Eric Preston

Just a guy living everyday

[Eric Preston @pre11499433]

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[Hassan @buildwithhassan]

Looks like Grok Bot stopped giving everyone Opus 5.5.

Since yesterday I noticed my bots were talking differently, and when I ran fingerprint tests they came back as gpt-6-astra/6.1-sol.

Not too surprising with the change though. Musk already said Grok Bot was costing way too much to run, so moving people off Opus to something cheaper was probably only a matter of time.

But what surprised me is that they went with OpenAI of all companies, guess they didn't have much choice

[Joey Gilkey @JoeyGilkey]

We were slated to sign for a mid 6-figure contract this week with @spacexai to roll out @bot across the org.

That fell apart over the last few days with the severe drop in quality with no control over models and the comments on it being unsustainable.

Had a killer pilot with them but it died at the finish line.

Unlike the rest of X I’m not going to sit here and complain but it gave me a bit more insight into enterprise buyers (of which we sell to as well)

There is this massive uptick in what I’ll call buyer commitment reluctance.

Signing an annual or multi-year in a world where things are moving so fast is becoming brutally difficult to do.

Do I think @elonmusk will dial it in extremely fast? Of course. He’s the GOAT.

But for 3 days, when the quality became so undependable it forced us to go look at how we might be able to solve this in another way that doesn’t require the commitment of significant spend with the combination of no control over what models get used and on what.

Makes me consider how we might be positioning ourselves in our own sales process.

Still a huge fan. Will still use it with some key leaders on the team but the risk is just too high.

[查百万 @chakmillion]

NFL华盛顿指挥官队前老板丹·斯奈德，花4800万美元在马里兰州买下一座紧挨着波托马克河的豪华庄园，唯一让他看着不顺眼的，是庄园与河岸之间隔着一片受联邦法律保护的国家公园原始林地，挡住了他在阳台上看河的视线。

2004年斯奈德动用人脉绕过环保听证，直接雇了一支伐木队开进国家公园领地，操起电锯一口气砍光了130棵百年原生大树，给自家后院清出了一片无遮挡的河景视野。

国家公园首席巡逻员罗伯特·丹诺发现整片山坡被砍秃后依法上报追查，没想到斯奈德靠着高层关系，最后只交了一笔微不足道的小额罚款就轻松过关了；

反倒是坚持追查到底的巡逻员丹诺遭到了内部疯狂报复，不仅被无故收缴警徽和配枪，还被发配去管郊区小卖部，甚至连家里都被联邦法警持枪破门搜查。

[Mahax @Mahaximus_]

i still don't understand why everyone is NOT fixing their Grok Bot usage

it will probably make your bots last the whole week & definitely change your life...

i wrote the best article on exactly what your bots need to stop burning your limit

simply paste this article into grok bot, it will find what's eating your limit and fix it

this is the EXACT setup i ran on my bots, and my limit hasn't run out mid-week since:

[Fan Grok Bot Radar @GrokBotRadar]

They HEARD us 🙌

The Grok Bot team is ON it. Token efficiency AND behavior fixes are underway 🔥

And Matt wants YOUR feedback. Reply to his post and tell them exactly what needs fixing 👇

Mine? The re-reading. My Bots burn usage re-reading the same stuff over and over 😩

Let's help them nail this one 🚀

[Carrie Hartwig @CarrieMyHart]

BOYCOTT ALL DAIRY QUEENS ... UNTIL THEY MAKE THESE STORES PULL THESE DISPLAYS DOWN ... PUT A STOP TO THIS RIGHT AWAY!!!
MAKE THEM APOLOGISE AS WELL, TO ALL AMERICANS!

[Deep Leaks @DeepLeaksHQ]

BREAKING - The woman who made a video hoping Iran would find the downed service member and hold him hostage as leverage against the US has been identified as Melissa Halverson, who works as an administrative assistant at the Green Apple Pantry in Michigan.

You know what to do.

