Chuck Hollis

Retired tech exec, playing music in an idyllic beach town.

[Chuck Hollis @KeyboardChuck]

A frequent data problem in large organizations -- way before AI was ever a thing -- was "proving how you know what you think you know".

It's a huge challenge for compliance in financial services, but finds its way into all sorts of industries.

Can you prove your banking customer is a US citizen? That your pharma tests followed protocol? That your critical airplane part meets standards?

Every high-level assertion is based on the validity of lower-level ones, and you've got to be able to quickly go back to first principles, much like a math proof.

Without getting too geeky, I worked on a data management platform that could audit how it reasoned over various questions, and could always provide a chain of authenticity when it made a claim, much like is being shown here.

When the AI wave broke, I knew it was only going to be a matter of time before users demanded the AI show its work and provide proof of its assertions.

They're calling it "interpretable" here. More like "auditable" and 'verifiable".

Trust but verify.

[Guide Labs @guidelabsai]

The first inherently interpretable AI platform is finally here. Welcome to Clarity.

[Chuck Hollis @KeyboardChuck]

The shift from "white-hating" to "Jew hating" is nothing more than a necessary political calculus by the Dems.

Their traditional "aggrieved minority" bases are shifting. Many black people have already left the Dem plantation, with latinos right their with them. The unions have lost their power, and it's much harder to cheat than before.

They've figured there's now enough muslim votes in the US that it makes sense to start hating Jewish peole.

And, unlike other groups that shift conservative as they start doing better, the Arabic hatred of Jews won't fade for generations.

It's the electoral gift that keeps giving.

Don't think for even a second that there's a shred of morality in any of this. Just ruthless electoral logic.

[Defiant L’s @DefiantLs]

Jason Rantz: “If this was someone with a KKK tattoo, the Democratic Party would not be embracing it the same way. This is a different Democratic Party and its relationship to Jews and Israel.”

[Chuck Hollis @KeyboardChuck]

The AI bubble isn't popping, but the OpenAI business model certainly is. Pop!

Every prior transformative technology demanded an army of professional services to drive the process and behavior changes required to see actual business benefit.

Example: your business doesn't get the benefit from SAP (or the internet, or the cloud, or whatever) unless you re-wire your organization to take advantage of it.

A serious re-engineering effort can take years, and is often more expensive than the technology itself. There is no magic pixie dust.

This lesson has been learned repeatedly in tech. I'm surprised Sam Altman missed it.

Well, not really, he's sort of an arrogant dork.

[Eric S. Raymond @esrtweet]

Shorter Sam Altman: the AI bubble is popping.

Make no mistake, it's a hugely useful technology and uptake will continue, even accelerate. But the overinvestment in datacenters that we've been seeing is not sustainable; the business model of the big providers doesn't work, and is floating on VC money.

It's going to get worse. If customers are cutting back on token spend even at the artificially low prices they have now, what do you think they'll do when the big providers dramatically raise their rates in an effort to get to profitability?

[Chuck Hollis @KeyboardChuck]

In the corporate world when an organization is truly f*cked up you bring in a hyper-competent outsider who is untainted by the forces that f*cked up the organization in the first place.

Same principle here. Tulsi Gabbard was "outsider", Bill Pulte is "more outsider".

We used to call them "bulldozers".

[Chuck Hollis @KeyboardChuck]

Cui bono? Or, who benefits?

Someone is funding these "takeovers", most likely the same donor network funding domestic unrest in a variety of ways.

Evil at work. There will be paid agitators who will attempt to start a riot, just watch.

This one is particularly dumb, giving thousands of FL law enforcement advance notice to plan and prepare.

Might as well call it a "turkey shoot".

Don't fall for it, kids :)

[Florida Grand @florida_grand]

The liberals are at it again with the “takeovers.” Plan ahead. @AGJamesUthmeier

[Chuck Hollis @KeyboardChuck]

Old school: EV vs ICE
New school: FSD vs human driving

I'm not particularly interested in EVs, but a full FSD vehicle certainly has my attention.

I'm sure I'm not alone.

[Green Texan EV @GreenTexanEV]

EV drivers: Have you ever considered switching back to a gas car? Or are hooked on electric vehicles now?

If you are thinking about switching, what are the reasons?

[Chuck Hollis @KeyboardChuck]

The appointment of outsider Bill Pulte is sending a predictable shock through the spook ecosystem.

Tulsi Gabbard started turning over rocks to expose all the creepy-crawlers. And Bill Pulte will continue to do the same.

