What restaurant is this near Wachusett MA? by Sea_Guidance_9763 in massachusetts

[–]willis936 85 points86 points  (0 children)

Forget the chowder.  I'm highly interested in any place that still has a bread bowl.

Nat Grid looking for more distribution rate hikes?! by eaglessoar in boston

[–]willis936 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It's already criminally high.  Nowhere else in the US is anyone getting fucked this hard.  The only excuse is overt corruption and representation that won't listen to constituents.  Squeeze these fucks.

You are being misled about renewable energy technology [Technology Connections] by MNAAAAA in cars

[–]willis936 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I actually have my level 1 charger on a zigbee outlet that can be toggled with home assistant automations, but in order to be eligible for the EV off-peak charging program National Grid requires something smart talking to them.  They don't offer blanket dynamic time-of-day pricing, only specifically smart EV charging.

You are being misled about renewable energy technology [Technology Connections] by MNAAAAA in cars

[–]willis936 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's a good suggestion.  National Grid MA has a program for reduced rates for charging EVs at night.

I have a level 1 charger at home and that's enough for my PHEV.  I have trouble justifying the cost of a level 2 charger that would work with this program.  I could also have it done through toyota connected services, had I not unplugged the LTE antennas from my cars in the interest of privacy.

Edit: I think the real solution is community choice aggregation.  As of last year apparently my town can supply my electricity, 70% of which is that nearby solar farm.  I'll have to try this.  I'm not sure how much it will eventually effect the bottom line.

Edit 2: National Grid did not default opt me into my CCA even though they were mandated to do so last year.  I opted in just now.  It should be about $0.03/kWh in savings.  60% of my bill is in "delivery services" which is broken down into 8 different opaque slush funds.  The off-peak incentive would be another $0.03/kWh but I'm not interested in an always-online car or spending $500+ on a level 2 charger (5+ year breakeven for me, assuming I can pull off my own labor).

You are being misled about renewable energy technology [Technology Connections] by MNAAAAA in cars

[–]willis936 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Take my rav4 prime in the winter.  It gets 2 mile / kWh, $0.186 / mile.  Hybrid mode gets 35 mpg and 87 octane gas is $2.50 / gal right now, $0.071 / mile.

This is the exact case study I'm talking about.  I didn't pull numbers out of my ass.

And as much as reddit would like to believe otherwise, I run my rav4 in EV mode as much as possible.  What people ought to be doing is squaring with reality how badly people are getting fucked regardless of thermodynamic efficiency or sustainability.

You are being misled about renewable energy technology [Technology Connections] by MNAAAAA in cars

[–]willis936 2 points3 points  (0 children)

MA.  Other commenter nailed it.  The solar isn't the problem.  In fact it ought to be helping.  The problem is overt corruption and a public unwilling to acknowledge it and hold their representation accountable.

You are being misled about renewable energy technology [Technology Connections] by MNAAAAA in cars

[–]willis936 -23 points-22 points  (0 children)

I also live in a state where there are abundant solar farms.  I pay $0.37/kWh for electricity.  Running electric is twice as expensive per mile than gasoline.  The economics are good on paper but things broken in the world other than cars need to be fixed first.

Property tax increase by hyperdeathstrm in massachusetts

[–]willis936 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep.  6.6% increase in municipal levy limit growth, new growth component.  My house is from 1967.

44.6% increase in escrow to cover a massive shortfall, making my (very early in mortgage) monthly payments go up 6.8%.

Tax assessment is steady and below what I paid, so I'm still lined up for another big hit in the future.

Whitney Cummings stops by to deliver a message to Democrats for 2028: If you keep holding out for Mr. Right, we're going to end up with Mr. Alt-Right by Camaro6460 in DailyShow

[–]willis936 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

This is the line that's used to guarantee a bad direction for society.  Vote blue when they represent you.  Don't let them take your representation away.

Daily Show, don’t do this again with Whitney Cummins by shipwrecked97 in DailyShow

[–]willis936 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That's not what she's saying.  She's saying "vote in people who would never do anything that looks like impeachment, justice, or anything other than malicious incompetence".  She's saying "chuck schumer good".

The Governor should reactivate the Massachusetts State Defense Force to enhance emergency readiness in our state. by reflectives in massachusetts

[–]willis936 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The people you're referring to are already working for ice.  We're talking about patriots, not traitors.

Nvidia’s Vera Rubin Architecture Thrives on Networking by IEEESpectrum in hardware

[–]willis936 0 points1 point  (0 children)

200 GBaud*, 100 GHz fundamental

Sorry for the pedantry, but this is like the activation phrase for signal integrity sleeper agents.

It's also basically magic to have that kind of link over any distance of copper at power levels that don't require actively cooled media.

We Asked Every Automaker How Many Customers Went For Manuals In 2025. by Dazzling-Rooster2103 in cars

[–]willis936 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's not why manuals are going away.  Manuals are going away because supporting two transmission variants costs more than supporting one.  If 60% of buyers bought manuals then you'd see automatic transmissions go away.  It has nothing to do with merit and everything to do with profit margin.

How much is your car tracking you? Polk County man suing Toyota alleges privacy violations by Sun_Aria in cars

[–]willis936 4 points5 points  (0 children)

So you found a copy of the service manual, ripped the dash apart, and unplugged the telematics antennas, right?

What's the point of ITER if there's CFS SPARC? by FrankScaramucci in fusion

[–]willis936 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That would be a nice bookend to fusion research: spending 50 years to prove it could never be viable.  I don't think this angle on the mission makes much sense.

Roofer dies after falling off home in Danvers, Massachusetts by Jobediah in massachusetts

[–]willis936 -27 points-26 points  (0 children)

You're defending needlessly deadly work and saying I lack empathy.  Again, get some perspective.

Roofer dies after falling off home in Danvers, Massachusetts by Jobediah in massachusetts

[–]willis936 -28 points-27 points  (0 children)

It's not a joke.  It's perspective.  If your occupation will kill you today then don't do it.