Amazing thread
well I guess I know what I’m doing tonight https://t.co/dxBDC0Zt2M— erinspace (@erinscafe) August 28, 2018
― Eliza D., Wednesday, 29 August 2018 15:32 (five years ago) link
some choice nuggets in there, my favourites being the phrase 'electric skates' and that this pointless vanity project will create precisely zero economic growth
― my dream is to never be a champion (bizarro gazzara), Wednesday, 29 August 2018 15:45 (five years ago) link
my favorite part was that spacex employees comprised 15% or more of “the public”
― El Tomboto, Wednesday, 29 August 2018 17:30 (five years ago) link
incredible
― wayne trotsky (Simon H.), Wednesday, 29 August 2018 17:49 (five years ago) link
3 people out of 20, by the looks of it
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 29 August 2018 17:57 (five years ago) link
alissa walker @ curbed is great on this (and all other la planning/transit stuff)
https://la.curbed.com/2018/8/16/17704428/elon-musk-dodger-stadium-tunnel-better-ideas
there is a gondala idea that is kind of wacky but approximately 10000x better than this tunnel thing.
i mean it's even worse than the 3 mile, one way, street car loop that will not have priority over road traffic at intersections and will thus go at approximately walking pace that they want to put downtown
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Wednesday, 29 August 2018 18:00 (five years ago) link
the gondala goes from downtown, and there is perhaps a more acute need to improve connections to the stadium from pretty much exactly the locations this tunnel would serve (among others). so a red line connection sounds good to me in principle! and you can argue that there is value in a proof of concept, and i don't think anyone is seriously suggesting the tunnel would ever make money.
but the city does not need to get involved. and it certainly shouldn't be providing financial support.
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Wednesday, 29 August 2018 18:02 (five years ago) link
lmao
@elonmusk should check his mail before tweeting. pic.twitter.com/3c9QWtdp25— Lin Wood (@LLinWood) August 29, 2018
― my dream is to never be a champion (bizarro gazzara), Wednesday, 29 August 2018 18:26 (five years ago) link
Did that come addled dipshit just delete all of his tweets going back to the 25th or something
― El Tomboto, Wednesday, 29 August 2018 18:37 (five years ago) link
Fyac
No really fuck you, autocorrect
Musk kind of seems to me like someone who rides high on the backs of the truly intellectually gifted minions
― Rabbit Control (Latham Green), Wednesday, 29 August 2018 18:50 (five years ago) link
so high
― El Tomboto, Wednesday, 29 August 2018 18:51 (five years ago) link
"If I have seen further, it is because I have stood on th backs of giant reefers"
― Rabbit Control (Latham Green), Wednesday, 29 August 2018 18:57 (five years ago) link
dipped in synthetic novelty psychoactivesalso please delete my last 150 tweets thanks
― El Tomboto, Wednesday, 29 August 2018 19:05 (five years ago) link
elon not doing great these days
― sprout god (lag∞n), Wednesday, 29 August 2018 23:40 (five years ago) link
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Wednesday, August 29, 2018 2:00 PM (five hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
ever take the roosevelt island gondola, p cool
― sprout god (lag∞n), Wednesday, 29 August 2018 23:41 (five years ago) link
i support both the los angeles dodgers gondola and the Bosch season about the los angeles dodgers gondola murders
― for i, sock in enumerate (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 30 August 2018 00:00 (five years ago) link
Exclusive: Tesla violated U.S. labor laws when Elon Musk tweeted about employees losing their stock options if they unionized, the NLRB alleges in new complaint. https://t.co/tRqGkmhZ73— Ryan Felton (@ryanfelton) August 29, 2018
― sprout god (lag∞n), Thursday, 30 August 2018 00:25 (five years ago) link
the NLRB alleges
alleges? uh, that is straight up intimidation and coercion. how can it not be a violation of labor laws?
