You may recall that Elon Musk was a CEO fired from PayPal for his gross incompetence. Somehow he kept all his equity anyway, which is where his wealth comes in so suddenly. I mean PayPal was successful because they eliminated him, but more importantly he was only successful because he no longer had any technical … Continue reading It’s Official. Tesla Has Reduced Driver Safety→
On New Year’s Day 2025, Green Beret Matthew Livelsberger penned manifestos testifying against war crimes, and then exploded himself in a Cybertruck outside Trump Hotel. Ten months later, Netflix released “In Waves and War“—a film about Navy SEALs using psychedelic therapy for war trauma. Livelsberger, perhaps the most prominent war trauma victim in recent headlines, … Continue reading Netflix “In Waves and War”: Propaganda Erases War Crimes to Heal SEALs→
You may recall my 2018 post about the supply-chain ethics of Toyota light trucks used for militant political destabilization. Basically when technology gets battle-tested with life-and-death results, the optimal tools for the job become somewhat self-evident. If driving around to shoot things is the job, then a light truck (before light electric-motorbikes arrived) repeatedly came … Continue reading American Bemoans “Big Dumb and Blind” Truck Options, Demands Import of Chicken Little Trucks→
Here are some useful definitions for interpreting the continuously bad news about infrastructure and transit safety in South Dakota. Gross Negligence: “…reckless disregard for the safety or lives of others, which is so great it appears to be a conscious violation of other people’s rights to safety…” Negligence: “…failure to behave with the level of … Continue reading Manslaughter By Car: “At Best Negligent” in South Dakota→
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