They had nothing on Gabbard, and they've got nothing on Pulte. Completely blindsided as a result.

Ain't accountability great?

[Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh]

🚨 JUST IN: Senate Democrats are moving to have Leader John Thune FORCE OUT Bill Pulte as President Trump’s new Director of National Intelligence — Punchbowl

Mark Warner is among the Dems terrified of Pulte overseeing the intelligence agencies.

Seems like they view him as a THREAT.

They want to possibly hold up the FISA bill over it.

Why are they so terrified? 👀 🔥

[Chuck Hollis @KeyboardChuck]

This tracks.

I was born in 1959 and made a career by staying ahead of the constant tech waves in the 80s, 90s and so on.

As a child, I was able to roam free and explore my world, warts and all. I was expected to pay my way through college. Before I retired, I realized I had been constantly employed since age 12.

Growing up in the SF Bay Area, I saw the hippies of the 60s-70s reject society and embrace alternatives. I saw them all fail. Left in '95, never looked back.

All my older "boomer" compatriots struggled with technology illiteracy, and still do. Later generations knew how to use the tech, but had no idea of how it came to be or how it actually worked.

I don't identify with most Boomers, as we didn't share the same experiences. And I certainly don't identify with Gen X for many of the same reasons.

We watched the moon landing and the CIA assassination of JFK and RFK.

Our skepticism of government and technology "solutions" is well-deserved, as we've seen more stuff fail than most, usually for predictable reasons.

One interesting result of all of this is that my compatriots see the AI wave as perfectly and nothing to get alarmed about. Remember, we grew up with rotary phones, AM radio, and B+W television. Jet travel was exotic.

We were told every other technology would be the end of us, and none of it came to pass.

We have all learned to question authority, almost instinctively.

[Chuck Hollis @KeyboardChuck]

Watching the UK wrestle with the issue of personal responsibility and self-defense.

Next time you visit FL, take note of how safe you feel. The population is generally both well-armed and well-behaved.

Troublemakers are quickly taken out by law enforcement, or occasionally by an armed citizen. Consequences matter.

Most troublemakers know this, and will keep their antisocial behaviors in check.

Those that disregard the consequences get removed from society pretty quickly, one way or another.

It's always the bottom 1% that causes most of the problems. Find them, remove them, problem solved.

[Nikki 🎗️❤️🇬🇧 @Vocal_GenX]

People shouting 'ban the kirpan'

I disagree

You could kill someone with a brick - do we ban DIY?

You could kill someone with a stiletto heel - do we ban high heels?

You could kill someone with a branch - do we cut down all the trees?

You could kill someone with a cast iron frying pan...........

The object is not the problem - people are

Education
Respect
Discipline
Deterrent

That's what we need

[Chuck Hollis @KeyboardChuck]

I've enjoyed watching the organized resistance attempting to form after another perfectly reasonable @GovRonDeSantis proposal.

Compared with similar "resistance" efforts, it's poorly organized and poorly managed. It'll probably blow a bunch of money with nothing to show for it.

Just like many of our FL local governments.

I do owe a shoutout to the exceptional team at @TownofIRShores who I think are doing an exceptional job of being good stewards with our tax dollars.

I wish there were more like them.

[Chuck Hollis @KeyboardChuck]

CBS is a business. Management has an obligation to return a profit to its owners. That requires hiring and firing as appropriate.

Anyone suffering from Main Character Syndrome usually has to be terminated, and quickly.

As part of mgmt, I used to tell people, if I don't get rid of the problem, then I become the problem.

[Stuart Elliott @stuartenyt]

Fascinating how nick bilton made his firing of Scott Pelley all about Pelley's behavior toward him at the meeting. And, as noted, not a word about Pelley's years of service to CBS or any kind of thank-you. What a way to start a job.

[Chuck Hollis @KeyboardChuck]

Anyone who thinks LA elections are legit is deluded. It's a meaningless ritual when the outcome has already been determined.

@KarenBassLA knows the fix is in, obviously.

My only hope is that @HarmeetKDhillon and her team set an election fraud trap, because they knew this was coming.

