You ever click on someone looking for what they are about just to find that short little descriptor at the top? NOT TODAY! My goal is to be genuinely informative and as accurate as possible. I don't engage in "click baiting" and I'm not going to do or post anything if I don't feel like other people can benefit. You get the kind of energy out that you put in. My goal is to put as much good out there as possible and dispel bad information where I find it. I'm going to try to be a little more active and get some more posts out there that I feel like others could benefit from. Your words fade but your actions echo, make the echo good!

Being active on X makes me appreciate the fact that it is not an echo chamber while developing a stronger understanding of why people are attracted to Echo Chambers 🤣

Oh boy, apparently the boost that came with the grok upgrade just means more trolls. Pick your battles people, time is too finite to suffer fools.

It is such an incredible irony that the people that see the Roadster as out of touch with reality are so incredibly out of touch themselves If you're triggered by something silly and fun that a bunch of hard-working people got to do as an exciting side project seek help Car companies have been doing stunts like this forever because it's good advertising and it boosts morale for those involved in making it. It's also a talent recruiting tool. The world does not revolve around the things you find most important. Different people with interest in different things is how we've gotten to the standard of living that we're at. It's not perfect but we can continue to slowly improve despite what social media and the News would lead you to believe.

Finally started hitting grok limits. Unified account and upgraded since I've been very happy with my service. Found out that I should be able to work on my book on the road. Let's go!

The people "The plaid model S is old hat." Tesla and SpaceX engineers "Hold our beers."

Then they did funny car levels of 0-60 after doing it in 1 second wasn't fast enough

and they JUST KEPT DOING IT

Then they did this and I actually couldn't contain myself and a chain of excited obscenities left my mouth...

I think this Roadster demonstration is going to be the Cyber truck unveil all over again. It's going to receive ridiculous amounts of Love and Hate. People will claim it's never going to make it to production that it's impossible to do things that they say it will do. The armchair experts that are experts in nothing will be crawling out of the woodwork. After producing cybertruck Against All Odds the Roadster should come in a quicker fashion. I expect the Roadster will set a benchmark that will be nearly impossible to touch. Maybe not in every area but in a good number of them. Don't sleep on the combined power of the pioneers of the appealing EV and the company that made reusable rocket Hardware.

You can tell I'm not a bot because good lord do I mess up my posts and replies!

I had an opportunity to buy a 2021 model y with 368,000 Mi on it and I am kicking myself for not buying it. Miles almost don't matter on good EVS don't let people tell you otherwise.

If you're actually following what I post I appreciate you. I promise I'm trying to do better. I keep planning on posting my thoughts here that I think might be helpful for others and maybe someday I'll start doing it regularly. I always invite questions specially in areas I feel I can speak to.

Simply calling the Cyber truck a truck feels like calling a fire truck a siren truck.

Ok, short lesson about cords, particularly when dealing with heavy electric loads. Length matters, but not as much as people think... Ok, mind back out of the gutter? Good! If you decide to use an extension cord to charge lets say an EV you should know a few things. 1. It's not recommended for good reasons 2. If you're ignoring that recommendation you should fully understand what you are doing There's a lot of reasons they recommend not using extension cords but there is indeed a safer way to use them. I'll point out some of the biggest hurdles but the real answer is always to set things up so you don't need an extension cord. Gauge matters more than length. Gauge is the thickness of the wire and has a direct effect on how quick and how much the wire heats up for a given load. Most "heavy duty" orange cords are 16 gauge. These are ok for light loads and some short use on some heavier loads but they should be avoided for most power hungry equipment and NEVER used for EV charging. If you must use them you should derate your charge to 8 amps or less. Charging an EV should ideally be done on a 12 gauge or better yet a 10 gauge. When it comes to gauge you're better off with a 100 ft 10 gauge than you are with a 10 foot 16 gauge. There are other critical factors -check outlet condition with a two prong plug and see if it holds tightly, good resistance plugging and unplugging, not lose. -Never use any plug with a broken off ground lug -Never leave a cord wound up, piled, or in any state that traps heat. -Check for voltage drop if possible through your charge unit or vehicle screen -Use high safety devices like the Tesla universal mobile connector that check plug temperature and voltage drop (obviously temp check would only be at the connector plug) Electrical safety is way more serious than people take it. It's very safe when done proper and very deadly when not. I'm always happy to answer questions if you have them. Be safe out there!

Some day I should make a video going over the sorted history of this setup. Even more so now that Fuggles and Powerwall 3 can play nice with each other. Like most things, solar isn't as bad as the naysayers let on. Really there's nothing bad about it in my eyes since I think panels look kind of cool. On the other hand it's also not some instant ROI either. I did mine for energy security as well as savings. With uncertain energy prices on the horizon I wanted better stability. In truth, over the long term, a lot of newer setups may take a very long time to pay back with net metering shaking up. All that said, I might take back the solar shingles on the house given what I know now. I would under no circumstances take back the southern panels though. The production on both southern arrays is nuts!

I see so much bad information on finances so I'd like to give a perspective common among people doing well financially or running businesses. NOT FINANCIAL ADVICE Say you want to buy a car and it's 30k and you've got 35k in the bank. Do you just buy it in cash and wipe out your cash buffer? Most would say no, particularly if you can get a good rate on a loan. You want that buffer around in case something comes up that you can't easily finance well in the moment. Good debt is totally a thing if you're working intelligently with your cash reserves. I make more in a high yield savings than I lose in interest on even my vehicle loans. Good finances is all about smart positions and leveraging. People also get nervous as a cash buffer gets drained, that goes doubly so for a company. Back to personal finances, say you finance the car at 2% interest and you've got the 35k in a high yield at 4%. Not only are you actually making money by not buying in cash but you've got a safety net if the crap hits the fan. I'd rather have an income source fail with 35k in the bank and 500 dollar car payment that barely dents it until I find a new income source. Having 5k and no car payment is a lot scarier and gives you way less breathing room. All that said, if you can go debt free responsibly and that's what makes you happy, go for it! Just don't do it if it backs you into a worse corner than having "good" debt and financial safety.