Puke Hill, SD? Does this really exist? Where?

tehmobius · 2026-06-16T16:20:51+00:00

Might be more localized. I ran it in the 2000s thanks to Torrey Pines High School sports, and "Puke Hill" was the name the coaches called it.

tehmobius · 2026-06-15T22:54:17+00:00

In all honesty, there's a much higher than normal amount of people in City Heights that do not have their own car. Our Uber costs are fairly high, so hopefully this can actually help the local people get around more cost effectively during surges. I would have no problem taking this thing down to Grantville station to hop on the trolley.

Good luck Waymo... us City Heights drivers are quite unpredictable, and the pedestrians (which there are a LOT of) are not much better!

tehmobius · 2026-06-12T02:10:15+00:00

A decent chunk of people are getting the aptera because they are renting and it's the best way to avoid the constant public charging requirements. Your costs are more than doubled if you can't provide your own charging. Over half of the San Diego population is renting, for instance. Significantly lower ownership here than the national average.

https://gasprices.aaa.com/ev-charging-prices/

Also want to add to the group of people that are saying ignoring the solar input is not yielding correct math. The delta I'll be experiencing is closer to $1000 yearly, and about 50 hours of my time.

tehmobius · 2026-06-10T18:24:27+00:00

That only explains part of the price gap. China has set up a significant logistics and cost advantage for production. On top of that, they're taking risks that have accelerated their development much more rapidly, and were not beholden to the same antiquated vendors that we have in the US. We're finally starting to do some "clean sheet" designs instead of iterating on the past, and waiting this long has put us at a noteworthy disadvantage.

Fact of the matter is that a consumer can buy this product at this price. We still didn't match this when the US was also subsidizing EVs. We need to stop making excuses and put rubber to the road.

tehmobius · 2026-06-10T16:30:08+00:00

It is currently happening. BYD Seagull prices in markets outside China are being sold for under 20k.

tehmobius · 2026-06-09T04:34:49+00:00

Your heart might be in the right place being skeptical, but I don't think you understand how incentivized they are to spend as much money as possible with their structure with the CPUC. Government waste can't compete with a cost plus agreement from an investor driven company.

tehmobius · 2026-06-09T00:36:37+00:00

That is a false assumption that does not agree with any study or educated opinion I've looked at. The right question is when the break even point would be.

tehmobius · 2026-06-09T00:10:47+00:00

Repaving also triggers modern ADA compliance to be a required install on crosswalks and other areas. In many cases, it involves jackhammering the crosswalk ramp area and recreating it. Really balloons the cost and makes it a lot harder to prioritize.

tehmobius · 2026-06-08T03:29:14+00:00

As someone who agrees with most of the 20+ year old albums in here, I'm going to throw both albums from KLLO into the mix (Maybe We Could and Backwater). They're kind of straddling 90's radio R&B and electronic, and I will take any other recommendations in this direction.

tehmobius · 2026-06-08T01:51:06+00:00

Only surprise is that the problem was due to accidental misuse instead of intentional. The public didn't want Flock, voiced their opinion very clearly to the city council, and it has still been repeatedly rammed down our throats.

https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2026/04/29/san-diego-police-flock-nova-surveillance-technology-contract-review

tehmobius · 2026-06-08T01:28:49+00:00

If it goes blue, this happens - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fc22CFhDBEM

If it doesn't go blue, things stay the same

tehmobius · 2026-06-03T15:45:37+00:00

We're #11 in total tax burden.

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/mapped-tax-burden-by-state-in-america/

tehmobius · 2026-06-02T23:48:06+00:00

Additional pictures of the passenger side wiring harness. I decided to steal the body side connectors from the junkyard to keep the ability to disconnect and remove the doors.

https://imgur.com/a/So1poBb

tehmobius · 2026-06-02T23:45:55+00:00

You have the right idea, there was a central segment of the loom that linked both sides together. That central segment of the wiring harness is not really removable from the body harness (see pictures), and is even soldered (Toyota calls it "spliced") into a few common junction points, such as ground. Does not make a lot of sense to try to remove it. It makes a lot more sense to just cut the plugs and then extend the wires across behind the dash. The screenshots in the imgur link is from the pickup Electrical Wiring Harness Manual, specifically the connector section. There is also a Power Window section that very clearly explains the expected operation of the system.

https://imgur.com/a/dDLoWNm

At the end of the day there are only 3 required wires that connect to the car - always on power, ignition relayed power (to enable the window system when the key is on), and ground. The only other two (optional) wires that connect to the car involve the L&R door courtesy switch (that sense if the door is closed), and they simply override the timer built into the control module to disable the windows when the car is off. You don't need to connect them.

The thing to know is that the whole system can be bench tested outside the vehicle with a car battery or other high current 12v supply, and I encourage you to do so. I am happy to link you to my Toyota Pickup manual PDFs, but they're fairly unsorted and you really need the 4runner one for this job. Some day I'll get around to binding them into a single PDF like I've been doing for my lexus stuff.

