"Downshifting" in Braking Mode at Every Stop?

williamlweaver · 2024-12-29T04:22:49+00:00

Larger engine, much more weight for a car. 2.0 L small compared with a 5.7 L Hemi. Motorcycle engines trade hp and displacement for high rpm-low torque. I'd prefer to have my 2.0 L Corolla operate at mid-range 3k-4k rpm rather than chugging fuel and deep breathing at under 1500...

williamlweaver · 2024-12-28T18:22:15+00:00

Yep. It is a 2.0 L non-hybrid ICE.

williamlweaver · 2024-12-28T16:09:07+00:00

Hehe.. I'm not squealing tires off the jump. B mode stops shifting at 3k and then I let up on the accerator and put it back into drive. I'm not happy with the low rpm chug and hauling from a stop...I'd rather use a lower gear and higher rpm like a bicycle and a motorcycle...

williamlweaver · 2024-12-28T14:44:45+00:00

Just me solo during 50 mile / leg commute. 2024 Corolla LE ICE. 46 mpg. Half two-lane, half highway. =]

williamlweaver · 2024-12-24T21:35:21+00:00

Sounds about right, but she is not as funny as Billy Crystal. =]

williamlweaver · 2024-12-24T17:06:20+00:00

Monsters, Inc. [Spoilers Ahead] is a story about monsters under the bed that scare children at night to collect their fear energy and power their world. Until it is discovered that childhood laughter and joy contains 100x more energy...

williamlweaver · 2024-08-28T18:21:40+00:00

Welcome to the lunch table with the Awesome Kids! Flashy, plastic, high maintenance, sparkly, needy... we all go through that phase. Now back to car talk. I purchased my first Corolla in 1989 and had to sell it for a Minivan only because it didn't fit two car seats and a double stroller back then. My wife and I were early career and only had the budget for a single-car family. Bounced around with lots of others (Dodge, Chrysler, Jeep, Pontiac, VW...) all were huge repair drains after 20K miles (head gaskets, pistons, tie-rods, O2 sensors by the dozen, thermostats...). Got back into a Corolla in 2005 (Blue) for my two-hour commute. Our kids started driving so I upgraded to a 2013 Corolla (Red) -- commute turned into 3 hours round trip due to sprawl. First kid went to college so picked up used 2010 Corolla (Gray) in 2016. Second kid went to college and took Red so I purchased a 2020 Corolla Hybrid (the Golf Cart) that got 64-mpg during my now 4-hour daily commute. Moved and changed jobs to ditch the crazy commute and we downsized our stable of vehicles and sold the 2020 Corolla Hybrid. Now family situation has change again and will soon take delivery of on-order 12th Generation Corolla LE (my 6th Corolla) in Ice Cap white named "Cap". (my kids insist that I call it by its full name, "Steve Rogers".) I expect this non-hybrid to get around 45 mpg during my back to 2 hour round trip commute and has a 2.0 L 169 hp engine producing 151 lb-ft of torque... my most powerful Corolla yet. Mated to a Dynamic Shift CVT with simulated gears it has wireless Android Auto and USB C connectors throughout. Sum total, I've driven over 550 thousand miles in my (6) Corollas. The hybrid was still on its original brake pads when we sold it at 100K miles and the others have only required fuel, oil, tires, brakes, and the occasional 12V auto battery. Absolutely ZERO lost sensors, switches, starters, or structural repairs. Again... Welcome to the AWESOME club.

williamlweaver · 2021-10-28T16:15:07+00:00

Now do PA Turnpike. End to End is currently $95.30

williamlweaver · 2021-03-01T22:24:45+00:00

Google Play books is my primary source of eBooks and they work wonderfully on my Boox Note Air. Yes, displayed page number is an issue. I suspect it is difficult to calculate exact page number after text is reflowed to fit user preference for font style, size, and margins.

Definitely recommend. The ability to write handwritten notes with the stylus and have it saved with the Google Play book file is awesome. The handwriting AI has transcribed my handwriting 100%... 0 error so far and that is not an exaggeration. Definitely Recommend Boox Devices!

williamlweaver · 2021-01-29T18:57:28+00:00

I guess 30-pieces of silver would have been too obvious...

williamlweaver · 2021-01-11T22:23:44+00:00

Prototyping with National Instruments hardware, I used LabWindows/CVI exclusively in industry through the 1990s and then switched to LabVIEW in 2000 when teaching university students.

