Smity

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Smity

Smity

@SmitysTweets

Father, Technologist, Educator, Veteran

Katılım Ekim 2014
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YouTube@YouTube·
which 3 creators would you invite to your backyard BBQ??
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@Fat_Electrician Its because the Marines Corps is a motivation cult with a side hustle in armed conflict.
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The Fat Electrician
The Fat Electrician@Fat_Electrician·
I recently toured the museum at Parris Island, and asked this question. The museum covers the entire history of the Corps. According to the guide, all Marines take the same tour as part of basic training. Marines just do a way better job of teaching their history and instilling pride. They didn’t teach me shit for history in Army basic. Every branch should take notes from the Marine Corps on this.
TiredCadian@TiredCadain777

Why is it that the US Marine corps outright warships Chesty Puller, yet the Army doesn't seem to have anywhere near the same level of reverence for its heroes? Like it wouldn't surprise me if some US Army soldiers don't even know who the hell Audie Murphy is.

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@9mmsmg I like a jammy egg yolk
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9mmSMG@9mmsmg·
The perfect egg is over easy. When I say over easy, I mean very easy. A quick flip just to solidify the whites. Maybe 8 total seconds in the pan with the burner off. The yolk should run all over the plate when pierced. I always see sad eggs online. Fried hard with everything crispy, and the yolk basically hard boiled. Why would you do something so terrible? It's like a well-done filet mignon. I'd write about my disdain for egg whites alone, but it's still early, and I don't want to ruin my day. An example of the perfect egg below:
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Swan Ronson@newfunkytown·
@_Omegon_ Imagine drinking beer when bourbon exists.
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@pirooooon3 If we wanted Japan, we would have taken it in '45. We wanted (and still want) you to be a successful and peaceful neighbor.
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ぴろん🌸@pirooooon3·
いつかこうなるのか? すでに、こうなのか? 戦後かずっと アメリカは日本を配下に置いていますか?
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Nostalgic Gamer
Nostalgic Gamer@16bitnostalgia·
What’s the first game you think of?
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@Scobleizer Thats a lot of cope about a Ferrari I wouldn't drive at gunpoint...
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Robert Scoble
Robert Scoble@Scobleizer·
"You aren't getting it," a friend who lives in China told me after I said the new Ferrari is ugly. "This is gonna sell well with China's new rich." But why is a story of changing attitudes amongst car buyers, particularly in China. In a world where everyone around you is driving a new electric car, which is true in many Chinese cities now, showing up with a loud gas car just doesn't fit in anymore. Imagine you are a new rich factory owner in Shanghai. Do you want to drive around in a loud Ferrari, like I dreamed about doing when I was a kid? No. Chinese culture is about fitting in, about caring what everyone else thinks. Worse, in China they are going electric so fast that you can see the writing on the wall for gas. Soon gas stations will disappear altogether in major cities. And cars that pollute and put fumes into the air are already being seen as artifacts of an age that needs to die quickly, particularly in cities with 40 million people. Ferrari's sales are way down in China. New car brands there like @Xiaomi, @XPENG_Global, @NIOGlobal, @BYDCompany, and @HongqiGlobal are taking share with vehicles that have much more innovation than even this new Ferrari has. What are my credentials to talk about Ferrari? Well, I've studied automotive innovation my whole life. Audi taught me to race. I had the first ride in the Fiat 500, the BMW i3, the Tesla Roadster, the first Mercedes AI car, and a few others. Have hung out with many billionaires who have Ferraris, went on a famous car rally with such last year to study buyers of super cars, and car collectors, among other things. And I did consumer research about attitudes toward new innovations, like autonomy, around