[FRIAM] OpenAI and the fight between Elon and Sam

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Kalshi won't let me bet on trump's or Musk's death. 8^( But pretty much every other scenario you list is game.

On 2/14/25 9:03 AM, steve smith wrote:
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> Marcus -
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>     I do like the "cut of your morbid fascination jib" to strain a metaphor badly...
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>     WhEEEEeeeeee!!!
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> - Steve
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>> I think a confluence of events that could end the terror/amusement ride could include:
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>> 1) He pours money into xAI or buyouts of AI companies like OpenAI, but doesn’t succeed at either
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>> 2) He gets significant competition from Blue Origin
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>> 3) The energy and automobile companies of Tesla get broken up, due to shareholder revolt
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>> 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
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>> 5) X continues to suck money with no end in sight
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>> 6) Trump turns on him.  Reasons could include:
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>>   a) a public Social Security and/or Medicare outrage
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>>   b) the narcissist competition
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>> *From:*Friam <friam-bounces at redfish.com> *On Behalf Of *Pieter Steenekamp
>> *Sent:* Thursday, February 13, 2025 9:53 PM
>> *To:* The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group <friam at redfish.com>
>> *Subject:* Re: [FRIAM] OpenAI and the fight between Elon and Sam
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>> 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.
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>> On Fri, 14 Feb 2025 at 03:13, Pieter Steenekamp <pieters at randcontrols.co.za> wrote:
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>>     */_I want to like Musk_/*
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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>>     On Fri, 14 Feb 2025 at 00:22, Marcus Daniels <marcus at snoutfarm.com> wrote:
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>>         Tom Tom (Netherlands) still shows Gulf of Mexico.  OpenStreetMap (UK) too.
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>>         *From:*Friam <friam-bounces at redfish.com> *On Behalf Of *Stephen Guerin
>>         *Sent:* Thursday, February 13, 2025 1:53 PM
>>         *To:* The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group <friam at redfish.com>
>>         *Subject:* Re: [FRIAM] OpenAI and the fight between Elon and Sam
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>>         On Thu, Feb 13, 2025 at 12:32 PM cody dooderson <d00d3rs0n at gmail.com> wrote:
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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.
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>>         And from your lips to Google's (and Bing and Apple maps's) ears, Cody.
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>>         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)
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>>         I should be able to switch to a different naming system without having to change my whole region.
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>>         Or make metric the standard for the US too..
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>>         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.
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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.
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>>         But there are plenty of federal actions for metric,
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>>         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:
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>>           * 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.
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