Shep_Book t1_jcw07tu wrote on March 20, 2023 at 12:03 AM

Reply to comment by Zestyclose_Alfalfa13 in We're #3. Not a yay. by RedRipeTomato

Meanwhile I’ve watched friends in Florida have their housing costs go up 70-80% in just the last few years.

Shep_Book t1_jaajyfj wrote on February 28, 2023 at 1:10 AM

Reply to comment by MarkVII88 in Wood stairs in the winter by RoyalAntelope9948

You can lead a horse to water, but it’s still gonna be pissed if you try to drown it. 🤣

Shep_Book t1_j9vbkso wrote on February 24, 2023 at 8:38 PM

Reply to comment by Sea-Election-9168 in Kelley Stand is not plowed! No charging stations either! by SVTer

Honestly, you’d need a pretty big generator. In cold weather, you need at least a 2-3kw of power to warm the battery in cold conditions. Then, you’d be left with whatever extra headroom you have from the generator to charge. So, a pretty big 4-5kw generator might get you 1-2kw of charge per hour.

A Model Y has a 72kwh battery, so you’d probably get about 2-3% an hour. (3-6 miles of charge per hour)

When doing road trips, superchargers are typically every 50-100 miles, sometimes a bit more. Route planning in the car does a pretty good job.

I’ve only ever had one leg of a trip feel sketchy. It was when I picked up a friend from an Air Force base out in the middle of nowhere Texas. 1.5 hours out and back to the nearest supercharger. Took about 85-90% of my charge.

Shep_Book t1_j8tcvr5 wrote on February 16, 2023 at 8:30 PM

Reply to Needed to make a home office this year so I thought I'd finish it off with a mechanical keyboard. I'm bloody converted this thing is amazing by spiceddrum

Rawdogging an OSB desk is a bit much for me, but I love the view out the window.

Shep_Book t1_j1p08s4 wrote on December 26, 2022 at 5:43 AM

Reply to How a Vermont farmer proved no snowflakes are alike by bleahdeebleah

This guy figured out how to control the growth of snowflakes.

Shep_Book t1_iv2ltan wrote on November 4, 2022 at 8:23 PM

Reply to comment by Sdwingnut in New England may not have enough natural gas to last the winter by mycophdstudent

Something to consider is that we have a lot more organisms that can break down organic matter before it has time to be turned into oil. One theory is that oil and gas would have a hard time regenerating while there are organisms that can break down and convert the matter, putting it back in the carbon cycle.

It’s why, while I love trees and I think they are great, eventually they die and decompose, releasing all the stored carbon back into the atmosphere.

Shep_Book t1_itv6ns4 wrote on October 26, 2022 at 3:28 PM

Reply to comment by thisoneisnotasbad in Tesla banking on zoning change to open 1st Vt. dealership in South Burlington by Room07

In all fairness, this isn't particularly new. Even going back much farther, things like the prius that was making the rounds after it was hacked. It did require physical access to the car, but then was able to be controlled wirelessly, IIRC.

The main thing most cars have in their favor is the inability for them to be updated/connected to wirelessly. At the same time, the ability to patch bugs that do show up, remotely, is really nice.

I think the responsible thing for any company, especially one making widely used software, is to have a robust bug bounty program. Pay people to exploit and break your software, then fix it.