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Cake day: June 23rd, 2023

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  • Lots of people forget that Tesla is much more than cars at this point. Musk now claims it’s an AI company, but aside from that vaporware they also build & sell utility grade battery storage systems for electric grids, Powerwall batteries for home solar systems, vehicle insurance for the cars they sell, etc. They also run virtual power plants for electric utilities that consist of Powerwall owners who opt-in to the program and are paid a premium for the power they supply. Just a month or so ago they tested a VPP in California that consisted of 100,000 individual PowerWalls.

    And then there’s their attempt at robotics…







  • Which is a rather bizarre claim to make. I travelled to NZ and Australia about 20 years ago. When I went through NZ customs they wanted to see proof of where I was staying and more importantly that I had airline reservations to leave NZ. So they wanted proof I was just visiting and planned to leave in a timely manner.

    When I went to Australia the customs officer just stamped my passport and let me through, no questions asked.

    Why deal with the hassle of NZ as a stepping stone if I could just go straight to Australia and avoid that hassle?