rsuelzer (u/rsuelzer)

rsuelzer commented on We are investigating reports of degraded performance githubstatus.com/incident... · Posted by u/contingencies

perihelions · 2 years ago

- 'one more step away from a corporate-controlled internet"

Downvote me to grey-world if you like, but I think everyone's crazy to put all their code infrastructure in the hands of fucking Microsoft. Especially literal free open-source software. Who do you think Microsoft is? What do you know of Microsoft's history and their core values (they're "embrace, extinguish & exsanguinate"). It's like giving fucking Sauron safekeeping of your power-rings in Mordor, oh we have great infrastructure for safe ring storage here, very secure, the orcs are really expert guards.

rsuelzer · 2 years ago

But, I like the stock.

rsuelzer commented on Quality of new vehicles in US declining on more tech use: study reuters.com/business/auto... · Posted by u/lxm

opencl · 2 years ago

There's a manual override to open it from the inside, the only way to open it from the outside in that situation is to recharge the 12V battery.

There are also terminals accessible from the front to power the electronic hood latch from an external 12V source to access the battery.

rsuelzer · 2 years ago

Let's hope it doesn't happen in a blizzard. :)

rsuelzer commented on Quality of new vehicles in US declining on more tech use: study reuters.com/business/auto... · Posted by u/lxm

donw · 2 years ago

200k+ was common, even in the 80s, if you followed the recommended maintenance schedule.

Lots of people... don't.

rsuelzer · 2 years ago

Yeah, I haven't seen any actual data. But it seems widely accepted that American automakers in the 80s and 90s lost a lot of market share to foreign makers over (real or perceived) reliability issues.

rsuelzer commented on Quality of new vehicles in US declining on more tech use: study reuters.com/business/auto... · Posted by u/lxm

hahamrfunnyguy · 2 years ago

Just got a 2023 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV. The UX is awful, full of bugs and quirks. If it was an app I would have already uninstalled it. Unfortunately, I am stuck with an expensive car that is super clunky. I doubt any of the bug reports or usability issues are I've shared with the dealership or Mitsubishi are even going to get fixed.

rsuelzer · 2 years ago

I have the 2019. I needed AWD, as I have 10 miles of muddy roads to get to my house. I now regret not buying a Subaru for the 10k above MSRP or whatever the ransom was back then. The milage on the Outlander PHEV is comically terrible once the battery is empty. Yet somehow, it's a "clean air vehicle" (LOL) It's also crazy to me that "SPORT" utility vehicles don't have a trailer hitch by default. What are people using these things for? Oh yeah, automakers have convinced people living in cities that they need an oversized disgusting SUV to be safe, increase their odds of running over children, pets, and having catastrophic rollovers. The automakers like it because SUV's have much almost no safety standards compared to cars and no gas milage CAFE requirements!

I often hate myself for owning an SUV, but it was most practical vehicle for the rural area I'm in that was available at the time for a reasonable price.

Biggest annoyances with the Outlander 1) 12v system dies even when you have enough energy on board to power a house for a day. 2) It's a cargo ship with no cargo room. The front seats don't go all the way down, so I can't fit anything in this environmental disaster that I couldn't fit in a Ford Fiesta Hatchback. The back seats have things like cup holders and weird design features blocking the ability to use it to move stuff. 3) Why did they reinvent how you shift into gear? I need to explain to people who use my car how to put it into drive and park. 4) No spare tire! Now, I drive around with a spare floating around in the back that I purchased since not having a spare is a disaster waiting to happen in a rural area.

</rant>

Yeah, I will drive this into the ground and never buy an SUV again.

rsuelzer commented on Quality of new vehicles in US declining on more tech use: study reuters.com/business/auto... · Posted by u/lxm

shams93 · 2 years ago

My mom doesn't understand that her car isn't broken, any modern car has to be driven daily or all the extra stuff will leach that battery.

rsuelzer · 2 years ago

Haha, this is true. What's frustrating is that my PHEV has 12kw of battery, but I can't let it sit for more than a week without needing to jump it because they can't charge the 12v battery off of the drive-train battery system. DOH!

rsuelzer commented on Quality of new vehicles in US declining on more tech use: study reuters.com/business/auto... · Posted by u/lxm

rsuelzer · 2 years ago

Agree with all of this, however, I remember when an American car making it to 100k miles without major problems was nearly unheard of. Or at least, that's how I seem to remember it. My parents had several Dodge / Chrysler's in the 1990's that had catastrophic failure before reaching 100k miles. The exception was our Ford Escort which lasted to 180k miles before the engine needed a rebuild, which likely had something do with a sibling not changing the oil for 25k miles.

It seems like we have more reliable engines, drive trains, and less reliable $2 chips that turns those things on.

rsuelzer commented on Quality of new vehicles in US declining on more tech use: study reuters.com/business/auto... · Posted by u/lxm

porknubbins · 2 years ago

This headline is hopelessly overbroad in its use of “quality” and “tech”. If this trend is real is it about OEMs cheaping out and using crappy UI and ergonomics. Touch panel door handles sound godawful but I haven’t seen those yet. I don’t think the tech used in the various ECUs in a modern car has demonstrably caused a decrease in quality, and it has certainly increased capabilities.

rsuelzer · 2 years ago

Isn't Tesla touch handle doors? Not sure who else has them. Not sure what benefit they add anyway. I'd imagine there is some sort of manual override for when the 12v system dies and you can't get into the car?

rsuelzer commented on Ask HN: How are you using GPT to be productive? · Posted by u/yosito

rsuelzer · 2 years ago

Today

Correctly migrated several stupidly complex docker files. I spent several hours on Google trying to figure out what to do, then I just asked gpt-4 to figure out what was wrong. It was perfect.

It then added complete TS documentation to several dozen files, because documentation is for suckers. It will use this documentation in the future.

Updated about half of my API documentation, fixing my speeling errors.

And we had a nice discussion about how to start saving money for an early forced retirement and about the specific tasks it would be doing when it replaced me.

rsuelzer commented on Ask HN: How are you using GPT to be productive? · Posted by u/yosito

rsuelzer · 2 years ago

I wrote plugins for Code to add TSDoc comments to all my methods. Also, right click refactor and comment. It's nice now. Soon it will make me unemployed.