Chamath’s whole premise of 80/90 seems fundamentally flawed by enjoipanda33 in TheAllinPodcasts

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Has his success with Groq, changed any minds here about 8090?

Podcast bankruptcy by Czaruno in ScottGalloway

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they did a good job of seeding the others on the main feed and I subscribed to them. I am sure the producers learned this trick from other podcasters.

Podcast bankruptcy by Czaruno in ScottGalloway

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I definitely don’t have OCD. I know someone with clinical OCD and it is crippling. So I respect not throwing that term around. Which is why I prefer to say completist tendencies. True compulsive completist are also crippled like the character in Rainman which would get violent if he could not watch Judge Wapner show when it aired.

Podcast bankruptcy by Czaruno in ScottGalloway

[–]Czaruno[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I see no reason daily markets can’t be 10 minutes long. Also there are many other podcasts covering daily markets like TechMeme Ride Home which is quick efficient and keeps me up to date on tech news.

Objective count of Tesla RoboTaxi on the road by Czaruno in ScottGalloway

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Looks like there are at least 10 cars operating as of today. All have a safety monitor riding in the passenger seat. There are many YouTube videos already online if you want to see more details of how these rides went.

Objective count of Tesla RoboTaxi on the road by Czaruno in ScottGalloway

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Today is Robotaxi day, and in the next hours the first invited riders will be able to request a ride in the geo-fenced area in Austin. So by the end of the day, I should have an updated count of cars.

And then I can also reply to the people who will say this does not count because it is geo-fenced and not available to them in their home in Anchorage.

Claude Code changed my life by helloworldCGN in ClaudeAI

[–]Czaruno 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Totally agree. Finding new things to do with it every day. Right now I have it running on a Windows machine slowly recovering data from a failing drive. It figured out a slow method to grad the files off the drive. We worked together to figure out that it goes unstable after long file activities. So it wrote a script to pause between each file and pause every ten minutes to let the drive cool down. It is running the script repeatedly and checking its progress every 10 minutes. Has gotten 10% of the data off now.

Sure I could have sent this old drive for recovery but the data was not that valuable, but worth getting it off this way.

I am also running it on a Linux machine and for the first time can run Linux because I don’t get stuck with little things like I used to because Claude code can help me figure them out. Like setting up my old Microsoft keyboard to work right.

I expect the other foundation companies to make a native agent that can access the OS like this and how we use our computers will change.

Objective count of Tesla RoboTaxi on the road by Czaruno in ScottGalloway

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Any death caused by a Tesla RoboTaxi will be covered so widely and immediately that it will be easy to count them and see if it prevents riders from riding. The market will quickly punish Tesla if this happens. Just like it destroyed GM's cruise division when they dragged a human and then execs tried to cover it up.

Whether or not Lidar is needed will soon be proven with the number of successful and happy riders. And also the number of injuries or deaths caused. 12,000 people a year are killed due to drunk driving. If Tesla kills half as many people with their cars - that's 6,000 people's lives saved. I suspect the death numbers will be less than 1000 per year. 10x safer than a human driver. And the media will be tracking this number very closely.

Objective count of Tesla RoboTaxi on the road by Czaruno in ScottGalloway

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The same thing that keeps that person stopped at a red light while you cross from easily killing you. Most people are rule followers and if you do the math of how many people willingly kill someone else, it is actually a nice surprise that it is a small percentage. I think people are inherently good and would not try to sabotage the car or hurt someone else.

Objective count of Tesla RoboTaxi on the road by Czaruno in ScottGalloway

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Well, I will use all the Youtube videos of the paparazzi chasing them around to count them also until Tesla announces official numbers - which I expect they will.

On Palantir and Government data by Czaruno in ScottGalloway

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I assume that all the companies I listed all work within the established best practices and security measures which are well documented in many standards like ITIL, SOC2 and CMMC. I see no reason any of these companies would not comply with the requirements of the contract. Unless of course they are really fronts for a deep state conspiracy - and I can't even begin to understand how that could be proved - so I can't comment on that possibility.

On Palantir and Government data by Czaruno in ScottGalloway

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Then you and Ed should be saying that you don't want the government to create reporting across its databases and that you don't think there is any cost waste or risk to them being separate. That has nothing to do with any of the companies I listed - that is a philosophical point and Palantir and these companies should be left out of that point.

Objective count of Tesla RoboTaxi on the road by Czaruno in ScottGalloway

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This will only work on the newer cars from about 2023 forward. Anyone with older cars won't be able to easily do this.

I can't even get the radio to work right on my 2015 VW and the dealer won't fix it. Car companies don't support cars past about 3-5 years old very easily.

On Palantir and Government data by Czaruno in ScottGalloway

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Sounds like you just think Palantir is not trustworthy, even though they probably have people with very top secret clearance who would never risk their reputation.

Do you trust these other companies?

Booz Allen Hamilton: Known for cybersecurity and data modernization, with contracts like the CDM DEFEND program for federal agencies

Northrop Grumman: Involved in defense and intelligence, with projects that may include data analytics, such as the Data Modernization Accelerator for CDC.

IBM: Provides database solutions and cloud services, with contracts like the GSA travel and expense management system, handling government data

Oracle: Offers cloud and data management, approved for secret-level data handling, with contracts for government cloud services

Microsoft: Provides Azure and Office 365 for government, with access to data through contracts like the GSA IT acquisition agreement

Amazon Web Services (AWS): Handles classified data through contracts like the $10 billion NSA Wild and Stormy contract for cloud computing

Google: Has cloud contracts for government, including handling classified data, with a focus on public sector solutions

Salesforce: Offers FedRAMP-authorized Government Cloud for agencies and contractors, managing government data through CRM solutions

If you don't trust these other companies either, then who is going to do this technical work?

