Gary Dirlam
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Gary Dirlam
@GDirlam
old enough to know what I don't know yet not old enough to know not what I don't know
Lakes country in MN Katılım Haziran 2009
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Today I wrote a post about Vyshyvanka Day 🫶 a day we truly love.
And of course, russians immediately showed up in the comments saying that Ukrainian culture “doesn’t exist,” along with a lot of nеgativity.
But you know what? In all these years, I have never once gone under russians’ posts trying to prove anything to them. I’m not interested in how they live. I’m not interested in their country, their “values🤢,” or their way of life.
We were, we are, and we always will be. And Ukrainian culture is so alive and strong that even those who try to deny it cannot simply pass by in silence🇺🇦

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6 drives and 6 hours into FSD v14.3.3, here’s my review:
- Actually Smart Summon improvements are fantastic. The 33% speed increase from 6-8mph is actually extremely noticeable and makes it feel more human-like driving through a parking lot, especially a crowded one. Some may think it’s not a big change, but it is.
- “Hey Grok” is amazing! It has worked perfectly for me each time so far as a wake word, and I’ve used it a bunch. Huge quality of life improvement and being able to set navigation reminders is a really awesome feature!
- FSD v14.3.3 reacted to someone running their stop sign before I could even see them around a wall in a parking garage.
The driver monitoring system (DMS) is way more relaxed in this build than previously, especially in Standard profile.
- The new car visualization looks so much richer and better as combined with the spring update, way cooler. The acceleration profile of Mad Max is much smoother from 0-2mph off the line compared to v14.3.2, it doesn’t feel jerky or a jolt off the line. This is a big improvement and it’s still plenty quick.
- On city streets, and I’m pretty sure on the highway as well, Standard is more relaxed with changing lanes. It doesn’t change as frequently which is a nice thing to have for street driving. I’ll get a lot more seat time this afternoon through this week.
- There has been no twitching or jerky behavior with this build. Smooth inputs even in tricky scenarios- in the past few days FSD v14.3.2 has been slightly twitchy in my experience but this is way better.
- When FSD v14.3.3 reverses out of a parallel or perpendicular parking spot, I’ve noticed on this build it doesn’t reverse as far as before and it reduced unnecessary reversing distance. It feels more human like as it knows exactly the amount of steering angle required to exit the spot without backing up to far. This was even present in my 2025 Model 3 without a front fascia camera.
- Mad Max feels a bit more refined. It’s like a smooth slice through traffic and I’m now using it almost exclusively vs hurry I used before. The improved off the line performance is a big factor in that as well. Very calculated decisions and inputs.
- The new FSD Intervention streak feature is a really cool addition, would’ve been awesome to have for our FSD Cannonball Run record from New York City-LA, but I love how they are incentivizing using the system more as it’s safer than driving yourself.
- Speed control in 55mph speed zones needs more work, this was apparent on the cannonball with FSD v14.3.2 but there’s no clear max speed for it in 55 zones. Should be tamed and restricted a bit specifically in 55mph zones. Looking forward to improved pothole avoidance too.
- I like the new messages at top of the screen, specifically if you do not have a destination set in the navigation, it will tell you to select one. If you are in Mad Max occasionally it will let you know increased attention could be required if the surroundings require it.
- Parking garage behavior seems unchanged from FSD v14.3.2 when inside, but noticed it was slightly more confident entering and exiting the garages and coming up to the ticket dispenser. Didn’t see much looping behavior.
- I haven’t had FSD v14.3.3 camp in the left lane yet, as I haven’t had it on an empty highway since there’s been traffic today. This was a feature that FSD v14.3.2 had in that we didn’t enjoy on the cannonball. I’ll get some seat time in on my drive to NorCal this week where we’ll see if it does it.
- I haven’t had any weird braking, jitteriness or twitching yet, definitely a big smoothness jump over FSD v14.3.2, even more so than FSD v14.2.2.5 in my experience so far.
Overall, this version did a great job combining the attributes of FSD v14.3 like the insane reaction time, parking features, and new stack with the refinement that we loved with FSD v14.2.2.5 AND the great Spring Update features.
Elon said this update is a banger, and it is. Great work @Tesla_AI teams!!

