I’m a single parent so would be hypocritical not to.

Then again my kids are in college, soon to be adults, I’m an older parent who doesn’t have the energy I did 20 years ago, and my focus right now is trying to make up for lost retirement savings so I can eventually retire. I do love kids but I’m not up for doing it all again

Actually I have been. I asked my kid to preferentially park their car there, but it just seems kind of silly

My company has been threatening us with this, but the joke is on them: my current spot is the worst. The chair is broken, there’s a tear in the carpet that keeps catching the wheels of the chair, there’s only one monitor when most have two, and my docking station is glitchy with the monitor

But we rent the entire building, have extra desks, and can’t coordinate consistent work from home days. Something would have to change drastically for them to be able to save money on hot-desking

Yeah I ve been pissed at this all summer, that people keep parking in my spot.

My street has street parking but everyone has driveways and garages so there are rarely cars parking on the street. Why the heck has someone been parking in front of my house?

The street is practically empty, much of the time literally empty, so they can park in front of wherever they’re going. But my house is the only one with a tree, creating one spot with shade on the entire block. Sometimes there is only one car parked on the entire street, and it’s in front of my house. While I know I’m not entitled to the spots in front of my house, this is just wrong.

Yes, eSIMs are much more convenient plus phones can have multiple. While I’ve never tried the multiple eSIM feature, I find it so much nicer to set up a new eSIM online than to have to deal with a physical SIM from a physical store. It’s also more convenient when getting a new phone, at least for iPhone. The setup can just transfer the eSIM from one phone to the next so your number gets moved with no effort on your part

I don’t blame the technology here but the implementation or the scenario

• the article makes it clear they understand it’s an uncommon scenario to have to switch number so many times
• wtf is the carrier doing requiring text 2fa to get a new eSIM? Thats just dumb
• Apparently android needs some work?

I have the opposite anecdote: eSIM has been more reliable than physical SIM. It just works on my iPhone. I like never having to goto a physical store. When i got my new phone this fall it transferred the eSIM so smoothly I barely noticed. It just worked.

Meanwhile from previous phones it always seemed about half the time I got a bad SIM and had to goto my providers physical store to get a new one. What a pain!

For the model 3 and Y with the mechanical handles you press on one end to get the other to pop out

If it’s iced over, you can press on the other end and there’s a little room to effectively rock it back and forth a bit to break the ice. I live in Massachusetts, I park outside, and this is my third winter with the car, and I’ve only had to do this twice. It worked each time with minimal effort

I have no idea what the model s and x do with the electronic self-presenting handles. They ought to have a defroster or some sort of vibrator to do similar. Not that it would help in an accident

You’re both right: this is where we need more precise language

Model 3 and Y, most Teslas, have mechanical handles. However all Teslas have an electronic latch mechanism

Isn’t the CT a button with an electronic door popper? Where did I read that?

Yeah I’ve noticed people take a bit to figure it out even after I explain it. But as an owner it quickly becomes natural. It’s not all that different to use that a standard handle - the older style that used to have a button on the handle. As long as you use the correct hand, your thumb is ready to press exactly as if there were a button, then the jangle pops out and your hand is there to grab it exactly as the old style to pull after pressing the button

But I guess my main issue here is not all teslas are the same, so it’s important to be specific and precise.

Given that the underlying cause is trying to make a “Software Defined Vehicle” (SDV) I have to imagine most of the Chinese EVs have similar implementation. There’s also a fairness concern: are they specifically targeting Tesla or are they actually concerned about safety across all similar implementations?

Yes, and at least some motivation. However I’m still getting used to being single and it’s hard to motivate myself to travel when I don’t have someone to travel with.

It all depends on the details, I kid the article is blatantly wrong

All Tesla models use flush, electronically actuated handles that blend into the bodywork

I believe this is only the model s and x, a small minority of their vehicles.

My model y has a physically presented handle - you press on one side to pop out the other - NOT electronic self-presenting. I believe that’s true of model 3 and y, the vast majority of teslas.

That being said, there’s several things this may mean. Is it just the self-presenting they don’t like? What about buttons like on the cybertruck? What about the manual operated handle like on the model 3 and y? Or is the important part the electronic latch mechanism internally? I have no idea what safety features that has.

If it’s literally just the self-presenting handles on the high end models like the article mentions, that’s probably no big deal. They don’t sell many of those and the model x especially is way overdue for redesign or to be ended. Hopefully it’s more than that though

I might get a plate. I’ve been looking at them!

The downside is they are custom sized and every grill is different. You can’t really expect a plate for one grill to work n the next. Historically I’ve had grills last only 4-6 years. This one is more expensive so I hope it’ll last but is already five years old

Part of that seems like an argument for the more expensive models, LoL

Grills

• propane grill for regular grilling
• pellet grill for smoking
• portable grill for camping

I recently converted my stove from gas to induction, but one of the casualties was my griddle top - steel griddle covering the entire stove. I loved playing short order cook or having all that space to toss around fried rice. I keep telling myself I don’t need something like that but those Blackstone grills keep drawing me in

There was one of the conspiracy theories last year, that the goal was to disrupt trade enough to devalue the US dollar. Our shit would be cheaper on the global market and our salaries will be lower relative to other countries

Not at all the same. That started as targeted tariffs as punishment for accusations of unfair trade. Tariffs have been frequently used in the past and targeted tariffs can be an important tool for specific types of trade issues. It did escalate into a trade war which didn’t help anyone, but with one specific country.

That’s not at all the same as widespread tariffs, including starting trade wars against important allies and trade partners

I don’t know, it was an informational note on one of the pages.

Thanks for the encouragement

It’s interesting that “Wednesday” has had decent development of all those main characters …… all except Lurch. He does so much for that family but is always taken for granted. Season three needs to focus on Lurch!