Richard Lange

Christian | Husband & Father | Adventure Biker | Tesla Investor | WA Native | Nerd

[Richard Lange @CreatingOptions]

@goldenforidaho @grcarguy You need to use the Tesla 30A adapter (or equivalent. ) A 30-50A RV plug adapter isn't wired correctly.

[🇺🇸 Ronald Carter @USronaldcarter]

SCOTUS JUST PUBLISHED THE EXACT LIST OF RIGHTS PARENTS NOW HAVE IF A SCHOOL TRIES TO BLOCK THEM OUT

Not vague victories. Not "parents win somehow." NAMED PROTECTIONS. SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS. School by school.

🇺🇸 Advance notice — schools must tell parents BEFORE exposing children to the challenged books
🇺🇸 Opt-out right — parents can excuse their children from that specific instruction
🇺🇸 Free Exercise protection — forcing children into lessons that "pose a very real threat of undermining" religious beliefs is unconstitutional
🇺🇸 Preliminary injunction — this is ACTIVE NOW, not pending a future ruling
🇺🇸 Montgomery County, MD — the specific district that started this must comply immediately
🇺🇸 4th Circuit overruled — the lower court that sided with the school board was reversed
🇺🇸 Elementary grades targeted — the ruling applies to the LGBTQ+-inclusive storybooks in elementary English classes
🇺🇸 Nationwide signal — any district with a no-opt-out policy on religious-conflict content now faces the same legal exposure
🇺🇸 Administrative burden — schools must build notification and opt-out systems before the 2025-2026 year begins
🇺🇸 Case continues — the injunction holds while the full lawsuit plays out in lower courts

💀 6-3 vote
💀 Majority: Roberts, Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, Barrett
💀 ZERO deference to the school board's "no opt-out" policy
💀 100% parental religious exercise — that is what the court protected

Every protection on this list belongs to parents. Not administrators. PARENTS.

Justice Sotomayor warned this "will be chaos for this Nation's public schools." These are the rights that caused that chaos.

I'll keep you updated. Turn on notifications. 🚨

[World of Engineering @engineers_feed]

Voyager 1 is 24 billion kilometers from Earth.

It communicates with us using a 23-watt transmitter.
Less than a refrigerator light bulb.

The signal takes 22 hours to reach us, traveling at the speed of light.

By the time it arrives, it's 20 billion times weaker than the power of a digital watch battery.

NASA's Deep Space Network picks it up using 70-meter dish antennas cooled to near absolute zero to reduce electronic noise.

The engineering required to hear a 23-watt signal from 24 billion km away is arguably more impressive than the spacecraft itself.

Launched 1977.
Still transmitting.
Still being heard.

We built something that works perfectly, 47 years later, in conditions no one has ever tested in.

That's what engineering for the long term looks like.

[Richard Lange @CreatingOptions]

@pdicarlotrader Greatly appreciate your analysis!!

[Possums Walker @PossumsWalker]

This is the way!

Cybertrucks’ in thier element! What a perfect use case!

Quiet, efficient, corrosion proof, and they’ll even take a direct hit from a charging rhino!

Just awesome!😎

https://t.co/9ygcGBIDIB

@cybertruck @Tesla @LionCountry

[⭕️ CyberMike ⭕️ @CyberMikeOG]

Why Water Works for EV Fires
Lithium-ion battery fires in EVs differ from traditional gasoline fires. The main issue is thermal runaway—a self-sustaining chemical reaction inside battery cells that generates intense heat, flammable gases, and potential reignition. Water’s key role is cooling the battery pack and surrounding materials to break this cycle, rather than just smothering flames. https://t.co/DcNm5IMQpu
• Fire departments (per guidelines from IAFC, NFPA, and others) recommend large volumes of water applied directly to burning surfaces and the battery area. This is often via standard hoses, fog nozzles, or specialized tools like piercing lances that deliver water inside the pack. https://t.co/DcNm5IMQpu
• The lithium in these batteries is in salt/electrolyte form (not pure reactive lithium metal), so water doesn’t cause the dangerous reactions some people assume. High-voltage components are sealed, minimizing electrical shock risk to firefighters. https://t.co/h3tV6Nr1yi
• In the Cybertruck incident you linked (a crash on SR 167 in Pacific, WA), crews used ~2,000 gallons to extinguish it. That’s notable but not extreme—gas vehicle fires can use hundreds to thousands of gallons too, while some EV battery fires need 8,000+ or even tens of thousands depending on pack size and access. https://t.co/thAyOJ2Wdn

[Richard Lange @CreatingOptions]

@TeslaBoomerMama https://t.co/uZWmGt5NTB is also useful.

