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  1. 5 hours ago, BurgleBro said:

    For all mankind season 1 in the books.   Cool show, wife finds the space stuff boring but likes the politics.  

    Will stick with it. 

    It's going to be a ride.

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  2. 1 hour ago, wild_turkey said:

    Brisket loves a doom and gloom scenario but I think he's absolutely right to be concerned about this. We can't simply ignore it or write it off as science fiction, then cry about it in 10, 20, 50 years when it actually happens.

    I have a friend who has a real-estate company in the Austin area (she's got a franchise or however that works).  She can easily see the parent company, who already has a bunch of developers working on adding AI to all of their tools/websites, doing away with franchises, and just having a main corporate office, and a handful of employees in each city who handle any face-to-face stuff that's needed (final walk-throughs, etc.).  She said there is so much in the real estate industry that could be automated on the financial side (planning, mortgage work, etc.) or done online remotely (and some already is) and the research side.

    That's a whole helluva lot of people who might go to D.C. in the future and try and stage an insurrection.

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  3. 56 minutes ago, hayden_horn said:

    what do we call it when the leopard eats it's own face? 

    Exactly.  And Musk spent a few months within Trump's inner orbit, so he knows how temperamental Trump is, and that very few people who piss Trump off get back within his good graces, and he knows how Trump targets/goes after his enemies.

    Honestly, I think Musk is scared. If he's serious about ponying up to defeat a lot of Republicans next year, there's no coming back from that - you get one chance, and if doesn't pull it off, MAGA in Congress will act against Tesla, Starlink, SpaceX, etc.

    And don't think Boeing and the other old-school aerospace industry types aren't already running a whisper campaign against Musk, probably bringing up everything from his behavior to his public drug use to potential security risks in regard to his international ties. He could easily turbofuck SpaceX in the process of going after supporters of this bill.

  4. If he loses the profitability of Tesla, that’s pretty much his ATM.  That’s why there is talk of him merging it with Twitter/xAI. He needs that revenue. If those tax credits and carbon credits and potential contracts go away, it’s actually bad for him.

    I expect some public meltdowns in the coming days.  And Trump is going to be furious that Musk is challenging his legacy.  Trump made the threat last week, and Musk called his bluff.

    Even though I’m on Surly, I’m not an expert, but if the NTSB/NHSA refused any more self-driving recommendations or certifications or whatever they do when it comes to self-driving, for Tesla, I would imagine that would mean a lot of insurance companies walking away from Tesla owners.

  5. 3 hours ago, tbone_ said:

    This is probably all true. I just hope he continues to fuck with maga. 

    He’s absolutely going to fuck with them.  That bill is a big fuck you to DOGE, and it’s seriously threatening the profitability of Tesla (that and the CyberTruck probably).

    That’s why I never understood his embrace of the right,  I get the libertarian thing, a lot of white makes go through that phase in their life.

    But a lot in the GOP have been gunning for the EV makers for years, and he should have known that. They openly talked about ditching the tax credits and carbon credits. I would bet money that lobbyists in his company or the EV industry in general put a lot of effort into preserving all of those tax breaks and stuff to help them be profitable and help their customers afford those cars.

    Leopards eating faces and all of that.

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  6. 3 hours ago, Js1 said:

    I'm still not going to watch the trailer. I want *that moment* to be a surprise for me when I see the movie.  I don't want to see how they're going to do it, just yet

    2 hours ago, Steamboat1874 said:

    Have not read the book and know nothing about it.

    I watched the trailer but not sure what the spoiler is either which is good.

    Looks like a good movie.

    Well, at least they didn't mention the two biggest cliches of the book

    [spioler]

    That Gosling's character is actually a clone named Mickey, that they have a bunch more of him stowed away onboard.

    or that he's living in a training simulation in earth orbit, and that they never got to make the attempt because the Sun and all of the other stars died before they ever built the full ship.

    [/spoiler]

    Edit: Never mind, wrong book.

  7. 23 minutes ago, choripan said:

    I guess all I can say is, "duh." The thing I wonder more is whether Tesla's already at it's dead end with cameras. I think we all, except for the most Tesla-optimistic, have known for some time that there's a ceiling on what you can do with a camera-only approach. This makes me think that we are already there, or damn close to it, with Tesla stuck at SAE Level 2+ and no way to climb higher, even if some reckless Tesla owners treat it like Level 3/4 in practice.

    Would you trust a bunch of camera-only Teslas driving down the highway at 75mph, and then all of the sudden an 18-wheeler passes them, casting a shadow over them and spooking the whole herd?

    Or the cameras/computer misjudging a corner?

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  8. 2 minutes ago, Chopper said:

    I don't really care what you and your buddies do behind closed doors.  But I guess it'll be a mystery for now why the guy who seeks revenge for everything -- and also to be 'right' about literally everything -- is just letting muSSk slide on his insults and much more. As I said, it's just a suspicion and I don't think it's unreasonable.

    It would require a bigger discussion, but he's always been a little weird about people who are a lot richer than he is.

    With that said, he publicly told Musk he better watch himself and not go after Republicans, or there would be "serious consequences" so he's flexed on Musk.

