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5 minutes ago, InkaUtexas said:

Rent Body Armor LLC. Coming to a forward operating base near you.

All the Europeans are worried that we put a kill switch in the F-35 but in fact we are giving Elon and Thiel a kill switch on our own strategic systems. 

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3 hours ago, bolverk said:

 

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All three companies were founded by entrepreneurs who have been major political supporters of Trump. Musk has donated more than a quarter of a billion dollars to help elect Trump, and now serves as a special adviser to the president working to cut government spending through his Department of Government Efficiency.

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One of the sources familiar with the talks described them as "a departure from the usual acquisition process. There's an attitude that the national security and defense community has to be sensitive and deferential to Elon Musk because of his role in the government."

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In an unusual twist, SpaceX has proposed setting up its role in Golden Dome as a "subscription service" in which the government would pay for access to the technology, rather than own the system outright.

The subscription model, which has not been previously reported, could skirt some Pentagon procurement protocols allowing the system to be rolled out faster, the two sources said. While the approach would not violate any rules, the government may then be locked into a subscription and lose control over its ongoing development and pricing, they added.

We the People, wouldn't actually own this weapons system flying around above us. So, what happens if we decide to cancel our subscription, and are we sure they won't target us again?
 

So Ultron from the Marvel movies? Cool, if it gains sentience and decides that eliminating humanity is a net positive, I’m not sure there too much valid critique of that logic.

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18 hours ago, Born to Run said:

Free Range Bastards is the best band name of all time. They had a reunion show last year.  We all got old AF

Haven't heard that name in forever.  My brother was a DJ for KAOS pirate radio before he died back in the early 2000s.  Lucky to have some of his broadcasts saved on mp3, back in 2002 he put on a show at Emo's with FRB and a bunch of other bands, one of the things I remember was his put-together commercial for all the different bands.  Just went back and checked it out, fuck he was so young, at the same time my son is almost the same age now.  Shit.  Anyway, thanks for mentioning that name, I needed to hear my brother again....  Now back to your normal broke-dick Nazi talk...

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3 minutes ago, UTCzech III said:

Haven't heard that name in forever.  My brother was a DJ for KAOS pirate radio before he died back in the early 2000s.  Lucky to have some of his broadcasts saved on mp3, back in 2002 he put on a show at Emo's with FRB and a bunch of other bands, one of the things I remember was his put-together commercial for all the different bands.  Just went back and checked it out, fuck he was so young, at the same time my son is almost the same age now.  Shit.  Anyway, thanks for mentioning that name, I needed to hear my brother again....  Now back to your normal broke-dick Nazi talk...

Rachel Dratch Snl GIF by Saturday Night Live

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https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/04/tesla-makes-its-cars-lie-about-their-mileage-lawsuit-claims/

 

 

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Tesla is facing a new scandal that once again sees the electric automaker accused of misleading customers. In the past, it has been caught making "misleading statements" about the safety of its electric vehicles, and more recently, an investigation by Reuters found Tesla EVs exaggerated their efficiency. Now, a lawsuit filed in California alleges that the cars are also falsely exaggerating odometer readings to make warranties expire prematurely.

The lead plaintiff in the case, Nyree Hinton, bought a used Model Y with less than 37,000 miles (59,546 km) on the odometer. Within six months, it had pushed past the 50,000-mile (80,467 km) mark, at which point the car's bumper-to-bumper warranty expired. (Like virtually all EVs, Tesla powertrains have a separate warranty that lasts much longer.)

 

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For this six-month period, Hinton says his Model Y odometer gained 13,228 miles (21,288 km). By comparison, averages of his three previous vehicles showed that with the same commute, he was only driving 6,086 miles (9,794 km) per 6 months.

The following year, Hinton's commute got longer, but he claims his car actually recorded 800 fewer miles per month once it was no longer under warranty. During the first six months of ownership, Hinton says the car displayed an average of 2,217 miles (3,568 km) a month; for the 12 months following the expiration of the warranty (and with a longer commute), the Model Y displayed an average of just 1,415 miles (2,277 km) a month.

 

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Hinton's lawsuit alleges that Tesla "employs an odometer system that utilizes predictive algorithms, energy consumption metrics, and driver behavior multipliers that manipulate and misrepresent the actual mileage traveled by Tesla Vehicles" and that his car "consistently exhibited accelerated mileage accumulations of varying percentages ranging from 15 percent to 117 percent higher than plaintiff's other vehicles and his driving history."

There are claims of similar experiences by Tesla owners on Reddit, and Hinton is bringing the lawsuit on behalf of all Californian Tesla customers. That may well be unsuccessful, though. In the exaggerated range case a US district judge found that individual owners had to engage in arbitration with Tesla and could not form a class.

 

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Elon’s Edsel: Tesla Cybertruck Is The Auto Industry’s Biggest Flop In Decades

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Elon Musk’s polygonal pickup is a polarizing sales flop that's missed the billionaire’s volume goal by a staggering 84%. And there’s no sign that things are improving

https://www.forbes.com/sites/alanohnsman/2025/04/03/elons-edsel-tesla-cybertruck-is-the-auto-industrys-biggest-flop-in-decades/

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Posted
8 minutes ago, Michael Knight said:

I kind of feel bad for the folks that will ultimately lose their jobs at the Austin factory over this failure. On the other hand, they bought their tickets. They knew what they were getting into.

