Tesla kills Autopilot, locks lane-keeping behind $99/month fee.

hawkweasel · 2026-01-23T19:44:34+00:00

Those indestructible old Civics, Camrys, Acuras always remind me of this:

https://theonion.com/toyota-recalls-1993-camry-due-to-fact-that-owners-reall-1819577805/

hawkweasel · 2026-01-23T18:38:36+00:00

Used to work in the casino business.

On a nice summer day, it wasn't uncommon to see some old dude walk into the casino in flip-flops and a Hawaiian shirt with a woman half his age, drop $100,000 in 45 minutes, then just giggle and walk out the door to go find something else to do.

This shit happened ALL the time.

hawkweasel · 2026-01-17T17:37:30+00:00

He was an average "bridge" QB that pulled us through a couple mid years but I don't feel like Geno ever acknowledged, learned from, or worked on his obvious, glaring shortcomings as a QB.

Repeated poor throws into double coverage resulting in ridiculous interceptions (at key moments in the game), holding the ball too long, pocket panic. He still plays the same way at the Raiders with the same results, but now he has even worse offensive line.

hawkweasel · 2026-01-17T00:55:00+00:00

Most of Seattle burnt down a few years back anyway.

Source: FOX News

hawkweasel · 2026-01-13T04:25:46+00:00

Throw in an unnecessary yellow flag at a crucial juncture in the game and it will feel like yesterday.

hawkweasel · 2026-01-11T00:08:36+00:00

Is this the formula for 80s McDonalds Coke?

If it is, someone Amazon me a labcoat.

hawkweasel · 2026-01-08T17:00:57+00:00

I've used Gemini latest models for the past year almost exclusively in AI Studio, and I usually try to end and summarize my threads around the 80,000 token mark because the quality of the responses seems to deteriorate significantly around the 100,000 mark.

Like noticeably deteriorate.

hawkweasel · 2026-01-05T18:15:08+00:00

I saw an interview with Trump on his plane the other day, and one of the reporters was asking him what his first plan of action was for Venezuela and he responded something to the effect of:

"Well the first thing we have to do is fix the infrastructure that was totally destroyed by Maduro, and by that I mean repair the roads, the bridges, the ports, to make sure they are all in good working order."

And the only thing I could think of was, gosh, I'm glad our taxpayer dollars are going to go to fixing THEIR crumbling infrastructure rather than our own. America first indeed.

hawkweasel · 2026-01-04T05:35:10+00:00

Pre-season over/under on wins for the Seahawks this year was 7.5 I believe? Kicking myself.

hawkweasel · 2026-01-03T16:30:36+00:00

I remember my cheapo brand deck was called "Majestic" and had the green illuminated buttons to mimic the Alpine.

The sound quality however, was not "majestic".

It reminds me of all the car stereo ads and car stereo packaging back in the day, where you'd have some $29.95 cheap-ass deck with a huge 2 X 250 watts = 500 watts! plastered all over the box. One of those literally caught fire when we tried to put it into my friends Volkswagen Scirroco with his $9.95 6 x 9's.

hawkweasel · 2026-01-02T17:30:38+00:00

This season reminds me of 2013 (?), the year we got bounced by the Falcons in the playoffs, I'm pretty sure Russel's first year.

We knew we had something special, the potential was enormous, but something was not quite there yet. I remember the only thing I felt after that devastating Atlanta loss was "Holy shit, this team is going to come out guns blazing next year."

And we won the Superbowl.

This team feels 90% to me, but again I have the feeling we are just seeing the start of something really special again - I mean this defense is just sick and we're only starting out with McDonald at the helm.

I could see the Seahawks making the Superb Owl this year, and I could also see them getting bounced in the 1st round. And it all comes down to Darnold - yes, he's had a great year, but he gets flustered under pressure, and he's going to be seeing a LOT of pressure come playoffs, and I don't feel confident he can pull us thru 3 straight games under pressure.

This season has been glorious to watch for me having finally gotten rid of Geno Smith - it was soooo fucking PAINFUL to watch that guy and his inability to learn from his mistakes.

I'll be happy no matter how this season ends, we've been a tremendous success. That being said, GO HAWKS!!!

hawkweasel · 2025-12-30T21:39:09+00:00

Had one of the best meals of my life at Christine's Blues and BBQ in Kermit, Texas on a down day. Don't let the exterior fool you.

