Underwhelming event to unveil the robots and the market opportunities last night, which shaved billions off the stock today. In separate notes to clients, Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas shares he was “overall disappointed with the substance and detail of the presentation,” Bernstein analyst Toni Sacconaghi called the demonstration “underwhelming and stunningly absent on detail;” Barclays analyst Dan Levy noted “there were no updates indicating near-term opportunities,”Deutsche Bank analyst Edison Yu said he was “underwhelmed by the lack of details;” Laffer Tengler Investments CEO Nancy Tengler wrote it was “too general, too vague” for the market’s liking; and Wedbush analyst Dan Ives, a long-time Tesla bull, concurred “ideally Musk and Tesla should have spent more time on details.”

The answer is no. As long as the calculations are done the same and the "basis" is the same, the answer is no. Otherwise, you have to revise the data back decades to get an accurate comparison.

@Mik said in Universal limit to technological development?: On that note, another cheery thought.. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/we-may-only-ever-detect-signals-from-long-dead-alien-civilizations/ar-AA1rTH3s?ocid=msedgntp&pc=LCTS&cvid=70dacde2bf7c4ad1b0de1331e9289512&ei=25 If a civilization had the ability to search for signals from other planets even very recently, they would pass right by earth. I think that there is other (intelligent) life out there but it is such a rare thing. The dinosaurs were around for millions and millions of years, and never really "evolved". If they giant meteor had not crashed into earth, would they still be "in charge"?

@Axtremus said in VOGUE: No lack of First Ladies being featured on Vogue covers. Maybe Doug Harris will make GQ's cover in the near future. Pretty sure he was on Bitch-smacker Weekly a few times.

@Tom-K said in 76% of Americans: I was having a bathoom redone. I was quoted a price by the contractor--$12,000+ I asked the worker (Juan) how much he was getting--$700. So........ lets say that the contractor was not using an illegal immigrant. What do you think the bathroom quote would have been? As I have say before, people vote with their wallets. As @Doctor-Phibes said, illegal immigrants can mean a lot of problems, but inflation is probably way way down on the list.

https://m. Link to video

https://x.com/ChicagoContrar1/status/1844615122670539129

The streaming vendors might want to consider buying and destroying the DVDs.

Trump has historically underpolled. If true this time, it could be a bad night for Harris in the battleground states.

Where's Vance's teleprompter?

Agreed. I just don't think she's a reasonable candidate for POTUS.

Beats angry geeks.

@Axtremus said in Mortality rates in Russia: Got a comparable chart for Ukraine? I didn't do the analysis, but I was thinking the same thing. Do they blame the immigrants for this? I didn't do the analysis here either. Perhaps you can reach out to the poster and ask?

Review of "Melania" : https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2024/10/08/melania-trump-memoir-review/ The dominant theme of “Melania” is one of graceful grievance. ... “Melania” is a love story, actually. It’s about two famous vanity plates who truly are perfect for each other.

How the hell do I remember the name of that obscure planet this long after the movie came out. Maybe because it's also the name of a great restaurant at Big Sur.

I don't know if I want a president who doesn't understand the importance of the Beatles. [image: 1728598167921-c14acd50-aedf-4b15-ae4a-21b907c216fc-image.png]

Is wind power woke? Let's check the Google AI Overview. Yes, some say that wind power is "woke" because it has attracted billions of dollars in investment and employs thousands of workers in Texas. Paul Krugman, a New York Times opinion writer, argues that Texas Republicans have had to abandon their free-market, anti-regulation ideology to oppose wind and solar power. https://www.google.com/search?q=is+wind+power+woke%3F&rlz=1C1JSBI_enUS1093US1096&oq=is+wind+power+woke%3F&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigATIHCAMQIRigATIHCAQQIRigATIHCAUQIRigAdIBCTg0ODFqMGoxNagCCLACAQ&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8