    2 minutes ago, Chopper said:

    I'm much more certain that muSSk gives zero fucks about the NTSB looking into safety issues.

    I think he's actually sensitive about the FSD stuff, and NTSB putting it out there that Tesla sucks would bug the shit out of him, especially since he didn't get it fully shut down with the DOGE bullshit.

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  9. 5 hours ago, BillyGoatHill said:

    Those games did mean more.

    There was no interleague play back then and free agency hadn't taken full effect yet. players played the same team (or almost) for the entirety of their career. Switching leagues was also not common. The ALL Star game really pitted the best of each league and it was important to show which league ( at least for a night ) had the better players and format ( no DH in NL).... The National League DOMINATED the 60's-'87, losing only 4 games in that span and a streak of 11 straight from '72-82.

    They really did. I haven’t caught up on the thread, but I’m guessing the other middle-aged guys like me remember Parker and a shitload of us had those wonderful Pirates caps.

    I remember when I was in the 6th grade, a classmate was loudly talking about how Parker belonged in the Hall of Fame, and the teacher got pissed and got in a fight with him and said Parker would only get in when he’s dead.  What grown-ass adult gets in a fist fight with a kid in the 6th grade because the kid likes the Pirates?

    Probably a fucking Cincinnati Reds fan, that’s who.

     

  10. 1 hour ago, Hefeweizen said:

    They don’t fucking care, Elmo. Your EV subsidies are gone and your car company is going to need to shed a lot of shareholder value soon.

    Yeah, he really thought they cared about what he cared about when the reality is that they only like his money.  If he wants to keep tossing hundreds of millions at the GOP, they might listen to him, but it sounds like that bridge was burned.  He’s realizing he is going to have to go scorched earth on the GOP and get some of them out of office to get any of those benefits, breaks, or subsidies back.  

    But Trump publicly warned him not to go after Republicans or he would pay for it.  

    What is the richest alpha male in the world to do?

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  11. 14 hours ago, HenryJames said:

    If AI eliminates lawyers, I’m fully on board.

    8 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

    Pretty sure we'll just use it to post on Surly.

    I have data on that hypothesis.

    This stuff will keep the lawyers busy.  No idea on the line between satire and copyright/trademark theft.

    And some of it is…inappropriate like this

     

  12. On 6/26/2025 at 9:23 AM, BoomMF said:

    Turns out my MSI X99a Godlike Gaming Carbon is something of a collectible. Maybe I can flip an old Fatal1ty case I have in storage for one of those fancy chromed up espesso machines. brb

    If you watch LGR reviews on YouTube, he talks about building old systems with original parts and how expensive it is.  A shitload of systems/components had problems (capacitors) and were trashed,  or were scrapped for metals or whatever, or because there was a period of rapid advancements, a lot of stuff was churned through quickly - like extremely noticeable differences on a yearly basis.

    And there is a serious community of people out there who play their favorite games on period-accurate systems.

  13. 23 hours ago, wild_turkey said:

    Saw it today and loved it. Definitely a big screen movie.

    Fuck, I had a $50 Regal Cinemas gift-card somebody gave me.  Think I lost at the house of this gal I'm banging on the side.

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    Musk's lack of common sense is on full display here - he really did think that $250 million+ could protect his business interests.

    He got so fucking played by the GOP. And Trump openly threatened him not to try and replace any Republican legislators that vote for the stuff that might harm Musk's business interests.

    He wasted all of that money getting people elected who are going to fuck him over.

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  15. Russian drones kill 2 and injure 17 in Odesa as Ukraine destroys helicopters in Crimea – KXAN Austin

    KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian drones struck the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa overnight, killing two people and injuring at least 17, Ukrainian authorities said on Saturday. Meanwhile, three attack helicopters and an anti-aircraft missile system were destroyed in the Russian-occupied Crimean Peninsula.

    Ukraine’s Security Service agency deployed special drones to attack the Kirovske military airfield, a Ukrainian security official said on Saturday.

    “Available data indicate the destruction of multi-purpose and attack helicopters Mi-8, Mi-26 and Mi-28, as well as the self-propelled anti-aircraft missile and gun complex Pantsir-S1,” according to the official, who spoke about the operation on condition of anonymity.

    In Odesa, a drone slammed into a residential tower block in the city, causing damage to three floors and trapping residents, emergency services said. The two killed in the attack were a married couple, according to regional Gov. Oleh Kiper, who added that three children were among the injured.

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  16. On 6/26/2025 at 4:52 PM, Paper_jam said:

    Or is the real reason some bullshit like "weather forecasting is WOKE and we won't allow data to be collected that might further demonstrate anthropogenic climate change"?

    They want to shut down any and all major weather forecasts that might even look like it could be used by those talking about climate change, and they also want to privatize weather data and sell the infrastructure off, so that if you're Farmer Bill in Nebraska wanting to track the weather for saying harvesting crops, he will be ponying up a monthly subscription.  There will be the low-tier forecast, which is a very basic forecast, then he can pay for add-ons like tornado warnings, precipitation tracking, wind data, humidity data, etc.

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