Robert Muir

@wholemars Wired magazine has completely lost their marbles! They’re anti anything to do with Elon when they should be championing FSD, Starlink, brain implants, and frickin’ rockets that land on floating pads in the ocean.

It’s so bad. So much hatred for tech and their own readers. You get the sense that the authors are just miserable with their lives and are taking it out on you

@JrWhipstock @Decafquest 👍 Just downloaded it.

@BobMuir @Decafquest Yeah... It's almost a "must read", isn't it?

The first I’ve heard of this @Decafquest

@paul_jkrause Daemon by Daniel Suarez. Hard technologically sci-fi at its finest! amazon.com/dp/B003QP4NPE/

What is the best sci-fi novel you've read? There are many good ones. Great ones. Not just because he recently passed away, but Hyperion by Dan Simmons has to be up there for everyone who has read it...

@joelpollak Imagine how beautiful and successful Lebanon and Gaza could be if they could stop trying to eliminate Israel.

The Palestinian cause in the West has no goal other than to attack Israel. It has no constructive aims. Its dysfunction is a constant assault on the freedom and safety of Jews, for whom Israel is the center of faith. It doesn't need to be this way, but there's no sign of reform.

🎯 They find the fraud, perhaps cancel some contracts, but nobody goes after the fraudsters. 🤬

@EZebroni Yes. Apollo 13. 🤣

Is Project Hail Mary based on a true story?

I don’t think the truckers have thought this all the way through…

Every corporate board in the west?

@FischerKing64 You’re not wrong. Due to upgrade to 16 (every 3 years), I wait for 17 to perhaps get a Siri that functions. Ends up that 17 is heavier and not better than 16 and Siri is still stupid as hell.

A lot of anger here. We will known if I’m wrong in a few years. Relax.

Apple selling cheap laptops means it’s giving up on being an aspirational brand. Means it’s run out of ideas - which has been obvious for a while with the goggles and the thicker phones and iPads. It’s like if Mercedes entered the compact truck market.

@EZebroni Did you calculate insurance costs in that calculation? I’m curious about that myself.

I can’t wait to get this Tesla Roadster 2.0 and list it on Turo for $999 per day. So many people will rent it at that rate. I’ll have it paid off in about 3 months.

Según Grok, no es bueno: The X post you linked (from @laderechadiario on March 18, 2026) claims that Spain's Congress rejected and suspended a mass regularization of illegal immigrants decreed by Pedro Sánchez. **Key content of the post:** - Text: "🚨🇪🇸 | #URGENTE UNA BIEN: El Congreso de España rechazó y suspendió la regularización masiva de inmigrantes ilegales que decretó el corrupto Pedro Sánchez para reemplazar a los españoles y perpetuarse en el poder." - It includes an image (likely a screenshot or graphic highlighting the alleged vote or news). - The tone is strongly anti-Sánchez / anti-government, framing the measure as a deliberate attempt at demographic replacement and power consolidation. **What actually happened (based on context from replies and related posts):** The Spanish Congress did hold a vote on March 18, 2026, related to this issue. A non-binding motion (supported by PP, Vox, and Junts, totaling around 176 votes) passed, calling on the government to immediately halt the extraordinary mass regularization process (aimed at roughly 500,000 people). However: - This was **not** a final rejection or suspension of the policy itself. - The government (PSOE-led under Sánchez) had already planned to advance the regularization via **Real Decreto** (executive decree) rather than ordinary legislation, precisely to bypass potential parliamentary blocks. - The process remains on track: applications were expected to open in early April 2026 and run through June 30, 2026. - The congressional vote carries strong **political/symbolic weight** but is **not legally binding** on the executive branch. Many replies celebrate it as a win against the government, with comments like "honor to those who voted against" or calls to block related measures (e.g., universal free healthcare). Others are more skeptical/realistic, pointing out that Sánchez can (and intends to) proceed via decree anyway, or suggest legal challenges (e.g., recurso contencioso-administrativo to the Supreme Court for a potential cautelar suspension). Some users outright dispute the framing, noting that no credible sources show Congress actually stopping the plan — it's more of a public political clash between legislature and executive. In short: Congress expressed majority opposition and "demanded" a halt, but the Sánchez government appears set to ignore it and move forward through executive action. The post presents a partial / celebratory version of events typical of right-leaning outlets. If you want more details on the image in the original post or related news sources, let me know!

@Cyber_Trailer Sounds like it would be better to give each tenant $10k to be out the next day and then bulldoze the place.

