Rob MacKay

@TB1Kinobe I worked on a public broadcast warning system for hurricanes and tornadoes. We tried to take it to DC and make a nationwide alerting system. It became the IPAWS system that allows the president to spam your phone - I am sorry.

25 years ago after engineering school I was involved in a residential construction project where speed was the focus. I did not know the scale or how widespread it would get. None of us did We were young. I have been out of it for over 10 years now with the deepest regrets of contributing to this process at a high level. I don't care if anyone sees this or even gets one like I just wanted to say I'm sorry.

@ito_san_ito_san Yes, there is a reason that farmers and ranchers have guns and thin the herd.

これが限界集落農業のリアル。 昨日定植したブロッコリーの3分の2が一夜にしてシカに食われてしまいました。この1週間で食べられたのは計700株ほど。かなりの痛手です。 苗代、育苗期間、定植した時間、すべてが無になる。しかも今日はこれによって獣害対策の柵を立てる時間が取られることになるので、1〜2日は定植する時間が無くなるわけです。となると、苗が成長して適期を逃していくわけです。 負の連鎖。これがあるから、山村の農家は減っていく。もはや必然かなとすら実体験から感じる。 それでも、諦めない。諦められない。むしろ火がつく自分。もはや狂気的な面もあるかもしれない。負けたままでは終わりたくない。終わるわけにはいかない。 電柵の裏にネットを張る二重張りの作業を今日明日でやることにしました。大変な作業だし費用もかなりかかります。 でも、やる。やるしかない。 ぜったいに諦めない。👩‍🌾

@andrewilliamsus Ghetto fabulous.

You can't have nice things in America because of Niggas like this. This is why Black people are surprised when they go to a White area and see things not locked up and behind bulletproof glass.

@WeTheBrandon The old classic: They are fighting the last war.

At least 200 Merkava MBTs were lost in a battle for one small village in Southern Lebanon, as well as countless armored vehicles. The Israelis have had years to study the war in Ukraine. Yet, they made all the same mistakes that BOTH the Ukrainians and Russians made at the start of the Ukraine War. WTF is wrong with modern Western armies today?

@JohnLeonSmith @mickeyrshaw @g0dfr0y Okay, you are saying the picture of his undamaged ear is ai bullshit, where is the real picture of his bloody ear ?

@mickeyrshaw @g0dfr0y Questioning of the Trump assassination is welcome and necessary.🤓😇But👇

Why won’t Trump investigate his OWN assassination? Can somebody help me understand?

@g0dfr0y Because it was a false flag staged to push his campagin forward.

@davidpattersonx @BenjaminDEKR I prefer to own the autonomous taxi thanks.

@BenjaminDEKR Most people will be better off not owning a car. The time and space taken by parking is a loss to life enjoyment. Most people will take autonomous taxis.

In Elon's utopia where "everyone can have a penthouse," can everyone have a Tesla? 🤔 When does that start? Why not show how well this works with his own products? (Being serious. If his scenario is real, isn't this the next step? So, when?)

@BenjaminDEKR When he is producing a million robots a year is when.

@Pro__Trading If thats how you choose to live your life that is a personal problem.

Universal basic income is going to turn us all into zoo animals. Fed and housed, but lacking motivation and purpose, and subject to the whims of our zookeepers.

@internetguy420 @shawmakesmagic Why would consumer spending continue at all ? When all products and services fall to near zero cost where would you spend money ?

@shawmakesmagic Corporate profit CANNOT exceed gov+consumer spending, its literally impossible. The idea that "taxes on the huge ai profits" will fund nearly all consumer spending its just wrong. You'd have to tax nearly all corporate profits, and the economy collapses. UHI is impossible

The government is not going to tax the rich to give to the poor End of discussion Now let’s have a real discussion like adults on how to solve this crisis

@shawmakesmagic Okay, well the standard historic model for solving this crisis is bloody violent revolution. Sound good ?

@4nt1p4tt3rn The definition of a singularity is that you are unable to predict what exist on the other side of the event horizon. Its called a social singularity because we cannot predict whats on the other side - will it be communism ? nobody knows or can predict.

Don't fall for the AI/Robotic Singularity Communism push. It's the end of humanity.

@JimDMiller Humans will never remain in control of AI, when ASI arrives the machines are making the decisions.

Elon’s UBI makes perfect sense if we remain in control of AI. AI will make human labor obsolete, but by doing so it will make capital investments much more valuable. A government taxing capital at the same rate could easily have enough revenue to pay a large UBI to all citizens. That would not necessarily cause inflation. The main problem is that once the AIs are superintelligent, there is no reason for them to bother giving resources to humans. But if we can overcome that problem, we’re set.

@Tomi_Tapio @gfodor The point is the startup doesn't have to make a profit, it does not have to be successful because UBI is paying the bills and AGI/robots are doing the work. It means the startup and your job in it is a hobby.

@RRMacKay1963 @gfodor Too bad the AGI ROBOTS do same startup quicker and cheaper than a bunch of IQ 130 humans. Because "AGI so smart".

Imagine the prices of all goods and services were slashed by 1000x, but if you tried to find a job, raise money for a startup, or sell anything yourself you’d find no counterparty whatsoever. Now imagine that’s true for most people. What’s the logical solution to this?

@gailcweiner What more do you want than free ret and free food ? I don't mean that as a challenge but an actual question

Let’s unpack UBI for a moment. No it will not just be handed to you. It will barely enough to pay rent and buy basic groceries, that’s it. The rich will enjoy restaurants, holidays and travel. Before qualifying for UBI, dependent on your strength, you will either be shipped to work in a data centre or enrolled in the military. If you disagree with the government your UBI will be removed, perhaps you will only qualify for UBI if you agree to have four children. This is beyond dystopian.

@RyanAFournier Wow, that was pathetic. War is never a good thing.

A MASSIVE U.S. military airlift is underway right now! The U.S. Air Force is SURGING assets into the Middle East while the Iranian regime continues to BLUFF about negotiations. President Trump is watching them closely. The era of American weakness is OVER. Do NOT mess with 47! 🇺🇸🔥

@wolftivy We have 25 states colluding unconstitutionally, they got around the EC by joining forces illegally.

Actually the argument for the electoral college is that it puts a hard limit on the gains from election fraud. One state can pump their "popular vote" numbers way up with fraud, but can only affect their own electors.

@JoseGenesis44 @PresentWitness_ I will admit that I was wrong and should never have trusted Trump to begin with, I knew better. When Musk joined up with DOGE I was sold.

@PresentWitness_ Just admit you were wrong and never doubt Trump again.

If you take at face value that the real reason we went into Iran was to limit China's access to oil, you have to ask, 'what did we get for it?' The issue is that the 'we' doesn't include the American people. The beneficiaries are US oil/natural gas and defense companies.

@PresentWitness_ The MIC profiteering by starting wars has been the status quo for decades, when the war started it was obvious who was going to benefit.

@EricHaglund @JasonBassler1 Me too, I would love to see valid demonstrations of android robots doing useful work. Work will change, a house would more likely be 3d printed than stick and shingle. The taxi mechanic would be the Optomus using 3d printed parts.

@RRMacKay1963 @JasonBassler1 I wanna see one run up a ladder with half a dozen 2x4s on its shoulder.

After a 14-year run, a Tesla factory that once built Model S cars is now gearing up to mass‑produce humanoid Optimus robots, with a goal of 1M units per year by 2027. This is part of Elon's “autonomous future”, but feels more like the start of a corny 2004 Will Smith movie.