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4 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

OK, thanks for the wealth lesson, dad(s).  Yeesh.

Sorry. Billionaires are all awesome and we should definitely structure our government around what benefits them due to the immense benefits they provide to society.

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9 hours ago, Captain Ron said:

His defiance lasted a few days longer than Cruz, so he's got that going for him. Rafeal was back on sloppy toppy duty about 72 hours after trying to make a stand against Trump. 

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3 hours ago, royiv said:

So much this. While I think no one person should have the kind of wealth that Musk does, I do think about what a miserable human you must be to hoard it. If I had access to that kind of wealth, I think the most fun part would be surrounding myself with super smart people working together with me to figure out tough problems that could be solved by giving away money and then operationalizing those solutions. I can’t think of anything more satisfying than improving humankind by throwing money and smart people at a problem. Even then, I could live beyond my wildest dreams.

I'd buy up every top tier bbq place in Texas, then ban Greenspoint from all of them, except for Snow's.

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8 minutes ago, Deej said:

I'd buy up every top tier bbq place in Texas, then ban Greenspoint from all of them, except for Snow's.

I’d use it to get with Sela Ward or Susanna Hoffs and then send a few photos a week to Brisket rubbing his face in it.

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2 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

I’d use it to get with Sela Ward or Susanna Hoffs and then send a few photos a week to Brisket rubbing his face in it.

Id send him photos of them rubbing my face in it. 

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16 minutes ago, Deej said:

I'd buy up every top tier bbq place in Texas, then ban Greenspoint from all of them, except for Snow's.

What have you got against Snow’s?

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1 hour ago, royiv said:

Sorry. Billionaires are all awesome and we should definitely structure our government around what benefits them due to the immense benefits they provide to society.

I'm pretty sure I didn't suggest that.

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3 hours ago, Captain Ron said:

I don't totally agree with this. Rockefeller's worth in today's funds is likely right there with Musk. He founded Universities (U of Chicago), Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (now Rockefeller University). Built Rockefeller Center (Radio City Music Hall). He was doing something right.

Maybe it is what @bolverk said - but there used to be a generation that did right by the people.

In addition to what bolverk said, Rockefeller et al. were pretty damned openly rapacious in acquiring their billions.  But I guess they knew history might forgive/forget a little if they did some charity.

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The Reckless Decade is a wonderful read covering a fascinating time in American history

Yeah, wasn’t Rockefeller one of the OG robber barons? Trump keeps talking about this “Golden Age” of tariffs — strangely enough, that’s the same period when the robber barons owned this country.
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Posted (edited)
2 minutes ago, C-Man said:


Yeah, wasn’t Rockefeller one of the OG robber barons? Trump keeps talking about this “Golden Age” of tariffs — strangely enough, that’s the same period when the robber barons owned this country.

Yeah, it was an horrendous era for everyone except the rich.  I suppose it is too nuanced, but when Trump started talking about this Golden Age, it seemed to me that that should be pointed out relentlessly.

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Musk says Tesla’s robotaxi service to ‘tentatively’ launch in Austin on June 22 – KXAN Austin

Elon Musk says Tesla is “tentatively” set to begin providing robotaxi service in Austin, Texas, on June 22.

In a post on his X social media platform, Musk said the date could change because Tesla is “being super paranoid about safety.”

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Last month, Musk told CNBC that the taxis will be remotely monitored at first and “geofenced” to certain areas of the city deemed the safest to navigate. He said he expected to initially run 10 or so taxis, increase that number rapidly and start offering the service in Los Angeles, San Antonio, San Francisco and other cities.

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The Austin rollout also comes after Musk had a public blowup with President Donald Trump over the administration’s tax bill. Some analysts have expressed concern that Trump could retaliate by encouraging federal safety regulators to step in at any sign of trouble for the robotaxis.

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7 hours ago, atomheartbevo said:

Musk says Tesla’s robotaxi service to ‘tentatively’ launch in Austin on June 22 – KXAN Austin

Elon Musk says Tesla is “tentatively” set to begin providing robotaxi service in Austin, Texas, on June 22.