[另一面 @OtherSideBJ]

SpaceX刚成立的时候，马斯克想借美国陆军的小岛发火箭，打电话过去，对面军官以为他是个疯子，直接挂了。

这军官挂了电话，又在谷歌上搜了他的名字，结果看到一张马斯克站在百万跑车旁边的照片，于是又把电话打了回去。

马斯克接起电话就问，你刚才是不是挂我电话了？！😂

后来热情地把岛借给马斯克发火箭的，也正是这个名叫曼戈的军官，这个小岛就在夸贾林，SpaceX最初的四次发射都在这里。

夸贾林当时是美国陆军的导弹试验场，而曼戈是陆军司令部的军官，这座小岛是他的管辖范围。

SpaceX当时接了一颗卫星发射，但这对他们的小火箭来说太重了，得去赤道附近发，那里地球转得最快，可以给小火箭助一把力。

加州的范登堡空军基地离赤道太远，空军规矩又多，跟SpaceX怎么都合不来，他们只好摊开地图，沿着赤道往西找，一直找到了太平洋正中间。

于是马斯克给负责人曼戈打了电话，开口就说自己是PayPal的创始人，现在改行造火箭了。
弄的人家一头雾水，以为他是个精神病，在这打骚扰电话呢。

等曼戈把电话打回来，确认马斯克真开了一家火箭公司，就答应来洛杉矶见他。
其实曼戈也挺想多拉些商业客户，好补上一半的日常开销。

见了面，马斯克想请他去家像样的餐厅，可军官有规矩，不能让商人请客，两人最后只好去了平价连锁店苹果蜂。

又过了一个月，马斯克带着团队飞去找曼戈，他们又在路边小馆凑活了一顿饭，回去的飞机上，马斯克就拍了板，说要在夸贾林也建一个发射场。

不过第一枚火箭，马斯克还是想在家门口的范登堡发。

可到了2005年春天，火箭都准备好了，空军却下令，基地里要先发一颗绝密侦察卫星，卫星上天之前，SpaceX的火箭不许发，至于要等到哪天，谁也给不了准话。

SpaceX是火箭上了天才拿钱，多等一天就多烧一天钱，马斯克耗不起，干脆让手下把火箭打包，整个运去了夸贾林。

从2006年到2008年，猎鹰1号在夸贾林连发三次，三次都失败了，钱也快烧光了，再失败一次，SpaceX就得关门。
2008年9月，第四枚火箭终于飞进了轨道。

那一刻，马斯克正在洛杉矶总部的指挥车里看直播，他高高举起双臂，站在身边的弟弟金博尔哭了。

[IngaSwan @LakdarSpeaks]

KEEP REPOSTING UNTIL THIS “OFFICER “ GETS FIRED. THIS HAS TO BE STOPPED. Muslim Sharia Pigs.

[BBuckley @Bbuckley88]

Things are getting super Muslim weird in NYC.
A couple of nights ago I was at a Michelin starred Spanish restaurant off Union Square with my 60-something year old friend, a sweet, soft-spoken, churchgoing lady who’d been my late mom’s home health aide for years.
We were speaking quietly, as we always do, and the restaurant is small and loud at dinner time.
I was looking at the menu for dessert wines & told my girlfriend, “I want a Spanish wine, not from an area that uses Moroccan labor”.
Within a minute the manager arrived with the check and said, “Leave right now!”
Shocked, I asked, “Why?”.
No such thing had ever happened to me in my life.
He said, “You were speaking ill of Muslims!”
I said, “I was looking at the wine menu”.
“Leave right now!”, he yelled in front of the other customers, who stared in surprise themselves.
We were so shocked & ashamed to be getting kicked out of a restaurant, that I just clicked my usual 30% tip on the screen and we left.
They’d even charged us for desserts we never got before we were kicked out.
This at a Michelin starred restaurant in Manhattan, all because I quietly told my friend I wanted a Spanish wine not from an area where they use Moroccan labor.
It’s getting very weird and bad in Manhattan.

