adamjcook

@adamjcook@mastodon.social

Engineer focused on #Robotics, #ControlSystems, #SystemsSafety, #Manufacturing and #Simulation. #ManufacturingOpen Contributor. #Purdue Engineering alum. Living in #Detroit. He/Him.
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ayo, to random
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So the company now has an AI called "AiO" -- I hope it won't reach a point when people say "Just ask AiO" and then my inbox gets filled.

adamjcook,

@ayo Yeah... I have had that happen a few times to me.

Rarely, but definitely sometimes.

I have yet to figure out why it happens.

I think in the few cases where I saw it... it was because my alt text was perhaps too long and the frontend did not enforce it (but the backend did).

Mastodon.social is at 1500 characters for alt text.

adamjcook, to tesla

Inefficient, environmentally-harmful and unsafe.

and Clark County, reaching new lows of crummy urban planning.

https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/las-vegas-loop-tunnels-reach-encore-westgate/

adamjcook,

@brennansv My comment, to be clear, is orthogonal to tunnels.

Tunnels are great.

What is opposite of great is that proven, efficient and safe forms of must now compete with this "Vegas Loop" absurdity - a "transportation system" that trades all three items in my comment for a low upfront cost.

Some of these "Vegas Loop" stops (like the one mentioned in the article) had a monorail station already there!

briannawu, to random
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    adamjcook,

    @briannawu That web browser on the Tesla vehicle HMI is accessible while the vehicle is in motion, by the way.

    Unsurprisingly, the could care less.

    adamjcook, to China

    Truer words have yet to be spoken.

    Just look at the failed (not literally, but certainly effectively) Manufacturing USA initiative - a constellation of research institutes first launched in 2012 to counter the Made In 2025 program.

    To its credit, the Administration foresaw the Chinese economic threat to the West before most in Washington, but the actions taken were structurally ineffective.

    https://www.apricitas.io/p/the-semiconductor-trade-war

    adamjcook,

    Other "tangential failures" like acquiescing Systems (LFP battery foundational knowledge) and, in the case of the government, , to -state controlled entities advanced the Made In China 2025 program by a decade or more virtually overnight.

    Kuka's loss to China also substantially advanced the aircraft program - an open secret in many quarters of the Western industry that the US and German governments do not want to admit.

    adamjcook,

    After the effective failures of Manufacturing USA, which was originally intended to primarily life up small/medium business to fill more advanced verticals and roles through partnerships and R&D subsidies... the returned to (likely more safe, politically) "trickle down" thinking.

    That is, based on crudely throwing money at big companies.

    Let's see if this works, this time.

    A massive missed opportunity either way.

    adamjcook,

    I owe some interested people an article about my personal experiences at one Manufacturing USA institute - the former lab in (now called ): https://www.mxdusa.org

    My article will be, well, less-than-glowing to say the least.

    I am finishing that up, but these threads help me solidify my thoughts.

    Daojoan, to random
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    What’s your favorite instance of a celebrity blocking you on Twitter?

    Mine: When Marc Andreessen announced a fund for black founders and I pointed out he'd invested double the size of the fund in a single white founder's frying pan startup...

    adamjcook,

    @Daojoan briefly blocked me, as a matter of fact.

    (Marc blocked me too, in response to his “It’s Time to Build” essay IIRC.)

    This was back around 2016 when first really launched its wrongdoings. Musk was far less followed back then (and Twitter was far less “noisy”).

    I think Musk was later forced (by court order?) to unblock a lot of people because he was routinely sharing investor information on his Twitter account - so he unblocked me at some point.

    adamjcook, to detroit

    One of my favorite photos of .

    Do not sleep on this city. ✊

    chargrille, to random
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    adamjcook,

    @chargrille I leased a VW ID.4 back in May of 2021 in Texas. My dealer took the $7500 credit - which lowered the monthly payments.

    I bought out the lease and sold it to Carvana in October of last year when I moved from Dallas to Detroit (where I was able to go car-free).

    I did not claim any EV-related credit on my last year's taxes as the instructions in the tax software clearly prohibited it.

    That said, in May of 2021, the IRA did not exist when I leased...

    adamjcook,

    @chargrille Thanks!

    Nope. Despite my best efforts, in moving from Chicago to Dallas, I was forced to get a car (due to the sprawl in Dallas).

    So, the ID.4 was actually the first car purchase I had made in almost 20 years.

    It was a great car! Zero issues - even with long-distance trips and charging.

    I would look at it again if I was forced to.