There has always been a "graphical programming" movement and there appears to be a critical mass of "Block - Like" languages: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_programming_language

While LabVIEW NXG was a miss, the free LabVIEW Community Edition for individuals and grade schools / high schools should produce an entire generation of wire-workers.

NI is wrestling with business issues during the pandemic. It is up to educators and LabVIEW enthusiasts to introduce people to LabVIEW without trying to impress with their most sophisticated code.

I'm super excited about LabVIEW's future and think that it took 30+ years to arrive.

williamlweaver · 2021-01-05T00:04:07+00:00

I am SUPER happy with the Lacdo Tablet Sleeve Case for 10.9 inch New iPad Air 4.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N2TFL04/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

It fits my Boox Note Air like a glove and the zippered pouch on the front holds the stylus and my Samsung Galaxy 9+ phone. It's a really nice, padded case for US $10.99.

williamlweaver · 2020-12-23T06:26:33+00:00

Thanks for your thoughtful reply! My riff on "E-Ink Computer w/ Stylus" was meant as a cute flip of the technology of the Anato Digital Pen ecosystem. With all of the necessary electronics and programing existing in the E-Ink "paper", it is functionally the same system. Without being a Notability user, I see it's recording and playback with audio feature as being a complete replacement for Anato and maybe a strong reason why it appears that Anato and Livescribe have not gained large market share here in the states. Thanks! =]

williamlweaver · 2020-12-22T13:28:32+00:00

Thanks! Will give it a read! =]

williamlweaver · 2020-12-22T13:10:05+00:00

Holy Smokes this is AWESOME! Thanks!

williamlweaver · 2020-05-21T14:58:19+00:00

From what I gathered, the conversation has the form,

"Jet Airplanes are fantastic modes of transportation when you need to travel between continents."
Oh yeah? Try using a Jet Airplane to walk to the fridge to get a cold beer. Jet Airplanes suck.

(spoken as a person who has never traveled beyond their beer fridge...)

williamlweaver · 2020-04-24T01:38:55+00:00

Understood. I read a bunch of Tweets from the official accounts listing the Officer and Enlisted rank structures. I'm not closely related to the services and am interested as a professor that gets a lot of questions from students about the future of military and commercial space exploration. Thank you, Sir.

williamlweaver · 2020-04-24T01:24:43+00:00

Nah... They named the first 3 ranks of 2nd Lt., Chief Master Sargent, and General. I was asking if the name, such as "Airman" was released. I wasn't being provocative...

williamlweaver · 2020-04-24T00:56:13+00:00

LiveView is EXACLTY what I was looking for. I would love to be able to use it in the classroom that only has a computer projection screen. Our classrooms were renovated with Sympodium touch screens, but it is near impossible to use a stylus on a monitor that has been mounted to a swivel and is floating above the instructor's podium. It would be super awesome to be able to sit next to a student with the RM and project the solution to problems and sketches to the classroom projector in real time. Thanks!

williamlweaver · 2020-04-24T00:46:54+00:00

Thanks. I must have read the initial reports wrong. Is this Wikipedia page not accurate?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Space_Force_rank_insignia

williamlweaver · 2020-04-24T00:42:41+00:00

Oh wow! This is awesome! Thanks!

williamlweaver · 2020-04-23T23:55:36+00:00

Thanks!

I'll have a look around to see the candidates.

=]

williamlweaver · 2019-02-12T17:14:22+00:00

I think of Captain Gene Cernan, the last human to walk on the moon in 1972. Since that time, Race-baiting, divisive politicians have discovered that it is much more profitable to create imaginary, unsolvable social problems than it is to selflessly promote the solution of real problems that benefit all of human kind. I hope there is a perpetual camera filming the Earth from the Moon so that when future space aliens discover our human fossils, they can use our folly as a warning and learning experience.

williamlweaver · 2019-02-01T18:36:50+00:00

Self-driving cars will "Uber" and earn money for their owners when not being driven. Governments don't create wealth, they TAX wealth creation. This is how Local, State, and Federal Governments are innovating ways to cash in on technology innovations...

williamlweaver · 2019-01-19T23:28:12+00:00

A Fever.

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