Eric Fried

@mikepat711 Corollary: can I please have a “precondition now” button?

Dude wtf, did Tesla remove the ability to toggle preconditioning schedules on/off in the app or am I going crazy? If this is real, holy f. Please fix this. I routinely toggle a schedule off and on because my schedule changes constantly.

@EmmetPeppers @martyrdison It sucks, but is serendipitous, that exploiting the system for its red tape-generating ability is the only recourse in this case that was dismissed purely on the basis of red tape.

Also from Grok “Strategic/delay value is higher than outright win probability. Filing and pursuing appeals (including en banc or cert petitions) is low-cost relative to Musk’s resources and can create prolonged uncertainty for OpenAI’s planned IPO and operations—exactly as noted in the original post. That tactical effect is real even if the appeals ultimately fail. Bottom line: These “other tactics” are worth pursuing for the pressure and delay they create, but the probability they produce a decisive legal victory for Elon on the underlying claims remains modest at best. The SOL loss was a clean, jury-supported exit ramp for the district court, and appellate courts rarely reopen that door on factual timing questions.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​“

for anyone wondering the process next for the musk vs. openai trial: they can appeal to the 9th circuit there, the statute of limitations issue can be reviewed by a 3 judge panel. you don’t know which judges you’re getting until shortly before the 9th circuit is nicknamed the “nutty ninth” because the ideological range of judges can vary wildly, from very conservative to very progressive important to remember that musk didn’t lose on the actual merits of the claims they found he filed too late under the statute of limitations. the underlying claims themselves (charitable trust breach, fiduciary duty, unjust enrichment, etc.) were never substantively decided if the 9th circuit overturns the statute of limitations ruling, it can send the case back down to the district court for further proceedings on the merits that doesn’t mean musk automatically wins. it just means the courts would then actually get to fully evaluate the substance of the claims instead of ending the case on timing grounds even if the initial 3 judge panel says no, there are still additional options such as: - petition for an en banc rehearing before a larger group of 9th circuit judges - petition the supreme court to hear the case regardless, really interesting to see where they take this next

@mikepat711 Reminds me of the late 90s when everybody thought they needed “dot com” in their actual business name.

I hate the name SpaceXAI. Too much of an earful and SpaceX is an iconic name. Just leave it as SpaceX. We know yall got AI in there.

@SDembraski Never considered it. Never missed it. What, are people using their house key to interact with the screen? I guess if you have kids throwing hot wheels at it from the back seat??

Ive had multiple Tesla's. I have never put a screen protector on. I honestly haven't seen the need for it. I wanted to ask others out there. Do you have a screen protector on your main screen? If so is it worth it?

@Stellan628605 Anybody remember Hiroshi in downtown Austin in the 90s?

No One Expected Him to Paint Like This

@oldestasian “Asking for a friend.”

If someone duct tapes your mouth and your nose is stuffed do you just die or does the body have emergency nose clearing abilities

@BradCLemley My oldest basically taught himself how to “hotrod” (patch up old cars so they run, not so they’re pretty) on YouTube. For anyone with the discipline to curate the content they consume, the internet is a goldmine that can (almost) completely replace classroom education.

Here is a huge positive to modern life that gets no press. I have an old 2009 Toyota, and the AUX port crapped out about a year ago. Went to YouTube. Young, enthusiastic guy explains how to fix it. It is not obvious - involves taking the dashboard apart in a counter-intuitive way, but once you see it, it's a 15 minute fix. There are actually dozens of videos showing how to do this, and they collectively have well over 200k views. Had this happened in 1995, I would have just lived with it. But the combo of the replacement AUX jack available from Amazon and the video of the simple (but not obvious) fix, I fixed it. I HAVE DONE THIS DOZENS OF TIMES. Replaced the control panel of my dishwasher. Replaced the ice maker in the fridge. Fixed a wonky sanding head on my drill press. Mastered a bandsaw technique that I use for my sculpture. On and on and on... I think it is likely no exaggeration to say billions of fixes and skill upgrades have been performed worldwide that would not have been performed if it were not for the instruction freely given peer-to-peer on YouTube. Take a moment to be happy about this. The busted item keeps performing, rather than going to the landfill. The person learning and doing the fix gains a sense of mastery and saves money. It's an unmixed blessing. Stop doomscrolling. Think of what is busted in your house, find the YouTube video on how to fix it, and fix it.

@ZeffMax @wholemars Bah. What a waste. That’s not justice.

