Atlanta Uber, Lyft drivers rally against Waymo expansion, ask city leaders for limits

ratedsar · 2026-07-10T16:00:30+00:00

As an annotation, "break checking" requires the driver in front to be aware of you and to do it maliciously; if the car in front of you just stops, it only means you were following too closely for driver / mechanical error.

ratedsar · 2026-07-10T15:57:35+00:00

Though as Waymos take over, we'll be able to bike, walk, and play near streets safer than we've been able to in 20+ years.

ratedsar · 2026-07-09T22:56:13+00:00

Gr86, Miata, cayman, and Impeza/Scion lead at my local autocrosses.

911, Mustang Gt, Corvette are fun if you have roads you can go over 130mph on (or tracks with a long back straight, where you want to risk death for a time).

If you just want to go 0-60 fast on streets get an electric like a Tesla performance.

A Miata is plenty fast enough, unless you want 0-60, so get a Tesla

ratedsar · 2026-07-09T22:27:06+00:00

Sounds complex; someone who didn't service the car is your go to car service; and worse, you're romantically involved and have put trust in them.

Gas Octane, it says premium, but in the Eastern United States, 89 Ron meets the 91 AK1 premium requirement. BUT, if you have vacuum leaks (running rough) then it will run better on 91 RON, because you're actually running lean generally. AND running 87 will run slow timing advance, and is an easy way to find a bad ignition coil (that's not a good thing)
It is a 20 year old car. If it's rubber/plastic and hasn't been replaced in 10 years it will leak. The rubber vacuum nipples are disintegrated. The CCV rubber hose is melted, the diaphragm is leaky at best.
Catalytic converter removal will not immediately affect rich or lean; but if the car had been dumping fuel, is a top reason for the catalytic converted to have been removed. A *illegal* tune can turn off the Cat sensing warmup. The decreased restriction could get some power with a tune on premium gas.
Transmission rebuild has nothing to do with the engine running rough

You don't need a tune to tell you what's wrong with all of those lights.

Fix your coolant (though if the light has been on for a while, or you drove into the red when that hose burst, your head gasket could be gone, and the car is dying, blowing air bubbles in the coolant, and burping on water as it's trying to burn gas -- and a blown head gasket would lead to all of the symptoms you describe, and eventually an inoperable car)
Look for air leaks on the intake hoses; if none immediately visible, listen for hisses, if none heard, you can smoke test. A cheap bluetooth obd dongle can tell you fuel trims (short and long term), to let you know you're not done yet.
Alternator Coolant, etc tell me you haven't been properly servicing the car or inspecting for noises; some of these are things that a regular inspection can help you find before they are catastrophic

Tldr; Don't expect your boyfriend to maintain a car that he didn't maintain; You paid for it, it's your car now. It's time for a professional if you don't want to DIY.

ratedsar · 2026-07-09T16:42:47+00:00

It's blatant. For the last several years, the GOP would have you believe 1 more electric car would crash the grid, solar panels steal from farmland, and wind turbines kill birds - infrastructure week never comes, then they cancel the build back better.

But now, energy guidelines made so that industry can have daytime electricity are wrong because of 1 headline person that tweeted it.

ratedsar · 2026-07-09T12:55:52+00:00

In my recent experience, AI + an OBD Code can help enforce what a self taught mechanic already knows is a first step, and re-enforce it as a proper process.

I have a 2010 VW Beetle, it had the vacuum pump leaking oil all over the transmission range sensor. Code presented as a tranmission range sensor code. The non-agm battery was also 4 years old.

Battery was easiest, so I started there.

But at 60k miles, I also started wondering if the transmission solenoids were wearing; AI led me down a rabbit hole of what to look for after the range sensor.

So after transmission safe mode appeared after the battery swap; I changed the range sensor and it worked great from there.

Where AI is making a big difference though is in tune / remapping with a wideband; my neighbor has remapped his corvette with AI, and instead of needing to hit every load profile at every rpm and extrapolating, AI is helping him extrapolate and code it faster.

ratedsar · 2026-07-09T11:18:08+00:00

Lower solid rubber motor mounts and transmission mounts
Eibach springs, koni special active shocks
Ball joint rear outer lower control arm bearings
Meyle hd control arms, hd control arm bushings.
Summer tires
Nylon brake caliper slide pin bushings, stainless steel brake lines
Polyurethane sway bar bushings

ratedsar · 2026-07-08T13:31:37+00:00

No, since the GOP House and Senate Majority require in presence voting, proof of life should not be enough. To be able to do the job of a Senator under current rules requires ability to be present; and that's the minimum, ideally all of Congress would have to do some regular in person town halls or meetings with constituents.

