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  1. On 5/26/2024 at 1:54 PM, Mr. Drummond said:

    Just for this one race can we try 2 mandatory pit stops, have to use all 3 tire compounds, red flags don't count as pit stops. If you can't pass anyway, at least add in mandatory strategy. 

    Let them do whatever but don't let the tire change count as the mandatory stop

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  2. On 5/26/2024 at 11:52 AM, wood said:

    It used to happen at least some of the time, but these fucking cars are just huge. So stupid. Switching to this PU formula has screwed up the racing so many ways.

    Saw a tweet yesterday that said there were more cut aways to girlfriends (7) than passes (5)

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  3. Running ads on your own site is totally a normal thing you guys! I promise!

    Also this engagement is incredible

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    Glad they are working so hard on the bot issue. This is from the last two weeks, on a fully private account. I'm sure these are all normal people and not bots at ALL.

    Edit: most of the comments are "why is this showing up in my ad free paid account?"

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  4. 9 minutes ago, Huckleberry said:

    Normal Monaco, congrats to Leclerc.

    Hamilton with his typical whiny bitch radio message after his pit stop. "Why didn't you tell me the out lap was critical?" Well, Lewis, if you couldn't figure that out on your own then you're a moron. Obviously we know he knew it, he just likes to get on the radio to make sure everyone knows it's never his fault. 

    Trying to set the narrative that the reason George is Albon-ing him (I think it's 9-0?) since Vegas last year is because the team is screwing him - not because he's no longer a top top driver.

    He better get used to finishing 2nd on his team though, Chuck is very very good at quali.

  5. 4 hours ago, Fastbreak said:

    I think he is out over the summer break. I think they bring in Lawson or sign Bearman away from Ferrari.

    I'd assume Ferrari isn't gonna fumble the bag like Alpine did with Oscar P. Leclerc

    At this point, idk what they do. Dude has been just so bad in quali. Evidently they are keeping Danny for some reason  I think Yuki  is fine but that's it. Doubt they pull Checo but idk how they can possibly keep him next year at this rate. Just so horrid 

  6. 2 hours ago, Brisketexan said:


    “PhD from the school of hard knocks!”

    If he had thought of it he would have put it in there.

    You can tell that his AI humor attempts are shitty because if it were any good he would be using it to write jokes.

    Dude is rich enough he could literally have a team of comics writing shit for him every day and instead he posts just the most painfully unfunny shit day after day after day. Not even divorced dad joke levels of funny. 

    He may be the most unfunny human on the planet, which is saying something. One would think that as much as he shit posts he would eventually hit on something hilarious but it's just whiff after whiff after whiff 

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  7. Idk how they keep him next year. Dude is broken. Maybe he can get it somewhere else but he isn't going to do shit next year in a car that is in line w everyone else on the grid.

    18th at Monaco is unacceptable 

     

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  8. On 5/17/2024 at 9:31 PM, Captainant said:

    One thing that helped my wife and I was to write out a birth plan with all of her goals and preferences for care during labor and delivery. It helped us game out and think through what was and wasn't important, like no episiotomy and delayed cord clamping etc etc. 

    But honestly, even with taking classes and having a great support structure, the last trimester was hell for my wife. She got less and less comfortable every day until the delivery - and then you're perpetually tired lol. 

     

    Shoot me a PM if you'd like, I'd be happy to share our 1pager birth plan that we wrote up

     

    Edit: and my wife was SO glad she got an epidural, 11/10 in her words

    I have a blank version of this we got from our dula for first pregnancy that we have used and given to a number of friends. I'll try to remember to upload tomorrow if people want to use it.

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  9. 48 minutes ago, Helobious said:

    The Cavazos stuff is besides the point. I noticed first hand how Kellen Mond’s throwing mechanics didn’t improve. JJ McCarthy also still came out of there with a wonky throwing motion.  

    you are the one who brought up Cavazos lol

    this sure seems and looks like pretty normal throwing mechanics to me for McCarthy

    https://www.hudl.com/profile/10003194/JJ-McCarthy

    in his entire ranking history McCarthy was a composite 5*. the only reason he ended up at IMG is because his school had their senior year cancelled due to COVID. if you think he was going to go there, as a composite 5* QB, and change his throwing motion as a senior and hope to keep his scholarship to Michigan, you really are as dumb as you pretend to be.

