Lewis Withrow (LB)
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Lewis Withrow (LB)
@LewisWithrow5
Shareholder. Tesla Solar & Powerwalls. Cybertruck with FSD. Starlink. -Grateful & happy. Astounded by AI. Waiting on Optimus.
Tampa area Florida Katılım Kasım 2020
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@EVdayExplorer @stevenmarkryan It's not illegal, but it has to be bought at fair market price.
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@stevenmarkryan It's not illegal to change from nonprofit to for profit
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@JeebsTX Everybody who is able bodied is only temporary so.
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Tech companies are really trying to sell us on the "Home Robot" era, but I am respectfully opting out.
Call me paranoid, but paying top dollar for a 24/7 mobile surveillance unit to wander around my house feels way less like *The Jetsons* and a lot more like *The Hunger Games*. lol
I’m all for pushing the limits of AI and automation, but I draw the line at a Capitol-style Peacekeeper watching my every move in my own living room.
I am not volunteering as tribute just so a machine can fold my laundry. I'll sweep my own floors, thanks. lol
Don't get me wrong: I am 100% pro-robot. Put them in factories, let them run warehouses, and automate business services all day long. Let the robots optimize the supply chain, but my home is off-limits. lol
Your thoughts!
1X@1x_tech
NEO The Home Robot Order Today
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Lewis's Razor:
"It is wise to consider that the outcome might have been the intent, when it diverges from the stated goal."
A razor, is a concise philosophical heuristic or rule of thumb that favors simpler more direct explanations by "shaving away" less probable or more complex alternatives.
Here are several relatable, commonly recognized examples where Lewis's Razor can be useful:
Government programs:
A policy is promoted to "reduce poverty" or "help the middle class," yet poverty rates stay flat or rise while a large new bureaucracy and dependent class are created. The razor prompts considering that expanding government size, funding, or voter dependency may have been the actual intent.
Corporate "improvements":
A company announces an app or website update to "enhance user experience," but the changes add more ads, subscriptions, data collection, and friction. The razor suggests the real goal may have been increased revenue or engagement metrics, not better usability.
School/education reforms:
Initiatives are sold as "improving outcomes for students," yet administrative staff grows dramatically while test scores stagnate or decline. The razor helps question whether growing budgets, jobs, and institutional power were the true aim.
Social or environmental campaigns:
An organization pushes policies "to save the planet" or "promote equality," but the result is more funding, political influence, and restrictions on others while problems persist. The razor encourages checking if continued relevance and power were the intended outcome.
Personal or workplace promises:
A colleague or partner says they want to "support the team" or "strengthen the relationship," yet their actions consistently create more work, drama, or dependency for others. The razor flags that maintaining control, attention, or superiority may have been the actual intent.
Product "upgrades" or subscriptions:
A service advertises a new plan as "giving you more freedom and value," but it removes features from the old plan and locks more behind paywalls. The razor points to planned obsolescence or revenue extraction as the likely purpose.
Where else to you think that Lewis's razor can be helpful?

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@RonDeSantis Mandates are generally bad, but neither should you reject the idea the EVs will dominate. Wait and see. No mandates and no subsidies. Let the markets work. Wasted energy is wasted money.
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I’ve always opposed EV mandates, rejected the idea that EVs will save the world, and preferred traditional engines for vehicles like the F-150 I used to drive.
That said, it’s clear that Teslas are absolutely top-notch products. It’s not hard to see how they’ve developed a dedicated following.
Eduard Richter@erichter66
@RonDeSantis @elonmusk @iliketeslas 5 people in our family bought Model Y. We don’t care about electric cars, we wanted the FSD and we love it. I am spreading the gospel everywhere I can, but people still don’t believe it exists.
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Ethanol is one of the biggest con jobs in modern history. Another scam inflicted on us by corruption and poorly considered legislation.
Glad I don't have to participate in this mess any more.
Mike Lee@BasedMikeLee
Ethanol mandates suck. American consumers should be free to decide whether to put corn in their gas tanks. Would you prefer to make that decision yourself—rather than having it made for you by Congress?
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Ha ha.
This has been happening for years. Hurricane Helene was rough on my neighbors, but as always we had full AC, cooking, washer & dryer, hot showers, internet with Starlink, and full refrigeration keeping our food. We charged our vehicle in the afternoon after the sun had topped off out batteries.