[Wall Street Apes @WallStreetApes]

NBC Reporting that Mayor Karen Bass is preparing for a party

Karen Bass says even if Spencer takes the lead, she says when all the votes are counted she’ll be victorious

Mail in ballots will continue being counted FOR A FULL WEEK after Election Day

Transition: Democrats will keep counting as many fake mail in ballots as they need until they win

This is exactly why you can’t trust California elections

- Unlimited mail in ballots
- Homes receive WAY more ballots than people who live there
- Ballot drop boxes everywhere

Ohh and let’s not forget, Gavin Newsom made checking ID illegal when voting

Get this, Counties must certify final results by July 2, 2026. This is 30 days after Election Day

[Chuck Hollis @KeyboardChuck]

As I see wave after wave of paid opposition campaigns come through here, I'm beginning to think the paid propagandists are the only ones doing OK.

Making a decent income off your social posts is like a musician who expects to make money off their songs.

It just doesn't happen all that often.

[Chuck Hollis @KeyboardChuck]

@TBerlaga In my MA town, you need a beach parking sticker to park in any of the beach parking lots or nearby streets.

$100 before admin fees, so it stings if you don't have one.

Not saying it's a good or bad idea, but it's effective.

[Chuck Hollis @KeyboardChuck]

@JackLinFLL @RohnWBishop "the folks I know that do it will never lower rent unless they can't find tenants"

That's exactly how markets work to create an equilibrium. Just ask the AirBnB crowd who learned that lesson the hard way.

[Chuck Hollis @KeyboardChuck]

Interesting to note alternative revenue generating schemes, each with their pros and cons.

In MA, you pay the town anually for the right to use a car. License plate readers send automated notices if they see your car in town a lot.

NH has a "view tax" which is quite substantial.

My FL town taxes visitor rentals and hotel stays aggressively. Doesn't seem to hurt much.

DeSantis is right: granular consumption taxes generally are best from a policy outcome perspective. He's written a few nice pieces on this.

[Chuck Hollis @KeyboardChuck]

Get ready for another huge personal tech transition 😂

It's gonna change quickly from "that thing that runs my apps" to "that thing where my personal AI assistant lives".

Most interactions will be verbal, not written. Until Neuralink matures, that is. Then it quickly shifts again.

Device = laptop, phone, watch, tablet, glasses, car, robot, etc. Anything that can support functionality.

Second order implications?

We're going to want one consistent and coherent interaction across all of our personal tech. Advantage, Apple.

We're going to be concerned about personal digital security like never before. Advantage, Apple.

We're going to want our personal AI assistant to be embedded in the ecosystem we use today. Again, if you're already an Apple user, this is big.

Note: they don't need their own AI stack to do this. Just the ability to create a compatible hardware ecosystem that supports others. Like they're doing today.

New Apple CEO is a hardware dude.

I'm going to start buying Apple on the dips.

[shirish @shiri_shh]

The laptop hasn't changed in 30 years. NVIDIA just changed it

RTX Spark is their first PC chip ever.

- RTX 5070 level GPU
- 128GB unified memory
- 1 petaflop of local AI
- thin, light, barely throttles unplugged

Your AI agent lives on the machine. 24/7. No cloud.

This is step one of the agentic AI PC, and everyone else is about to copy it.

[Chuck Hollis @KeyboardChuck]

Ummm, no, you're wrong.

A long term renter indirectly pays the same property tax as any non-homesteaded property owner. As a landlord, I simply pass on the costs to them. No landlord would eat that.

If there were a magical property tax cut for rentals, all rental prices would be reduced. My costs would go down, as would every other landlord's.

So that would establish a new market equilibtium.

I'm a huge fan of consumption taxes (vs. property, income, etc.). Pay when you consume.

[Chuck Hollis @KeyboardChuck]

@JackLinFLL @RohnWBishop Landlord in FL here, renters pay full boat property taxes because I do. Same for mobile home parks and RV campers.

Sidewalk campers would last about 3 minutes here. The cops have to rush to get ahead of an angry crowd.

[Chuck Hollis @KeyboardChuck]

We furnish rentals, and sometimes have housefuls of furniture and appliances to dispose of.

This video tracks, the entitlement of some people will absolutely floor you. So many stories.

One example? We offered a nice, free bedroom set. First come, first serve, you move. Someone shows up ten minutes later in a pickup truck with a friend, and it's gone.

Second lady shows up hours later in a tiny car, starts yelling at us that it's no longer there, etc. Seriously deranged behavior.

Another incident this lady starts complaining about a free appliance set: color, style, wear, difficulty in moving, etc. She threatened to sue us for false advertising. Good luck with that.

I get it if someone is physically disabled or otherwise impaired.

No sympathy for the mentally impaired and overly entitled. Church groups are the best when giving stuff away.