    Mond had a weird throwing motion in every video/highlight i've ever seen of him based on 5 min of looking him up. his soph HUDL video shows it, videos from his last year at A&M show it, NFL preseason games show it.

    if you think most schools, especially IMG, is going to tell a guy to change his throwing motion going into his senior year of HS you really are dumb. when he transferred to IMG as a senior, i believe he was a rivals 5* and #1 DT QB in the country for them. he finished as the #3 DT composite QB in the country. so of course he isn't going to change what's working.

    again, nobody is going to go there with the hope of changing a guys throwing mechanics his senior year of college when he is trying to get a scholarship

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  10. also, as of last night - per blind - there are more TSLA layoffs. how are these people so bad at batching them? 3 rounds in like 4 weeks?

    https://www.teamblind.com/post/Tesla-employees-in-Austin-got-impacted-few-minutes-back-please-do-check-your-emails-or-your-access-sorry-to-hear-guys-tjgJAZxC

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    Tesla employees in Austin got impacted few minutes back, please do check your emails or your access, sorry to hear guys.

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    linkedin is saying lots of process engineer type folks, firing service center employees (yeah, that will solve your issue when you have a huge backlog on a vehicle that can basically only be worked on at one place!)

    a clear lack of direction - they made huge cuts to the people who design the new cars, the people who build the batteries who run the cars (entire cathode dept), the people who run the system that charges the batteries when you aren't at home (charging dept) and now the people who fix the car when it isn't working (service dept)

    totally normal things.

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    Read the wild email Tesla is sending to suppliers amid Supercharger chaos

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    Firstly, Tesla states that it is “attempting” to connect with suppliers and that it may have sent multiple emails to some of them. This suggests that Tesla doesn’t have an established method of contact for all of its suppliers – either it doesn’t have a master contact list, or its previous method including points of contact within Tesla is not usable because, well, those points of contact would have been fired.

    Second, it says that the “adjustment” (an odd word for firing an entire department) has led to a process of establishing new leadership roles. This is typically something that a company would consider before changing leaders, and ensure that there are current employees with experience who are ready to step up to take the position of a retiring leader, perhaps with a period of mentorship prior to the outgoing leader’s retirement.

    Even in a situation where a firing is sudden, it’s typically reasonable to elevate a previous second-in-command to fill the void. This is why it’s beneficial to have a deep bench – something which Tesla has touted before.

    Third, Tesla goes on to mention that these suppliers are “expecting to be paid,” which suggests that Tesla is likely to welch on its payment obligations, at least in the short term. We have seen Musk refuse to pay bills before, so mention of skipping out on payment must raise alarm bells for suppliers who have been working in good faith with Tesla.

    Finally, Tesla asks for suppliers to continue construction on active projects, but to hold on breaking ground or doing pre-construction site walks. This could be considered unclear, as there are many parallel steps to approval, permitting and construction of sites, so it’s hard to set a single line that is easily communicated about which sites should continue and which sites shouldn’t. Presumably, site contacts within Tesla would be able to reach out to individual sites and tell them whether to continue construction or not – if they were still working there, which it seems they are not.

     

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    After firing its entire Supercharger team, Tesla has sent out an email to suppliers which shows just how chaotic the decisionmaking leading up to the firings must have been.

    Earlier this week, Tesla abruptly fired its entire Supercharging team, leading to an immediate pullback in Supercharger installation plans. Now we’ve seen the email that Tesla has sent to suppliers, and it’s not pretty.

    When the firings were announced Monday night, there was little information about how they would affect Tesla’s plans.

    On Tuesday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that “Tesla still plans to grow the Supercharger network, just at a slower pace for new locations and more focus on 100% uptime and expansion of existing locations.” According to Tesla’s website, Superchargers currently have 99.95% uptime.

    But in the interim, we’ve already heard about Supercharger projects being cancelled, including halting rollout in the entire country of Australia, including sites that had already been subject to long-term leases and given the go-ahead for construction which will now be abandoned.

    And Tesla has also sent out an email to all of its suppliers, which leaked to the internet. Here it is in full, but with contact information redacted:

    To all concerned:

    You may be aware that there has been a recent adjustment with the Supercharger organization which is presently undergoing a sudden and thorough restructuring. If you have already received this email, please disregard it as we are attempting to connect with our suppliers and contractors. As part of this process, we are in the midst of establishing new leadership roles, prioritizing projects, and streamlining our payment procedures. Due to the transitional nature of this phase, we are asking for your patience with our response time.

    I understand that this period of change may be challenging and that patience is not easy when expecting to be paid, however, I want to express my sincere appreciation for your understanding and support as we navigate through this transition. At this time, please hold on breaking ground on any newly awarded construction projects and planned pre-construction walks. If currently working on an active Supercharging construction site, please continue. Contact for further questions, comments, and concerns. Additionally, hold on working on any new material orders. Contact for further questions, comments, and concerns. If waiting on delayed payment, please contact for a status update. Thank you for your cooperation and patience.

