E. Scott FitzGerald

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Just a Canadian paying attention. Views are my own, not those of my employer.

SAP tired of getting #musked

"SAP fleet manager Steffen Krautwasser as saying that Tesla's list prices fluctuate more than those of other manufacturers, which makes planning more difficult and poses a higher risk for the company"

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/sap-removes-tesla-list-company-car-suppliers-handelsblatt-2024-02-05/

Apparently enforcing federal motor vehicle safety standards is "dumb".

It's not the manufacturer who couldn't follow & ensure compliance with well-documented standards that's "dumb"... it's the wagging finger of the regulator that is singled out.

Smarten up.

https://driveteslacanada.ca/news/tesla-forced-to-issue-recall-for-the-dumbest-reason-yet/

Tesla forced to issue 'recall' for the dumbest reason yet

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has published the latest Tesla ‘recall,’ affecting nearly 2.2 million cars. And it is for the dumbest reason yet, the font size used for the indicator icons is […]

Drive Tesla

Cue the usual, ignorant, pearl-clutching "OMG... it's not a recall" takes... and completely ignore that Tesla couldn't be arsed to RTFM and get it right to begin with.

These requirements are LITERALLY SPELLED OUT for manufacturers - but I digress... rules shouldn't apply to Tesla.

https://electrek.co/2024/02/02/tesla-latest-million-vehicle-safety-recall-is-about-font-sizes/

Tesla's latest 'million vehicle safety recall' is about font sizes

Tesla is having to “recall” over 2 million vehicles, but again, the fix is just a software update and this...

Electrek

Toronto Sun:
https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/warmington-what-looked-like-a-bomb-blast-on-ttc-subway-was-actually-an-e-bike-battery
"Ban e-bikes from riding on the subway? That’s one thing that could be considered."

City of Toronto, Bicycles on TTC Vehicles:
https://www.toronto.ca/services-payments/streets-parking-transportation/cycling-in-toronto/cycling-and-transit/
"Motorized bicycles and electric bicycles are not permitted on TTC vehicle racks."

| Toronto Sun

That wasn't a bomb that went off on a TTC subway car on New Year's Eve in Toronto. It just looked like it.

Toronto Sun
Lovely new bit of graff in a regularly rotated, legal spot in the Northern Quarter of Manchester.
FFS... so disheartening that this gets attention. And at that... hey, here"s a thought... HOW ABOUT THE FUCKING BOARD OF DIRECTORS tell both of these asshats they're being idiots and need to go to their rooms with no dinner?
https://www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture/article/60209/1/elon-musk-s-mum-won-t-let-him-cage-fight-mark-zuckerberg
Elon Musk’s mum won’t let him cage fight Mark Zuckerberg

‘Actually I cancelled the fight’

Dazed
Internal docs suggest Trudeau wants China blocked from Pacific Rim trade deal | National Newswatch

National Newswatch: Canada's most comprehensive site for political news and views. Make it a daily habit.

I put together a quick brief on the report, and some of the questions left unanswered. https://www.bugeyedandshameless.com/p/david-johnston-chinese-interference-report
Unraveling Chinese Meddling

Takeaways, fuck-ups, and lingering questions from Canada's investigation into Chinese meddling

Bug-eyed and Shameless

How do the Elon faithful continue to explain & justify this sort of conduct to themselves? Maybe cheating labourers out of compensation, ignoring contracts, and generally treating people like shit is how they conduct their own affairs?

https://www.denverpost.com/2023/05/22/twitter-boulder-colorado-lawsuit-office-cleaners/

Twitter stiffed Boulder office cleaners out of $94K, firm says

Twitter Inc., the social media giant that was evicted from its Boulder office in December, is now accused of stiffing the office’s cleaning company on the way out.

The Denver Post

https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/2023/05/02/cnn-apple-wozniak-tesla-elon-musk/70174834007/

“I actually believed those things, and it’s not even close to reality,” [Wozniak] said. “And boy, if you want a study of AI gone wrong and taking a lot of claims and trying to kill you every chance it can, get a Tesla.”

Might be funny if it were sarcasm.

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has harsh words about Tesla on CNN broadcast

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak discusses his concerns about artificial intelligence and what he doesn't like about Tesla.

Detroit Free Press