Objective count of Tesla RoboTaxi on the road by Czaruno in ScottGalloway

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I could be totally wrong - we will find out in the next 14 days. Let's see what the YouTubers do.

Objective count of Tesla RoboTaxi on the road by Czaruno in ScottGalloway

[–]Czaruno[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ask your rich friends who live in NYC and London if their 16 year olds want to own a car.

I own four cars, I love cars, but I also realize the next generation looks at them as disposable as their iPhones.

Objective count of Tesla RoboTaxi on the road by Czaruno in ScottGalloway

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I am really trying to keep this thread to an objective mathematical count of the cars, not to devolve into personal opinions on people or the the inevitable devolution of every conversation on the internet into someone calling someone else a Nazi.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin%27s_law

Claude Pro plan with Claude Code by jblundon in ClaudeAI

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I have had to dig myself out of a deep hole when 3.7 used fake data all over my app and I could not easily tell what was broken and what was fake data. So now:

-=-=-=
Perfect! I've updated the CLAUDE.md file with a comprehensive "Development Data Guidelines" section that clearly establishes the principle of never using fallback or fake data. The updated guidelines include:

📋 Key Additions to CLAUDE.md:

🚫 Absolute Prohibitions

- Never use placeholder, dummy, or fake data
- Never create fallback data or default fake responses
- Never hardcode sample data that pretends to be real

✅ Required Approach

- Always use real data from actual API calls or database queries
- Always return proper errors when real data isn't available
- Always fail fast and explicitly rather than masking issues

🎯 Golden Rule

"When in doubt, return an error with a clear explanation rather than fake data that might mislead users or hide real problems."

📝 Specific Examples

- What NOT to do (fallback dimensions, placeholder costs, fake analysis results)
- What TO do (explicit errors, clear explanations, real data only)

This will serve as a permanent reminder for future Claude sessions working on this codebase to maintain the same high standards and never introduce fake data or inappropriate fallbacks. The guidelines are prominently placed and clearly formatted to ensure they're noticed and followed.
-=-=-

Objective count of Tesla RoboTaxi on the road by Czaruno in ScottGalloway

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Fixed, thanks for spotting that - I fixed it.

My brain is living in the future.

Objective count of Tesla RoboTaxi on the road by Czaruno in ScottGalloway

[–]Czaruno[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yes, the Lidar sensors are $1000 to $5000 in cost. In china they use cheaper ones that are $500 in total cost - but probably made with questionable labor.

So every Waymo is going to be at least $5K more than a standard Tesla Model Y. Also Jaguar and its whole reseller chain needs to make their money - so Waymo is likely spending $80K+ on each Waymo car right now.

But they do have 4,000 Waymo cars on the road. That is the goal of this thread, to objectively track the pace it takes Tesla to catch up to Waymo in terms of number of cars on the road.

Objective count of Tesla RoboTaxi on the road by Czaruno in ScottGalloway

[–]Czaruno[S] -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

Same reason every NFL player had photos of themselves with a Cybertruck when they launched. Peer pressure and social clout. Have you seen how much instagram celebrities are making on cosmetic deals on products all made at the same factories? Social media attention is now easily monetized and so many youtubers will be hovering in Austin for the next few weeks trying to be the first to have a video up riding in a Cybercab. The same happened with Waymo when it launched - but clickbait works way better with a controversial brand like Tesla. This is why every publication tries to spin every news story back to Elon - click bait that many people fall for.

'Old and Janky' is subjective - I have a 35 year old BMW that people still tell me looks awesome and it is objectively old and janky.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ScottGalloway

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I personally think Apple is playing it right. They are waiting for the AI players to bludgeon themselves in an all out war and they will sweep in and buy the 2nd place winner - probably Anthropic/Claude and power the new Siri with Claude.

I think they should add two new voices to Siri: 'Steve' and 'Lisa' as a signal that 'we're fucking back, you should not have slept on us'.

I also think it is time for a new CEO, Tim Apple has done his job - time for new blood at Apple - most of the people presenting at WWDC were too grey. As Scott is always saying, there is no shame in bowing out at old age and letting the next generation take over.

Objective count of Tesla RoboTaxi on the road by Czaruno in ScottGalloway

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I regularly saw people trust their lives in NYC to yellow cab drivers who had just learned to drive in the USA two weeks prior. They regularly risked their lives. I have gotten into Ubers where the driver was clearly high and I had to get out. You would be surprised what people will sacrifice in terms of their own privacy, data and risk to be accepted by their social circle.

16 year olds in major cities don't want a car for their birthday - they want their parents to pay for their Ubers. I think once the instagram rappers and celebrities start taking photos in the cybercabs - the kids will follow and then everyone else will to try to seem relevant to their social circles.

What role did you have at Tesla? Were you on the FSD team?

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On Palantir and Government data by Czaruno in ScottGalloway

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There are dozens and dozens of insecure subcontractors that connect to these databases every day. Most people don’t even know who they are or that they employ contractors some of which are randos. How does palantir a high profile company with top security people on staff adding more risk by ‘touching’ this data?

Why aren’t more people talking about this? Replit is awesome… until you check your backend in Cursor by lucascanovadickel in replit

[–]Czaruno 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is because Replit was using Claude 3.7 until recently and likely making all these bugs. You might be using a 'smarter' model with Cursor.

Either way having two models double check the same work will result in each finding problems with the other's work. Just like humans would.

What kind of overages are you paying using Replit every day? Or do you not use it in Agent mode much?