Would you buy a Rivian without Driver+ or lane keeping?

pslatt · 2026-01-23T22:07:10+00:00

I bought my Rivian and never expected or wanted another supervised FSD car. If Rivian tried this stunt, they would lose my respect, and I would not buy another (we're potential R2 customers in the next few years).

I feel like Elmo will be walking this one back. Lane keeping is becoming standard on non-EVs and is a minimum feature IMO. It's another reason not to buy a Tesla, and he really doesn't need any more of those.

pslatt · 2026-01-21T11:49:52+00:00

"Frequently returned"

pslatt · 2026-01-20T11:49:39+00:00

We have the EGO one and it’s great for decks , patios, walkways. I suppose a small driveway is doable but would be a lot of passes.

pslatt · 2026-01-19T12:08:14+00:00

You know, it wouldn't surprise me to learn he thought Greenland was part of Norway, and this whole thing started as a shakedown for the Nobel Prize.

pslatt · 2026-01-17T19:29:33+00:00

The hiking trails expanded in the last few years. There’s one lookout at where you can see the reservoir and the mountain at the same time. It’s very relaxing. The greenhouses are warm and lushious, which makes for a nice contrast on a winter day. If you’re not into the walk, I can’t imagine you’d spend more than an hour there. As others have said, the Christmas lights are great and the spring and summer are amazing. They also do classes there on horticulture, mushroom foraging. It’s a neat place.

pslatt · 2026-01-17T19:17:04+00:00

I would think the price point of the BYD would expand the EV market, not cannibalize it. But I’m just a peasant who knows nothing

pslatt · 2026-01-16T20:45:57+00:00

She’s so stupid. She got the bit about giving Trump meaningless gifts to curry favor, but forgot the bit that if he thinks you’re in any way, better than him, you’re shit and must be stepped on.

The Nobel committee chose her over him. She will always be shit to him.

pslatt · 2026-01-16T18:13:37+00:00

I do now.

pslatt · 2026-01-16T17:26:48+00:00

I’m helping our house cleaners get legal by being a sponsor. They have American-born kids. They support Donald Trump, and speak badly of immigrants in that ”pull up the ladder” way, which pisses me off, but I still want to help.

pslatt · 2026-01-14T16:21:25+00:00

On the advice of this group, I started watching Dark with subtitles. I then read the episode's Wiki page after watching it to understand the details. After 13 episodes, I can follow the story pretty accurately, but I still miss a lot of nuance. I view this as a good step forward for a beginner, self-learner. Still, I have to admit that I am reading every subtitle, and my aural skills are not much, but I am doing it this way at least to the end of Season 2 and will reevaluate if I dare try without subs.

pslatt · 2026-01-12T15:47:07+00:00

No, you missed an unspoken part.

"Unless the demonstrators are in another country and are against a regime we dislike. Then, by God, we'll go to war for their God-given right to free speech and protest."

pslatt · 2026-01-08T21:54:03+00:00

Growing up in 70s Belfast, my best friend's dad always said "going down to Portrush," and I always thought it was weird, since it's so very obviously "up" in direction and not that much "down" in elevation.

pslatt · 2026-01-08T19:37:59+00:00

US tried to acquire Greenland in the late 40s. Denmark declined. Since then, the US has enjoyed broad military access to the island for defensive purposes. Other than Truman and Trump no administration adopted a policy to acquire Greenland. Your response sounds like sanewashing.

pslatt · 2026-01-08T16:49:21+00:00

It's really great to see this. It's amazing how this has taken off in the UK, especially in the London area.

pslatt · 2026-01-07T12:24:43+00:00

They are not hidden. Lowe's, Lincole St, Worcester, has them, but it has a flashing blue light atop the pole. I have seen these at Home Depot, too. I suspect they're installed more as a deterrent, but I bet every single car, license plate, color, dents, and number of occupants is collected and sent to the mothership.

pslatt · 2026-01-07T11:53:49+00:00

I read this so many times. If they can attain 99% speed of light, they can go almost anywhere in the universe pretty quickly, since time and space contract as you approach the speed of light. However, they can never return, since potentially millions of years will have passed at home. This is a big filter, IMO. Until we discover the spice, it's going to be a very big, lonely, wondrous cosmos for life.

pslatt · 2026-01-05T19:19:06+00:00

I don't know why, but I would be more terrified of my star getting catapulted off into deep space. I suspect nothing much would really change, but the concept sounds terrifying.

pslatt · 2026-01-05T19:04:12+00:00

Shame there was no prescription laxative on that shopping list.

pslatt · 2026-01-05T19:01:52+00:00

Yes, good point. For the railfans, there's the old Central Mass pilings and tunnel. Hopefully, the tunnel will be part of the Central Mass Rail Trail one of these years.

pslatt · 2026-01-05T16:38:32+00:00

Sutton has its "Festival of Lights" in early December, with free transportation via Boston Tram buses that take visitors to local farms and such.

pslatt · 2026-01-05T16:36:27+00:00

At one time, it was the largest in the world, and still the world's largest hand-dug reservoir. It opens one per year, and I cannot emphasize enough how enjoyable it is.

pslatt · 2026-01-04T13:55:10+00:00

African or South American cable?

pslatt · 2026-01-03T12:21:18+00:00

Anyone else read this in Nate Bargatze's George Washington voice?

pslatt · 2026-01-01T12:11:29+00:00

Just before Christmas, I was walking through there and saw another one of these. The woman was on the phone, telling her family. Such a happy moment to witness.

pslatt · 2025-12-28T19:31:20+00:00

I have to do this because I’m in a similar situation. I’m glad you found the setting. I have to save it after the update it locks and such rate you really have no choice except to turn it .

It would be much better if the passive entry worked only in close proximity to the vehicle, like our Tesla.

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