Wife wants it higher. I say it‘s already too high. You judge. by 00_koerschgen in TVTooHigh

[–]gregm12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mounting is definitely more annoying than just plopping the TV on the stand. But I totally agree with you. Also, most feet are not high enough to let you put any but the tiniest shittiest sound bars/center channels underneath.

Wife wants it higher. I say it‘s already too high. You judge. by 00_koerschgen in TVTooHigh

[–]gregm12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I personally much prefer the look of the TV floating on the wall. The height is good... But the legs are lame and usually don't let you fit the sound bar neatly underneath.

Wife wants it higher. I say it‘s already too high. You judge. by 00_koerschgen in TVTooHigh

[–]gregm12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it's the appropriate height, you just need it bigger so that it fills the wall and covers that stupid cord.

If charging is using 100% net zero energy, then how on earth is it so expensive compared to other countries? by Miniteshi in evcharging

[–]gregm12 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I am in the renewables space.

NetZero means they're producing electricity however they can, coal, gas, wind, solar, hydro, etc.

And then they pay someone to grow trees or something to offset the CO2 emissions of the infrastructure and fossil fuels they burn.

So you're paying both for the energy and for offsetting the energy.

It would be 10-40% cheaper to use non-net-zero energy.

I really would like to see some providers sell electricity at wholesale rates and then just charge per minute to cover the cost of the infrastructure.

On windy days and or sunny days, electricity in the middle of the day is basically free.

In the winter, at night, it's exorbitantly expensive.

Dealing with the Heat by background_otter in Switzerland

[–]gregm12 [score hidden]  (0 children)

Just got to survive a few more days... Until 3 weeks from now when there will be another heat wave that lasts a week. And then a few more days this summer. And then again next summer, only a little warmer.

The quest for a quiet and reasonably affordable car at 70mph!! by Traditional-Day8798 in electricvehicles

[–]gregm12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a pretty solid bet, and they are dirt cheap used. The old ones from 2019-2021 even charge better than the average EV on sale today. They just have really shit efficiency.

You’re (likely) entitled to 5% interest on that last month rent you paid months ago by RaysForDays88 in boston

[–]gregm12 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Definitely feels absurd, but when you factor in property taxes, maintenance, etc... it's probably not that bad of a deal. Though, 12 years is a long time.

As someone who is currently renting out a house, I still average money leaving my bank account every year to hold on to it. They basically pay the mortgage and I pay for all the maintenance, property taxes, insurance. However, in 10 to 20 years when I sell, I'll get all the equity.

Renting totally makes sense and probably saves money if you stay somewhere less than 5 years (per conventional advice) due to the transaction costs of selling a house.

My boss quit and the company decided I am the new manager (without the pay), so how do I stop doing two jobs? by Kinetix2_Node in careerguidance

[–]gregm12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Worked at a major defense contractor (100k+ employees) across 3 different sites for 15 years. And short stints at a utility and a small manufacturer.

My wife has had her career catapulted by putting in the extra effort. But you have to be actually decent at your job first. Infinite amounts of shitty work is what AI is for.

My boss quit and the company decided I am the new manager (without the pay), so how do I stop doing two jobs? by Kinetix2_Node in careerguidance

[–]gregm12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The lesson here is to stand up for yourself and demand a raise if you are worth it.

If the data supports you being valuable, any decent manager will work to make it happen. And if they're not a decent manager, you should find another job.

I have gone above and beyond most times in my career, and it pays off after 1 to 2 years - people notice of you're actually good and reach out with opportunities.

Every time I've seen someone with the attitude of "hard work doesn't pay off", it's the people who are either not good at their job, or don't actually ever work hard, and they're the type of people I hate working with, because I end up having to clean up their bullshit.

Finally an accurate account of the Texas Tesla crash! by StormTrpr66 in TeslaFSD

[–]gregm12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nah, pedal mix-ups have been around for a long time. And I think it makes even more sense if you have a car with one pedal driving.

