Had to go out of my way to find the Betty White one.

Yep. The QR code is only the encoded BT address to make connecting in the app easier than…selecting it from a list.

+1 for hybrids lol

I used to drive a lot of 4-bangers and remember having to do that with pretty much every one of them either to overtake another vehicle or even sometimes driving up a steep hill lol. The air conditioning just sucked so much power from those little engines.

Been driving a hybrid for 6 or 7 years now, which also has a little 4-cylinder engine, but the electric motor more than makes up for that. It’s got a dash display showing the electric motor/ICE power split, and when you punch the gas, you can see the electric motor doing a lot of the heavy lifting. Love it.

I thought about that, but one of the safety features of these batteries is an active fire suppression system that fills the interior with some kind of fire-extinguishing foam. I’m terrified to try to take these apart for fear of somehow triggering that. Plus, they’re hella expensive lol.

Yeah. These are pretty short range and my house (block construction + metal roof) blocks the signals pretty well. Batteries are installed in the basement, and even upstairs I struggle to keep a signal, especially with a crowded 2.4 GHz wifi with all my smart bulbs, etc.

Someone would have to be right at my doorstep to pull this off unless they hook up a directional antenna and point it right at them. Still, would be nice if I could just turn off Bluetooth since I can just use a wired serial connection. At least the inverter has an external Wifi/BT module I can just choose not to connect (it also has a serial connection for monitoring/config).

My house batteries for my PV system are also susceptible to this. Ugh.

They’ve both got Bluetooth for monitoring and configuration. Some config changes require a PIN but not the settings to enable/disable charge and discharge. Someone could just get within range of them, install the official app, and set discharge to “off” and shut down my house.

I’ve also not found a way to disable bluetooth on them. Gonna have to put them in a damn Faraday cage if I decide to worry about that possibility. :sigh:

Lol, that would certainly make the station regulations much more concise.

Other than the alternate timeline Ed Begley Jr Odo from “Children of Time”, I dare say this is the happiest we ever see him.

I want one of those so badly since it’s perfect for my use cases but I also don’t want to be an early adopter.

I would love to take a whole month off because yeah, it’s also been years since I’ve taken proper time off. Enjoy it.

It kind of looks like Stephen Fry.

It’s disappointing there are no resident cosplayers in that lounge area. Would be amazing for recording some low-budget fan works.

Nice! I bought the XBLA Perfect Dark remake and really liked it. The Github repo is just the wrapper so I’ll have to track down the actual assets, though.

That’s literally what Mitchell is ranting about. Like, the entire video is about how that is the correct phrase and “could care less” makes absolutely no sense.

I’m with David Mitchell, and the hill I will die on is hating the phrase “could care less”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=om7O0MFkmpw

Jonathan Frakes just seems like an all-around great guy. Combine that with a well-written character, and it’s no wonder Riker is such an icon.

Lol, despite looking like poo with corn in it, those are actually really tasty. Well, at least the ones that you used to be able to get at the convenience store near me. Those were full length, though.

They’re basically cheeseburgers in a hotdog form factor / hotdog bun. Were great when I had to travel for work and wanted a cheeseburger - way easier to eat while driving than a traditional cheeseburger.

That, and they’ve clearly never watched DS9. I think the (mostly) dark and seriousness of it is why I like it so much.

I was initially hesitant about DS9 because I was like “how are they, on a stationary space station, going to compete with the Federation flagship?” Was never so glad to be proven wrong.

I loved PIC S3 and definitely seeing Ro Laren again, but yeah, I did notice the makeup was a lot more subtle than in her TNG appearances.

Now I wonder if it was always supposed to be that subtle but had to be “exaggerated” a bit back then to show up on older TVs. Kind of like how the Addams Family set was mostly pink so it appeared correctly on old black and white TV sets.

Looking at OP’s post history over the last 24 hours, maybe that bug should be upgraded to a feature.