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!

They should be suing for hundreds of millions!

Of course one of the biggest problems with this grift strategy is Trump family profits but American taxpayers are on the hook

Tesla, believe it or not, is doing the ai thing right.

1. There’s always a control: you may not like touch screen in your car but it’s always there so you’re not forced to use voice assistant.
2. The standard voice assistant still works the same as it ever did
3. AI voice assistant is separate that you can choose to use or not. When it was new, it was not allowed to control anything but that is gradually being phased in as it works.

When the ai first came out all it could do is hold a conversation, and was amusingly snarky. Now it can set a destination, but is still limited compared to standard voice assistant

While I personally like some of the extras a smart home can do for me, we can all agree that we’re being sold a bunch of bs that doesn’t work well for anyone.

Basic rules for smart devices should start with

• local manual control still works, exactly as anyone expects. The “smart” part is extra
• local network only whenever possible. Should never depend on the internet
• no vendor lock-in. work with my mix of devices. No I will not use a stupid vendor app to a stupid vendor portal per device to do basic operations.
• the goal is for my home to work better for me, not to feed me more ads. That will get your device thrown out

The problem is manufacturers highly advertise devices that violate these rules, that serve them before you, where you are the product, and a standard person will find it difficult to even learn they have options

Don’t forget device profiles! It’s not enough for a device to be on the network but also that it must operate like expected and with the same calls.

Instead of making up what constitutes “on” for a light switch and require vendor specific drivers, the device profile defines “on” and all light switches must support that!