In a post on his X social media platform, Musk said the date could change because Tesla is “being super paranoid about safety.”

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Last month, Musk told CNBC that the taxis will be remotely monitored at first and “geofenced” to certain areas of the city deemed the safest to navigate. He said he expected to initially run 10 or so taxis, increase that number rapidly and start offering the service in Los Angeles, San Antonio, San Francisco and other cities.

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The Austin rollout also comes after Musk had a public blowup with President Donald Trump over the administration’s tax bill. Some analysts have expressed concern that Trump could retaliate by encouraging federal safety regulators to step in at any sign of trouble for the robotaxis.

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what’s 10 more days when you’re 10 years overdue?

 

 

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Posted
18 minutes ago, Hornius Emeritus said:

The robotaxis are already crawling all over South Austin. I'm seeing the traveling three at a time through my neighborhood. One of the three has a driver, the other two don't.

That will cure traffic.

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This is a good listen on the Elon/Trump fallout. Recommended if you have the time to listen.

 

I think the most interesting part of the interview is near the end - basically how Elon just doesn't understand how to use his power. Basically he can get on Twitter and throw tantrums - it might rile up some people, but his real power could be making behind the scene phone calls and threaten with money ("Vote for/against this or $100 Million for your opponent"). But he just can't do that, because he has to be in the limelight.

The real TL;DL - they have a small cease fire - will it hold? Who knows. Will they get back in good graces? Doubtful, Elon went to far on Trump, Trump won't let him back in. And in the end both men are super unpredictable, so what happens next ... ?

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Posted (edited)
4 minutes ago, Captain Ron said:

I think the most interesting part of the interview is near the end - basically how Elon just doesn't understand how to use his power. Basically he can get on Twitter and throw tantrums - it might rile up some people, but his real power could be making behind the scene phone calls and threaten with money ("Vote for/against this or $100 Million for your opponent"). But he just can't do that, because he has to be in the limelight.

 

The real people with money don't throw public tantrums and display their Ketamine use for the world to see

The real money is doing exactly what you said - calling up a rep/Senator and threatening to bankroll a primary challenger or withhold 2026 donations if they don't vote a certain way.  Elon thinks the court of Xitter opinion is enough, but it's not.  It's not like anyone in DC cares what the rank and file voters actually think.  Plus it's all bots.

Ted Cruz doesn't care what DonkeyFarts69420 posts on Xitter about him or his voting record.

He does care when Tim Dunn calls him up and tells him to vote for/against XYZ or the donation is going to be withheld.   And Tim Dunn isn't going on Xitter to call Ted names and threaten him. 

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1 hour ago, Js1 said:

The real people with money don't throw public tantrums and display their Ketamine use for the world to see

The real money is doing exactly what you said - calling up a rep/Senator and threatening to bankroll a primary challenger or withhold 2026 donations if they don't vote a certain way.  Elon thinks the court of Xitter opinion is enough, but it's not.  It's not like anyone in DC cares what the rank and file voters actually think.  Plus it's all bots.

Ted Cruz doesn't care what DonkeyFarts69420 posts on Xitter about him or his voting record.

He does care when Tim Dunn calls him up and tells him to vote for/against XYZ or the donation is going to be withheld.   And Tim Dunn isn't going on Xitter to call Ted names and threaten him. 

Ted Cruz is DonkeyFarts69420. 

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Posted
33 minutes ago, immamac said:

X down again today? 

Does the name of the day end in Y?

 

51 minutes ago, Captainant said:

Idk I'm gonna need their chief product officer @Guadaloopy to tell me why that's an unrealistic and unfair test 

I mean seriously, that kid came out of nowhere and ran out from behind a car. It was clearly a 6 year old sized dummy, but acted like a 4 year old!!!

