Sam

[Sam @Samlikesplanes]

I see it, it has a ways to go. A few months ago, lip syncing was much less common and really, really bad. It's improving rapidly. In the future, I expect the models to train on the 200 something muscles we have in our face to communicate emotions. The path there exists, just some more time and diligence by the prompter to tweak each scene. That's where the artistic side will come in, the prompter will have to learn to write all these emotions we see into words for a prompt.

[Sam @Samlikesplanes]

@elonmusk I'm looking forward to Hollywood Slop having to compete with thousands of independent artists who are not beholden to the progressive cultural agenda of the day.

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@DimaZeniuk Multi-spectral vision!!!

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@NASAAdmin Be born, grow and learn, get inspired to build great things, build great things, repeat the cycle. This is awesome!

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@DerrickEvans4WV https://t.co/DARS2hYfPb

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@4HumanUnity Building things symbolizes America's greatest output and the Founding Fathers were rough-folk who didn't turn down a good fight (they were rebels after-all). Symbolically, this actually tracks.

[Sam @Samlikesplanes]

Yes, that's exactly why high mass out the door is difficult to achieve in California. The reality with motors is they are probably sourcing the silicon steel sheets then laser cutting or die-cutting them, and dipping them to form the stator core. Then they source the mag-wire, develop machines and processes to wind and place magnets, and after a few more steps, they haev motors. Setting that line up is feasible, it just takes automation to keep touch labor low. If they stay on the assembly side, keep the California factory to low output and development for automation, and blend into the political crowd, I believe they'll be able to get the permitting through. It's when the VOC levels on their permits shoot to thousands of tons per year and they rub the elites the wrong way that they'll get law-fared out. When they're designing the inventory management software, the tooling, integrating the tooling with automation, etc, they will have low mass output which I think makes them "California Friendly". If they're trying to smelt the silicon steel, draw the mag wire, and process the neodymium in california then I agree, they're screwed. I actually think they're greatest challenge will be finding domestic suppliers for the raw materials.

[Sam @Samlikesplanes]

I spent all morning researching the subject because I thought it was important. They're my words. Good question, how did Paxton's office loose that trial? Seems like a slam-dunk. Apparently, a notable turn in defense (Hoffman) was when Hoffman's wife testified. She said she was a light sleeper and would have known if Hoffman left the room to go molest the boy who was sleeping on their couch. After the jury deliberated for hours, apparently some felt that was enough to not make the sentencing "Beyond a reasonable doubt." Digging a little deeper, this kind of stuff happens often in child molesting cases, especially when its a person who is supposed to be of high character and trust in society (Hoffman the pedo was a lawyer...). It is my opinioin the common person (jury) wants to believe the ones with authority have good intentions because they want to feel safe. Realizing the very opposite can compromise the ego of one's self. Exploiting that is how Paxton's office, and many others, loose cases like this. It sucks, it's evil, and I too feel very sorry for the victim's family.

[Sam @Samlikesplanes]

I respectfully reject the premise its not about labor availability. If labor is too expensive, you can't produce at rates competitive to foreign countries that pay 5X less, hence the need for automation. As a guy who has been building things in Ca for 10 years, I can say Ca doesn't make it easy. I once had a paint booth in a box and wasn't allowed to set it up due to permits that would have made it cost prohibitive. That's exactly why production at scale shouldn't happen in Ca. However, there are loads of good engineers that can set up the automated side of the production line. I think California makes for a good start up location where development is more important than high product mass out the door. It makes for a bad location when product mass out the door is the most important aspect. Good to start, maybe good to headquarter in, bad to stay in production.

[Sam @Samlikesplanes]

Paxton's office was the prosecution who lost the case to charging Hoffman (pedo) with a felony due to a hung jury. Paxton's office considered pursuing a retrial but the victim didn't want the emotional burden of testifying again. Without the testimony, they risked losing another felony count so they entered a plea deal: get Hoffman to admit to a class A Misdemeanor. In order to get Hoffman to say yes, the agreed-to sentence had to be low (common plea-deal tactics). Otherwise, Hoffman would take the re-trial and potentially walk free. Many child abuse cases end this way and it sucks. However, the story doesn't reflect Hoffman actively helping a pedo, he was just another AG whose office lost a case by an over-sympathetic jury. I have serious concerns that Talarico is a wolf in sheep's clothing, saying whatever it takes to accomplish his agenda.

