pusher_robot
PLEASE GO STAND BY THE STAIRS
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pusher_robot
PLEASE GO STAND BY THE STAIRS
15hr ago
If you just want to get a feel for driving one, pop into your nearest Tesla showroom and take a test drive. They're usually very accommodating, they don't handle sales directly, and they don't work on commission.
The controls are a bit different, though highly automatic and generally intuitive for someone who is familiar with screen UI. For example, changing driving modes is done with a selector on the screen or overhead buttons, but is usually not necessary because simply buckling in and stepping on the brake will select an appropriate gear for you. Same with Y-turns: turn the wheel hard and brake facing a road edge, and it will automatically select reverse; reverse, turn the wheel hard and brake, and it will automatically select drive. Most other functions are either automated, like headlights, wipers, and door locking, or have pretty obvious controls. If you are a control freak and don't like automatic functions, you will probably find the controls frustrating.
The accelerator operation is much different than in a standard automatic transmission and closed to driving a manual transmission with a high-compression engine. As soon as you lift the accelerator, the car will start to slow. Lift all the way and the car will slow as much as medium braking does in an automatic, so in most driving it is not necessary to use the brake at all. It takes a little getting used to, but not having to switch pedals constantly is a pleasure. The accelerator feels much more closely related to speed than power, as opposed to a gas automatic.
On longer trips, providing you input your destination, the navigation system is very good about getting you to charging locations, so that is rarely an issue. Even the standard rage is typically well over 200 miles, so you shouldn't have to stop more than once every couple of hours, and charging from a low state of charge to around 75% usually takes barely more time than to use the restroom, get a snack, and stretch your legs a bit. The one issue I've heard of with rentals is that they expected you to return them with the same state of charge as when you left, which can be inconvenient if it was very high, as it means you have to charge somewhere close to the rental location and charging to very high states of charge takes much longer than going from low to around 75%.
pusher_robot
PLEASE GO STAND BY THE STAIRS
2d ago
I use it almost every time I drive. It's not perfect, but almost certainly better than me. I did manage to buy it outright just before they discontinued that option. You still need to pay a little attention, but you can definitely just stare out the windshield and zone out.
pusher_robot
PLEASE GO STAND BY THE STAIRS
5d ago
For what it's worth, airliner air is not recycled. The air coming through the fresh air nozzles is coming from the pressurizing system, which typically uses bleed air from one of the jet engine compressor stages. At the same time, a relief valve lets air out to maintain the overall cabin pressure.
I installed Omarchy on a spare laptop the other day after hearing some chatter about it and watching the producer DHH's intro on Youtube: https://youtube.com/watch?v=F7fe9pa8OeE&t=1025s
I can say it's definitely one of the most compelling Linux distros I've installed as a daily driver for some time, mostly because of how different but also how well-thought-out it is. It's designed to be used almost entirely with the keyboard, with a minimalist but very good-looking CLI-inspired interface. It's the first time I've been inspired to really made a solid effort of becoming proficient with using a tiling window interface, and while it's still not entirely intuitive, there's something about it that seems so much less...stressful, or distracting maybe, compared to having a huge stack of floating windows laying around. It more-or-less forces you to do keep things tidy as you work, which adds a little bit of friction but feels really satisfying to work in.
It's also completely unapologetic about being AI-forward, being developed with AI assistance and having a ton of AI tools built-in. The OS itself is designed to be easy to modify by AI agents, so that if you do want to make changes to the system, you don't need to be a hacker to do so. As a result I have finally broken down and opened my wallet for a Supergrok subscription, which has been another interesting experience.
ETA: The community is interesting as well - it seems disproportionately filled with people who are just generally interested in new software possibilities and less interested in politics or bureaucracy.
ETA: The flat design and tiling system make me recall Windows 8 with a little more sympathy for its design decisions, but this may not be a paradigm that would ever be popular with the masses.
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