I think a confluence of events that could end the terror/amusement ride could
include:
1) He pours money into xAI or buyouts of AI companies like OpenAI, but doesn’t
succeed at either
2) He gets significant competition from Blue Origin
3) The energy and automobile companies of Tesla get broken up, due to
shareholder revolt
4) No one buys Tesla’s cars because they aren’t as good of a value compared to
competitors, and because Elon is a jerk
5) X continues to suck money with no end in sight
6) Trump turns on him. Reasons could include:
a) a public Social Security and/or Medicare outrage
b) the narcissist competition
*From:*Friam <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Pieter Steenekamp
*Sent:* Thursday, February 13, 2025 9:53 PM
*To:* The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group <[email protected]>
*Subject:* Re: [FRIAM] OpenAI and the fight between Elon and Sam
Elon Musk is a massive jerk. Huge. But let’s be real—he’s also a genius who
actually gets big things done. So, whether you admire him or wish you could
launch him into space, we’re all strapped into this rollercoaster.
On Fri, 14 Feb 2025 at 03:13, Pieter Steenekamp <[email protected]>
wrote:
*/_I want to like Musk_/*
I don’t want to like Musk. On a personal level, he doesn’t seem like
someone I’d want to like.
But for me, this isn’t about liking or disliking him. I have deep
admiration for what he has achieved—and continues to achieve—for the world. Too
often, people let their personal feelings about Musk cloud their judgment of
his impact.
I’d love to hear from someone who, after a deep dive into Musk’s
accomplishments, still believes he isn’t one of humanity’s greatest achievers.
Take Walter Isaacson, for example. He clearly doesn’t like Musk on a
personal level, yet he recognizes his extraordinary ability to accomplish great
things. I challenge anyone to read Isaacson’s biography and still deny the
significance of Musk’s achievements.
On Fri, 14 Feb 2025 at 00:22, Marcus Daniels <[email protected]> wrote:
Tom Tom (Netherlands) still shows Gulf of Mexico. OpenStreetMap (UK)
too.
*From:*Friam <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Stephen Guerin
*Sent:* Thursday, February 13, 2025 1:53 PM
*To:* The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group
<[email protected]>
*Subject:* Re: [FRIAM] OpenAI and the fight between Elon and Sam
On Thu, Feb 13, 2025 at 12:32 PM cody dooderson <[email protected]>
wrote:
>
> I want to like Musk. At one point I did, for the reasons mentioned
above. I am suspicious that his neuro-link is malfunctioning and destroying his
empathy. That being said, I am hopeful that he brings the metric system to the
USA, and somehow doesn't end up in charge of the nuclear weapons arsenal in the
process.
And from your lips to Google's (and Bing and Apple maps's) ears, Cody.
At least I can switch to metric in Google Maps - 500.0 km from
Galveston to Merida :-)
I don't have to change region to Mexico or practically anywhere else,
to get metric by default (which is how google maps works)
I should be able to switch to a different naming system without having
to change my whole region.
Or make metric the standard for the US too..
Google enforces government naming directives, like renaming the Gulf of Mexico to
Gulf of America, without allowing user overrides. However, for measurement units, they
allow users to switch between miles and kilometers, despite the U.S. government
recognizing metric as the "preferred system" since 1975. This creates an
inconsistency where official directives are followed for naming but ignored for
measurement standards. If Google applies government policy selectively, they should
either enforce metric as the default or allow users to choose place names in their map
settings.
There is no law or executive action stating The United States Customary
System (USCS) is the official system of the U.S.—it is simply entrenched
through historical precedent., miles, feet, inches, pounds, gallons,
fahrenheit, BTU, HP, ton, and my personal favorite in Action ( ft·lb·s). etc.
But there are plenty of federal actions for metric,
Cody, here's some ammo you can use in your letter writing, occupy
movements and social media campaigns why the mapping companies should avoid
hypocrisy and change to metric if they are going to listen to government
mandates:
* Weights and Measures Act of 1866: Legalized metric use in trade.
* Treaty of the Meter (1875): U.S. joined international metric system.
* Mendenhall Order (1893): Defined U.S. customary units via metric
standards.
* Metric Conversion Act of 1975: Declared metric as preferred system.
* Executive Order 12770 (1991): Required federal agencies to use
metric.
* Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988: Strengthened federal
metric adoption.
* Fair Packaging and Labeling Act (1992 amendment): Required metric
on product labels.
* National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Policy
(2008): Encouraged metric in commerce.
