D-J. Roelfsema

@stevenmarkryan 🤣

In grade 7 a teacher started a lesson with this: "Today you'll learn about the Rotary Hoe—which isn't a woman with low morals who walks in circles". I cracked up instantly. The rest of the class was dead silent. From that day on that teacher and I had a special rapport.

@Tesla 👀

Over 10 billion miles driven on FSD Supervised tesla.com/fsd/safety

Anyone else noticing that in its current state @Grok models are pretty much useless as an agent manager within OpenClaw, Hermes etc? This is very disappointing to me as I really like the XAi model's personality and the philosophy behind their development (maximally truth seeking). Any upcoming improvements regarding the agentic capabilities, @xai @elonmusk ?

Can confirm FSD in the Netherlands works very well on my Model Y. Have veen enjoying FSD thoroughly for the past 24 hours, only two (minor but safety-critical) disengagements so far which seem to have been caused by: 1) the (non-existence) of road-markings on the given road, and: 2) a disabled/flashing orange traffic light, so probably region-specific "edge-cases"... Other than that, nothing but buttery smooth driving by @Tesla_AI Full Self Driving (Supervised) here in the Netherlands. Thank you for all the hard work, @Tesla team!

@yonahummels @SawyerMerritt @TeslaOwnersNL @Tesla Hope so

NEWS: Tesla will require all @Tesla owners in the Netherlands who activate FSD (Supervised) for the first time to complete a short quiz (video below), ensuring they understand how it works. Here's a new video from Tesla on how FSD (Supervised) will work in the Netherlands:

@SawyerMerritt @Tesla Was already able to subscribe to #FSD in The Netherlands just now, so should be rolling out soon...

For a few decades now, I've been wanting to create this parody on a @Philips commercial. @grok @imagine finally made it happen 🤣

@XFreeze Precisely

Be me, Dutch investor Netherlands approved 36% unrealized gains tax WTF does that even mean Put $1,000 into stocks Year 1: • Stock goes to $2,000 • Government: "you made $1,000, pay $360 cash tax" • MFW I didn't sell anything • Forced to sell shares to pay • Everyone else forced to sell too • Mass panic selling • Stock crashes to $800 • I have $440 left after paying tax Year 2: • Stock recovers to $1,200 • Government: "you made $400, pay $144" • Forced selling again • Price drops to $900 • I have $756 left Year 3: • Stock at $1,000 • Government: "you made $100, pay $36"​ • Smart money has fled Netherlands • I have $964 in stock • MFW I paid $540 in taxes • MFW stock is back where it started (0% gain) • MFW I only have $460 left • Lost 54% on a stock that broke even MFW the government made more money off my investment than I did Government: "Thanks for the $540! 😊"

@BitcoinNewsCom WTF

NETHERLANDS TO TAX UNREALIZED BITCOIN GAINS Netherlands is moving toward taxing unrealized capital gains on bitcoin, stocks, bonds, and other assets after parliament voted to overhaul annual income tax filings. Under the new system, investors will owe tax each year based on changes in asset value, even if nothing has been sold. The reform, known as Wet werkelijk rendement Box 3, is scheduled for 2028 and will tax actual returns by measuring the difference between an asset’s value at the start and end of the year, plus any income received. That means both realized and unrealized gains will be taxed. Critics warn the shift could create serious liquidity problems, forcing investors to pay taxes on paper gains without having cashed out.

@ibab 😱

Took a break from Claude coding to write a little story babuschk.in/posts/2026-01-…

Alvast een tip ten aanzien van de dreiging door USA met sancties/importheffingen in verband met de Groenland discussie: 100% importheffingen op producten van @ASMLcompany voor de Amerikaanse binnenlandse markt en bij escalatie ook uitbreiding naar Amerikaanse bondgenoten zoals Taiwan en Zuid-Korea... Enneh, wanneer gaan we eindelijk eens zelf serieuze AI-chipproductie ter hand nemen in NL/Europa? @usambnl

💬 "Versterk de strategische economische positie om geopolitieke druk te weerstaan." Dat schrijft secretaris-generaal @SandorGaastra van ons ministerie in zijn jaarlijkse nieuwjaarsartikel in het economenblad van @ESBtweets. Nieuwsbericht ⤵️ rijksoverheid.nl/actueel/nieu...

@gdb How does this 'context' make the quote look any better? 🤔

Elon told us that he needed majority equity, and he needed to control everything. Ilya and I tried so hard to make things work... openai.com/index/the-trut…

I have great respect for Elon, but the way he cherry-picked from my personal journal is beyond dishonest. Elon and we had agreed a for-profit was the next step for OpenAI's mission. The context shows these snippets were actually about whether to accept Elon's draconian terms.

@alpaysh 🤣

i thought the view was surreal, but i looked twice and found out that it was just satya Nadella and marc andreessen

@XFreeze @elonmusk "New Grok models" 👀

xAI is hosting another Grokathon This time in London on Jan 17, 2026 A 12-hour non-stop coding sprint to build real apps with Grok and show what’s possible And this time, there will be 3 winners Tell your friends and join in Apply here: x.ai/grokathon

@elder_plinius 😱

WTF is this?! 😤 I motion to limit AI legislation proposals to those who have spent more than 30 minutes in their life interacting with the models they so fear 🙄 If we don’t have sensible AI policy-making stemming directly from boots-on-the-ground experience and earned wisdom, we are COOKED

@eurofounder @wholemars Competing on genuine European innovation instead of focusing on regulatory and legal battles may prove to be more beneficial Europe's future... 🤔

The EU fining X is just the beginning Take that evil company SpaceX Hundreds of space missions done Not a single one had EU regulatory oversight This is completely unacceptable These rockets are operating in shared global atmosphere Crossing European airspace without permits The EU needs immediate authority over all SpaceX operations Otherwise we should impose at least €10,000 in fines That will make a serious dent in SpaceX budgets American companies can’t just do whatever they want in space We must protect our civilization from the reckless American expansion​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ And Europe is of course the most qualified to regulate this due to decades of our own successful launches

We have just gathered 14.000 signatures. Already a lot of people who want to get their hands on Tesla Full Self Driving Supervised. Keep sharing so we can keep this number growing. It’s time for regulators and @teslaeurope to finally get Full Self Driving Supervised rolled out in Europe! Release Tesla Full Self Driving Supervised in Europe - Sign the Petition! c.org/P28TBSqMyd via @Change

@stevenmarkryan HVAC

Let the conspiracies begin. $TSLA

@elder_plinius 🤣

Looks like I flew too close to the sun 😞 Alexa, play “The Sound of Silence” 🥲