Posted
57 minutes ago, Captainant said:

Idk I'm gonna need their chief product officer @Guadaloopy to tell me why that's an unrealistic and unfair test 

Huge fuck-up not stopping for the school bus with its lights flashing and the sign out.   
 

I’m not quite as concerned with the extra dummy test thrown in for dramatic purposes.  
 

There isn’t a driving system on the planet that will stop in time to avoid the pedestrian with the timing they show in this test.   The completely hidden dummy moves in front of the car less than a second before impact.  Minus the school bus as a cue in this scenario, a human driver would hit that kid every time.   You can see the car react and begin to stop - there just wasn’t enough time in this scenario.  

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I think my fav part wasn’t the ignored bus warnings or the outright destruction of the dummy… but the fuck it gotta get Erin to Rainey street to chug some starfuckers running over of the maimed dummy at the end. 

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3 minutes ago, bluto said:

I think my fav part wasn’t the ignored bus warnings or the outright destruction of the dummy… but the fuck it gotta get Erin to Rainey street to chug some starfuckers running over of the maimed dummy at the end. 

You misspelled "Nicole" and "frag."

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Wait . . . a driverless car blows past a stopped school bus and the problem is the rate at which a child entered the roadway from STANDING NEARLY IN THE ROADWAY?

Damn, man.  You need to recalibrate.  Missing the school bus is a giant problem.  Not seeing a child in a yellow coat at the edge of the parking lane near what appears to be a park is a giant problem.  The Tesla failed BOTH.  Those things are a fucking menace.

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Posted (edited)
9 minutes ago, royiv said:

Sometimes you have to break a couple eggs to make an omelette.

kids-menu | Steak and Omelette
 

can’t make a kids omelette without fresh kids. 

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2 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

Not seeing a child in a yellow coat at the edge of the parking lane near what appears to be a park is a giant problem.  The Tesla failed BOTH. 

This.  And that is the challenge of AI-driven vehicles, even the best of them: for as good as their reaction time and such is with respect to immediate hazards (and it is quite good at that, faster than a human), it does not do "human anticipation" well.

A good human driver can spot a kid on the side of the road and tell if the kid is contemplating running into the road, or we can see the driver next to us glancing left, and realize he may make a quick illegal lane change and maybe sideswipe us, etc.  

The best AI-driven car has a hard time with that.  A shitty AI-driven car like Tesla has an even harder time with it.

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10 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

Wait . . . a driverless car blows past a stopped school bus and the problem is the rate at which a child entered the roadway from STANDING NEARLY IN THE ROADWAY?

 

That’s not what I said.  Has nothing to do with the rate at which the “child” enters the roadway.  It’s that the “child” is completely hidden from view by a parked vehicle until less than a second before impact.   It’s an impossible scenario. 

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1 minute ago, Guadaloopy said:

That’s not what I said.  Has nothing to do with the rate at which the “child” enters the roadway.  It’s that the “child” is completely hidden from view by a parked vehicle until less than a second before impact.   It’s an impossible scenario. 

Except for the school bus with flashing red lights and extended stop sign.

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Just now, Brisketexan said:

A good human driver can spot a kid on the side of the road

Minus the school bus, no human driver was spotting or anticipating that “kid” in that scenario. 


 

 

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Posted (edited)
2 minutes ago, Guadaloopy said:

That’s not what I said.  Has nothing to do with the rate at which the “child” enters the roadway.  It’s that the “child” is completely hidden from view by a parked vehicle until less than a second before impact.   It’s an impossible scenario. 

I drive by school busses in my neighborhood pretty frequently during the school year and I know I should slow down when I see a bus stopped, and I would be breaking the law by not coming to a complete stop when the sign is deployed.

It's an impossible scenario because they're breaking the law with their driving model. If they didn't run the sign, it would be a shitton easier to not hit the kid.

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Posted
1 minute ago, royiv said:

Except for the school bus with flashing red lights and extended stop sign.

Which I have already conceded is a huge fuck-up.  
 

The dummy smash at the end is just meat for the mob.  

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