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VP Market Research @ Telemetry, host of Wheel Bearings podcast, husband, dog and human dad, car guy

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08.03.2026 23:00 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm sorry, if you're going to make a big show about how you've got a Department of WAR helmed by a Secretary of WAR and staffed by WARfighters, it's totally inane to then claim that your massive bombing of a foreign country constitutes something other than a war.

03.03.2026 15:37 πŸ‘ 12273 πŸ” 2654 πŸ’¬ 269 πŸ“Œ 111
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Spotted a waymo Ojai in my daughter's Denver neighborhood

02.03.2026 23:45 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

They made a peaceful and sensible deal. Trump ripped it up because Barack Obama’s name was on it.

02.03.2026 16:29 πŸ‘ 194 πŸ” 52 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2

There are so many penalties imposed by society for being the kind of person who drives a Cybertruck.

- You’re fined $80,000

- You have to drive a Cybertruck

- Everyone sees you driving a Cybertruck

- The word β€œCybertruck” is a central part of your life

- You become That Cybertruck Person

01.03.2026 16:10 πŸ‘ 2297 πŸ” 260 πŸ’¬ 241 πŸ“Œ 31

Like most libertarians, Olivier Janssens is a hyprocite. He wants to be able to do whatever he wants without government oversight, but as soon as someone else tries to do the same to him he goes whining back to government

01.03.2026 18:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The problem is they'll find some off-shore home to operate

01.03.2026 18:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Polymarket defends its decision to allow betting on war as β€˜invaluable’ Everything is gambling now, even human suffering.

Everything we are hearing from Polymarket and Kalshi about answering questions from people affected by war and violence is such BS! These are nothing more than rigged gambling platforms where insiders are profitting and they need to be banned www.theverge.com/tech/887040/...

01.03.2026 18:19 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Glad we bought one last year

01.03.2026 18:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's a good thing nobody is doing that

01.03.2026 17:49 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Trump admin and admin adjacent hillbilly cosplay will never cease to amuse me.

01.03.2026 15:42 πŸ‘ 262 πŸ” 36 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 2

Regardless of whether it actually works. That's a real problem when something is safety critical or actually impacts society and as coders are eliminated they aren't necessarily getting replaced by people with expertise in validation and QA

01.03.2026 14:29 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I spent much of my engineering career working on software and actually writing the code was always the easiest part. Figuring out what it should do and proving that it works always took most of the effort. The problem is we have come to live in a world where shipping stuff is more important 1/

01.03.2026 14:29 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

sure seems to be

28.02.2026 22:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Dems can file impeachment articles. Make the GOP vote on them, and vote, and vote... Make them have to own Trump, and lose the opportunity to do anything else with their majority.

That's the kind of thing opposition resistance should have been doing. Not carrying on like everything's normal.

28.02.2026 22:43 πŸ‘ 45 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

The United States was also a modern country until it was conquered by theocrats

28.02.2026 20:26 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Can’t Share Non-ExistentΒ Profits Even as a non-fan of minivans, Nicole found some beauty in the latest Toyota Sienna with a hybrid system and all-wheel-drive, plus 18 cup-holders for all her diet Cokes. Sam drove the Volvo XC90 B6 and really enjoyed the new Kia K4 hatchback. The EPA published its latest annual Automotive Trends Report and US automakers still lag far behind the rest of the industry in fuel economy -- really far behind! Range Rover is preparing an electric replacement for the Velar and it looks like it will adopt a fastback profile.

Can’t Share Non-ExistentΒ Profits

Even as a non-fan of minivans, Nicole found some beauty in the latest Toyota Sienna with a hybrid system and all-wheel-drive, plus 18 cup-holders for all her diet Cokes. Sam drove the Volvo XC90 B6 and really enjoyed the new Kia K4 hatchback. The EPA published its…

28.02.2026 14:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Cover of The Lancet:

@thelancet.com
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

27.02.2026 11:15 πŸ‘ 8161 πŸ” 3444 πŸ’¬ 158 πŸ“Œ 221

I'm tired of big-baby men mad that Star Trek has shows they don't like. Let people have some joy and whimsy in their lives. Is every new Star Trek thing super awesome? No.

