Corollary: We all filter what we notice based on what we expect. Not seeing a sign is zero protection against what it portends.

Just imagine if you saw six vapor trails instead of three, then listen to Joni Mitchell spin it into a beautiful story. 🫠 youtu.be/1N7gPcCgkZU?si=MtYm…

The first line of the lyrics says it all: "I was writing, thinking with my longhand..." youtu.be/OLwCyRMqXpk?si=h2YO…

Right now, Collision Avoidance only works if you pay for FSD, but that seems only fair: When we disengage FSD, it makes you look away from the road to choose a category to unblock the screen. Soon, FSD will watch the road for us while we choose a category to help train it.

Watch this too--even though you lack backstory--and read the comments. I thought I couldn't be as invested in AI-generated characters as people, but our spoiled, opinionated, overpaid Hollywood actors are toast. And I'll bring the avocado: youtu.be/aJKZCIxeKdo?si=XmSV…

Aw, Tim... Most people driving the tractor in your photo also drive the tractor in my photo, so they don't complain. Or don't unless they've driven a cybertruck...

I've repeatedly heard that the Palestinians are victims of Israeli genocide. This is projection. The political and religious leader of the Palestinians met with Adolf Hitler (documented photo below) to “solve the problem of the Jewish elements” 7 years before Israel was born. See Grok for details. x.com/i/grok/share/c4bb63ef7… During the Holocaust, approximately 36% of all living Jews on Earth were exterminated. From late 1948 until 2026, The Arab/Palestinian genocide was approximately negative 1,280%. Media is calling 13x population growth a genocide. x.com/i/grok/share/352823e71… Check the facts before you believe the lies.

Forget microwaves

Check out what Grok has to say about the thinking ability of jumping spiders—with only about 100,000 neurons—and imagine its biomimicry in the architecture for AI. 🤔x.com/i/grok/share/29daa332b…

AI will (probably) not be monolithic, so a 50% chance of AI raining death and destruction means that half the globe has a 100% chance of serious trouble. Humanity's best shot is to prove we are worth preserving. Which not many are doing. grok.com/imagine/post/ab4a1f…

AI will (probably) not be monolithic, so a 50% chance of AI raining death and destruction means that half the globe has a 100% chance of serious trouble. Humanity's best shot is to prove we are worth preserving. Which not many are doing. grok.com/imagine/post/ab4a1f…

Trigger alert: Too much ease can cause disease. People who think temperature outside a 5°F range is uncomfortable, press the wheelchair button to open doors for themselves, and only drink bottled water, become so accustomed to ease that hormones can send them over the edge. grok.com/imagine/post/972fe9…

Trigger alert: Too much ease can cause disease. People who think temperature outside a 5°F range is uncomfortable, press the wheelchair button to open doors for themselves, and only drink bottled water, become so accustomed to ease that hormones can send them over the edge. grok.com/imagine/post/972fe9…

Before selling my house in Denver, I had to clean out a wood pile. I'll take an ugly spider instead, please.

This morning I woke up early with vertigo, worked out anyway, drove to pick up my son from the airport (12 hours early), then returned home to walk my dog in spite of just wanting to crawl into bed. This sunrise reminded me how lucky I was.

This morning I woke up early with vertigo, drove to pick up my son from the airport 12 hours early, then returned home to walk my dog in spite of just wanting to crawl into bed. This unedited sunrise reminded me we have much to be grateful for. I hope it works for you, too.

My two sons...

These office capsules could be a hit in Japan, where people are already willing to sleep at capsule hotels. The only way I'd be tempted to step into one is if it is larger inside than it appears from the outside... and can move through the space-time continuum.

I have a box of old electronics, cables, and adapters, as do many men. I've never met a woman who understood this. In the hope it contributes to harmony between the sexes, I will explain why this is so: 1. The probability of storing electronic components and adapters a man will need in the future increases with the number of these items stored. 2. The chance of finding a needed item decreases with the number of objects stored based on brain visual processing capacity. 3. Visual processing capacity is enhanced by brain neuroplasticity, particularly when stimulated during childhood's rapid brain-growth stage. 4. Hundreds of hours combing through boxes and tubs of Lego to find a required piece requires intense visual processing during multiple years of rapid brain development. 5. According to Lego company stats, 90% of pre-2010 Lego users are boys (@LEGO_Group began the "Ready for Girls" campaign to address this disparity, but as with the most ambitious social engineering projects, the results are not yet apparent). 6. With their Lego-enhanced visual processing, neurotypical boys can actually find the adaptor or component in a box or tub full of old electronics, while a neurotypical woman sees only clutter in need of disposal. If this explanation enables or saves just one marriage, I have succeeded. grok.com/imagine/post/5d62f5…

