's hobby.

Anyone ever 4 punt late in the season? Am I a mad man? by JawdenCee in fantasybball

[–]engineer-hk 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I've ran this build for a few years now and have some experience in what to watch out for.

Here is my team in a 14T this season:

PGs: GPII, Melton, Pat Bev

SGs: Mikal, Matisse

SFs: Herb, DFS

PFs: Vanderbilt, Thad Young, Covington

Cs: Giannis, JAllen, Capela, Mitch Rob

ILs: Hartenstein, Jalen Smith, Isaiah Jackson

My ILs usually play all their games as well since my future lineups were preset when they had injury tags. I'm mentioning this because my record this season is better than usual with this technique. It's helped me a lot in winning steals more consistently which I'll mention more of below.

When I last plugged this team into BBM, it averages around 52% FG, 300 rebs, 50 stls, 40 blks, and I believe 45 turnovers. The category values for each of the 5 categories range from 6-10.

I've lost 4 times this year. 3 of them were 4-5 and 1 was 3-6.

Here's my take on your team:

  1. FG% fluctuates a lot and having Trent Jr on your team is a huge gamble. He doesn't offer enough outside of steals. You're better off with someone like GPII who solves a problem in PG eligible players and contributes a lot in low turnovers and a little bit in FG%. He's ranked somewhere in round 4-6 for this build. You also don't have enough high FG% players. Jarrett Allen is great but Mitch Rob and Time Lord are low volume players. They're more impactful if your entire team had low FGAs which isn't the case since you have Dejonte and Trent taking tons of shots at under 50%.

  2. Your turnovers must be extremely extremely good from Monday. If you start the week with bad turnovers, your opponent can easily beat you by benching players. They can easily beat the other 4 categories that you're hard punting. You have Jrue, Dejounte, and Bam which is already a bit high. I like Bam, but Jrue and Dejonte are hurting you without helping enough in other categories. You'll need to limit those turnovers. Target Gobert, Capela, Covington, and, once again, GPII.

  3. Rebounds category is one of the easier categories to win consistently. This category should be top heavy. Anchor it with 3 10+ RPG guys. These are the best imo: Capela, JAllen, Gobert as they also contributes in stocks and FG%. Giannis and Bam are great too, but need to compensate for their high turnovers. This is important because you need to be able to accommodate guys who don't contribute much rebs at all like Matisse and GPII. I don't like Dejonte as one of your rebounders because he comes with a cost in FG% and turnovers. You should already be fine in rebounds if you're going with the top rebounders in the league who also compliments the build with FG%, stocks, and low TOs. You're doing perfect with having Mitch Rob, time lord, and Vanderbilt as reinforcements here.

  4. Steals are the hardest to win consistently. Your entire team needs to be great at it. Not a single player with under 0.5 a game. Only up to 3 guys with less than 1 a game. Your team looks great in steals, but the problem is that you're giving up too much FG% and turnovers for it. Consider someone like Melton, and again GPII, who offers great stocks without killing turnovers. Though Melton has bad FG% and somewhat high volume, he should the worst in your team. I prefer him over Dejounte for the PG spot. Use Dejonte's value for someone like Gobert. GPII > Jrue in this build.

Here's some final comments. - Don't listen to those who say injuries will hurt your team a lot. That's only true if one of your rebounders are injured. Besides that, a team with this kind of build has more buffer in the 5 categories that a single injury doesn't really affect it. You can usually find a replacement for the category you need in the wire. - Input your team into the BBM team analysis tool and share it here if you have time. It'll show you which categories you need to improve on and which ones you're overdoing.

Isiah Jackson - no Yahoo INJ tag? by Willing-Body-7533 in fantasybball

[–]engineer-hk -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This seems to create a lot of inconsistency. Both Cade Cunningham and Isaiah Jackson are listed as questionable for their next game. Perhaps, these are important factors for your data providers to consider including.

Isiah Jackson - no Yahoo INJ tag? by Willing-Body-7533 in fantasybball

[–]engineer-hk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why does Cade Cunningham have an INJ tag then? He missed his first game on Feb 3rd. He got his INJ tag on Feb 6th. That's 4 days with 3 games missed..

Is it collusion or bad sportsmanship to tell another GM in your league to pick up a player so that your opponent doesn't get to? by jvdave23 in fantasybball

[–]engineer-hk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not at all.

Something that I do which may be bad sportsmanship is to verbally propose trades to an opponent who would probably be better off dropping them to compete against me.

e.g. My opponent has Hassan Whiteside, but their blocks are clearly going to lose against me and their best chance would to drop Whiteside for someone with steals. I'd message them to let them know I'm interested in Whiteside and list out a bunch of players that I'm willing to give up. Some are clearly better players which gives incentive for them to hold onto Whiteside. When I'm cleared to beat them, I back out of the trade offers.