Corey Peterson

Anyhow, despite having a NACS adapter I don't really see the need to use Tesla's chargers except in situations where they're the only game in town. Not only are they usually slower with 800v cars, they're the most expensive by far at about ~$0.50/kw.

A screenshot of an EV charging app. The battery is 40% full and being charged at a rate of 234kw. In under two minutes, the car has already received 3.5kw of energy.

The Ft Pierce rest stop broke my record for fastest DC charging: 234kw. This was preceded by an earlier stop in Pompano, but the chargers there (same network: FPL) provided a measley 40kw by comparison. I've seen a few 350kw stations around, but haven't tried them yet.

We did our first EV "road trip" this weekend: ~240 miles each way. Two random observations: 1: supercharger congestion is nuts! Stopped to charge 3x, and all 3 stops had packed superchargers. By contrast, CCS chargers always had room. 2: every CCS network has their own app. Annoying! I'm up to 7.

Unreasonably bummed to learn that the zoo in Miami decommissioned and scrapped its monorail in 2022. I had fond memories of riding it as a kid! 1990s me was convinced monorails were the transit option of the future.

I'm not usually hop-crazy either! Maybe just a little hop-curious. This was unexpectedly smooth. I'll be keeping an eye out for more on my next beer run.

A photo of a can of "swamp water", or carbonated water with hops. It was non-alcoholic and surprisingly tasty.

Hopped... sparkling water? This was a new experience, but a delightful one.

Beeps and boops

You're right - I think a lot of folks have sticker shock on new vehicles (understandably) but don't quite realize how affordable a gently used EV can be. I certainly didn't expect it until I started actively looking. Great looking car, btw.

I haven't taken any more recently 😅 I'll need to fix that!

A photo of a Hyundai Ioniq 6 parked at a charging station. It is a dark green color that looks nearly black in the shade.

Yes, definitely a convert now. I snagged an Ioniq 6 in the rare-but-excellent digital green color. It's been a thrill so far!

+1 to the aux port hookup though - or even better, the cassette to 3.5mm adapters! My first car had that and I loved it.

We got a return-to-office mandate back in August and I was suffering pretty hard with stick shift + commute traffic and filling up twice a month. EV felt worth it for that experience alone. Still getting comfy with charging routine but overall no complaints, having a real "modern" car is wild lol

Two weeks ago I made the plunge on a gently used EV. Now I'm that guy who won't shut up about how awesome EVs are (sorry.) Especially coming from a series of manual transmission cars, it truly feels like driving a spaceship.

End of an era. I really think this is for the best, despite having many wonderful memories of visiting as a kid 20+ years ago.

An outdoor beer garden with a rustic vibe under party cloudy skies near sunset. A wooden barn, pavilion, outdoor recliners, and barrels fill the scene.

An outdoor beer garden from the perspective of a bench under a wooden pavilion. A large wooden barn fills the center frame.

Still thinking about this cozy beer garden in southwestern Maine from last weekend. Pizza, beer, 70 degrees, 45% humidity. Just incredible.

A wide angle photo of a picturesque lake in Maine, with a low rolling mountain on the horizon under blue skies. A tree juts into frame from the shore on the right, behind which a floating wooden platform for swimming sits and nearby, the distinct profile of a loon.

Hi. I don't have anything of substance to add to the current discourse, so here's a loon on a lake.

I've used twitter via the web app on firefox mobile since they shut down 3rd party apps prior to elonification. Since then, it is shocking how much power it drains even just scrolling the timeline for several minutes. At some point I need to plug in dev tools and investigate.

My favorite "why does <small town> have a swank airport?" example remains Portsmouth, NH, which has no business being as nice as it is for all *checks notes* 3-6 flights per week. Unlike Monroe, I don't really understand why it exists in the first place.

So jealous 😭

A red hardcover book sits on a black coffee table. The title reads "the dagger in Vichy" by Alastair Reynolds in a medieval style.

A hardcover novella is opened to the first page where the signature of the author is visible.

Pleased to snag a signed copy of Al Reynolds's new novella. This is now my second signed book by one of my favorite authors.

I held off playing BG3 for a while because I was skeptical it was THAT good, but after having just finished my first run... Okay, yeah, it was indeed THAT good.

A black cat lies asleep on a green carpet. His coat shines impressively with the bright light coming into the room. The head of a snake toy peeks out from under his chin, implying he was playing with it before falling asleep.

Sleepy boy

4.6 Billion Years On, the Sun Is Having a Moment In the past two years, without much notice, solar power has begun to truly transform the world’s energy system.

Among all the big bad things happening on our planet, there's one Big Good Thing, the sudden, startling rise of solar energy.
It changes the power dynamic, in every sense of the word 'power.'
www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...

It's a great time to fuck off from work, log off online, and take care of yourself and the people you love.

We all need to gear up for what's coming.

I don't have the words to convey how absolutely devastating this would be. I look forward to preparing for storms based purely on vibes and YouTube weather slop.

Selfie of a guy with red hair and a beard, sunglasses, and a bucket hat holding a sign that says "NONE OF THIS IS NORMAL"

Wide angle photo of protestors along the edge of a street holding signs and American flags towards passing vehicles. A crowd is visible stretching away from the close side of the street as well as the opposite side.

From one of the local protests in Casselberry this morning. Overheard organizers estimate about 2000 in attendance, by far their largest turnout yet.

Cuts have consequences, illustrated. As seen on TV 📺

If you had said it was some weird cross promotion, I wouldn't have even blinked. "So good at locking in moisture, even the Fremen would use them"

A view of the north side of Block Island from offshore. Sand-colored cliffs are topped by a thin layer of green, situated between radiant blue water and a sky filled with scattered clouds.

An elevated view of a well-maintained field bordered by vegetation. Several New England-style homes pepper the vegetation in the distance and further out, the shore island curves away revealing a town several miles distant. The sky is clear with only faint wisps of cloud and the sea stretches out to the horizon on the left.

A long wooden staircase descends in moderate fog to a distant beach. Thick, stout vegetation surrounds the stairs on either side. The atmosphere is gray and moody.

Block Island views, from a nice little mini-vacation this weekend to rendezvous with family.

Graphs showing 25 years of budgets for the National Institute of Health, NASA, and the NSF. In all cases, the proposed budget for next year is far, far below any year of the previous quarter century.

There are 2 previous historical cases of countries destroying their science and universities, crippling them for decades: Lysenkoism in the USSR and Nazi Germany. The Trump administration will be the 3rd.
It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.