TBH, TOS has some real stinkers. Let them like things. You got TNG or whatever the fuck floats your boat. Chill the fuck out.

26.02.2026 21:42 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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This Week in Tech: The Devil's Advocate | TWiT.TV What do jailbreaking fighter jets, lost Amazon vans, and swapping your phone’s smart features for a handful of mud have in common? TWiT dives into the wild, occasionally

Jailbroken fighter jets, lost Amazon vans, Tesla robotaxis crash rate, & audiophiles unable to tell copper wire from wet mud are just some of what @leolaporte.me, @sam.abuelsamid.com, @padresj.bsky.social, & @nicholasadeleon.bsky.social get into on TWiT! twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech/episodes/1072

25.02.2026 20:41 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

This entire regime is a disgrace

25.02.2026 01:37 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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With New Momentum, Republican States Push Broader Limits for Trans Americans

This is why "Let's give in on some of the trans stuff because it'd be a popular compromise and you have to meet people where they are" is not only immoral but politically stupid.

Republicans were never going to stop there. They stop when you stop them.

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/u...

19.02.2026 00:11 πŸ‘ 585 πŸ” 171 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 12
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We All Know TheΒ Truth We're a little late with this week's show because we were waiting for the embargo to lift on some stuff. Robbie drove the Aston Martin Vanquish Volante, Nicole had the Volvo XC40 and Sam had the 2025 Mazda CX-5. Nicole had the opportunity to drive the all-new 2026 CX-5 and talk with project manager for in-vehicle technologies, Matthew Valbuena. Sam drove the new Toyota bZ Woodland and C-HR. Uber is building out a suite of tools to support the deployment of robotaxis on its platform. First reviews of the 2026 Jeep Cherokee are out.

We All Know TheΒ Truth

We're a little late with this week's show because we were waiting for the embargo to lift on some stuff. Robbie drove the Aston Martin Vanquish Volante, Nicole had the Volvo XC40 and Sam had the 2025 Mazda CX-5. Nicole had the opportunity to drive the all-new 2026 CX-5 and…

24.02.2026 01:57 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
2027 Toyota Highlander is FULLY Electric for the Whole Family
2027 Toyota Highlander is FULLY Electric for the Whole Family YouTube video by GreenCars

Toyota Highlander marketing manager Tim Rippinger and I took a look at the new 2027 model that is going all electric for GreenCars.com youtu.be/_SxxR7WGlMk?...

23.02.2026 15:05 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This Week in Tech: The Devil's Advocate | TWiT.TV What do jailbreaking fighter jets, lost Amazon vans, and swapping your phone’s smart features for a handful of mud have in common? TWiT dives into the wild, occasionally

New Podcast Episode:
This Week in Tech: The Devil's Advocate
Jailbreaking Fighter Jets, Social Media Addiction, and Self-Driving Snafus
with @leolaporte.me, @sam.abuelsamid.com, @padresj.bsky.social, Nicholas De Leon

22.02.2026 21:35 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
20.02.2026 16:29 πŸ‘ 462 πŸ” 100 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

if anyone is tempted to briefly hand it to John Roberts remember that he is about to finish his life’s work of destroying the Voting Rights Act and save yourself the trouble

20.02.2026 16:09 πŸ‘ 3243 πŸ” 709 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 9
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hyperion launcher - Apps on Google Play Providing a beautiful yet feature-filled consolidated launcher experience!

Nova was acquired a while back and the new owner announced development would end. They've now started putting ads in the app drawer.

I replaced it with Hyperion on my Samsung tablet play.google.com/store/apps/d...

19.02.2026 21:50 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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2026 Toyota C-HR First Drive | GreenCars Is the 2026 Toyota C-HR a smart compact EV buy? We drove it in Ojai and break down range, charging speed, performance, and pricing

Toyota got off to a rough start with it's EVs, but it seems to have figured out most of what it needs to do and the 2026 C-HR is a good entry www.greencars.com/expert-insig...

18.02.2026 16:05 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

wait what

17.02.2026 14:54 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1