― A is for (Aimless), Thursday, 30 August 2018 00:57 (five years ago) link
https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2018/08/teslas-affordable-model-3-costs-a-bundle-to-insure-study-claims/
Last year, AAA said premiums on Tesla vehicles would likely go up 30 percent after reviewing data from the Highway Loss Data Institute. At the time, Tesla said the analysis was “severely flawed and is not reflective of reality.” But the auto club stated the HLDI’s findings matched its own research, as well as numerous other sources.“Looking at a much broader set of countrywide data, we saw the same patterns observed in our own data, and that gave us the confidence to change rates,” said Anthony Ptasznik, chief actuary of AAA.The contributing factors to the brand’s above-average insurance rate are twofold. For whatever reason, Tesla models are subject to an abnormally high number of incidents that result in insurance claims, but they’re also more expensive to fix. “Teslas get into a lot of crashes and are costly to repair afterward,” explained Russ Rader, spokesman for the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, which operates as the HLDI’s parent organization. “Consumers will pay for that when they go to insure one.”For the Model 3, the result is tragically high premiums. A recent study conducted by Gabi Personal Insurance Agency Inc. and posted by Automotive News shows the EV’s average insurance cost across 150 ZIP codes is $2,814 per year. That’s $35 less than the cost of insuring a Porsche 911, using the same metrics.“In the last month we had more and more people coming in with Model 3, and they were all complaining about high insurance costs,” said Gabi CEO Hanno Fichtner. “We found cheaper deals for them, but not as cheap as we thought they would be. We even had customers tell us they are returning their Model 3 due to the high running costs.”
“Looking at a much broader set of countrywide data, we saw the same patterns observed in our own data, and that gave us the confidence to change rates,” said Anthony Ptasznik, chief actuary of AAA.
The contributing factors to the brand’s above-average insurance rate are twofold. For whatever reason, Tesla models are subject to an abnormally high number of incidents that result in insurance claims, but they’re also more expensive to fix. “Teslas get into a lot of crashes and are costly to repair afterward,” explained Russ Rader, spokesman for the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, which operates as the HLDI’s parent organization. “Consumers will pay for that when they go to insure one.”
For the Model 3, the result is tragically high premiums. A recent study conducted by Gabi Personal Insurance Agency Inc. and posted by Automotive News shows the EV’s average insurance cost across 150 ZIP codes is $2,814 per year. That’s $35 less than the cost of insuring a Porsche 911, using the same metrics.
“In the last month we had more and more people coming in with Model 3, and they were all complaining about high insurance costs,” said Gabi CEO Hanno Fichtner. “We found cheaper deals for them, but not as cheap as we thought they would be. We even had customers tell us they are returning their Model 3 due to the high running costs.”
― Elvis Telecom, Thursday, 30 August 2018 01:00 (five years ago) link
More on the Unsworth lawsuit:
https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2018/08/elon-musk-just-might-get-his-libel-suit-wish/
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanmac/the-british-diver-elon-musk-called-a-pedo-threatened-to-sue
― Lee626, Thursday, 30 August 2018 02:49 (five years ago) link
https://urbanize.la/post/elon-musks-solution-dodger-stadium-traffic-full-holes
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Thursday, 30 August 2018 17:19 (five years ago) link
A friend of mine just picked up his Tesla, which he first ordered in the spring of 2016, this past Saturday. He's so proud.
― Eliza D., Thursday, 30 August 2018 17:43 (five years ago) link
Tesla only hope of survival is to be bought by General motors
― Rabbit Control (Latham Green), Thursday, 30 August 2018 19:01 (five years ago) link
a co worker just got one and sent out a FAQ to the entire department. uguhghghghghh
― frogbs, Thursday, 30 August 2018 19:03 (five years ago) link
haaaaaaaa
― ( ͡☉ ͜ʖ ͡☉) (jim in vancouver), Thursday, 30 August 2018 19:03 (five years ago) link
When are you getting your Tesla?
I am scheduled to pick it up on September 12th, 2 years and 5 months after putting $1,000 and two months after putting $2500 more down.
Are you excited?
Yes, very much so
Can I have ride?
Sure we can work that out.
Can I drive it?
Unlikely.
Am I afraid it is going to catch on fire?
Internal combustion engine cars are filled with flammable liquid, so no I am much less concerned it going to catch on fire then my Impala.
it goes on and on and on
― frogbs, Thursday, 30 August 2018 19:09 (five years ago) link
does he mention the insurance payments? (see link above)
― sleeve, Thursday, 30 August 2018 19:09 (five years ago) link
one funny thing is teslas are low quality cars
― sprout god (lag∞n), Thursday, 30 August 2018 22:26 (five years ago) link
which didnt really matter when it was just a second car for status seeking rich ppl but now
― sprout god (lag∞n), Thursday, 30 August 2018 22:27 (five years ago) link
Aspie monty burns will just keep responding to reportage of his latest crime with inane shit like “nope. Try again, gremlin” and all his abject cultists will be like “epic clapback, sir” in their best smithers - this will keep happening and it’s funny but also a nightmare?