    But I absolutely despise driving, so hopefully not. 🤪

    adamjcook, to animals

    mood.

    adamjcook, to detroit

    Oh! This would be a big boost for Midtown in .

    Detroit has one of the finest art museums in the world.

    The elimination of surface parking lots?

    Count me in!

    https://www.crainsdetroit.com/politics-policy/midtown-cultural-center-gets-12-million-michigan-budget

    adamjcook,

    Here is the Phase One plan.

    And here is the underground parking deck, as shown on Google Street View: https://goo.gl/maps/9DEcFaTq2XycYMS67

    adamjcook,

    And here is the second part of the Phase One plan - converting a surface parking lot into green space.

    I have enclosed the surface lot in question with a red outline.

    The same overhead map of the subject area as described in the alt-text of the first Toot image, however, I have now outlined the surface parking lot as also described in the alt-text of the first Toot image.

    adamjcook,

    @phxrailfood I added a few Toots and images after my initial one that I believe should answer your questions. 😀

    But, yes, the surface parking lot you mentioned is proposed to be converted into green space - which is very welcome.

    That is great you were able to car-free on your visit!

    I would really like to see the People Mover be expanded to north all the way up to New Center and east and west to Corktown and Lafayette Park/East Canfield, respectively.

    Then, we would really be in business.

    CrackedWindscreen, to random
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    Fixed Headline:

    “VW have no clue what they’re doing at management level”

    They pulled the plug on the one company with the closest shot at making an autonomous vehicle work (Argo) and now think they can do it alone? They are smoking strong stuff in Germany.

    There are many reasons we will not get safe AVs on our public roads. Essentially boils down to how they’re being developed. Which is at odds with a safety culture.

    From: @takeitev
    https://mastodon.social/@takeitev/110671751088783479

    adamjcook,

    @CrackedWindscreen @takeitev Put simply, from 's perspective... why not?

    Just look at .

    Kyle Vogt is out there acting like a goddamn free agent with public safety.

    No question will also exploit that soon.

    And , from a recent investor presentation, has made it abundantly clear that they are jumping on the same safety-deficient bandwagon.

    I see nuggets from Professor Koopman on LinkedIn - and he is just beside himself.

    I am as well.

    CrackedWindscreen, to random
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    My word there are suddenly a lot of Automatic Emergency Brake experts, I suppose they needed something to do after being the submarine experts and the AI experts.

    All that I have seen are amply demonstrating they know tap all about AEB.

    adamjcook,

    @CrackedWindscreen Oh. Now I have to know what you are subtweeting (sub-tooting?)... 🤔

    adamjcook,

    @CrackedWindscreen Tragic.

    Really.

    Indeed. These incidents require an exhaustive root cause analysis... which is, as you know, very rarely performed.

    But the knee-jerk "just sprinkle a little automation on it" is a absolute Cancer of Simplicity that has zero foundation.

    There are immense downsides to automation that are very vague.

    adamjcook,

    @CrackedWindscreen Unsurprisingly.

    , as you and I have discussed before at length, has been a prime party in inappropriately expanding the scope, reliability and applicability of their AEB assessments.

    All in the interests of providing cover for disinterested auto safety regulators.

    has VERY simplistic AEB assessments that involve child-sized mannequins, by design.

    Politicians, if they even need a basis, are going to point to those assessments as a "quick fix".

    bcwrkittens, to random

    Lots of cuddles this afternoon with Nemo . He was sach a good boy whilst we changed his dressings and tube.
    Nemo is enjoying cuddles, eating, and singing all day (and night).

    adamjcook,

    @bcwrkittens Nemo looks much better already! 🥰❤️‍🩹

    alexip718, to Illinois
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    ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — On Thursday, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker announced a Rockford to Chicago passenger rail service will begin operation in 2027.

    “For the first time since 1981, we’re bringing intercity passenger rail back to Rockford,” the governor said.

    https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/pritzker-in-rockford-to-announce-metra-rail-project/

    adamjcook,

    @alexip718 HUGE!

    Huge win for - a city that has really gotten back on its feet recently. And this service will propel it further.

    You love to see it.

    2000Z28, to random

    Billy Corrigan voice “Today is the greatest day I’ve ever known”

    adamjcook,

    @2000Z28 You installing a DCFC on your property or something? 🤪

    adamjcook, (edited ) to threads

    does not seemingly support on images at launch (h/t to @mmasnick's post on Threads pointing that out).

    And that is pretty damn unacceptable.

    adamjcook,

    @adam_krassowski @Beeks @mmasnick Gotcha. Thanks!

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