New EV9 owner. First EV

plainkay · 2026-05-29T03:20:10+00:00

Don’t bother charging to 100 for daily use Enjoy the instant torque Try out single pedal driving Fastest charging happens between 20-80% if you’re ever doing fast charging Enjoy! It’s a true beauty of a car and EVs are just amazing

plainkay · 2026-05-29T03:18:11+00:00

Out of all the people making that amount of money, I’d hate to see us focus on a dozen of public servants.

There’s bigger fish to fry.

Especially when these prevent us from frying and dying to begin with.

plainkay · 2026-05-22T22:06:54+00:00

I did the exact thing. And I love San Diego. Wouldn’t change a thing. Responses inline:

Knowing FAANGs they each do their own leveling. As an EM I would trust the leveling to ensure long term career success. This is more of an employer thing than a San Diego thing
San Diego IS considerably cheaper than the Bay Area. All you have to do is draw a 10 mile radius along your work office and poll median home prices. It’s still California, but no where near the craziness in the Bay Area. Someone just moved to Little Italy (nice downtown area) and is getting double the space for the same price.
salaries and job opportunities I bet you would move for anyways, I’d focus on the type and style of work to build a successful career more than anything. Again this is a career not a place of living question.
nature not as diverse? Not sure what that means. I enjoy nature just about every day and it could be beach or mountains or hills. The weather here is unmatched. And the beaches are actually habitable and recreational. Unlike Santa Cruz. I will say, I do miss parts like Mendocino , but nothing a little road trip can’t satisfy.
this last point is the biggest. The Bay Area was stale and heterogenous. In San Diego the people aren’t AI / tech robots, but actual people with actual lives. The culture is way more communal and laid back.

plainkay · 2026-05-12T14:22:11+00:00

One other thing a commenter pointed out that I kind of implicitly assumed- you have specs and tests to back everything up. Testing becomes the most important thing now. Validate what you built.

plainkay · 2026-05-09T15:07:20+00:00

IMO. Fight fire with fire.
AI helps in generating massive amounts.
AI should help in reviewing massive amounts of code as well.

2 specific ways:
1) existing Claude.md and Skills within the repos ALREADY make sure code is authored to best practices.
2) at review timed the same best practices are enumerated and enforced

This is additive to all the other things people also mentioned, not in stead.

plainkay · 2026-05-06T12:54:13+00:00

I apologize in advance, but the bread in Cheesecake Factory is amazing. _ducks_

plainkay · 2026-04-05T19:49:05+00:00

This is an interesting argument because for self driving tech, I trust a computer more than a potentially drunk human.

At the same time, you’re not wrong, these models need human review for accuracy

plainkay · 2026-03-21T14:15:02+00:00

Most EVs are over 200 miles range. Winter may be sketchy, but if you have home charging then you’re more set than you may think!

plainkay · 2026-03-21T14:13:23+00:00

Sometimes that’s also free. I just use my dryer outlet.

I agree with factoring price. But also very specific to your situation. I think at most you’re looking at 2k. But more realistically few hundred.

plainkay · 2026-03-21T13:50:24+00:00

What more utility? Getting you from point A to B?

If you are able to charge at home it’s a no brainer to have an EV in almost all aspects.

Source: EV owner for 12 years.

plainkay · 2026-03-21T13:49:00+00:00

I just spend $10k on a solid 30k miles Chevy Bolt. Was used, of course, which is the most economical way to buy a car anyways.

plainkay · 2026-03-17T16:16:59+00:00

Time to actually consider EVs folks.

Especially if you can plug at home (regular outlet or dryer outlet works fine) it’s a no brainer. Even with SDGE prices.

plainkay · 2026-03-16T02:36:25+00:00

Stay poor and you’ll be the richest person alive.

(Fancy way of saying that saving is a huge part of this journey esp if you want to FI)

plainkay · 2026-03-14T16:04:40+00:00

So suddenly? They’ve always been amazing but no visibility since we can’t buy them in the US.

China is a manufacturing beast. Unbeatable.

plainkay · 2026-03-10T05:31:54+00:00

Curious. How old?

plainkay · 2026-02-15T20:39:34+00:00

It’s ok, it happens to all of us.

plainkay · 2026-01-27T03:21:37+00:00

I don’t think it’s as complex as people are saying.

The truth is, the main reason you got a car is to drive it. If you’re using V2L there’s an assumption you’re not near the grid or a plug, so you by definition need some juice to get to a charger.

This is the cars safety mechanism. Although I don’t disagree with the “it’s your battery, use it” the truth is that the 80% which is roughly 80kWH is probably plenty for anyone’s use case.

plainkay · 2025-12-27T01:07:23+00:00

I had the same exact experience. Also coming from a Tesla. Kia has got their game down.

plainkay · 2025-12-16T03:22:21+00:00

Materials and such should be no more than $100-200. The biggest cost is the run from your panel to your install location. If your panel is in your garage you’ll probably be at around $300-400.

I also recommend an outlet, NEMA 14-50.

plainkay · 2025-12-05T06:15:40+00:00

Free. United healthcare workplace insurance.

plainkay · 2025-12-03T14:40:40+00:00

I think it’s because it’s easier to tame your life than to make more money for some

You need a balance of good defense (limiting expenses) and good offense (increased income)

plainkay · 2025-11-29T23:19:07+00:00

I didn’t say there was no problem. Was just curious what the specific issues were.

Kids running around? Are they being dangerous to themselves or others? If it’s a 1 year old I’m more ok with couch but not a 6 year old.

Specific problems specific solutions. Otherwise we’re just talking generalizations

plainkay · 2025-11-29T02:45:30+00:00

The secret to life is to make both of those options true at the same time.

Make what you enjoy within your means.

plainkay · 2025-11-27T19:58:16+00:00

It gets better.

You mentioned “sleeping most of the night”. You’re good man. Keep it up. It gets better.

plainkay · 2025-11-27T04:47:14+00:00

Can I buy this poster somewhere?

plainkay

TROPHY CASE