― jeremy cmbyn (wins), Thursday, 30 August 2018 22:53 (five years ago) link
I'll take this nightmare over the one in DC, this one's fucking hilarious and there's no nukes (yet)
― Paleo Weltschmerz (El Tomboto), Thursday, 30 August 2018 23:01 (five years ago) link
yeah but if there are nukes then its the greatest story ever told
― sprout god (lag∞n), Thursday, 30 August 2018 23:58 (five years ago) link
Holy hell, the lede on this new WSJ story... 🤯 https://t.co/vzsAZVR30b pic.twitter.com/KlIiNKoDG3— E.W. Niedermeyer (@Tweetermeyer) August 31, 2018
― mookieproof, Friday, 31 August 2018 15:23 (five years ago) link
jfc wow
― sprout god (lag∞n), Friday, 31 August 2018 15:27 (five years ago) link
you'd think the guy would be more protective of his hair plugs
― my dream is to never be a champion (bizarro gazzara), Friday, 31 August 2018 15:28 (five years ago) link
still, 'my ponzi factory isn't maiming workers fast enough!' is a great look for a ceo participating in a tour of his facility
― my dream is to never be a champion (bizarro gazzara), Friday, 31 August 2018 15:30 (five years ago) link
I was freaked out when the driver seat moved in reverse when I placed the car in reverse. That is a serious glitch. I will only be happy if I get a new Model 3 or a refund now. Please help @elonmusk No one should feel afraid of their car.— LaLa (@McTweeterific) August 31, 2018
I have a 2010 Charger and apparently there was a minor problem with the airbag that caused some of them to inadvertently deploy. I think there was like 5 instances of this happening among 1.3 million affected cars, with no reported injuries. Dodge apparently tracked down everyone who owned one - somehow they found me, even though I bought it secondhand and moved twice since, I wound up getting a phone call offering to fix it for free, so I figured why not. This is not a cheap repair, by the way. I can only imagine how Tesla might handle a situation like this, given all the random faulty parts and the apparent shoddiness of the car's OS.
― frogbs, Friday, 31 August 2018 18:45 (five years ago) link
lol I was drunk last night (shouldn’t have said “aspie” btw, sorry) today I agree this is a very funny nightmare
― coetzee.cx (wins), Friday, 31 August 2018 18:56 (five years ago) link
You realise that if he was ever to become involved in some sort of scandal and subsequent cover-up, newspapers could use the headline, "Elongate"
― Named locally as Tom D (Tom D.), Wednesday, October 31, 2012 12:50 PM (five years ago)
did this ever happen? the first few posts itt are shot through with heart-piercing innocence
― rob, Friday, 31 August 2018 19:10 (five years ago) link
So many ppl have made this exact joke over the years it’s kinda wild that now it’s here everyone just calls it “the elton musk toy sub pedo controversy” https://t.co/ek6HLJPpXa— Tyto Pollens #FBP🌮 (@TytoPollens) July 16, 2018
― coetzee.cx (wins), Friday, 31 August 2018 19:15 (five years ago) link
lol yes exactly
― rob, Friday, 31 August 2018 19:32 (five years ago) link
Azealia Banks teed this one up perfectly too
― rob, Friday, 31 August 2018 19:34 (five years ago) link
There’s some good stuff in that twitter thread mookieproof posted. Cars are incredibly complex and the fact that the auto industry can turn out millions that are (mostly) reliable and safe and without killing and maiming the people building them and doing so at a cost that stilll seems insanely cheap given the complexity. That musk wants to toss out 100 years of accumulated knowledge and best practice is a disappointing as it is unsurprising.
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Friday, 31 August 2018 21:53 (five years ago) link
Elon Musk sent me an email last week. In it, he accused a British cave rescuer of being "a child rapist" who took a "12-year-old bride." He didn't provide any evidence of those claims.He also called me a "fucking asshole."https://t.co/EIAjzEJXiY— Ryan Mac (@RMac18) September 4, 2018
rarely in the course of human history has anyone been So Very Online
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 4 September 2018 21:24 (five years ago) link
So Very Ondrugs
― sprout god (lag∞n), Tuesday, 4 September 2018 21:26 (five years ago) link
1) quadrupling down on a bizarre and completely unfounded claim2) "people are saying" things that no one is actually saying and are demonstrably untrue3) "attached, see this letter of a person praising me"
hmmmmm
― frogbs, Tuesday, 4 September 2018 21:37 (five years ago) link
Elon's Trumpin'
― got the scuba tube blowin' like a snork (Doctor Casino), Tuesday, 4 September 2018 23:16 (five years ago) link
speaking of underrated aerosmith b-sides
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 4 September 2018 23:17 (five years ago) link