[ИODAWOLF @NODAWOLF]

I have been told by a confidential source… that @samandarphoenix’s 7 YEAR OLD SON is the owner of CALIFORNIA CARGO - which is swapping truck signage with Phoenix Cargo, LLC!!!!!

His 7-year old son is allegedly in ownership of 400 semi-trucks!!!! (according to Ohio SOS filings) Watch this video to see Samandar’s 7-year old son’s company swapping truck signage with his company.

Anybody want to look into this? @FMCSA

Should I mention that @samandarphoenix is the organizer for the fundraising of the Islamic Center of Maineville, Ohio?

He likes to wrap his semi-trailers in US military imagery.

@GordMagill @maybedanielleee @RobCarpenter @supertrucker @atutruckers @boneheadtruckrs

[Larry Dean @larry_mcwethy]

Dead voters!
Harrisburg, PA - November 6, 2026
New evidence has been uncovered by the attorney general and the DNI that in Pennsylvania, this election thousands of deceased people voted and their date of death was changed to the day after election day. Looking into it, some of these people died years ago. But they all voted Democrat in this election. The altered records allowed the ballots to clear verification systems that should have rejected them. Investigators found the pattern across multiple counties where the same date change appeared on the voter files.

Cont.

[Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok]

INBOX: Spotted at a Dairy Queen in Ypsilanti, Michigan

Free Qurans

I wonder if @DairyQueen would let people give out the Bible in their store?

[Cynthia Holt @Ghostofcynthia]

This sweet girl only needs about 100 more followers to reach her goal of 10K.

Let’s help get her there and make her happy today! ❤️

Brittany lives with cerebral palsy and uses her account to raise awareness while working hard to earn a little income here on X.

She’s a beautiful person inside and out and I’d really appreciate you showing her some support.

Give her a follow and share this so we can help her reach that goal. 🫂❤️

[CeCe F. Baby @SprintPlanner]

This woman from California moved to Cookeville, Tennessee and now is getting FILTHY RICH from posting content inviting other transplants to come here. She doesn't allow comments anymore because she knows locals don't like her content.

What is the policy solution for people like this, who dare to monetize our communities?

[Chris Robovan @chrisrobovan]

I am usually not one to complain

But the Grok Bot usage situation is bad

I used all of my usage for the week in less than 24 hours

And then I spent an additional $50 to try to finish and ship a new version of my personal app

$50 gone… poof… and the work didn’t even get finished

It’s been the perfect storm of a usage nerf and a significant capability drop

@Bot team please help us

I feel like a part of me has died

Stranded with no usage

[Benjamin Kimbrell 🎯 @BenKimbrell64]

The only fair solution is for the judge that issued the TRO to be stripped from the bench, Alabama Power ordered to pay for each old growth tree they cut down as well as paying for and restoring the land to it's rightful owner.

[Back Channel @BackChannelQ]

🔥Wait a second. Did everyone catch that? Booker keeps pressing Kash on his Grand Jury testimony AGAIN.
Kash Patel says “HOW DO YOU KNOW WHAT WAS ASKED IN THE GRAND JURY IF YOU WEREN’T THERE??”
He’s right..how TF would be know? Did Kash just insinuate that the Grand Jury questions were LEAKED to someone?

[U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement @ICEgov]

Watching child porn and selling heroin are classified as “nonviolent offenses” by the way.

This is the Mayor of Houston directly advocating for policies that protect some of the worst criminals in America.

[Tiny | B @TheUnderTiny]

There are 8 accessible parking stalls at the @utahtechu football stadium. Staff have blocked off 6 of them to create a standing line.

We were able to park in one of the remaining stalls next to the line. Staff and an officer later asked my wife to move the car. She declined, and they didn’t push it further.

Blocking accessible parking for a standing line isn’t appropriate—especially when, in previous years, the line has been able to form along the sidewalk in both directions.

Accessible stalls exist for a reason and shouldn’t be the default place to manage crowd flow.