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Posted
23 minutes ago, royiv said:

I kind of feel bad for the folks that will ultimately lose their jobs at the Austin factory over this failure. On the other hand, they bought their tickets. They knew what they were getting into.

Fuck that shit.  Fuck em all.  I long for the day that I look out my window and see the giant plume of smoke that is that whole factory going up in flames....after which it will be revealed that Elon himself did it to cover for his failure and for the insurance, so he gets fucking nothing.

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50 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

Fuck that shit.  Fuck em all.  I long for the day that I look out my window and see the giant plume of smoke that is that whole factory going up in flames....after which it will be revealed that Elon himself did it to cover for his failure and for the insurance, so he gets fucking nothing.

meanwhile he will be hiding in his bastrop bunker.

Posted
9 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

Elon: "Huh.  Enemy missiles inbound.  It would be a shame if someone had to suspend your subscription right now for . . . reasons.  A direct transfer of $500 billion to upgrade to our 'Platinum Missile Defense Plan' will insure that your subscription stays on, especially during the next 20 minutes . . . act now!"

There's not a single thing about Elon that is redeeming, and the earth as a whole will be better when he is gone.

It’s not like he fucked with fully paid for starlink service for Ukraine just because he didn’t care for how they were using it. Right?

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On 4/17/2025 at 9:00 AM, bolverk said:

 

Notable quotes:

All three companies were founded by entrepreneurs who have been major political supporters of Trump. Musk has donated more than a quarter of a billion dollars to help elect Trump, and now serves as a special adviser to the president working to cut government spending through his Department of Government Efficiency.

*****

One of the sources familiar with the talks described them as "a departure from the usual acquisition process. There's an attitude that the national security and defense community has to be sensitive and deferential to Elon Musk because of his role in the government."

*****

In an unusual twist, SpaceX has proposed setting up its role in Golden Dome as a "subscription service" in which the government would pay for access to the technology, rather than own the system outright.

The subscription model, which has not been previously reported, could skirt some Pentagon procurement protocols allowing the system to be rolled out faster, the two sources said. While the approach would not violate any rules, the government may then be locked into a subscription and lose control over its ongoing development and pricing, they added.

We the People, wouldn't actually own this weapons system flying around above us. So, what happens if we decide to cancel our subscription, and are we sure they won't target us again?
 

Elmo's Rent-To-Own!  Get your missile defense here, no money down!

Posted
1 minute ago, tbone_ said:

He’ll lie about his earnings. I mean, who’s going to do anything about it.

They're already "missing" $1.4B, and no one seems to care. In normal times it would be a huge scandal. 

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Posted
1 hour ago, tbone_ said:

He’ll lie about his earnings. I mean, who’s going to do anything about it.

He can lie all he wants, but the analysts are looking at the unit sales and are not happy. It's continuing to drop, and that little bump up to 290 a month or so ago is going to be remembered fondly by the time summer rolls around.

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I'm guessing he will double down on his Optimus is worth $10 trillion or whatever he said at his recent all hands, then sprinkles in some AI and maybe some inroads into Indian markets.  Cybertruck wasn't mentioned once in his last earnings call, I'd be surprised if they talk about cars at all during this one.  Maybe they'll talk a little about the refreshed model y and how sales dipped as they stopped the assembly line for a bit.  Bitcoin won't save them this quarter, but maybe some other bullshit promise will. 

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KXAN Austin weather: NWS Austin head of warnings takes early retirement as NOAA cuts continue

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Paul Yura, the warning coordination meteorologist at the National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio office, has announced he has taken the early retirement offer as part of NOAA’s recent cuts to personnel and budget.

Yura has over 32 years experience, spending more than half of his career at the NWS Austin/San Antonio office. In the process, he gained tremendous experience understanding local weather patterns while ensuring timely warnings get disseminated to the public in a multitude of ways.

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The warning coordination meteorologist (WCM) is a senior role at a local NWS office. According to NOAA, “The WCM coordinates the warning function of the office with the outside world. This would include heading the Skywarn Program, conducting spotter training and being a voice to the local media for the office.”

Only the ‘meteorologist in charge’ (MIC) has a higher position within a local office.

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Yura’s retirement is part of an early retirement package offered to National Weather Service employees as the Trump Administration works to slash the budget at NWS and the larger NOAA organization.

In an e-mailed message to media partners, Yura said, “I cannot have asked for a more rewarding career that has spanned over 32 years, with over half of that career right here in South Central Texas as the WCM for the NWS Austin-San Antonio office.  And while I am sad that it is ending a few years earlier than I had planned, the friendships and relationships that I have made while being your WCM cannot be replaced.”

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As for a replacement to the WCM, the current hiring freeze, as mentioned by Yura in his message, may make filling that role more challenging.

This comes less than a week after several Regional Climate Center’s across the county had their funding “lapse” even though they were restarted again on Monday.

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According to the NWS Austin/San Antonio website, the office is already short two meteorologist positions currently listed as vacant. The positions of ‘lead meteorologist’ and ‘meteorologist’ remain open. Separately, NWS Austin/San Antonio have a vacant ‘electronics technician’ position.

 

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