willipowell

"Adding highway lanes to deal with traffic congestion is like loosening your belt to cure obesity." - Lewis Mumford in 1955

[willipowell @willipowell]

Looking for something to do... here are some big problems to work on:

https://t.co/8IKTSoGvW3

ps. it is going to get busy.

[willipowell @willipowell]

@AngelicaOung Sounds good. I’d buy it and even proof read if needed.

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@Lumpenpancakes @AngelicaOung Don’t forget the banning of Huawei and the omni-present Spying cars:

https://t.co/lUe1S6R6N2

[willipowell @willipowell]

@RnaudBertrand @96Stats The tweets from road trips past are how I found you. The rest is a bonus. Great writing and your thoughtful takes are greatly appreciated. Keep it up.

[陈剑Jason @jason_chen998]

这次美国访华晚宴坐在马斯克和库克中间C位最亮眼的，是蓝思科技创始人周群飞，从农村打工妹到中国女首富，完全没有任何背景全靠自己白手起家。她出生在湖南的一个小村庄，5岁时母亲去世，父亲也因工伤残疾双目失明，家徒四壁，16岁交不起学费被迫辍学去广东打工，在一家工厂流水线打磨玻璃，白天干活，晚上疯狂自学，考了会计证、电脑操作证等技能证书，就这样过了几年，她拿着靠打工攒的2万块，拉上哥哥姐姐、嫂子姐夫等8个亲戚，在深圳开了一家小作坊，做手表玻璃加工，她一个人修机器、跑销售，就这样又干了4年。
到了2000年后手机行业开始大规模发展，一次偶然的机会她的手表玻璃厂接到了TCL手机屏幕的订单，她看到了手机玻璃市场的巨大潜力，于是迅速成立了蓝思科技，专门负责手机玻璃的生产研发和销售，一开始只做国产手机和山寨机，但是直到有一次想谈下摩托罗拉的订单，但外企的质量要求非常严格，她赌上几乎全部的资源配合摩托罗拉，拿下了全球销售超过1亿台的V3订单，直接把蓝思科技推到了行业领先位置，随后顺利拿下诺基亚、三星等外企。
关键的转折点又一次出现在了2007年，当时乔布斯发布初代iPhone，彻底把手机往全玻璃触屏的方向变革，乔布斯那变态的工艺要求全球都找不到符合的厂商，周群飞敏锐的意识到这又是一个巨大的机会，于是带领团队和苹果工程师联合攻关了3个月，突破关键工艺，成功量产了第一代iPhone玻璃面板，从此拿下苹果长期合同，后续的iPad、MacBook等几乎所有苹果设备全部都交给了蓝思科技，也帮助蓝思科技在触摸玻璃面板领域成为全区最大公司。
这也是为什么她能坐在库克旁边，那为什么马斯克也坐在她旁边呢？
蓝思科技在玻璃面板干到全球第一后，开始往更加多元的智能化设备发展，包括汽车座舱和机器人，其中汽车领域包括车窗、中控等已经拿下了特斯拉、宝马、奔驰、理想等30家车企，机器人领域则主要负责关节、传感器等部件，这些都和马斯克的业务有深度重合。
一个15岁辍学只有初中文凭的女生，从湖南农村出来白手起家成为中国女首富，40年后进入中美会谈，坐在了马斯克和库和中间，这就是周群飞的故事。

[Anonymous @YourAnonNews]

Shark Tank Billionaire Kevin O'leary says 2 people fighting data centers in Utah are Chinese agents. Turns out its just 2 local girls in Utah, they make a hilarious video calling him the fuck out

[willipowell @willipowell]

“United Breaks Guitars” a classic song that should live long and prosper.

[willipowell @willipowell]

Please abandon plans to fly jets from the Toronto Island Airport.

Public space is important to Torontonians.

[willipowell @willipowell]

Please abandon plans to fly jets from the Toronto Island Airport. <br> Public space is important to Torontonians.

[willipowell @willipowell]

Waterfront activities attract millions per year. An expanded Island Airport with jets will change all this, turning the Waterfront into Pearson-by-the-Lake. Sign now and tell your elected representatives that this is the wrong plan for our waterfront!

https://t.co/KQlfutNNOk

[willipowell @willipowell]

Joie de vivre !

[Harley Finkelstein @harleyf]

Québec: #1 in North America for life expectancy

Feels a lot like a blue zone.

Joie de vivre. Strong community. Slower meals. Deep connections.

[willipowell @willipowell]

@KennyGr61411855 @AlainGagnon1959 He even has his own doughnut. Although Tim’s seem to have forgotten their spelling.

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@MusiquePalette @sciencegirl @Smil3yAngel You’re not from Toronto, are you? Those are the Snug Island docks and filled with boats in the summer.

[willipowell @willipowell]

@Crypto_Mags @MarkJCarney Sure. And every other exec. But it also means you can go check it out… if you dare.

[willipowell @willipowell]

@Crypto_Mags @MarkJCarney It is in fact fantastic news for those who have to go…

[Meccanica @wattreach]

Everything Google buys with the exception of YouTube they ruin.

I’m replacing two nest protects with the best on the market replacements and they suck compared to nest protects. And 8 more after that

Great job .@Google discontinuing another awesome product

[willipowell @willipowell]

@RISINGDRAG24161 @integritycdn A&W is Canadian and based in Vancouver

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@CarlZha

[willipowell @willipowell]

@CarlZha There is cold… then there is Canada cold.

We drive an EV with heat pump and heated seats.

You can count on loosing 30%+ range, and fast charging speeds can be painful eg. last night at a Tesla 250kw we saw 75kw. Battery preconditioning is a must!

[willipowell @willipowell]

@Irishbhoy1916 @TripInChina If Xpeng has solved the cold weather charging speed then great, bring it on. My experience shows charging can take 3 times longer in extreme cold.

The next challenge is much of the public infrastructure where I live is 150kwh so there is still that limit here