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Hilton Bonvoyed!
I've been avoiding Hilton hotels recently, having had some less-than-stellar experiences both on-property and via corporate support. We had a recent…
Kyo ya post Chikara Sono
I've been planning to visit Kyo ya for a while, but I kept dropping for logistical reasons. When I was planning…
2019.8.5 Trip to Manhattan via Long Island
Following last month's family trip down to Brooklyn, we recently took a trip down to Long Island for a wedding f…
TAK Room
I've been looking forward to Thomas Keller's new restaurant, the eponymous TAK1 Room, located i Thomas Aloysius Keller…
2019.8.5: On-the-loop Manoeuvres
Mad Max and AutoPilot in 2019.5.16
I already mentioned about my first impressions of autopilot under 2019.5.16 were that AutoSteer became more tentative,…
Model X Got Ran Over by a John Deere
Today, my car got hit by a John Deere. The John Deere and six year old were fine, although one…
One Hotel Brooklyn Bridge: Thematically Inspired, Technically Flawed
Growing-up in New Jersey, and getting my B.S. in New York, pizza is near and dear to my heart. Having lived the last 15 years in New England, I've fo…
No More Local Mods: 2019.5.16
My Model X, Pensive, finally updated its software version and is now running 2019.5.16, superseding the third-time-lucky-for-my-m…
Easy Day Trip
While planning things to do with three kids is always far from trivial, I would propose the definition of an easy day trip to be someone specific,…
Marriott Bonv'oi!
Marriott completed the acquisition of Starwood Hotels and Resorts in September 2016, ten months after the acquisition was officially announced. Both…
Frozen Falcon Wing Doors
There's nothing like walking-up to your car with two infant carriers and a three year old, in moderate snowfall, and finding you can't get them into…
Third Time Lucky for my Model X, Pensive
Tesla only held my Model X, Pensive, for a week this third appointment; impressively, when I picked-it up from the bu…
Third Service Appointment
My Model X, Pensive, locked-up twice on my trip in this morning. The first was as I was leaving, so I needed to wait a couple minutes such that I c…
Auto Opening Garage Door via HomeLink
Cranwell Spa and Golf Resort
We finished our first family road trip. Like the first road trip we took in our Model X, Pensive, we again headed…
American Express Concierge, Messaging, and Gold Card
American Express famously touched the privileges and benefits of having their cards, of which there are quite a few. One of the most well known and s…
Horrible Skymiles Redemption
I generally book flights on two airlines out of Boston: JetBlue and Delta. Together, these airlines comprise roughly…
Lock-ups: Strike Two
The car continues to suffer from lock-ups, despite the recent service appointment. Just lik…
New Windshield
The process of collecting my Model X was much smoother this time, that it was following my first service appointment. I…
Second Tesla Service Appointment
Radio Silence Broken
Just over two weeks ago I scheduled my return service appointment with the local Tesla service center. The appointment is scheduled for Tuesday, an…
Tesla Platooning under 2018.42.2
I've been a combination of surprised and impressed that the Tesla Autopilot system hasn't been more biased towards following vehicles in front of it…
Always Fully Open At This Location
I banged my head on the passenger-side falcon wing doors twice taking out our infant carriers before realizing that the doors weren't opening fully.…
Frozen Forward in Time
While the MCU continues to suffer from lock-ups, I have noticed recently that it's been coming back to life at th…
Northeast Roads
If Northeast roads are famous for anything beyond the quality of our drivers, its pot holes and…
Navigation Autosteer and Stability in 2018.42.2
Navigation Autosteer and Stability in 2018.42.2 ================================================ After updating-from-the-tesl…
Tesla 2018.40
My first drive on 2018.40 wasn't confidence inspiring, as I realized that I had no sound. On the second drive, the…
Life with Tesla v9
I updated my Model X, Pensive, to Version 9: the first major version of Tesla's vehicle software since I took delivery. I…
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