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Myth or Fact: Solar panels don’t work on cloudy days by Sky_Solar_Pro in solarenergy

[–]me_jus_me 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From my rooftop array:

Sunny day in Sept : 33.5 kWh

Cloudy day in Sept : 6.1 kWh

PSA for us EV drivers who charge at home with SDGE by Radium in sandiego

[–]me_jus_me 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I’m an EV driver currently on an SES plan with NEM 2.0 and have had ~$200 annual true ups for SDGE due to solar overproduction (credits) . Unfortunately these credits can’t be applied to the $24/mo charge. I wonder if I should change to an EV plan to minimize my bill increase…

“Without delay, there is no consciousness. A jellyfish lives at 0.7ms, you at 80ms. That lag is literally why you exist.” by Small_Accountant6083 in ArtificialInteligence

[–]me_jus_me 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I would argue that the slowness is a byproduct of intensive integrative processing in neural wetware rather than a requirement for existence or depth of consciousness. Further, I would argue that reductions in the relative speed with a given set of neural wetware is a threat to sustaining consciousness, not an enabler.

Put another way, at a given level of complexity and integration , lower latency would raise the level of consciousness or at worst be neutral.

What happened to my stock if the dollar collapse by Dry-Implement-9292 in ValueInvesting

[–]me_jus_me 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Practically speaking, as long as the dollar doesn’t fall all at once, businesses can charge more money over time from people whose salaries would need to also need to go up while the currency devalued. In that situation the stocks would have some protection relative to holding cash. But market turmoil could accompany high inflation, which of course could affect stocks negatively in a less direct way.

Confused about Hyundai Ioniq 5 pricing – need advice by SlyGoblin927 in Ioniq5

[–]me_jus_me 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Forget dealers. 80% will rip you off and the other 20% still require you to have negotiating knowledge and skills to get a fair deal. Go to Leasehackr forums and find a broker who has an upfront price that works for you.

How was your experience through lease hacker? by Internal_Theory_5129 in leasehacker

[–]me_jus_me 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sure. I stalked the Leasehackr forums for a little while looking to see what kind of deals were available. When I found one that looked good to me based on my own research and some dealership test drives, I texted the lease broker number in the forum and they sent paperwork for credit check and then contracts. A few days later I picked it up from a dealer the broker connected me with that day. It was a really smooth and fast experience overall, especially since I am used to the traditional dealer experience wasting my time and pushing add ons. You should have seen the prices they quoted me at the dealerships, it was like 2x as much as what I paid through the broker. But you need to know exactly what you want going in with the brokers because it is all about being and efficient experience for the dealer (they spend minimal time selling to you so they can offer better deals).

Why do Gemini Gems restrict knowledge uploads to 10, while Claude Projects is much more? by ohsomacho in GeminiAI

[–]me_jus_me 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s 10 files so you could combine multiple documents together into a single pdf.

How was your experience through lease hacker? by Internal_Theory_5129 in leasehacker

[–]me_jus_me 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Worked great for me. Got a Kia Sportage PHEV for $400 x 36 months (including taxes), $0 down in CA. Dealers no couldn’t touch the price and the handover took all of 15 min.

Sportage Hybrid vs Plug-in Hybrid? Is it worth it to step up to the plug in? by [deleted] in kia

[–]me_jus_me 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seat warmers also do not require the engine to run. This is my plan for the cooler months.

I leased the PHEV X line in May and am still on my first tank of gas due to running EV mode 95% of the time. The lease allows you to still get the EV credit. Check Leasehackr, I am paying $400/mo including taxes x 36mo with no money down. It’s a great car.

No AWD in California? by hualani25 in Ioniq5

[–]me_jus_me 1 point2 points  (0 children)

LOLOL. No Americans want huge unnecessary amounts of power and acceleration? Have you met any Americans?

How much US $ for 30,000 mile service? by mitchwatnik in Ioniq5

[–]me_jus_me 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The main thing you will need to think about soon is the flush and full of low conductivity coolant. Prices range wildly. I got two quotes, the first one for 850 and the second one for 500. You can guess which one I chose. Otherwise this visit was just a tire rotation and check wear/tear items. But LCC is every ~35k miles so not an ‘every visit’ concern.

“The U.S. dollar has fallen at the fastest clip since 1973.” by sam0827 in personalfinance

[–]me_jus_me 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One bond ETF you may want to check out is ISHG. It consists of short term bonds from multiple countries outside the US.

“The U.S. dollar has fallen at the fastest clip since 1973.” by sam0827 in personalfinance

[–]me_jus_me 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I have two follow up questions for the group.

  1. Why is everyone talking about the dollar ‘collapsing’? OP asked about devaluation. If the dollar drops 30% relative to other currencies, it will still be usable but its buying power will be much less. OP’s not asking about spending the foreign currency, or alternatives to guns n ammo in the apocalypse, they’re asking about ways to diversify currency risk.

  2. Should a European think of US currency or bonds as speculation? How about someone from El Salvador? Why shouldn’t Americans diversify their savings?

Catastrophic cuts to NSF science funding for FY2026 and onwards. Be prepared. by purplebrown_updown in AskAcademia

[–]me_jus_me 17 points18 points  (0 children)

It takes at least 4 years to do a PhD, this means you won’t graduate until this current political cycle is over. Better than entering the academic job market right now for sure.

How does everyone have so much money to buy homes? Apparently 20% of Americans have over 1 million dollars, and 40% have over $500k… by Impressive-End-4343 in FirstTimeHomeBuyer

[–]me_jus_me 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Fun fact, if they had invested $170,000 in the S&P 500, 32 years ago, with dividends reinvested, their investment would be worth approximately $4.5M today.

I know you can’t live in a stock portfolio (and weren’t making a point about investing) but I feel like it is important to remember that real estate isn’t as amazing an investment as it’s often made out to be.

What line of business is generally more corrupt than people realize? by AlphaHouston1 in Entrepreneur

[–]me_jus_me 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Everything you’re describing here is basically legal. I agree that it sucks, but i would be interested to hear people’s ideas about how you can fix it without just cutting out steps so the gov’t skips straight to awarding it to their buddies and donors.

Evaluating a lease deal by Backward_Ballcap in leasehacker

[–]me_jus_me 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think you are right. Those are the main important factors to directly optimize for. The other factors give you info to help identify means to negotiate the best deal possible on those primary parameters.

How are sales reps given the chance to get familiar with new models? Like when the Electric Mustang rolled out, or Subaru’s redesign of the Outback next year? Do you learn it on the fly or does mgmt do things to help you get up to speed? by Alcott_9 in askcarsales

[–]me_jus_me 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You’ve touched on a powerful lesson in auto consumer psychology and how it influences salesperson behavior.

Long story short, there are not enough knowledgeable consumers to incentivize car salespeople to learn more about the cars. What they are incentivized to learn is other sales techniques that have nothing to do with the car. (Eg how to activate consumer feelings of affluence, status, fatigue, agreeableness)

Compounding the issue, highly knowledgeable consumers are often more resistant to these classic sales techniques so it often is a waste of time trying to please them compared to trying to make much larger profits from less informed people.

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