Matt Jackson

Mechanical engineer, pinball fanatic, space nut, cat dad, Tesla fan. Designing new ways to make ammo at Dillon Precision. FMR Local Motors, Redcat engineer

[Kristy Jackson @DrKristyJackson]

Celebrated my Jet ski’s “gotcha-day” of 12 years with a sunset trip to the lake! @MattJackson 🌵

[Matt Jackson @MattJackson]

@DirtyTesLa Hope the new version fixes some stuff, my experience with parking on 14.3.3 has been a huge step backwards in terms of spot selection.

[Matt Jackson @MattJackson]

@LivePinball Nice Shirt!

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@3lectricBrawl I love the model 3, but sports cars by definition have two seats.

[Matt Jackson @MattJackson]

@tqlemd @DutchRojas Wild. I had a 2018 model 3 for 4 years, and a cybertruck for the last 18 months, and I've never noticed any changes in dynamics after a software update. Would be a very interesting thing to try to qualify what actually changed.

[Matt Jackson @MattJackson]

This is a very similar realization to one I had this weekend while pulling a sailboat 50 miles in the cybertruck... I was suddenly much less chill having to drive manually again.

[Dutch Rojas @DutchRojas]

I thought Tesla Full Self-Driving would make my commute easier.

I did not expect it to expose me as the problem.
Turns out I was not “driving defensively.”

I was conducting a one-man municipal audit of every idiot within 300 yards.

Someone going 40 in a 25?
I had notes.

Someone taking too long at a green light?
I had a full theory of civilizational decline.

Now the car drives and I just sit there like a reformed man.

No high blood pressure.
No death grip on the wheel.
No courtroom monologue about lane discipline.

My wife noticed immediately.

She said, “You’re way more chill in the car, I like this!”

That is when I realized Tesla didn’t just make the car drive itself.

It made me stop narrating the collapse of society from the driver’s seat.

[Matt Jackson @MattJackson]

@tqlemd @DutchRojas I've driven quite a few different Teslas, and never noticed anything like that. Which car do you drive? First gen model 3s and Ys have suspension bushings that fail fairly frequently, which definitely change handling characteristics when they go.

[Matt Jackson @MattJackson]

@tqlemd @DutchRojas How so?

[Matt Jackson @MattJackson]

@TXCyberDad The pillar delete always looks unfinished on cybertrucks. Creates too many lines that don't go anywhere.

[Kristy Jackson @DrKristyJackson]

Daryl + box + nip = happy cat

[Matt Jackson @MattJackson]

@keaton_hare Breezies rock!

[Matt Jackson @MattJackson]

@DevinOlsenn There's also literally nothing technically impressive about this, all it takes is the will of the design team to do it, and someone to convince them it's a worthwhile thing to have.

[Matt Jackson @MattJackson]

@cybertruck

[Kristy Jackson @DrKristyJackson]

Fun adventure on the Verde Canyon Railway @MattJackson

[Matt Jackson @MattJackson]

@siddawa Dang, had I known AZTechWeek was even a thing, I would have been there for this demo. Really looking forward to the Phoenix area deployment!

[Kristy Jackson @DrKristyJackson]

Arizona lakes are something special 🌵 @MattJackson

[Matt Jackson @MattJackson]

This is an excellent explanation of Tesla's new hand design, and is my favorite thing I've read this week.

[SETI Park @seti_park]

https://t.co/i525mBzN4n

[Matt Jackson @MattJackson]

@Xenius @Grummz It's pretty good, but the fact that you don't have to worry about wind strength or direction while sailing completely broke it for me.

[Matt Jackson @MattJackson]

@laresomebody Ah the Electric Bat. I see you too are a person of culture.

[Matt Jackson @MattJackson]

@DeadAstroBoy 🤣