Hook it up to the Internet and get the top Lawn Mowing Simulator players to do it for free.
Ender’s Game for lawnmowers
Readit NewsCorrado commented on OpenMower – An open source lawn mower github.com/ClemensElflein... · Posted by u/rickcarlino
Corrado commented on How much do electric car batteries degrade? sustainabilitybynumbers.c... · Posted by u/xnx
> I'm not trying to be mean, I think EVs are great, but hybrids are still obviously better
I've replaced more transmissions and rebuilt more engines than most people you'll meet. The EV drivetrain, even if it has a weak point in the battery, it's such a pleasure to own because of the reduced maintenance. All the money saved on oil, oil filters, plugs, mufflers, replacement stolen catalytic converters, coils, plug wires, fire and air filters, valve gaskets, water pumps, timing chains, lifters, brake pads, and the damned automatic transmission, add up to about the same order as a battery replacement - if that battery replacement is even needed. In the ICE vehicle, all those things are definitely needed.
I completely agree. My father was a truck mechanic and I spent plenty of time under cars turning wrenches. I'm very happy that part of my life is behind me as an BEV owner. My wife still drives an old Accord and I dread the times when it needs an oil/transmission fluid change, muffler replacement, water pump, etc. All of that simply disappears when you switch to a BEV and it really is refreshing not having to think about it at all.
Corrado commented on AWS merges malicious PR into Amazon Q lastweekinaws.com/blog/am... · Posted by u/QuinnyPig
Another thing to note, the AI angle on this is nonsensical. The commit could have just as easily done many other negative things to the system without AI as a layer of indirection.
I think the AI angle for this is that it is a force multiplier. You don't have to write specific commands, you just have to prompt generic things and it will helpfully fill in all the details. This also allows you to avoid having certain keywords in the PR (ie. `rm -rf`) and possibly evade detection.
Corrado commented on The Hater's Guide to the AI Bubble wheresyoured.at/the-hater... · Posted by u/lukebennett
His comments about Apple ring true to my ears. Apple is definitely lagging behind in the "AI" world, but that is really what they tend to do. They aren't the first company but they are usually the best. Historically, they wait until everyone else makes the mistakes and then introduce something better. I guess they felt like they couldn't wait for the "AI" trend to blow over; probably because Siri is just not very good.
I think that Apple will hold on to their "AI" stuff for a while longer and wait until it really dies down. Then they will introduce a much better Siri and get rid of the "summarize your email" and "re-write this sentence" bullshit.
Corrado commented on YouTube's new anti-adblock measures iter.ca/post/yt-adblock/... · Posted by u/smitop
The primary thing that makes advertisements disagreeable is their irrelevance. That’s not to say whether or not the advertisement is for a product or service for which the viewer is interested in purchasing but how it relates to the context in which it is viewed.
People complain about billboards next to a countryside highway because it is entirely irrelevant to driving through the countryside. Actual complaints may be about how the billboards block a scenic view but that also seems like another way of complaining about the irrelevance. Similarly, if I am watching a Youtube video, I am never thinking that a disruptive message from a commercial business is relevant to my current activities (uh, passivities?). No advertisement is relevant, not even in-video direct sponsorships, hence SponsorBlock.
If I go to Costco and see an advertisement for tires... well, I’m at Costco, where I buy stuff. Things are sold at Costco and people go there to have things sold to them. I might need tires and realize I can get that taken care of while I’m at Costco. Nearly every advertisement I see at Costco is relevant because it’s selling something I can buy in the same building, indeed usually something juxtaposed close to the advertisement.
I don’t complain about advertisements at Costco because that would be insane. I complain about the advertisements on Youtube because they’re irrelevant and weird but somehow normalized.
I completely agree, though with a twist. Google knows everything about me and yet I get ADs for things that I would never purchase. Just because I'm a middle aged male I see trucks, and beer, and football advertisements all day long. Those are irrelevant to me. If Google would only use their immense knowledge of me and what I like, I might be more amenable to watching their ADs. Where are the ADs for geeky movies that I might enjoy (is there a new Superman movie coming out)? Or books by my favorite authors? Or video games or computer equipment or electric cars? Hell, I have grandkids so stuff for them might work on me.
To be clear, it's not only Google, all the big providers have so much information on all of us, but they don't seem to take advantage of it at all. I've turned the AD "customization" on/off for all kinds of things and it doesn't seem to matter in the slightest. Nearly everything I see is irrelevant to me.
Corrado commented on Tesla seeks to guard crash data from public disclosure reuters.com/legal/governm... · Posted by u/kklisura
I'm the same. I loved my 2020 Model Y when I bought it new and I love my 2020 Model X that I bought used. Both are the best cars I've ever owned. I know that everyone likes to complain about fit and finish but honestly I never noticed a single thing wrong with either of them. They are performant, silent, efficient, and the MX doors make my grandkids giggle (that's worth quite a bit :).
I keep looking for the next EV to buy but every one that I test drive seems lacking, mostly in the software area. Tesla has the software nailed and nobody else can seem to figure it out. I recently drove a Rivian R1S and really liked it, but the software was not great (for a $100K car) and it really disappointing me.
I really feel like Tesla does great work but their leader needs to go. He's smeared the name so badly that I fear it might never recover.
Corrado commented on Tesla seeks to guard crash data from public disclosure reuters.com/legal/governm... · Posted by u/kklisura
Even the patent thing was just a scam. You're free to use Tesla's patents as long as you promise to not sue them for violating any of your patents. It wasn't some altruistic thing
I wouldn't go so far as to say it was a "scam" but there were definitely reasons that other automakers didn't take them up on the offer. IMHO if someone like Ford or Toyota had taken them up on the offer they could be miles ahead of the competition today and not lagging behind the Chinese competitors. While there were strings attached there were also a lot of good ideas in those patents that would have boosted development and deployment timelines.
Corrado commented on DOGE worker’s code supports NLRB whistleblower krebsonsecurity.com/2025/... · Posted by u/todsacerdoti
this guy's lawyer says: This is a difficult topic for Dan to discuss, but prior to our filing the whistle-blower disclosure this week, last week, somebody went to Dan's home and taped a threatening note, a menacing note on his door with personal information.
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While he was at work, and it also contained photographs of him walking his dog taken by a drone.
This is mafia shit.
I just finished watching Daredevil: Born Again[0] and this incident looks shockingly familiar to what happened in the show. I don't know how the show runners knew this was going to happen but it feels like they've been spying on the future. Do they have a time machine or are they really that good (and the current administration that bad)?