the world. But it goes deeper than just China, which buys more cars that USA and Europe combined. Ferrari is run by people who love to drive and love to drive gas cars with loud, big, engines. In USA that makes sense. My friend Scott Jordan, who owns a clothing company in Sun Valley, Idaho, has one, and within a few minutes from his home he can be on some of the best driving roads in the world. We argue about cars all the time, and he probably never will buy a Tesla. Loves the sound the Ferrari makes. And the design of the hand stitched leather dash. He hates this new Ferrari. Could never see himself in one. But his counterpart in China? Will never get onto a pretty road. When I was last in Shanghai I drove for hours and never stopped seeing high rise buildings with stop and go traffic. Americans can't grok that. They don't want a dirty, gas, car, that makes a lot of noise in China. All traditional luxury brands (another way for saying $500,000 or more for a car) are seeing sales declines for this reason. They also get on race tracks far less frequently than we can here in America. Which is where you can really enjoy a Ferrari. In fact, the luxury brands are more of a club than buying a car. I once hung out with the Bugatti owners from around the world (one of the benefits of living within walking distance of the Half Moon Bay Ritz Carlton). They told me that it is a club and that Bugatti flies their cars around the world for a variety of driving experiences. Makes sense, the last thing a billionaire wants to hear while on vacation is a pitch for a new startup, or someone begging for money (same thing, really). So they have a club experience that keeps them separated from those kinds. The Chinese buyer cares more about innovation than those of us in USA do. You see this in their vehicles, which have big huge screens covering the dash, and seats that rub their backs, and even suspensions that "hop" over potholes, not to mention autonomy that drives them everywhere in stop and go traffic. It's one reason why China's government has kept Tesla from really turning on its autonomy, which is slightly ahead of the Chinese brands. As a Tesla investor I am watching that closely. Speaking of Tesla, its new Roadster that we should see "within months" according to @elonmusk and his main designer @woodhaus2, should capture the world's attention, and especially the new rich in China. But will it be allowed into China in a world where USA doesn't allow Chinese cars to be imported here? The answer to that question is way above my pay grade. But if it were, it'd be a massive competitor to this new Ferrari. Why? Well, Ferrari's innovation just isn't there for this new consumer. It doesn't self drive. Its screens are smaller than any of those new Chinese brands, many of which started out making smartphones and other consumer electronics. And that leads to this design that is rightfully getting derided. Ferrari doesn't like being pushed into this new world of electric, screens, and autonomy. If it could it'd go back to an all-analog car, which is what most of the buyers of Ferrari like, taking them back to their childhood. I can just imagine what Jony Ive had to do to come up with even the design he was able to ship here. Consumers used to like buttons. Old people, particularly billionaires, still do. Takes them back to familiarity and tactile senses. They still talk about how much they love the buttons and knobs in their old cars. But the new Chinese consumers grew up with smartphones and iPads you can touch. Many of them carry around @Huawei triple fold phones, that, when unfolded look like an iPad. We don't have those in America yet and Apple is rumored to be bringing a single fold device to America later this year. Such a consumer is more impressed by big screens and automation than loud engines and fast speeds. But the new rich want to stand out. Often they are running factories or tech companies where most of the engineers have Teslas or one of the new Chinese brands. How do they stand out? Roll up in one of these. And now you understand why the design of this car is so ugly. Ferrari doesn't want its traditional consumer to buy it. And didn't want a mind-blowing aggressive design that would make its traditional customer pissed that it was "going electric." It's all about trying to regain share in China.
Sawyer Merritt@SawyerMerritt

