e.w. niedermeyer

@niedermeyer

cyberbullying elon musk since 2015, author of "ludicrous: the unvarnished story of tesla motors" (2019) and "elon take the wheel" (dec 2026, preorders now open), cohost of the autonocast, program director for the ride ai summit, occasional shark/frog

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e.w. niedermeyer@niedermeyer· 25d

you joke, but the fanboys really are that deep in the cope rn

It’s not an operational launch. Pushing back a test flight is not a failure.

e.w. niedermeyer@niedermeyer· 26d

Dan Ives looking exactly like the self-satisfied clown he is in an absurdly colorful and tasteless outfit

e.w. niedermeyer@niedermeyer· 27d

I'm so old I can remember a time when calling uber "a public good" would have been an absolute knee-slapper

That paradox extends to Uber’s lobbying efforts and its recent white paper titled “Unlocking the promise of autonomy.” This mostly involves locking robotaxi development into Uber’s preferred hybrid humans-plus-robots model on the grounds that its network isn’t merely a commercial enterprise but also something like a public good. On this reading, policies should favor Uber’s approach because of societal benefits, which it says include providing work for drivers and transportation for underserved communities, as well as managing congestion.

e.w. niedermeyer@niedermeyer· 27d

ah yes, uber, the champion of the common worker

This week’s public hearing in Washington DC to debate proposed local legislation allowing autonomous vehicles provided a new forum for disagreement. Uber’s representative talked up how drivers on its platform spend their earnings, and pay taxes, within the city while robotaxi profits flow to unnamed companies based elsewhere. Waymo’s conceded that robotaxis would mean job losses “like with any other technological shift,” but also observed that companies “seated at this table” controlled drivers’ earnings today and were taking a significant chunk for themselves.

e.w. niedermeyer@niedermeyer· 27d

e.w. niedermeyer@niedermeyer· Jul 7

eternally relevant

meme image of America in a MAGA hat, stabbing itself

e.w. niedermeyer@niedermeyer· Jul 6

🪡🩸🤘

a bloodstained towel amidst neon green thread, multicolor duct tape, and other insane crafting detritus

e.w. niedermeyer@niedermeyer· Jul 5

I want to see this data charted next to Tesla's market share www.wsj.com/business/aut...

When early EVs hit the market, buyers’ concerns were well-founded. Roughly one in 12 EVs built from 2011 to 2016 have had to have battery replacements. But new data shows that more modern EVs are doing better so far. Among EVs built from 2022 on, 0.3% have had battery replacements, according to a 2025 study from Recurrent.

e.w. niedermeyer@niedermeyer· Jul 5

a fuzzy mass of tabby cat, covering his face with his paws

e.w. niedermeyer@niedermeyer· Jul 4

woke up to discover I had met my mandatory minimum jingoism level early by picking up a copy of Top Gun on VHS after a few drinks yesterday

e.w. niedermeyer@niedermeyer· Jul 3

me, posting images when the cdn is down

Wojack reclining on his massive brain, playing chess with a creature also made of his brain

e.w. niedermeyer@niedermeyer· Jul 3

Wojack riding a cyborg elephant made entirely of his massive brain

e.w. niedermeyer@niedermeyer· Jul 2

I personally like the looks of the Kia EV9 (left) but the Hyundai Ioniq 9 (right) is also great, and either is better than a hunchbacked Model Y hackjob

Hyundai Ioniq 9, another large electric crossover with somewhat different styling

e.w. niedermeyer@niedermeyer· Jul 2

cool story bro, thanks for gambling with your life and the lives of everyone else on the road

e.w. niedermeyer@niedermeyer· Jul 2

a "Really? Right in front of my SpaceX investor?" meme, with the titular investor depicted as a reddit-brained wojack

e.w. niedermeyer@niedermeyer· Jul 1

our boy is going back to his roots... love this peter thiel anecdote about elon's time as ceo of paypal qz.com/1463422/elon...