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FSD Supervised can see through extreme glare
Scott Dembraski@SDembraski
What do you notice about this clip? Can you see it? FSD did.
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Russia is building concentration camps on Ukrainian territory. JD Vance calls it a territorial dispute.
Historian Anne Applebaum has a sharper read. When Russia bans the Ukrainian language, arrests mayors, teachers, journalists, and priests, and denies Ukraine exists as a nation — it is not fighting over borders. It is dismantling the European order built after 1945, the order that said force cannot rewrite the map.
Russia's goal, Applebaum argues, is to prove treaties are meaningless, alliances are hollow, and brute force still decides the fate of nations.
That is not a scuffle over lines. That is an imperial war against the rules that kept Europe at peace for eighty years.
This page documents that war. Help us keep going.
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patreon.com/meanwhileinukr…
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vist.ly/54acf
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🇺🇸BREAKING: Someone placed a $920 million crude oil short at 3:40 AM.
70 minutes later Axios reported the US and Iran were close to a deal.
Oil dropped 12%.
The trade made $125 million in profit.
Minutes after that Iran launched the “Persian Gulf Strait Authority” and oil surged 8%.
$760 million placed before Trump’s last announcement.
$920 million placed before this one.
Every major announcement in this war has been front-run by someone who knew it was coming.
What kind of war is this?
This is more like a trading desk with an army.
Never stop connecting the dots.
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@wrecklessdrive1 @IRuinedYouLol @KevKidd007 @PaulBritz4 @niccruzpatane Tesla semi can charge 300 miles in 30 minutes at mega charger for the 500 mi range semi and 180 miles in 30 minutes for the 300 mile Semi.
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@IRuinedYouLol @KevKidd007 @PaulBritz4 @niccruzpatane I do agree. And we all know 500miles day one is 450 in a year.
Maybe I’m incorrectly thinking efficiency will degrade over time but that’s most likely.
Denver to KC is 600m. KC to Louisville is 510m. Chi to Nashville 450m.
These are very common routes. Need 7-800miles.
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This is the sound of the all-electric Tesla Semi.
Deliveries of the new Production Version begin this year:
• Long Range model has 500 miles of range with a full payload.
• 1.7 kWh per mile efficiency (average diesel semis are roughly 5–7 kWh per mile equivalent energy use).
• Tri-motor powertrain with 800 kW of power (~1,073 hp), 3x the power of the average diesel semi.
• The battery in the Semi is designed to last 1M miles.
• Standard Range model (325 mi) has a similar turning radius as a Tesla Model 3/Y.
• 0.4 drag coefficient.
• Independent truckers are able to buy a Semi for use, not just fleet owners.
• Semi fleet uptime is at 95% due to extremely low maintenance and reliability.
• Integrated safety features in the Semi protect not just the driver but others on the road as well.
• Future wireless charging.
• Semi uses the same 4680 battery cells found in the Cybertruck.
• Semi can power a whole refrigeration trailer or any powered unit. The technology is shared with Cybertruck Powershare.
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A Tesla motorhome would totally change family road trips. FSD handles the drive, and everyone just relaxes like it’s a mobile home on wheels.
You’d just stop at Superchargers along the way, ideally near parks or campgrounds, maybe even built right into family-friendly travel spots.
It feels like the future of road tripping, especially with Tesla Semis already proving long distance electric travel works.
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600 landings!!! That’s 496 landings on our droneships and 104 on our landing zones. Congrats team on making the impossible, possible!
SpaceX@SpaceX
Falcon lands for the 600th time!
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In Toronto, it literally doesn’t make sense to drive anything else but an EV.
My overnight electricity rate is $0.039/kWh CDN ($0.028 USD).
Here’s a comparison between how much it is to charge our Teslas (0-100%) vs filling up a comparable gas vehicle:
Model 3 Performance: $2.29 USD
BMW M3: $86
Cybertruck AWD: $3.44
Ford F-150 (35 gal tank): $162
Tesla Model Y Performance: $2.29
BMW X3: $95
(Regular gas: $4.65/gal, Premium Gas: $5.70/gal)

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🚗 Zero idle fuel cost across an 8-hour patrol shift is the real headline.
• 11.52 kW Powershare powers lights, radios, and scene equipment - no auxiliary generator needed
• Factory ballistic door panels eliminate aftermarket armor upfit costs per vehicle
• Regen braking extends service intervals well beyond ICE patrol fleet norms
First patrol vehicle that generates zero operating cost while parked on scene.
x.com/XFreeze/status…
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