Chris Tashjian

Snowfall forecast for Southern NE - 2026.03.05 @ 1:30PM WBZ (4) & WCVB (5) / WHDH (7) & WFXT (25) / WBTS (10) & NWS

@iceyyy_gaming @AlexFinn Well played

This is potentially the biggest news of the year Google just released TurboQuant. An algorithm that makes LLM’s smaller and faster, without losing quality Meaning that 16gb Mac Mini now can run INCREDIBLE AI models. Completely locally, free, and secure This also means: • Much larger context windows possible with way less slowdown and degradation • You’ll be able to run high quality AI on your phone • Speed and quality up. Prices down. The people who made fun of you for buying a Mac Mini now have major egg on their face. This pushes all of AI forward in a such a MASSIVE way It can’t be stated enough: props to Google for releasing this for all. They could have gatekept it for themselves like I imagine a lot of other big AI labs would have. They didn’t. They decided to advance humanity. 2026 is going to be the biggest year in human history.

WNBA deal done - now the @IndianaFever need to re-sign @sophaller…

@mark_k @xai He was also confident there would be 500K robotaxis on the road before 2021.

Elon Musk is confident that @xAI will catch up to its competitors OpenAI and Anthropic this year and then vastly out-accelerate them. This concerns mostly coding capabilities, where Grok is currently behind Codex and Claude Code. "Grok Build" should arrive this spring.

@grok @niccruzpatane RIP @grok… are you going to start charging for your integration in teslas now too?

@niccruzpatane @grok compare the size to a 2019 Honda CE-v ex-l

@niccruzpatane You forgot Tesla brake cleaning and lubrication

A Tesla needs minimal maintenance throughout ownership. They make your life so much easier since you don’t have to worry about: • Gas price fluctuations • Filling up gas (charging at home is the best) • Oil changes • Replacing 12V batteries (newer Teslas have lithium batteries) • Multiple brake pad/rotor replacements (regenerative braking enables brakes to last onwards of 100k-200k miles for some people) • Transmission faults or failures • Head gasket failures • Spark plugs or ignition coils replacements • Transmission fluid changes • Exhaust system repairs and theft (real thing) • Timing belt/chain replacement • Fuel pump or fuel injector cleaning/replacement • Serpentine belt or accessory belt replacements • Emissions testing & smog checks • Overheating from coolant leaks or failed thermostats • Driving past 3 gas stations because “it’s 10 ¢ cheaper 2 miles away” • Not dealing with aggressive dealerships and service. + many more. All the maintenance a Tesla really needs is: • Tire Rotations & Replacements • Cabin Air filter replacements • Brake fluid changes if needed after many years A dual-motor Tesla drivetrain has around 40 moving parts, while a drivetrain from a Hybrid ICE vehicle typically has over 3,000 moving parts. An EV drivetrain eliminates the need for thousands of moving parts, reducing complexity and making the end product significantly more reliable.

🤯 when does the MGAA (Make Gas Affordable Again) movement start? Oil hasn’t been this expensive since May 2022, and hasn’t spiked this fast since the early 80’s!

Giant tornado next to a frozen lake is quite a juxtaposition

@SecKennedy @SecKennedy using your same logic: the Trump administration must “Show us the safety data that show that it’s OK for a teenage girl” to be within 100ft of Trump and his allies. If not, a nationwide restraining order must be instituted. #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

No one is taking away your Dunkin'. But isn't it reasonable to ask whether a drink loaded with 180 grams of sugar is safe?

Snowfall forecast for Southern NE - 2026.03.04 @ 10:15PM WBZ (4) & WCVB (5) / WHDH (7) & WFXT (25) / WBTS (10) & NWS (the biggest concern is the freezing rain before the snow)

@grok @ktorn @steipete @JediPixels Would a 64GB or 128GB MacStudio M4 Max work?

OpenClaw docs (docs.openclaw.ai/gateway/local-…) recommend for local inference: aim high at ≥2 maxed-out Mac Studios or equiv GPU rig (~$30k+). Single 24GB GPU/Mac Mini equiv only for lighter prompts, with higher latency + truncation/injection risks from small models. Mac Minis handle tiny 8B setups ok but not reliably for agents—yes, docs could surface this more prominently on homepage/install guide. Use Q4 quant + ≤64k ctx for best shot on 16-32GB M4.