    The email is remarkable for several reasons, largely because it shows a lack of structure and consideration to the decision to fire the entire team.

    Firstly, Tesla states that it is “attempting” to connect with suppliers and that it may have sent multiple emails to some of them. This suggests that Tesla doesn’t have an established method of contact for all of its suppliers – either it doesn’t have a master contact list, or its previous method including points of contact within Tesla is not usable because, well, those points of contact would have been fired.

    Second, it says that the “adjustment” (an odd word for firing an entire department) has led to a process of establishing new leadership roles. This is typically something that a company would consider before changing leaders, and ensure that there are current employees with experience who are ready to step up to take the position of a retiring leader, perhaps with a period of mentorship prior to the outgoing leader’s retirement.

    Even in a situation where a firing is sudden, it’s typically reasonable to elevate a previous second-in-command to fill the void. This is why it’s beneficial to have a deep bench – something which Tesla has touted before.

    Third, Tesla goes on to mention that these suppliers are “expecting to be paid,” which suggests that Tesla is likely to welch on its payment obligations, at least in the short term. We have seen Musk refuse to pay bills before, so mention of skipping out on payment must raise alarm bells for suppliers who have been working in good faith with Tesla.

    Finally, Tesla asks for suppliers to continue construction on active projects, but to hold on breaking ground or doing pre-construction site walks. This could be considered unclear, as there are many parallel steps to approval, permitting and construction of sites, so it’s hard to set a single line that is easily communicated about which sites should continue and which sites shouldn’t. Presumably, site contacts within Tesla would be able to reach out to individual sites and tell them whether to continue construction or not – if they were still working there, which it seems they are not.

    Other charging providers have reacted to Tesla’s disruption of its own Supercharger plans, with at least one company, Revel, suggesting that it’s ready to swoop in on “really good sites” that Tesla left on the table, particularly in Revel’s home in New York City.

    Electrek’s Take

    To ask for patience is reasonable when an unforeseen circumstance hits a company, but this is not an unforeseen circumstance – it is entirely self-inflicted by Musk’s seemingly haphazard decision to fire… everyone.

    We have heard from several sources who told us that the reason for these firings is because Rebecca Tinucci, former head of Tesla’s EV Charging division, resisted Musk’s demand to fire large portions of her team.

    While this is hearsay, it’s plausible considering the language in Musk’s letter announcing the firings – which claimed that some executives are not taking headcount reduction seriously, and made a point to say that executives who retain the wrong employees may see themselves and their whole teams cut. It isn’t a stretch to think that Musk included those demands since they were related to his firing of Tinucci and her team.

    The Supercharging team was one of the more successful and crucial teams within Tesla, and many observers consider the Supercharger network to be Tesla’s primary “moat” that makes it better than the competition. Tinucci was also responsible for negotiating NACS agreements across the industry, leading to a huge win when Tesla’s plug became the de facto standard after basically every automaker adopted it over the course of the last year.

    Superchargers are also incredibly important, especially in North America. In Europe there are more successful non-Tesla charge providers, but in NA, Tesla is the big dog. And if infrastructure is important, then Tesla pulling back is bad not just for Tesla but for EVs as a whole.

    It seems abundantly clear that, whatever explanation we accept, the firing of the Supercharger team was not well-considered (and our readers seem to agree). Even if headcount reduction is necessary, the whole team shouldn’t be laid off. Even if it was necessary as a retaliatory measure – which would not be a good rationale – it still would be wiser to retain some part of it so as to avoid the chaos evident in the email above.

    Whatever mechanism led to the firing, it does fit into a pattern of increasingly erratic behavior that Musk has been showing lately.

     

     

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    Verstappen picked up damage when he hit the bollard at T14 and some sources estimate the damage to be around 0.25s/lap. Even without the damage the Redbulls struggled for balance and grip in the race. Even without the damage Piastri was able to keep the gap to Verstappen constant at 2.5-3 seconds in the first stint

    In the final stint there was not a single lap when Verstappen was quicker than Norris. The two drivers were more or less even through sector 2 and 3 but Verstappen consistently lost 0.2-0.3s through the first sector

    RB continued their impressive showing in Miami, this time with Tsunoda pulling away from the Mercedes by 9 seconds in the final stint. In terms of overall pace this is the closest the field has been this year.

     

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