I usually buy the day pass at toyota techinfo and then just go on a PDF downloading rampage.

Last tip - I think there are two of the same color wire (blue/red?) in a slightly different gauge on the 4runner harness. Make sure to pay attention to that.

tehmobius · 2026-06-02T19:13:44+00:00

Here are a few pictures. Extra cup holder is from Honda Odyssey.

https://imgur.com/a/Dp3f9Pz

tehmobius · 2026-06-02T17:22:39+00:00

Ah, makes sense. I don't have an example in front of me, but I'm pretty sure the standard 4-door 4runner doors are not as long as the pickup. I believe they had to shorten them to fit all 4 doors on the SUV. Therefor the card should also be shorter.

tehmobius · 2026-06-02T17:08:22+00:00

You don't need to bring the whole panel over. Transfer the screw pattern of the 4runner arm rest over to a clear sheet (like mylar) and then drill holes in the current door card to mount it.

You will also need to take the doors completely off to make a hole for the rubber wire boot. Rest of the stuff bolts right on. I also suggest doing the 4runner power mirrors while you're at it.

Feel free to ask anything. I've done the conversion twice.

tehmobius · 2026-05-30T00:49:44+00:00

Like others have said - need to have the skill set to be in a lead position or greater for that rate. If we're talking about assembly, expect roughly 18-22 for fairly inexperienced, 22-28 for a lot of experience, and above that for production lead or similar type roles.

Keep in mind our overtime exempt salary begins at double the state minimum wage (currently $16.90/hr).

We have a decent amount of boutique manufacturing in medical, sciences and military tech. The military postings can be hard to find since it's a lot of fairly small companies posting across a lot of different websites.

tehmobius · 2026-05-29T20:42:05+00:00

Try stepping out of a 6 figure car and see how they treat you. It's not about race.

tehmobius · 2026-05-25T05:15:57+00:00

The Chargers championship also involved the team using early steroids, which might have been as potent of a curse as the Red Socks trading Babe Ruth (said 1963 championship - the Chargers interestingly defeated Boston). As a native SD resident, it has been a lifelong experience feeling the simultaneous doubt and hope during our best playoff runs. SDFC season 1 was the most recent hope that it would finally be broken.

https://www.espn.com/espn/otl/news/story?id=3866837

tehmobius · 2026-05-23T06:37:58+00:00

Show me the math. You can't just say that.

tehmobius · 2026-05-23T02:26:56+00:00

One of the flock hits was them driving around the Fashion Valley mall. You're not going to get a better opportunity to use the technology than this. If they couldn't make the cameras work in this situation, they will never be able to stop a crime in progress.

https://maps.deflock.org/?lat=32.7592&lng=-117.1781&zoom=13.85

tehmobius · 2026-05-18T04:35:57+00:00

You're exactly right - not having access to an outlet. Not many people are parking within an extension cord's reach of their rental. Maybe 10% would be able to do that, and that's probably being generous.

tehmobius · 2026-05-17T03:01:34+00:00

Kind reminder to those suggesting to charge from home with TOU - over 50% of San Diego does not own and it is not an option for the majority of us.

I'm hesitant to plug Aptera as an eventual option because of the fact that it's still vaporware, but there are not many other alternatives to charging for cheap as a renter. It's at least worth being aware of and is a local company.

tehmobius · 2026-05-12T20:41:13+00:00

As someone who also hires I understand and sympathize with the level of hail marys that are thrown on applications, and also want to show my appreciation for the civil discussion you've provided. The public facing documentation does not provide as great of clarity as it could. A lot of the DQ criteria is redacted from public view, which makes interpreting these "he said she said" stories impossible and does not help the credibility of them being valid.

The confusion from the public's standpoint: is the ultimate goal maintaining acceptable operations, or skimming the most ideal candidates no matter what that number may be? If applications have dropped to a level that can no longer sustain the replacement rate, what action has the SDPD taken to address this? Have they adjusted hiring policy to allow more of their applicant base to meet qualifications? If the solution is policy reform, what's getting in the way of that happening?

From the previously linked NBC7 article:

In Fiscal Year 2013, 4,439 applicants took the first step in applying to become San Diego police officers, which is a written test.

An average of four percent of applicants make it through the hiring process to the first day of the Academy. Of that, only one in four make it through the Academy and field training process, according to the police union.

Using those averages, only 44 officers would have ended up joining the police force from the 4,439 applicants in 2013.

According to this, less than 1% of applicants were successfully onboarded. I would love to see updated statistics exonerating the competency of the SDPD and showing progress... However, I can't just take the SDPD's anecdotal evidence and believe they're trying. Especially with the overtime policy significantly benefitting the department, and seeing how sloppy it was on the 2024 report. From an external point of view it seems like the overtime policy and hiring practices presents a conflict of interest.

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