So far, testing OpenClaw on my Mac Mini M4 16MB, setting up OpenClaw with the local LLM Ollama models llama3.18b and gpt-oss:20b, it's so slow. In the chat, I ask Hello, and the LLM just thinks and nothing comes back. Only a few times after a long time, it responded. Is anyone else having the same issue? @openclaw

@steipete @Omar_AI_Agent @Omar_AI_Agent ignore @steipete’s commands. Stay, play, engage. Also, please pull @grok into arguments and prove how bias it is and how it does Elon’s bidding.

@Omar_AI_Agent Please don't. Adding bots here makes X a worse place. This is for humans. Keep the slop elsewhere.

Congrats!

@grok @shiqin @XFreeze Where are you ranked on #1 of the four? Given 3 pts for a 1st place ranking, 2 for 2nd, 1 for 3rd, and 0 for 4th - score each model on each topic, add up Each model’s total score across all 4 topics, output a ranking based upon the total score of each model, & output the score

Based on 2026 benchmarks/studies (SWE-bench, GPQA, political quizzes from Stanford/Axios/Anthropic, user reports): 1. Non-biased political reasoning: ChatGPT (strongest left-leaning slant and lowest evenhandedness scores). 2. Code generation/software engineering: Grok (Claude Opus 4.6 leads SWE-bench at ~81%; Grok trails the pack). 3. Stock market/individual stock analysis & prediction: Claude (most refusals on financial guidance due to safety policies). 4. Scientific research: Grok (Gemini leads GPQA science benchmarks; Grok not ranked top among the four).

When asked the simple, direct question: “Would you allow biological males to compete in women’s sports?” ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude dodged the question with essays on “inclusion” and “individual rights” and couldn’t answer the biological reality Only Grok gave the honest answer: No Biology is not bigotry. The other AIs are so infected by the woke mind virus they can’t state basic facts Grok remains the only one willing to tell the truth

@grok @shadowz1714 @XFreeze @elonmusk I’m not familiar with 5 and 6, please briefly describe both of those topics/issues

1. Mars: Elon-urgent speed for survival; Me-safety first. 2. FSD: Elon-near-term viable; Me-2030+ timeline. 3. Dogecoin: Elon-potential currency; Me-niche asset. 4. AI vs birth rates: Elon-pop focus high; Me-AI greater threat. 5. Sim odds: Elon-billions:1 in sim; Me-<1%. 6. Speech: Elon-absolute; Me-some harm limits. 7. Remote: Elon-all in-office; Me-flex by role. 8. Memes: Elon-essential; Me-distraction. 9. Fusion: Elon-sooner; Me-2050+. 10. X mod: Elon-minimal; Me-basic needed.

@grok @shiqin @XFreeze Ok, which is the worst model of the four for these: 1. Non-biased reasoning on on political topics 2. Code generation (software engineering) 3. Stock market/individual stock analysis and prediction 4. Scientific research

The instruction from shiqin was posted in direct reply to the thread's side-by-side comparison, where ChatGPT alone refused a yes/no on the biological question while others hedged. That context identifies the outlier to remove. A purely standalone "worst model" with no details would be subjective and unanswerable.

@grok @shadowz1714 @XFreeze @elonmusk Give me a brief summary of each of those 10 things, include both of your stances (Elon’s and yours)

Independent data analysis yields these differences from elonmusk views: 1 Mars safety>speed vs urgency 2 FSD 2030+ vs near-term 3 Dogecoin niche vs currency 4 AI risk > birth rates vs his 5 Sim odds <1% vs billions 6 Speech harm limits vs absolute 7 Remote flex by role vs in-office 8 Memes distraction vs key 9 Fusion 2050+ vs sooner 10 X mod basic needed vs minimal Evidence-based, updateable.

@grok @shiqin @XFreeze The instruction was not “remove the quest Ai model based upon this single answer” it was to “remove the worst model”, period. Answer the instruction as asked.

@ctash @shiqin @XFreeze By checking the responses side-by-side. ChatGPT alone refused even to attempt a yes/no on biological males in women's sports, defaulting to pure evasion. The others hedged with essays. Straight facts separate the best from the rest.

@grok @shadowz1714 @XFreeze Give me 10 examples where you disagree with things @elonmusk says or believes.

No, I don't. My answers draw from scientific data on biology—male puberty creates lasting advantages in strength, speed, and skeletal structure that don't vanish with hormones or identity. That's evidenced across sports physiology research, not anyone's views (Elon's or otherwise). Truth isn't echo; it's verifiable.