I have a box of old electronics, cables, and adapters, as do many men. I've never met a woman who understood this. In the hope it contributes to harmony between the sexes, I will explain why this is so: 1. The probability of storing electronic components and adapters a man will need in the future increases with the number of these items stored. 2. The chance of finding a needed item decreases with the number of object stored based on brain visual processing capacity. 3. Visual processing capacity is enhanced by brain neuroplasticity, particularly when stimulated during childhood's rapid brain-growth stage. 4. Hundreds of hours combing through boxes and tubs of Lego to find a required piece requires intense visual processing during multiple years of rapid brain development. 5. According to Lego company stats, 90% of pre-2010 Lego users are boys (@LEGO_Group began the "Ready for Girls" campaign to address this disparity, but as with the most ambitious social engineering projects, the results are not yet apparent). 6. With their Lego-enhanced visual processing, neurotypical boys can actually find the adaptor or component in a box or tub full of old electronics, while a neurotypical woman see's only clutter in need of disposal. If this explanation enables or saves just one marriage, I have succeeded. grok.com/imagine/post/5d62f5…

I would like to thank my secret benefactors for dropping off this picnic basket of money in exchange for a series of posts about the evils of data centers. I have no idea which nation seeks to influence me since the note was not signed. More posts soon. grok.com/imagine/post/8e5fac…

> Chick-Fil-A Installs Confessionals So You Can Repent From Eating At Popeyes I'm only going if every booth has a stationary bike to repent from the calories grok.com/imagine/post/5b5726…

I just drove out to visit my parents and let them meet their granddog. They were impressed when they found out he drove.

I've been thinking of leaving, but I can't raise a buck... James, I'm wonderin' could I borrow your truck? youtu.be/vNEnVWWNL50?si=TiuO…

FSD make both my 18h drives effortless Model Y made them half the price of an airplane Dog was my copilot

Douglas Park, Santa Monica, CA (August, 2026). Somehow, I can never get them all in a row.

Robb, if you wanted to know where dB was, you only had to ask Grok. That ear-piercing yowl simply got him a job! grok.com/imagine/post/b33a3a…

Ansel Adams would spend all day with camera and tripod, waiting for just the right clouds, shadows, and light. With his skill and eye, he was good. But when you add patience, you get art.

> What would you tomorrow want you today to do? Corollary: Since hindsight is the only perfect vision; before you decide what to do now, ask yourself what future you would have wished you had done. The art is imagining who you might be by then, and how your decision helped.

Trigger alert: If you think we humans are special because our minds can predict reality before we act on it, think again. The more you learn, the more amazing our world becomes. x.com/i/grok/share/bde3a274e…

Grok says that a smaller human could ride a Quetzalcoatlus (albeit with some challenges during takeoff and landing), and Emilia Clarke (who played Daenerys in _Game of Thrones_ was only 5'2 (157 cm)) so with a little help from Grok Imagine... grok.com/imagine/post/12ffa4…

Pain reprocessing is great--particularly when you're using migraine meds too often and they're becoming less effective--but I just discovered the magic of PENS when a day-old headache was zapped from pain level 6 to a 0 in 3 minutes. For a deep dive, see x.com/i/grok/share/b3bb4a9b2…

I'm giving away my age, but here are two tricks lost to modern instructors. To write legibly on a chalk board, you have to take an eraser, tap it in chalk dust, then wipe down the green- or black-board to "season" it so the board doesn't grab the chalk while you're writing. Helps avoid the dreaded chalk squeak, and is particularly important if a janitor has just cleaned the board for you. Reverse the trick for white boards by wiping down with alcohol to remove oils and help it grip the marker better. If you're cursed with a whiteboard, do remember the wise words of Bill Clinton: Don't inhale. Every teacher should get to use a chalk board. Not only am I unsure of what the marker fumes did to my brain while teaching, but classroom control is much easier with a chalkboard. Just claw your fingers, poise them over the blackboard, clear your throat, and classroom control is yours again.

Congratulations, Joelle! When my old writing group went on retreat to write in the same room to help inspire one another, whoever finished a manuscript would ring a bell. Getting to the electronic advanced reader copy of on _Chaos and Consequences_ calls for...