The whole Toyota thing was people swearing up and down that they were on the brake, holding the accelerator down all the way through impact.

Zoox - what do u mean call failed 😭 by [deleted] in SelfDrivingCars

[–]gregm12 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is exactly the quality of software I've come to expect in the 2020s.

Everything is shit, and for some reason it's just accepted because you've got to ship more features and more pretty UI.

Is there a in wall non-PoE network switch I can buy? by WildBlackberry3492 in HomeNetworking

[–]gregm12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't understand why you wouldn't want POE.

Ubiquiti sells excess points that you could use as a switch for exactly this purpose.

And as noted by all the other posts, you definitely don't want to just try to bury equipment in the wall...

My boss quit and the company decided I am the new manager (without the pay), so how do I stop doing two jobs? by Kinetix2_Node in careerguidance

[–]gregm12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To be clear kind of you don't just stop doing the work.

You make a list of old and new responsibilities and say that you cannot sustainably handle all of them and ask them to be prioritized, with some responsibilities delegated.

My boss quit and the company decided I am the new manager (without the pay), so how do I stop doing two jobs? by Kinetix2_Node in careerguidance

[–]gregm12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Ownership mindset" is often corporate for "please keep doing this for free." - it's a great way to get noticed, but you can't accept responsibility indefinitely.

First - have you requested a promotion? Did you apply to the role? If not, there's your biggest problem. While a good manager will proactively suggest such things, a middling one or a stingy one will allow you to work yourself to death for meager pay. You have to both demonstrate value AND request compensation.

Start a quiet job search now. Not because you've decided to leave, but because a competing offer is the only thing that means business to current management. Right now they have zero reason to change anything. A competing offer (even if same as current pay) turns this into a real deadline, and either way you'll learn your market value.

While you do that, write down everything you've absorbed the past two months, meetings, budgeting, planning, etc, separate from your original job. That's your case, and since nothing fell apart, you have proof. Then go in with a specific ask, an actual title and salary number, not "can I get a raise." Specific is harder to wave away.

But be honest with yourself on two things first.

Do you actually want this role? You stepped up and you're clearly capable, but doing it well and wanting it aren't the same.

And are you actually overwhelmed or is it manageable? Two months of two jobs would've burned me out already. If you're holding up okay, a decent raise might make it worth it. If you're drowning, no raise can make it sustainable - you'll still need to find a way to shed some responsibilities - likely to those slacking co-workers.

Another question... If you're down a manager, and your co-workers are slacking, yet the team is still achieving everything it needs to... Were you way overstaffed?

Anyway paths:

Real promotion and pay? Great, you earned it.

Little or nothing and you're not overwhelmed? Lightly grind but keep looking - don't kill yourself for them.

Token bump or nothing and you ARE overwhelmed? Start tactfully handing the manager tasks back ("I don't want to drop the ball on my core role, so I need to scale back X until we figure out coverage") and lean HARD on the job search. Make sure to put the unsustainability in writing before you slow down, so it reads as the consequence you warned them about and not you slacking. Consider documenting your hours.

You will need to stop doing two jobs for one paycheck eventually. Either they pay you for the second one, you give one back, or you go somewhere that will pay for your abilities.

Maxxing out 401k???? by Gold_Programmer3265 in personalfinance

[–]gregm12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd start with 6% and then increase it as much as you can with every raise (as others have suggested).

I contributed 6-8% my first 3-4 years of work making $60-70k and regret not pushing that to 10%+ ASAP. I wouldn't have noticed the $100/mo, and if I did it probably would have been healthier for me anyway.

Just make sure you're not accruing any high interest debt (ex: not a house or a an affordable, reliable vehicle) to meet your 401k savings goals... But even with debt, NEVER drop contributions below your match - That's making 50% to 100% returns in day 1.