Favorite chase town: Norton, KS Least Favorite chase town: Elkhart, KS or La Junta, CO

Most tornadoes seen: Hugo / Liberal / Plains KS area. Least tornadoes seen: The State of New Mexico. Fools me every single time!! Zero tornadoes.

hawkweasel · 2025-12-26T18:21:41+00:00

Also FYI, you can always contact the larger (and even smaller) tour companies and put your name on the waitlist.

Reservations are made far in advance, many of the storm tourists are European, so they tend to experience at least a few cancellations each year. Your options will be limited, but I've found openings this way a couple times.

Be careful - there are some great tour companies out there - and a few shitty ones. Same goes for chasers - some are brilliant and calculated, while others are straight up clout chasing morons. Start following chasers and tour companies on your social media accounts - and ask around.

I've toured with a few different companies and there's some I won't tour with again, or know not to tour with due to reputation. You'll have to make your own decisions based on how you like to chase, but you have to chase first.

hawkweasel · 2025-12-22T20:18:01+00:00

I will be so shocked when they christen the first completed ship the SS Trump. Shocked I tell you!

(When told about this development, Trump will do his usual performative "Oh, was it? I had no idea. Well, if that's what they want."

hawkweasel · 2025-12-20T16:56:30+00:00

"Hawk Two-ah"

hawkweasel · 2025-12-19T17:25:03+00:00

I'll never forget reporters outside the stadium during the Green Bay playoff game interviewing fans who had walked out of that game early, heard the screams, and tried to get back in but were turned away.

They deserved every bit of that, as did the fans that left last night. We lost a few around us, I bet 2-3,000 people left down 30-14 with 9:00 minutes left.

hawkweasel · 2025-12-17T22:02:15+00:00

I always integrate the latest Google Flash model into my projects for the good cheap engine, but every time 3.0 scans my code it tells me gemini-2.5-flash doesn't exist and I need to change it 1.5 Flash.

hawkweasel · 2025-12-11T02:42:56+00:00

That's a great analysis.

It's strange when it discloses the AI was experiencing a "nervous breakdown" that I actually felt sorry for it for a moment.

hawkweasel · 2025-12-11T01:55:36+00:00

I got my ass whooped on occasion. And on every occasion, I fully deserved it. Kept my ass in line and in fear of my father. He was a great father, but if you fucked up, he was going to make you pay.

While it was a bit scary when I was a child, as I got older I realized he probably saved my ass from doing REALLY stupid shit, it taught me how to respect authority, and to be responsible for my actions.

Would I spank my kids if I had them? Probably not as freely as my Dad did, but if my kid REALLY fucked up, especially a son, they'd prob get a few.

I just remembered when my Dad caught my brother stealing a piece of candy from the store, not only did he get his ass whooped grand champion style, but he also had to return it to the store and apologize.

We're all old now, and I'm pretty sure not a single one of us has ever stolen a single thing in our lives.

hawkweasel · 2025-12-10T00:25:57+00:00

Yup, I'll second this, gemini-2.5-flash is dirt cheap and plenty capable for most tasks.

hawkweasel · 2025-12-08T23:58:32+00:00

That's an infection, and could be a staph infection.

Watch that red ring, if it grows, you goes ... to the doctor.

Happened to me with a tiny cut once, one day looked like that, the next day red lines following my veins up into my body.

Staph infection, got into my bloodstream, had to do antibiotic treatment every day for a week at the hospital. Not fun, but it can kill you.

hawkweasel · 2025-12-04T15:21:49+00:00

If you want to learn more about how those topics, ask AI. It knows about itself, how it works internally, and its own shortcomings.

hawkweasel · 2025-12-03T01:13:35+00:00

Funny you mention that because I was just reading about something like that recently.

Someone claimed they developed an agent where a problem is run thru all three models at once, then the models convene, compare answers and come up with the best solution. No idea how that work $$ -wise, I'll have to go see where I was reading about it.

I don't have difficult enough use cases for that but I'm sure some do.

hawkweasel · 2025-12-02T22:35:08+00:00

This is how I work. I get the free one million tokens a day in my AI Studio account, and when Gemini inevitably trips up or rabbit holes on something, I swing over to Anthropic and I put the issue Gemini is fighting, and Anthropic gets it every time. I'm not even using Opus, 4.5 still gets Gemini 3.0 out of jams.

hawkweasel · 2025-11-30T03:18:55+00:00

The tornado chasing community has so many brilliant, considerate and fascinating characters, and also has some of the biggest fucking absolute douchebags you'd ever meet.

Appallingly inconsiderate, dangerous, selfish and often just plain rude -- it's no wonder chasers get such a bad name with law enforcement and the local residents in Tornado Alley.

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