[Sam @Samlikesplanes]

Paxton's office was the prosecution who lost the case to charging Hoffman (pedo) with a felony due to a hung jury. Paxton's office considered pursuing a retrial but the victim didn't want the emotional burden of testifying again. Without the testimony, they risked losing another felony count so they entered a plea deal: get Hoffman to admit to a class A Misdemeanor. In order to get Hoffman to say yes, the agreed-to sentence had to be low (common plea-deal tactics). Otherwise, Hoffman would take the re-trial and potentially walk free. Many child abuse cases end this way and it sucks. However, the story doesn't reflect Hoffman actively helping a pedo, he was just another AG whose office lost a case by an over-sympathetic jury. I have serious concerns that Talarico is a wolf in sheep's clothing, saying whatever it takes to accomplish his agenda.

[Sam @Samlikesplanes]

@TXfairfighter @amuse The school was lousy - an unfortunate reality to many bible schools.

[Sam @Samlikesplanes]

@amuse Those churches only have old people in the crowd for a reason. My church has many young people and the pastor actually quotes scripture to influence what he says. Not modern books like "Jesus is a Feminist."

[Sam @Samlikesplanes]

Paxton's office was the prosecution who lost the case to charging Hoffman (pedo) with a felony due to a hung jury. Paxton's office considered pursuing a retrial but the victim didn't want the emotional burden of testifying again. Without the testimony, they risked losing another felony count so they entered a plea deal: get Hoffman to admit to a class A Misdemeanor. In order to get Hoffman to say yes, the agreed-to sentence had to be low (common plea-deal tactics). Otherwise, Hoffman would take the re-trial and potentially walk free. Many child abuse cases end this way and it sucks. However, the story doesn't reflect Hoffman actively helping a pedo, he was just another AG whose office lost a case by an over-sympathetic jury. I have serious concerns that Talarico is a wolf in sheep's clothing, saying whatever it takes to accomplish his agenda.

[Sam @Samlikesplanes]

@MorganWKhan *Meta's

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@MorganWKhan This is the real reason for FB's massive layoffs.

[Sam @Samlikesplanes]

That can be true but there is a play that works. If software + hardware can be merged, the dramatic labor cost differential that precludes manufacturing in the US can be overcome. SV has a large supply of people with the skill and drive, willing to work in a start up - 11 million is small Start-Up teritory, its an unavoidable paradox. The key is develop the process and tooling and then expand outside of California. 11 million can get a fair amount of dev done, but it won't build the factories building 40,000 motors a month, do that somewhere else. SV is also a place where you can asssemble a team that sucks at building things which will squarely prove your point. My point is the jury is still out!

[Sam @Samlikesplanes]

@wcdispatch Primaries! Many don't know what that is either...

[Sam @Samlikesplanes]

I think commercial space will support Space X in the future hands down - Starlink will take market share from companies offering distribution services, AI compute in space will increase the deployment of AI compute by bypassing NIMBY's, Biotech will probably find some niches in microgravity fabrication by bypassing suspension gels that requires holes in the part on hollow, muscle-like structures. I think military applications such as Nuclear weapon deployment as a 4th triad is inevitable, interceptors - maybe, transportation - maybe. More traditional in-space manufacturing is yet to be seen because you would have to keep it super low earth to purge the FOD that occurs when building things. I truly believe the build it and they will come strategy will apply so long as the cost per kg supports it.

[Sam @Samlikesplanes]

@james_charles81 @TeamTalaricoHQ The other harsh reality is that parents like me should trust no one else with our children because even the ones ew trust may be a wolf in sheep's clothing. Stings even worse that the judicial system is flawed enough to let these wolves not face death for their actions.

[Sam @Samlikesplanes]

You've got to ask: "Ok, Hoffman admits to touching a boy, why didn't Paxton's office go for the jugular with a harsher sentence?" It's a fair question but plea deals work a special way. After the felony charge was declared a mistrial, the prosecution had two options: A. Go for a 2nd trial WITHOUT the boys testimony because the boy declined to testify again. The risk being they go to bat with less ammo and lose, Hoffman gets off entirely free. B. Get a plea deal out of Hoffman where he admits to something which would be better for the boy than nothing. If it was too harsh a sentence, they knew Hoffman wouldn't take the plea deal. They went with option B. The followup question should be: "Why didn't Hoffman reject the plea deal and go for option A." The reason Hoffman didn't want a retrial is because it is expensive and because it still carried some risk that a different jury dynamic could get him on the felony charge where he would lose everything with a felony charge.
In summary, Paxton's office offered a shitty deal to at least get something on Hoffman and Hoffman took it to avoid the downside risk of losing everything with a felony charge. This unfortunately happens often in child sexual abuse cases and it freaking sucks. It's sad and we should be arguing how to reform the judicial system in hopes of decreasing the frequency of lose-lose situations such as these.