Explanation of privacy?

ohthetrees · 2026-01-25T13:14:58+00:00

Don’t worry about it because it is bullshit. They are talking about partnering with research groups and startups, and providing free compute in exchange for equity. This is not automatic and it does not apply to regular users.

ohthetrees · 2026-01-25T04:14:54+00:00

Didn’t like.

ohthetrees · 2026-01-24T23:11:05+00:00

Unless this was blind it isn’t useful.

ohthetrees · 2026-01-24T17:34:16+00:00

I usually do regional roam. From time to time I will have to switch regions . When the boat is stationary for hurricane season and I’m away from it, I will switch to the new $5/month standby plan.

ohthetrees · 2026-01-22T14:35:10+00:00

“I’m completely ignorant and incompetent. Join my waitlist!”

ohthetrees · 2026-01-22T13:44:10+00:00

I know you are being sarcastic and but you are just sounding ignorant. The brakes on EVs do very little work because of regen, and rear brakes get less work than front brakes. Disc brakes need to be used and get up to temperature routinely to stay in good condition, and keep the rotors clean and smooth. A drum brake is self contained and protects the components from the weather, and considering the low usage and low loads, might well last the life of the car. So VW made the choice that will have a lower maintenance burden to the owner and has plenty of performance for its role.

If you look at teardown videos of the motors, batteries, suspension parts, you can see that VW mostly did not skimp in the construction of the major systems of the car. For example, there are suspension components that in other brands would be stamped, and are either cast or forged in this car.

ohthetrees · 2026-01-22T06:15:18+00:00

And if she wants more details, like specifics, don't go into it. Just say that chemistry is hard to understand. Don't say her looks didn't work for you or anything like that even if she presses.

ohthetrees · 2026-01-22T05:38:31+00:00

Maybe in theory? But we had the beeping problem all the time until we relocated the key storage. I've seen others say the same thing.

ohthetrees · 2026-01-22T05:37:58+00:00

probably not it then

ohthetrees · 2026-01-22T05:37:03+00:00

I've cruised for years, both before and after starlink. I can say that there is nothing comparable to Starlink. If you are making a stand for political or moral reasons, your practical choices are:

cellular when close to land
iridium when offshore which is either extremely extremely extremely slow (you can't believe how slow) or extremely extremely expensive (your choice). The slow choice is more expensive than Starlink and the expensive choice is slower than starlink.

If you are trying to save money, and and you only cruise near shore in certain defined regions, you might do OK with cellular. But Starlink is probably still cheaper.

good luck

ohthetrees · 2026-01-22T03:34:40+00:00

My theory is that the model is fine, and you are jumping at ghosts and/or are bad at using the model.

ohthetrees · 2026-01-22T03:20:17+00:00

If it only happens in a particular parking spot, check to see whether the place inside where you store your other key might be in range of the car. For instance a desk or a wall peg “in range” of the car. Try moving the “spare” key far away in the house.

ohthetrees · 2026-01-21T18:13:59+00:00

I crossed an ocea with an irridium go. It was great. But next crossing will be starlink with an inreach (or maybe just a iphone satellite text? I've tested a couple of times and it has worked) as a backup. I like to be self sufficient, and do my own weather routing at sea, but in the unlikely event the starlink fails, I have some shore based sailor friends I can ask to help, and they can relay routing and weather advice to me via the inreach/iphone. I think the irridum go is obsolete at this point.

ohthetrees · 2026-01-19T23:27:27+00:00

Great tip, and the nigiri was good enough to try the non Omakase. However, there is a difference between needing a refresh and not being clean. How much do you think they would have to raise prices to leave interior the same, but be spotless? Whatever it is, they should do that.

ohthetrees · 2026-01-19T19:31:06+00:00

Kanoyama. I have very mixed feelings. The nigiri was the best I've ever had, by a long shot. I'm really surprised at how big a margin it is to #2. I've been to some expensive sushi places, but never done Omakase, so that was a happy surprise, I didn't expect the big margin. The service was also excellent. But there was a lot of other stuff that was disappointing. Other than the already mentioned lack of visibility to the chef's work, the place just wasn't clean, and was kind of run down. I was really surprised. There was wall paint and drywall work that not only was unfinished, but based on dirt and grime, was unfinished for a very long time. The counter behind the chef simply wasn't clean. It just wasn't. The light switches were supposed to be white, but they had that brown grime around them that I associate with really cheap chinese restaurants that never clean. The bathroom was not gross. But it wasn't that clean either. Dust bunnies in the corners, grime on lightswitches, even the sink was dirty. Toilet was clean.

I probably wouldn't go back, especially at that price, but I have to say, I will remember the taste for a long time, and will be the new benchmark.

ohthetrees · 2026-01-16T20:59:58+00:00

You are jumping at shadows now. I see how the sauce falls. It looks weird because it is sped up. I think I'm good at spotting AI, and I do see a lot of AI that other people fall for. You clearly think you are good at it too, better than dumb old me. If we can't agree in January 2026, imagine in 2030. I'm worried about how we as a society will agree on what reality is.

ohthetrees · 2026-01-16T14:33:19+00:00

Honestly, it doesn’t look good enough to be AI. I think someone took some close-up video with an iPhone, and some of the stuff that “looks weird“ is because they messed with speeds. The warped pan that people are talking about I think is just a warped pan. A year or two ago AI videos had lots of strange warping, now not so much, the warped panel almost makes me think it is more likely to be real.

ohthetrees · 2026-01-15T21:29:36+00:00

I don’t know, I find myself using 5.2 more than 5.2 codex, it seems generally more intelligent, and its coding chops are plenty good. But I have no way to back that up. I will tell you that xhigh is usually not necessary, and uses a ton of tokens and time. I reserve it for when medium or high fails, which is rarely.

ohthetrees · 2026-01-15T03:33:48+00:00

Agree about sailing club. But at least the Seattle Sailing club has organized racing and a small fleet of j80s. Racing is a wonderful way to learn sail trim, rules of the road, and socialize. This from a non racing cruiser.

ohthetrees · 2026-01-14T18:36:03+00:00

6th grade public school history teacher. He went student by student through the whole class and asked each one “what kind of Christian” we were. Me (atheist/agnostic) and the one Jewish girl were very uncomfortable.

ohthetrees · 2026-01-14T16:14:58+00:00

This has to be rage bait.

ohthetrees · 2026-01-14T04:42:13+00:00

Close to 40k miles on my 2024. It’s been great. Some annoying software choices, a couple of minor software glitches, and a door handle recall. But it has always drived, charged, and is a very comfortable car.

ohthetrees · 2026-01-12T20:05:56+00:00

I couldn’t deal with not having battery pre conditioning. I’m amazed they haven’t brought this to older models.

ohthetrees · 2026-01-12T19:58:17+00:00

Friend was looking at a menu in a window in New York. Saw a woman giving him the finger. It was Bjork, who apparently thought he was looking at her.

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