Motor Trend in 2017 wisely called the Chevy Bolt their car of the year. They’re now positively gushing over their prediction, calling the electric car’s engineering refreshing; very modestly it just keeps getting better and better. While most buyers largely ignored it, the Bolt, like a fine red wine, kept getting better with age. The … Continue reading “Chevy Bolt, like a fine red wine, kept getting better with age.”
Code quality has been trashed, the algorithm team is weak and tired at Twitter. Staff who are still stuck in the dictatorship, like Tesla, warn potential hires to work somewhere, anywhere, other than for Elon Musk. “Don’t come here if you value well-being or a safe workplace.” [It’s now] “cut-throat culture” and “leadership just sucking … Continue reading Twitter Algorithm Now Promotes Nazis, Even Obvious Lawbreakers
As I warned back in April, we now are exactly where anyone could have predicted. Hate Speech’s Rise on Twitter Is Unprecedented, Researchers Find. Problematic content and formerly barred accounts have increased sharply in the short time since Elon Musk took over, researchers said. Before Elon Musk bought Twitter, slurs against Black Americans showed up … Continue reading Twitter Code Quality Crashing, Hate Speech Exploding and Unregulated
The definitive study so far of Ukraine air tactics in 2022 against Russia offers many insights. Kudos to Justin Bronk (LSE alum), Nick Reynolds and Jack Watling from the Royal United Services Institute in London. In a nutshell (and with a nod to what to expect in future “robot” wars) humans using creative mobility can … Continue reading How Ukraine Quickly Achieved Air Superiority Against Russia