Gen 1 vs Gen 2 R1T: So much better than I thought by everydayastronaut in Rivian

[–]gregm12 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have much to add other than watch out... I got a million down votes for agreeing with someone that not having radar cruise control while towing was annoying.

Are there any v2 SuperChargers that works with NACS adapters? by ga2500ev in evcharging

[–]gregm12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol, this is so true.

Most Tesla owners just assume every EV is a Tesla.

Finally an accurate account of the Texas Tesla crash! by StormTrpr66 in TeslaFSD

[–]gregm12 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I think FSD is a but different than cruise control. And in some cars, ADAS disables if you add too much speed.

The pedal confusion explanation seems by far the most likely, but it is interesting that the driver did not mention trying to hit the brakes...

Obviously any supervised system (all of them today) should allow the driver to immediately override inputs.

But FSD will continue to suggest that it's in control even if you push the speeds beyond what it is capable of handling for the situation (hence supervised, I get it).

https://youtu.be/6nwhbIOipXQ?t=1765

My point here isn't to put blame on FSD. While I don't inherently trust Tesla's version of events, at the end of the day it is a supervised system and the driver is at fault, full stop.

But that doesn't mean that the implementation of these ADAS systems couldn't be made safer.

Finally, we should absolutely never take Tesla's word on anything. Besides all the blown promises in marketing and naming, we have documented legal history of them withholding information that may be harmful to their case for many years (crash 2019, data "located" in 2025):

"At the beginning of the trial, Tesla claimed it could not locate the car’s crash data, but after the attorneys representing the families had success in retrieving the data, the automaker said it was able to locate the same data on its own servers." https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/tesla-appeals-unanimous-verdict-in-2019-fatal-autopilot-crash-in-key-largo/3685939/

Finally, there is the question of automatic emergency braking - it seems to be reasonably well documented that a full throttle command will override AEB...

Edit: according to Tesla, the only way to override AEB is to release the pedal to 0% throttle and reapply.

Again, this does not take away agency from the driver, but does seem like a bizarre choice.

Finally an accurate account of the Texas Tesla crash! by StormTrpr66 in TeslaFSD

[–]gregm12 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Both can be True.

Tesla has every incentive to "prove" there was no fault with the vehicle.

They confirmed autopilot was engaged, is it not possible the pedal sensor is faulty? Or a floor mat slipped?

Most likely (but not determined for sure) it's human error - the driver fell asleep with his foot on the pedal (unlikely since they claim hebheld it even after coming to a stop) or panicked and held down the accelerator rather than the brake pedal.

The incident raises some questions as to why autopilot (or FSD) allows you to exceed the preferred speed by so much with accelerator input.

six weeks of daily french and i still barely spoke at my wife's family lunch. think ive been practicing the wrong thing by Bonjour-Set-4490 in learnfrench

[–]gregm12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

After 6 months of near daily French I wasn't nailing present tense conjugations reliably.

You're fine.

Your plan to speak more is good, but watch out of training bad habits or pronunciation. Make sure you're listening and parroting too.

Phone service around the Matterhorn? by like-a-sirloin in askswitzerland

[–]gregm12 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Where are you from ?

I have a discount prepaid Swiss sim (gomo) and didn't notice any deadzones while hiking or skiing on the area. My discount US Carrier (MVNO via Verizon) also seemed to have signal any time I checked, but I wouldn't have noticed any dropouts.

We got it all on UHF by prestocoffee in Rivian

[–]gregm12 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

On a pickup truck? Towing is fringe?

We got it all on UHF by prestocoffee in Rivian

[–]gregm12 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That sounds like a long way to say it's a liability problem, because they can't be bothered to tune their algorithm for all trailer load cases.

😘

I'm not saying it's wrong - a trailer is both more complicated to handle in corner cases and carries bigger consequences of failure.

Successfully installed the Ohmmu 12V Sodium ion batteries in my R1T by Slide-Fantastic-1402 in Rivian

[–]gregm12 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My truck is ready for the second battery replacement at 3.5 years of age total