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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">WhEEEEeeeeee!!!</div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I think a
confluence of events that could end the terror/amusement
ride could include:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><br>
1) He pours money into xAI or buyouts of AI companies like
OpenAI, but doesn’t succeed at either<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">2) He gets
significant competition from Blue Origin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">3) The
energy and automobile companies of Tesla get broken up, due
to shareholder revolt<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">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 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">5) X
continues to suck money with no end in sight<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">6) Trump
turns on him. Reasons could include:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> a) a
public Social Security and/or Medicare outrage<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> b) the
narcissist competition<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
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Friam <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:friam-bounces@redfish.com"><friam-bounces@redfish.com></a> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Pieter
Steenekamp<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 13, 2025 9:53 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee
Group <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:friam@redfish.com"><friam@redfish.com></a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [FRIAM] OpenAI and the fight between
Elon and Sam<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Fri, 14 Feb 2025 at 03:13, Pieter
Steenekamp <<a href="mailto:pieters@randcontrols.co.za"
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">pieters@randcontrols.co.za</a>>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><i><u>I
want to like Musk</u></i></b><br>
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I don’t want to like Musk. On a personal level, he
doesn’t seem like someone I’d want to like. <br>
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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. <br>
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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. <br>
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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. <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Fri, 14 Feb 2025 at 00:22,
Marcus Daniels <<a
href="mailto:marcus@snoutfarm.com" target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">marcus@snoutfarm.com</a>>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt">Tom Tom (Netherlands)
still shows Gulf of Mexico. OpenStreetMap
(UK) too. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
Friam <<a
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target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">friam-bounces@redfish.com</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Stephen Guerin<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 13, 2025
1:53 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> The Friday Morning Applied
Complexity Coffee Group <<a
href="mailto:friam@redfish.com"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">friam@redfish.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [FRIAM] OpenAI and the
fight between Elon and Sam</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt">On Thu, Feb 13,
2025 at 12:32<span
style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span>PM cody
dooderson <<a
href="mailto:d00d3rs0n@gmail.com"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">d00d3rs0n@gmail.com</a>>
wrote:<br>
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> 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. <br>
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And from your lips to Google's (and Bing and
Apple maps's) ears, Cody.<br>
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At least I can switch to metric in Google
Maps - 500.0 km from Galveston to Merida :-)<br>
I don't have to change region to Mexico or
practically anywhere else, to get metric by
default (which is how google maps works)<br>
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I should be able to switch to a different
naming system without having to change my
whole region. <br>
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Or make metric the standard for the US too..<br>
<br>
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.
<br>
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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. <br>
<br>
But there are plenty of federal actions for
metric,<br>
<br>
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:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Weights
and Measures Act of 1866: Legalized metric
use in trade.<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Treaty
of the Meter (1875): U.S. joined
international metric system.<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Mendenhall
Order (1893): Defined U.S. customary units
via metric standards.<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Metric
Conversion Act of 1975: Declared metric as
preferred system.<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Executive
Order 12770 (1991): Required federal
agencies to use metric.<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Omnibus
Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988:
Strengthened federal metric adoption.<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Fair
Packaging and Labeling Act (1992
amendment): Required metric on product
labels.<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">National
Institute of Standards and Technology
(NIST) Policy (2008): Encouraged metric in
commerce.<o:p></o:p></li>
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