[Ayaan 🐧 @twtayaan]

The creator of Linux just publicly called out the AI hype. Word for word.

Linus Torvalds took the stage at Open Source Summit 2026 and said this:

"When I see people saying 99% of our code is written by AI, I literally get angry. Because those same people — I can pretty much guarantee — 100% of their code is written by compilers. But they never say that."

He is not anti AI. The Linux kernel saw a 20% jump in submissions this release because of AI tools. He uses it. He gets it.

His point is something most people are too afraid to say.

AI is a productivity tool exactly like compilers were. Compilers boosted programming by 1000x. AI adds another 10x on top. Enormous. But nobody says "the compiler wrote my code." So why are we saying AI wrote it?

He also flagged something nobody is talking about.

AI is flooding small open source projects with drive-by bug reports. Someone runs a prompt, files a report and disappears when asked for a patch. Maintainers with one or two people are drowning trying to keep up.

"Sometimes AI reports a bug and when you ask for more information the person has done that drive-by and does not even answer your question. That is the real burnout issue."

And his final warning was the sharpest of all.

"People who do not understand the complexity of systems will prompt systems and write processes that will fail."

The AI hype crowd is very loud right now.

Linus has been building real systems for 35 years. When he talks, engineers listen.

Full interview here:
https://t.co/LmXJtvKc4O

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Starlink V3 satellites have >10X bandwidth of V2 and there’ll be >10X launched, which means >100X more bandwidth.

Also, altitude will be 350km vs 550km, so min latency can be cut in half.

Light travels 300km/ms in space, so physics round trip min latency drops to <5ms.

[Richard Lange @CreatingOptions]

Maximus is now charging at 24A vs normal 48A. I think I've been inducted into the PCS failure club!
My VIN: 29xxx.

See if your invitation is in the mail with the PCS Detective.
https://t.co/7jAx3onoPO

@DaveMattson
@cybertruck

[Whole Mars Catalog @wholemars]

California is no longer the state with the most Fortune 500 companies.

After all the departures, that title now belongs to Texas.

[Richard Lange @CreatingOptions]

I know this has been enabled in the software, but it finally happened to me. A truck with a long trailer turned in front of me. FSD backed up to give him room. Smooth, subtle, and safe.
Thank you @Tesla

[Richard Lange @CreatingOptions]

@WheelerRipWA Just one more reason not to domicile in WA. The list is getting quite long.

[Dr Manhattva @Manhattva]

The Cybertruck reminds me of a 7,000 lb, armored, 80’s Lamborghini Countach,

Except with better acceleration.

[Richard Lange @CreatingOptions]

2026.14.6.7 Inbound for Maximus!

[Richard Lange @CreatingOptions]

@XanderSky That would be poetic!

[Richard Lange @CreatingOptions]

@MikeBales The 1973 Ford Squire treatment!!

[Race @multiplanet1]

Elon Musk's children don't go to normal school. And the reason why will change how you think about education.

He pulled his kids out of one of the most prestigious schools in Los Angeles. Parents were furious. Media called him arrogant. The school had a waitlist of thousands.

His response: "They're teaching kids to solve problems that already have answers. I need them to solve problems nobody's thought of yet."

So he built a school. Inside SpaceX. Called it Ad Astra. No grades. No tests. No subjects in the traditional sense.

A nine year old could take apart a rocket engine and present their findings to actual SpaceX engineers. Students didn't study history. They debated whether they'd make different decisions than historical leaders using the same information available at the time.

The school had no grade levels. A seven year old could work alongside a thirteen year old if they were interested in the same problem.

When asked why he structured it this way, Elon said something that stuck with me:

"I don't care if they know the answer. I care if they know which questions are worth asking."

Most people spend their entire education learning how to be right. Elon teaches his children how to be curious.

The system rewards answers. Life rewards questions.

[Richard Lange @CreatingOptions]

@_brandonbrown_ @cybrtrkguy Agree on Evotrex. The Basecamp 20Xe is a stopgap for us until the Evotrex is ready. It meets every scenario. With changes in the works, it might even be possible to bring more toys along.

[Richard Lange @CreatingOptions]

@cybrtrkguy I have towed this over the Rockies, down to Mojave, and more.(from WA) I average 760Wh per mile as long as I keep it under 60mph. That gives 140-150 usable range at 100%SOC. Stops work out well when I have wife and pups along. No WDH means easy to drop n charge.