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@SawyerMerritt Fake engine sounds appeal to an old and vanishing conditioned response.
Acceleration is the actual reward.

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@BonnieWA Understood. Besides being a questionable energy endeavor, the alcohol absorbs water from the atmosphere shortening the storage life of gasoline.
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@LewisWithrow5 I've been bitching about this for 20 years. 🤨
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Yes latitude make a difference. More panels is the adjustment. Fortunately, the cost of panels continues to decrease over time. We got our system when there was a big US tax incentive that made a huge difference for us.
Our prime motivation was not economic, but rather energy security. Without being too specific, we absolutely need energy security. It is more than a matter of comfort or convenience for us.
Keep your goal in mind. I wanted solar decades before we were able to get it. I'm sure you will make it happen.
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@LewisWithrow5 One day I will follow in your footsteps Lewis... I will have to sit down and do the math as I'm higher north. 👌
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@QuantumGuard17 Please let us know when your onion rings are fried in tallow like your fries.
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🚨 IT’S OFFICIAL: Steak ‘N Shake is SWITCHING the entire chain’s sourcing to grass fed and grass finished beef as of June 1, the Chief MAHA Officer confirms
MAHA IS WINNING! What a great American company 🇺🇸 👏🏻
“We’re going seed oil free and looking at any and all opportunities to remove seed oils.”
“One big move that we will be making come June 1st, we’ll be rolling out grass-fed, grass-finished beef to all locations nationwide.”
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@hadighan @MarioNawfal Right. The average US home uses 30 kWh per day. So it made enough electricity for about 13 US homes.
Here is a sunny day's output from the Tesla solar panels on my home's roof.
6 homes like mine would make more power than their airborne wind turbine generator.

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@MarioNawfal "The system generated 385 kwh enough to supply 1500 households for one day"
Anybody that understands 101 electricity knows that this report is BS.
1. System generates unit is KW or period needed if using KWh,
2. 385 kWh are barely enough for 25 households per day.
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🇨🇳 China just tested a wind turbine floating 2,000 metres in the sky... and it worked.
The S2000 is a helium-filled airship carrying turbines, tethered to the ground by cables that also transmit electricity.
At 2,000 metres, winds are stronger and more consistent than at ground level.
In recent tests over Sichuan, it generated 385 kWh which is enough to power around 1,500 homes for a day.
Source: @DW News
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I’ve gone to the same gym for almost 4 years now.
Good friends with nearly everyone there.
One day a guy who used to make small talk with me, just stopped.
Didn’t think much of it, but it went on for weeks.
Found out later he’s a liberal and someone showed him my X account and he just won’t talk to me now.
This has happened many many many times since becoming publicly conservative.
I’ve lost many friends and even many more acquaintances.
They won’t even discuss us.
Won’t even look at me.
It’s bad for me… but it’s 10,000x worse for my wife.
Liberal women are genuinely EVIL to conservative women.
It’s on another level.
Pure evil.
No one talks about this enough but the public shaming of people who are openly conservative is extremely intense and unless you have a lot of mental fortitude and surround yourself with better people quickly…
I can understand why many find it is not worth saying anything at all.
But that doesn’t make it harder for those of us who speak up… because we are the few.
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@UniqueCatSound I agree. The use cases are almost infinite ranging from trivial to extremely valuable.
I just don't like kiosks. I think they are temporary.
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@LewisWithrow5 I think Optimus would be much more useful on the other side of the counter. I’ve seen plenty of company executives send a worker out for special coffee/food orders without a second thought.
I want my personal “gofer” Optimus.
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Recently I went to a fast food restaurant where there were two kiosks each with a short line and no-one at the counter. I stood at the counter as was ignored (the crew was very busy).
After waiting a short while I asked in a clear voice "May I order the old fashioned way, please? "A woman in the back answered firmly "kiosk, kiosk".
I don't want to learn your crappy kiosk interface.
I prefer ordering by voice.
Then it dawned on me.
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@ArcticDodger @MindfulL205 The broken spark plug insulator has been known about for decades, but I never knew a rider that carried it.
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@LewisWithrow5 @MindfulL205 And I guarantee you it'll end up inside the tank within a month 😂
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