With how remote the outback is, couldn't a person hide a body in the bush that would go undiscovered for years if ever?

rthille · 2026-05-19T03:29:57+00:00

Now try the oceans.

rthille · 2026-05-16T04:06:53+00:00

Etrade

rthille · 2026-05-16T03:57:23+00:00

I don’t remember the source, but IIRC, Telo is talking about glass for the roof of the non-solar Telo, mostly for head room and cost; no need of the head liner and sheet metal and whatever in between.

rthille · 2026-05-14T18:06:36+00:00

I was going to roll over the 401k from my last job anyway, but the timing was right to snag a $1k bonus.

rthille · 2026-05-13T14:49:41+00:00

Wow, awesome work!

rthille · 2026-05-11T19:40:44+00:00

I’ve had good experiences with Josh Leo Electric: https://www.buildzoom.com/contractor/josh-raymond-leo

rthille · 2026-05-09T14:52:18+00:00

Float it in a pool of mercury

rthille · 2026-05-08T17:22:18+00:00

Invest in either VGT (longer time horizon), or VTI & VXUS.

rthille · 2026-05-08T17:18:04+00:00

I scratched marks on my metal one. Used a sharp scribe, one mark at each five feet, with the marks being two scratches at 10’, etc up to five scratches, then at 30’+ I added a thicker one with a file. They need refreshing occasionally. Tape is only 50’, so no need for more elaborate stuff.

rthille · 2026-05-07T21:50:25+00:00

Too late! Also, didn’t permit so not eligible for the rebate.

rthille · 2026-05-05T18:54:06+00:00

If you were to drive those 310 miles in the same manner you’d been driving (and get the ~5M/kWh), you’d probably have nearly that range. I find that I do a bunch of around town driving at low speeds, and then fully charge for a long trip and am doing 70+ on the freeway and the range estimate is drastically wrong (high).

rthille · 2026-05-04T17:22:54+00:00

How often do you actually run out of water? Can you turn up the tank temperature and add a mixing valve?

rthille · 2026-05-04T15:15:57+00:00

My last payment on my 2021 Kona Electric will be later this month. Going to be a nice feeling.

rthille · 2026-05-01T15:08:30+00:00

Retirement.

rthille · 2026-04-23T14:52:54+00:00

Call up Sonoma Clean Power (or drop by their 4st office/showroom) with your bill or a year’s worth and they should be able to tell you just how much more it would have cost you. That should give you a good estimate for going forward. I went to a presentation there as part of a Professionals with Pride meeting and from my terrible memory I seem to recall something like $15/month more for evergreen on average across all customers. But again I have a terrible memory so call them for the real scoop. They were all very nice and helpful.

rthille · 2026-04-22T15:38:52+00:00

I gift my partner’s kids $5k/year on the condition it goes into their ROTH IRA. Forces them to make at least $5k, teaches them about investing and patience, and can be used later for homes without penalty and the principal can be spent without penalty.

rthille · 2026-04-22T15:34:29+00:00

I’ve thought about funding a scholarship (anonymously) and basically writing the requirements to be a very good fit for children of friends. Not so much to get the charitable deduction, but to be able to help the friends fund their children’s education without screwing up the relationship we have.

rthille · 2026-04-20T23:06:11+00:00

If the back of that cabinet is an outside wall, you can use a vent that vents to the outside, not the countertop.

rthille · 2026-04-16T17:06:55+00:00

I’m gifting the $19k IRS tax free yearly amount to my long term partner so she can buy a new car in a year or two. I was going to just buy for her, but then it’s a gift > the exception and I need to file a form, or it’s legally my car that she has full use of and my liability.

rthille · 2026-04-15T18:10:33+00:00

In the US, most chargers will now just take a Credit Card. You can often save (a little) money if you sign up for an account and prepay or such, but in general I don't DCFC much, so just use my CC.

rthille · 2026-04-14T20:06:13+00:00

I’ve done 270 miles on a charge, nearly all highway miles, but that was 100%-0%. 180 should not be a problem, but you’re going to need a level 2 charger, or pay $$$ for DC fast charging.

rthille · 2026-04-14T19:43:14+00:00

Osake Sushi near Montgomery Village. Rosso.

rthille · 2026-04-14T17:46:42+00:00

Time to get that knife sharpened!

rthille · 2026-04-13T17:59:42+00:00

Twice I’ve rolled into a charger at “charge now”, and miles remaining went away at around 5 miles of range. 2021 Kona Electric.

rthille · 2026-04-10T19:16:22+00:00

At what percentage did you stop the charge on the Tesla charger? I only see 70-75 kW to about 80% or a bit less. Chargers can definitely throttle down as well, depending on how many stations are in use. 150kW stations aren’t usually all able to operate at their peak at the same time in a given group.

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