I was thinking of doing a book on PayPal … and [the chapter on Elon Musk] was going to be titled, “The man who knew nothing about risk.” … We had decided to give a credit card to anybody who wanted them. You got up to $10,000 credit limit. Elon had told the woman who was rolling the service out that he wanted 1 million people to be using the new credit card by the end of the year. Fortunately, it was about two levels down from the front page, and so not that many people were able to discover this. Some people did. They wrote us back and said, “You know this is fantastic! I haven’t had credit in years. I can’t believe you’re offering me credit. I haven’t even had a checking account in 10 years!” … We ended up with something like a 50% charge back rate—the worst subprime companies are like 4%-6%. And then, happily, we sort of rolled that product back very quickly.

e.w. niedermeyer@niedermeyer· Jul 1

"but why on earth did you buy an old sewing machine and teach yourself how to use it?" I'm so glad you asked, now that I have some results to share: I'm making a giant inflatable coral reef! For reasons!

e.w. niedermeyer@niedermeyer· Jul 1

best meal of the last week was just a simple roast chicken, with the neighborhood foccacia and some roasted leeks and anaheim peppers to soak up the juices

The neighborhood foccacia, if you're lucky enough to live in Fressen German Bakery's neighborhood

a pile of roasted leeks and anaheim peppers, all chopped together

overhead shot of the roast chicken and foccacia, with juice leaking from the one to the other

e.w. niedermeyer@niedermeyer· Jun 30

bsky really had me going for a second there lmao

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e.w. niedermeyer@niedermeyer· Jun 28

Lucille Bluth saying "I don't care for George Russell"

e.w. niedermeyer@niedermeyer· Jun 28

finally got my "rainy bike rave" merit badge and became a real portlander

A bike-drawn DJ booth creates a mini side party along the riverfront bike path, woth the Hawthorne bridge in the background

A rave with Portland's skyline visible across the river, with dancing people and sky toys, including one that looks like a shark

e.w. niedermeyer@niedermeyer· Jun 27

*levitating in lotus position*

viral quiz results reveal perfect 50-50 balance on both the techbro vs neo-luddite and the hopepilled vs boomer continua

e.w. niedermeyer@niedermeyer· Jun 26

Henry Caville on the red carpet, labeled "MY UNSUSPECTING FOLLOWERS," oblivious to Jason Momoa, labeleD "SPORTS SKEETS," sneaking up behind him

e.w. niedermeyer@niedermeyer· Jun 25

look at this shouty radio bro from an old pontiac portland.craigslist.org/clc/atq/d/mu...

the radio from a 1948 Pontiac, with two knobs that look like eyes and a speaker that looks like a wide open mouth

e.w. niedermeyer@niedermeyer· Jun 25

well no wonder, bro really wore an "I ❤️ Paris" shirt, I'm fucking dead

Clavicular wearing an "I heart Paris" tank top

e.w. niedermeyer@niedermeyer· Jun 25

wellll, the bones are the skeletons protein refresher, and also blueberry lemonade

Tim Robinson singing during the "The Night The Skeletons Came To Life" sketch in I Think You Should Leave

e.w. niedermeyer@niedermeyer· Jun 24

saw my first-ever Waymo on the ground here in Portland, and I already caught it committing unspeakable crimes against local traffic (driving the speed limit on 82nd)

A pale powder blue Waymo Ojai, a sensor-toting little van that will serve as the next generation of robotaxis for the Alphabet company

e.w. niedermeyer@niedermeyer· Jun 24

Stilgar from Dune about to say "as written"

e.w. niedermeyer@niedermeyer· Jun 24

me, checking out your lampreypalooza skeets, unable to make a trip to the bonneville dam work with today's schedule

a lamprey sucking on glass, revealing it's bizarre jawless maw, looking like something from the Alien franchise, or maybe Shai-Hulud from Dune

e.w. niedermeyer@niedermeyer· Jun 24

You can get 25% off pre-orders of Elon Take The Wheel during the Barnes & Noble pre-order sale, now through June 26 (this Friday). Pre-orders are one of the only ways to build momentum for a book like this, so your support means a lot!