Ferrari has just officially unveiled its first ever all-electric car, called the Ferrari Luce. • Starting price: $640,000 • Interior co-designed with Apple's former head of design, Jony Ive • Range: 280 miles (expected EPA) • Peak charging speed: 350kW • 122 kWh battery • 1,050 horsepower • 0-60mph: 2.4s • 800v • Four-door four-seater • Four electric motors • OLED screens • Weight: 4,982 lbs • Front motors spin to 30,000 rpm, rears hit 25,500 rpm • Car uses an accelerometer to capture real vibrations from the electric motors & rear chassis. An algorithm filters out unpleasant frequencies and amplifies only the more “musical” sounds. This can be heard inside and outside the car. • Paddle shifter on steering wheel changes how aggressively torque is delivered, with five different levels • The trunk has 21.1 cubic feet of space, the largest luggage capacity the company has ever offered • 197.6 inches long, about as long as a Tesla Model S U.S. deliveries start in Q2 2027. More photos in the thread below:

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🇯🇵砂川 泉🎌
🇯🇵砂川 泉🎌@Izumi_Sunagawa·
パスワードを忘れてロック解除出来ないから何とかしてくれ、と店舗に来た客。
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@RealPostFolder Quality denim is meant to be washed rarely. Turn the garment inside out and throw it in the freezer for an hour or 2 and they will be fresh again. Essentially, unless you got something on them, dont wash.
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じぇんどぅ@janedo_theend·
人外彼女(人形)と同棲7ヶ月目です。 私は、レズビアンのタチとして女なのに頼り甲斐を求められデートでのエスコートや愚痴聞き係といった「彼氏役」を押し付けられる事に疲れた。 彼女は私に何も期待しないしどんな私も受け入れてくれるから大好きちゅ。
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Kenny Webster@KennethRWebster·
My girlfriend’s daughter wants to breakup with her boyfriend because he jerks off to anime porn. Do you agree with her decision?
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@Nick86LGM @tkulogo Oh fuck off, no one stole from you. You bought an unfinished product and are salty. Kick rocks.
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nick@Nick86LGM·
@tkulogo I dont like that he stole 7k from me in 2019 and didnt return it. I dont like that he lies all the time. I dont like that hes a bully online. I do love what SpaceX is doing. I do love my Tesla. I think robotaxi could be awesome. Its complicated.
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nick@Nick86LGM·
I love my Tesla I dislike Elon Musk greatly Elon isn't wrong about everything I hate Trump Trump isn't always wrong I lean Democrat Democrats do stupid things Republicans are not always wrong All these points of view are possible simultaneously.
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@JamesMac_Fit I use the built in parental tools to set timers and everything is locked to kids mode. Other than that, I just tell them "no". Works pretty well, more people should try it...
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JMAC | Men’s Health Coach
JMAC | Men’s Health Coach@JamesMac_Fit·
Dads... I need your advice. As a young dad myself, I’m genuinely worried about my son growing up addicted to screens, phones, games, etc. It feels like EVERYTHING is designed to grab their attention these days. So I want to ask: - How do you actually manage screen time in your house? - What’s worked for you? - What’s failed? Would appreciate real answers from people who’ve been there 🤝
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@RealPostFolder I would hit my FIRE number and go take a shower 🤷‍♂️
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🇯🇵 Colonel Otaku Gatekeeper 🇯🇵
This is Kondo Atsushi He's a member of the advisory council for Immigration Services Agency. Kondo went viral for suggesting that the solution to problems caused by foreigners is to give them Japanese citizenship. He used Germany & Canada as a successful model to follow.
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jezz@JezziiB·
"in communism, you don't own your house!" Babes, that's capitalism, what do you think mortgages are?
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@putra_ejiro I unconsciously use a similar gesture when explaining things. It was called the "knife hand" in the military.
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Putra ✦ 🇳🇬
Putra ✦ 🇳🇬@putra_ejiro·
日本のアニメや映画を観ていて、ずっと気になっていたジェスチャーがあります。人混みを通り抜ける時や、ちょっとお礼を言う時に、片手を縦にして「手刀(てがたな)」を切るポーズってあるじゃないですか。あれってリアルな日常でも、皆さん無意識にやっちゃうものなんですか?
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@mcuban Some things simply should not be for profit. Healthcare is one of those things. So are prisons...
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Mark Cuban
Mark Cuban@mcuban·
Ok. Take government completely out of healthcare. No rules. No laws. No Medicare. No Medicaid. Hospitals, insurance companies, can do anything they want. What do they do ? If you were running any of the biggest insurance companies or hospitals, what would you do differently once gov was completely out of healthcare ?
Matthew Bednarik@BednarikMatt

@mcuban @GovBillLee Or just let the free market compete and get the government out of Healthcare. A free market would inevitably lead to lower costs for consumers.

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@cybrtrkguy -Bought a Mach E I think we found the problem...
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The Cybertruck Guy
The Cybertruck Guy@cybrtrkguy·
Just found out a friend of mine bought and sold a Mustang Mach-E over the winter. They bought it, super excited for EVs. They did a day trip ~140miles away in the cold. Had to charge twice to make it there, and four times round trip. No chargers at their destination town. Four charging stops for 280 miles on a car that advertises 320mi on one charge. They got rid of the car, and swore off EVs. And told all of their friends. I’m not sure how much of their story is exaggerated but EVs have a long ways to go in America. 😅
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Financelot@FinanceLancelot·
I've heard Indian and Pakistan men convicted of rape in the UK are no longer making it to sentencing... They are mysteriously found dead.
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