Since my account is somewhat anonymous I’m going to disclose where some of the California high-speed rail money gets wasted. 99% of you don’t realize where giant chunks of the money is disappearing to. The California high-speed rail authority, literally owns thousands of parcels of land that are in various stages continued litigation, tenant improvements, eviction, and constant maintenance. For example, there are many homes and apartment complexes in the plant path that have been purchased years ahead of construction. Removing those tenants is a slow and expensive process. (let’s ignore the extra stress on housing that all of these destroyed properties are causing) In some cases, these are low rent apartments with a lengthy eviction process During that process, the state of California is the landlord and has to maintain the property codes the same as any other landlord. This means repairs, adding smoke detectors, fixing roofs, vegetation management, landscaping, paying off tenants to leave early, boarding up Windows, constant trash cleanups, towing vehicles etc. But the High Speed Rail Authority doesn’t just have to maintain these properties at normal cost. Every single bit of that work has to be done at California prevailing wage rates. The work can only be done through qualified contractors that have passed through a long series of idiotic mazes to qualify to perform the work. An average rate per hour (charge rate) for a worker to perform any service on these properties is approximately $200 an hour for labor only. The cost go up for specialized work, like electricians, plumbers, or machine operators. Properties that are literally worthless are being maintained at huge expense just so the next round of homeless transients can break into the property and cause more damage. For reasons I can’t explain, the process to finally demo and remove the structures takes years. I’m only mentioning the tip of the iceberg regarding my firsthand knowledge. Completely separate from those outlandish costs are the inflation caused by the construction. The prevailing word on the street is that nothing is getting done. The truth is that a lot is getting done and none of it efficiently. The amount of concrete being poured daily and monthly to build gigantic overpasses for both the rail and roadways is not understood. In these work areas, every concrete mixing company is fully scheduled out and cannot offer building materials for other basic services such as building a house often times for weeks when the average lead time for many of these services used to be one day. And that’s just the schedule, never mind the huge cost increases from straining the supply chain and Labor pool. The amount of concrete and steel that has gone into the structures so far is massive. Dozens and dozens of new water wells have been dug just for dust control. Thousands upon thousands of acres of highly productive tree fruits and nuts have been torn up and shredded. Utility scale solar fields have been uprooted and sometimes relocated at extravagant costs. Every type of business you can imagine has gone through either a closure, relocation, or a long-term tenant agreement with the rail authority. In some cases, it’s just a buyout where the business closes its doors forever. The owners get something all of the workers get nothing. Don’t get me started on how thick the layers of bureaucracy are for these minute tasks that occur on all of these properties. The inefficiency is far beyond your wildest dreams. In many cases, this is not related to fraud in any way it’s just absolute ignorance, red tape, and failed leadership. I can go much deeper into specific examples, but I think that gives some of you an idea of what’s actually happening in California. If a rail is ever usable, some portions of the structures will be decades old and already in disrepair.

@gailalfaratx @wholemars My new Model S, delivered in Feb came with v13.2.9 and it took almost a month to get updated to v14.2.2.5

The problem is, there are Tesla owners who aren’t aware of FSD. So when you are picking up your vehicle for the very first time, that’s a golden opportunity, and if you’re not driving home on FSD at least for the first week, I do think it’s a wasted opportunity. That’s just my honest opinion…

Tesla NEEDS to do a free version of FSD Delivering cars with just TACC is a fucked up situation Please Tesla, this will supercharge adoption. It’s not for me, i’m a paid FSD user. But we need to hook the users who don’t want to or can’t pay.

@JrWhipstock @Decafquest Ah. That makes total sense now. I was having a hard time believing that they would give up any real power.

@BobMuir @Decafquest Launching a company in Europe was never an issue. The problems start when you hire your first employee, turn profitable, or start manufacturing something. That's when the full weight of regulations and restrictions hit you like a truck.

Does anyone believe these Bureaucratic leaches can actually make this happen? If so, at least it’s a step - but what about all the red tape and taxes after the business is created. @JrWhipstock @Decafquest

@TrevMcKendrick Know what one truly wants is one of the rarest of things. (wishes don’t count) It reminds me of the Series, “Lucifer”, with Tom Ellis, where the Devil’s talent was the ability to ask what a person truly desires and getting a truthful answer.

AI will give you anything in this world as long as you ask for it Make it more stark just how much people do not know what they want

This is a perfect description of my ebook library! Love the last entry. 🤣

Good write-up.

@Kristennetten Those number should be changing as the migrants are taken into account. 🤣

Did you know the first blue eyes showed up around the Baltic Sea area? Also, lactose tolerance follows blue eyes, etc, something I researched over a decade ago.