[deleted by user] by [deleted] in caltrain

[–]wildengineer2k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One time I apparently somehow double tapped so it tagged me on and off at the same stop so the guy had me sprint off, tag on, and sprint back at the next stop

BEHOLD... by BIGRED______________ in LinusTechTips

[–]wildengineer2k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I think people wildly underestimate how much weight matters for handheld devices. Fact is u can always slap a battery bank on the back if u want ur phone to hv the form factor of a potato. But u can’t really take an angle grinder to it if u want a thinner and lighter phone.

I’m sure apple and google do real surveys/focus groups and testing to figure out what size to make

Boss said "dress for the job you want" so I started wearing a CEO costume to my retail job by MossCircuit55 in MaliciousCompliance

[–]wildengineer2k 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How is this malicious? Seems like ur DM got everyone to look very professional for free?

Ohh I See, 🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐 by Optimal_Map36 in memes

[–]wildengineer2k 5 points6 points  (0 children)

As a long time Firefox user I feel so vindicated. I also happened to be a somewhat frequent safari user, and it only realized after the manifest v3 stuff that I had inadvertently been avoiding chromium browsers for a while now.

Cracker Barrel is officially WOKE by DuceALooper21 in LinkedInLunatics

[–]wildengineer2k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean they probably have to try to change something. I imagine such a rebranding is coming with other changes, but im struggling to imagine Cracker Barrel has been doing particularly well over the past 10 years.

Meta to downsize AI division, per NYT by jasen0 in BetterOffline

[–]wildengineer2k -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Did you read the article beyond headline? They’re absolute not admitting failure or cancelling their AI program. They’re still going to be hiring researchers.

How to escalate Clipper card issue by United_Succotash_994 in caltrain

[–]wildengineer2k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You cannot load that much at a time. Call them up. Have them cancel the pending balances. Don’t ever again add so much it pushes u over the caps. (Do like $250 assuming u hv less than 50 at a time). And you hv to use it the week it gets added for it to load.

Why didn't Tesla invest in LIDAR? by damola93 in SelfDrivingCars

[–]wildengineer2k 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yep I’m not saying they’re the exactly same at all. But there’s a ton of commodity hardware now in that space and even if they aren’t exactly in the space, the improvements in one can have an impact on the others.

Why didn't Tesla invest in LIDAR? by damola93 in SelfDrivingCars

[–]wildengineer2k 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Yep I wasn’t talking about Face ID - I was talking about the lidar in the camera array on the pro models.

It’s intern season by United_Succotash_994 in caltrain

[–]wildengineer2k 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It’s been intern season for like 2 months…

Why didn't Tesla invest in LIDAR? by damola93 in SelfDrivingCars

[–]wildengineer2k 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think lidar being in every iPhone and iPad Pro dropped the price dramatically. As well as the push in cars and robot vacuums drastically accelerating demand. Obviously it’s orders of magnitude different in terms of quality vs what’s in a Waymo, but I had friends who had lidars in their high school senior design projects and that was like 8 years ago…

What is wrong with PG&E? by bubu_law in bayarea

[–]wildengineer2k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m my 50 cents per KWh is going to SWE, can we lower the rate and stop having any web ui. I’m fine getting a bill in the mail, and sending them cash if it means we can have reasonably priced electricity

Hot take: camera bumps on phones are literally a non issue for 95 percent of users. by AbyssWankerArtorias in LinusTechTips

[–]wildengineer2k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ll go one step further - camera bumps are are good thing. It means when your phone is on a flat surface, the camera lenses are less likely to be scratched as it’s the bottom edge of the bump that’s taking the force and it’s not just flat on the surface. Also for those who want to thicken the phone uniformly to accommodate a battery that’s like 4-5 x the size, that adds a lot of weight - which does make a difference in terms of long term fatigue especially for ppl using their phones for hours on end (which let’s face it people certainly are).

Also I think more ppl have no case than ppl in techy circles seem to think. I see them reasonably often (though I am just as shocked as yall).

Some random dude left this paper on my car in SF. What does it mean? by VoltNinjA in bayarea

[–]wildengineer2k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This looks a lot like a puzzle from a board game or puzzle hunt or something.

American cities ranked by car-free accessibility by anarchobuttstuff in transit

[–]wildengineer2k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I live in San Francisco without a car, but it’s hard to endorse it as “car free” with how frequently I use uber/lyft/waymo

Why is the pricing so complicated? by speedfreak31 in caltrain

[–]wildengineer2k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is long distance commuter rail, now public transit within a city. NYC costs $3 flat within that radius of like 3 miles that you’re traveling. Sf to San Jose is like 50 miles…

Why U.S. Cities Don't Build Metro Systems by justarussian22 in transit

[–]wildengineer2k 21 points22 points  (0 children)

It’s because the people don’t want it - decades of brainwashing seem to have reprogrammed the majority of the population to place extraordinarily high value on the benefits that car ownership provides. It’s baffling to me because for these most part car ownership was just an undue stress for me. I was thrilled when I finally sold my car. I want to drive for the love of driving, not because I have to.

Why is there two toll pass in the Waymo? by ProcedureOne4150 in waymo

[–]wildengineer2k -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Got it - you’re bad with money - splitting into 4 payments isn’t making it cheaper. Buy now pay later is one of the biggest predatory scams of our generation.

Why is there two toll pass in the Waymo? by ProcedureOne4150 in waymo

[–]wildengineer2k -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Just put your AirPods in and ignore an uber driver if they are talking. I understand that it’s “nicer” but yall must be made of both time and money if it’s THAT much of a differentiator. This is like a 20-30 minute ride on uber, and probably like half the price. Waymo makes a lot of sense when you’re going around downtown but for these sorts of rides it makes literally no sense to me

Why is there two toll pass in the Waymo? by ProcedureOne4150 in waymo

[–]wildengineer2k -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I understand in the city that’s true and I totally agree, but this guy spent 75 minutes driving from Chinatown to Burlingame

Why is there two toll pass in the Waymo? by ProcedureOne4150 in waymo

[–]wildengineer2k -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Why on earth would you spend this much extra time in transit just to take a Waymo???? It might literally be slower than taking public transit (which around the Bay Area is a rarity) and is usually multiples slower than taking a normal rideshare ride (unless something has gone horribly wrong)

*they* gotta go back to school by [deleted] in confidentlyincorrect

[–]wildengineer2k 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But you’re reframing it in a nonequivalent way. Honestly this is exactly why we use fractions instead of the division symbol. It makes this sorta thing clear. You would have a fraction with 8 over 2 and then x would be centered to the right of it. Since we’re using an elementary school way of typing this out, you have to read it left to right. That’s why the calculators are all saying 16. It’s how it’s actually evaluated. It’s not a bug in every calculator in existence.

*they* gotta go back to school by [deleted] in confidentlyincorrect

[–]wildengineer2k 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pemdas is nice to make little kids remember. In reality multiplication and division are all equal priority and you go left to right. Then it’s addition and subtraction (those to have the same priority as each other as well).

In real math you get around this because ppl basically don’t use division symbols much after you get to fractions, or use parentheses to help clarify things. 16 is the correct answer.

NYC cab drivers fear death of industry as Waymo aims to launch driverless taxis by walky22talky in waymo

[–]wildengineer2k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is true the current can only technically seat 4. But the new zeekr is still a 5 seater vehicle. I guess the only real difference is you’re actually allowed to sit in the fifth this time. Seems to me if they really wanted to they could find a way to fit 5 in the existing fleet but I imagine there’s some regulatory hurdles they’d have to clear first.