Scott Kovatch

@skovatch
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Software Engineer at Mercedes-Benz R&D NA and maintainer of Get iPlayer Automator. Also a father, amateur chef, gardener, and, apparently, #NYTXW addict.

You can support my work on Get iPlayer Automator at https://ko-fi.com/scottkovatch

We bought my dad a RAZ Memory cell phone, and my brother gave it to him earlier this week. And, well, ....
@heathborders NACS (Tesla) chargers are way more convenient than a CCS to NACS adapter. I tried using mine at an Electrify America at IKEA and eventually gave up and just used the Teslas nearby. I didn't pay attention to the charging rate, though.
I'm starting to think my next work MacBook Pro will need 64GB of RAM so it can run all of the local MCP servers necessary for the assorted tools I have to use for development.

We laid off another 4 engineers today. Also, our annual 'bonus' is 3/4 what it normally would be due to missed sales/operational goals in the US.

All of this can be traced back directly to the election of the idiot we have in the White House now. I'm not exaggerating here: between tariffs and the ending of EV incentives, we're now doing far worse than just one year ago.

@heathborders Yeah, they look great -- I liked the clean, streamlined aesthetic. I found the EV6 to be a bit more comfortable and practical.

However, if M-B can figure out how to release the new GLC EV in the US in the next year, that might be the last car I need to buy.

Reading EV news these days is incredibly depressing... "BYD just announced a 3-row SUV with 600 miles of range, charges 10-80% in 9 minutes, and has a mini-fridge in the second row, and will cost $58K". Meanwhile, "Hyundai is discontinuing the IONIQ 6 in the US, and Kia is ending the EV6 GT"
Revenge

Junior Barnes.... Junior Baaaarrrrrnnnes!

Wordle 1,721 4/6*

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You have to be a over a certain age to get this hint, I think.

I already said yes, I’ll use Claude. You don’t have to keep giving me reasons to like this company.
No social commentary here at all 🙄 just a good song