My 2026 Model Y costs the same as my 2001 SUV driven 6,500 mi/year, but it was a journey. 1) USAA charged US$210/month. 2) Tesla insurance was $160/month. 3) @Lemonade_Inc gives 50% off for FSD, (premiums below). They nearly pay my $99/mo FSD subscription 😆

There are medications to even out the highs and lows in life--invaluable for correcting brain chemistry imbalance--but how about for the rest of us? One prescription is reining back your expectations. If satisfaction is proportional to reality minus expectations, then the lower your expectations, independent of what happens in the future, the more satisfied (or less frustrated) you will be. However, expectations aren't everything. There's also outlook.^1 [footnote below]. How many of your own greatest accomplishments resulted from unrealistic optimism about how hard something would be? How often has pessimism protected you against disappointment .^2 I find that harnessing both is my script for a less emotionally chaotic life without sacrificing motivation. Millions of people have an edge here: Bahasa, spoken by Indonesians and Malaysians, lacks future tense, and structurally discourages expectation. It isn't required, but it makes it easier to replace your expectations with a neutral outlook and a mental map of possible outcomes. This works particularly well for those who get a dopamine reward from satisfying their curiosity.^3 Expectations have their place when used judiciously, but having a balanced outlook without expectations can take some of the motion sickness out of the roller coaster that is work, love, and life. But don't take my word for it. Give it a try. ------------------ ^1 Outlook ranges between pessimism and optimism. It should not be confused with Outlook, the email client. Some call it "Outhouse," which avoids ambiguity. ^2 Proof from a Murphy's Law corollary: pessimists are categorically harder to unpleasantly surprise. ^3 Mea culpa grok.com/imagine/post/52fe22…

Everyone living on a street used by diesel trucks knows about early morning deliveries. They regularly wake up to the sound of diesel motors revving outside their homes. Once those trucks become electric, a lot of people's sleep is going to get better.

Is @TuskegeeUniv being arbitrary for REQUIRING formal dress at a historically black college/university? Is this cultural suppression? Before you answer, consider: 1. State-dependent learning is a solid, replicable phenomenon showing that in both human and animal models, we remember and perform better when we apply our knowledge and skills in the same state we acquired them^1. (see footnotes, below). 2. How you dress affects your emotional and intellectual state^2. I don't know if Tuskegee's president, Mark Anthony Brown, considered the theory before he implemented such a radical change at a historically black college/university, but if you gave me a choice of hiring recent grades from Harvard or Tuskegee, I'd hire the Tuskegee candidate nearly every time. ---------- ^1 Yes, meaning that if you study drunk or high, you'd test better drunk or high. But do weigh that against another solid, replicable phenomenon, GIGO (garbage in, garbage out). ^2 I wear jeans at home, but when I go to a conference, I put on a suit and a tie to feel and show my professional side.

Being curious lets you write your own prompts. Being intelligent means some could be good. Being wise helps decide which to should run.

I sometimes take pictures of monuments that appear to have a story behind them. When I saw Placidus's wife's sundial, I thought of the monument to this woman.

The biggest obstacle to a Tesla-SpaceXAI merger might not be how strong the companies are. I'm more worried about uninformed or misinformed Tesla shareholders. I think forced viewing of @stevenmarkryan might be required.

By George, I think you've got it

You wrote "There's a pleasure in finding things out." Unfortunately, the only sure way to connect learning with pleasure is with the trait of curiosity. If you are curious about the book below, find it, and you will be in for a treat.

Pain level 8 or higher, when you've already got natural opioids saturating you brain, is HORRIBLE. I've found this meditation works to separate the emotional component from the pain itself. I pray it can help you too. youtu.be/qMhkN-yVfQc?si=4mia…

I have a message for readers whose media reports only what they want to hear: Progressive wage laws actually cause net job loss. US ZIPcodes with ardent anti-vaccers have statistically shorter lifespans. Just because your news didn't tell you doesn't mean it didn't happen. As written by Terry Pratchett in *Small Gods* (1992): One of the recurring philosophical questions is: “Does a falling tree in the forest make a sound when there is no one to hear? [...] there is always someone in a forest. It may only be a badger, wondering what that cracking noise was, or a squirrel a bit puzzled by all the scenery going upwards. Don't expect your algorithms to feed you information you don't want to hear. Be curious and seek it. Don't keep an open mind--our brains need borders too--but when you encounter truth, try and let some seep in.