I'm seeing lots of confusion about why the statute of limitations issue came to a trial at all. Musk and OpenAI disagreed about when Musk could have reasonably become convinced that OpenAI was "stealing a charity," as he alleges. Because this case was filed in 2024, Musk had to argue that the OpenAI charity was stolen after 2021 (within the statute of limitations). Musk claimed it happened in 2023, when MSFT invested $10B in OpenAI's for-profit arm. But OpenAI argued that Musk could have discovered that it was creating a for-profit arm, and that it would raises billions, years earlier. Evidence revealed in the case showed that Altman sent Musk an OpenAI summary term sheet in 2018, revealing their plans to create a for-profit arm next year (in 2019) and raise more than $10B for it in the future. Musk testified that he never read the whole document (which was 4 pages). Dating back to 2017, there were other discussions about the need to raise billions of dollars for OpenAI and converting it into a for-profit—one idea was folding OpenAI into a B-corp within Tesla. But because there was a disagreement on the timeline, a jury was asked to help decide the core facts of the case, including when Musk could have become convinced that a "charity stealing" really happened. The jury never even got to reveal whether they thought the OpenAI charity was stolen, because they unanimously decided that Musk's claim should be thrown out on a timeliness issue.

@StrengthDebates So what, if any, is the value in high rep workouts? Surely better overall endurance? What I’m getting at is: if hypertrophy isn’t my (only/primary) goal, what goal(s) would a high-rep regimen align with?

High rep is high fatigue If you truly want to maximize your muscle mass you’ll need strength to do it Any hypertrophy program without low rep sets truly are incomplete

@thedooberhead I’m banking on those prices coming down by the time mine is out of warranty 🤞

Is there an extended warranty for the Cybertruck, or a plan to have one? I’d be concerned owning one out of warranty if this is accurate.

@JesterJum That brief but oh-so-sweet period of time between “slow because the tubes need to warm up” and “slow because it has to boot (and run Java)”. I miss it too.

Not to sound geriatric but...you know what i miss? Turning something on and it just works. No account setup. No app download. No QR code. No "sign in to continue". Just plug it in and it does the thing its supposed to do.

@LangmanVince Add time spent training. How much per second now?

Ronda Rousey made $2.2 million for her 17 second fight against Gina Carano last night which comes out to $129,411 per second! 😂 Do you have a problem with this?

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@GeorgeB90408020 @muskonomy I think the jury is advisory in this case. So the question is whether he can get a fair judge — not a forgone conclusion (viz. Kathleen McCormick).

NEWS: Jury deliberations begin today in Elon Musk v. OpenAI. Here's how it got here. 2015: Musk and Altman co-found OpenAI as a nonprofit. Musk commits up to $1 billion. Actual donations total ~$38 million. 2017: Musk demands up to 90% ownership if OpenAI converts to for-profit. Co-founders refuse. He pushes to fold OpenAI into Tesla. Sam Altman refuses. Elon Musk walks. 2018: Musk leaves the OpenAI board. Writes internally that OpenAI has a "0% chance" of being relevant without dramatic change. 2023: Microsoft pumps $10 billion into OpenAI. Musk incorporates xAI as a direct competitor. The public war begins. 2024: Elon Musk sues Altman and OpenAI for breach of charitable trust. Trial begins April 2026 in Oakland. Today: A 9-person jury decides if OpenAI broke its founding mission. Elon Musk is seeking up to $150 billion in damages and the removal of Sam Altman and Greg Brockman. OpenAI is now valued at $850B+. SpaceX, now merged with xAI, is valued at $1.25 trillion.

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@muskonomy IIUC the jury is advisory; the judge has final say. That could be far better or far worse depending who’s in those ten seats…

@lorddakside @SwipaCam Correct. Ronda had trained striking for a few months. Not enough to hang with an elite career striker like Holm. Holm trained to counter Ronda’s (1-2) favorite takedowns so she could stay on her feet. If Ronda had gone straight for the ground while fresh, she *might* have won.

The problem with this fight was at that time, Ronda was being criticized for not being a versatile fighter. Someone who can’t win unless she’s taking opponents to the mat. It was nonsense but that criticism got to her head. She had beaten Bethe Correia by knockout and she believed that she could hang with Holly Holmes in the same way. Which is where her mistake was because Holly was a seasoned kickboxer so Ronda didn’t stand a chance fighting her standing up.

Never forget when Holly Holm LEVELED Ronda Rousey when she was undefeated and on top of the world. One of the craziest fights of the 2010s.

@D_The_Husband Nice product, solid quality, love the art. Thank you.

@2uasimojo Thank you again 👊

@D_The_Husband 👀

@ashleyschendel Dude, do not try to buy your husband a wallet. Best case scenario, he thanks you and carries it and hates it. If you must be involved, go wallet shopping with him. But better to let him handle it end to end.

Very rarely will you need to buy your husband a new wallet, but when that day comes, it is somehow a major household decision and you cannot screw it up. Men will carry the same wallet for 20 years with the corners falling apart and still say it’s fine. So this is not the moment for creativity. Slim, durable, leather if he’s a leather guy, metal if he already likes that kind of thing. Do not surprise a man with a weird wallet.