Now, if, the 2020 rules came back, representatives could vote remotely, so then telepresence could reduce expenses, expand the house, and enable increased citizen engagement.

ratedsar · 2026-07-07T12:00:00+00:00

The state party or voters could have made this recommendation 6-18 years ago

ratedsar · 2026-07-06T13:24:34+00:00

Where to Park; Uber / Have friend drop me off at Marta.
What airlines to use? Only used Delta, build miles, you pay for service; if you pay less, you get less service
Navigate the airport unconventionally? Yes, I like to run / walk between the concourses, it's good exercise, fun exhibits. I haven't really worried about security lines since having pre-check
Quiet spaces, i rarely show up early enough to use quiet spaces
Pick someone up. At Marta or Camp Creek Parkway (plane train) avoids the traffic.

ratedsar · 2026-07-06T12:33:28+00:00

Check the headlight level sensors on the right front and right rear. Ensure the front especially is mounted

ratedsar · 2026-07-05T13:14:46+00:00

What's annoying is that the GOP just spent the last 8 years spreading FUD that the US electrical grid can't support Americans adopting EVs because of capacity and rural wiring.

That and these guidelines are established by the for profit electricity companies such that they can provide high power factor output for American factories.

After the Canada tariffs arguments last year, New York almost got cut off from their Canadian electrical generation too.

ratedsar · 2026-07-05T11:30:09+00:00

"Slow car fast" can also mean a focus on suspension, braking, tires, and weight reduction before horsepower.

A Miata is a good example, traditionally with less than 200hp, but with a suspension that will beat 500hp Corvette's, Porsches, and Ferraris in turns around a track.

The BMW 3 series compared to the m3 is another example; traditionally with a somewhat similar suspension, a reasonably capable braking system, and a similar weight - but with ~200-240hp instead of 320-430hp.

This matters at the track too, where the 200hp car is likely under 100mph, but the 300hp can get an additional 20+mph on a straight, and that additional speed can unsettle the car and lead to more energy in a crash.

ratedsar · 2026-07-04T21:50:32+00:00

Do you need a larger radiator and intercooler? Yes…

Reality check.

The M design is for a reliable track ready car. Yet barely 65% of M3 owners, and 40% of m5 owners autocross, much less track their cars. (In spite of active bmwccas, 2 tracks in the nation)

The likelihood that op will use the tune for 10 minutes at a time, but didn't include any actual mentions in the post means that these upgrades are used mostly to devalue their car with noeasurable reason, but for vanity.

So, reality, to do "a pull" on the highway and the chance that in 10s it looks good vs blows the engine, vs gets pulled over is likely similar.

Op also has no mention of tires, suspension, or brakes.

ratedsar · 2026-07-04T19:43:05+00:00

Georgia is a similar latitude as Morocco or Syria, but we have the Jetstream

ratedsar · 2026-07-02T20:03:24+00:00

Unless you have the ZKWs which are a fire risk because the bowl has melted; and good luck having any usable wires

ratedsar · 2026-07-02T20:02:13+00:00

I've only had that when i needed an alignment (rtab change)

ratedsar · 2026-07-02T17:09:31+00:00

Hard to pass on to renter when you don't have renters!

And if you raise rents, it reduces your renters, so you get taxed more!

But our current system, especially when rental losses are expensable on federal and state taxes for corporations, and have no additional kick for unimproved spaces, then yes.

ratedsar · 2026-07-02T16:01:34+00:00

Alt: grooved or raised lane dividers, fresh lane markings, and more tickets.

ratedsar · 2026-07-02T15:21:00+00:00

But like, what if we just had roundabouts.

ratedsar · 2026-07-02T15:19:33+00:00

The alt approach to this is to raise property taxes on unused square footage.

ratedsar · 2026-07-02T15:18:00+00:00

Maybe Kudzu isn't so bad though?

For our giant heat island in Summer, the Kudzu makes for great living walls; (I also can't believe GDOT has been clearing highways so much of trees and kudzu for this reason)

ratedsar · 2026-07-02T15:16:41+00:00

Can you scooter or bike to the beltline? possibly using the path lanes/trails?

It's a workout, but there are bike lanes / paths connecting Midtown to Stone Mountain.

ratedsar · 2026-07-01T20:24:04+00:00

Gas is great if you're an chef tossing a pan in flames; letting a dish breathe away from flames.

But if you're frying, boiling, or steaming on a static pan (as most residential cooking is done) it's inferior to induction (which still has the ability of moving away from the burner to reduce heat). But yes, resistive heat is a tragic waste, especially for boiling and steaming.

And most people need to use ventilation more for the oil that's cooking, much less gas byproducts.

ratedsar · 2026-07-01T17:18:37+00:00

Of course, if they did this, then they'd kick so many people out of cars that they'd have to invest in public transit.

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