James Gilboy
James Gilboy
@jamiegilboy.bsky.social
digital eclectic - he/they seen in Car and Driver, The Autopian, US News & World Report, The Drive
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We’re already seeing this proven by agentic AI. Half-baked software wreaking havoc on the infrastructure it depends on.
Rivian's CEO predicts that the self-driving future revolves around personally owned cars— not robotaxis. Indeed, surveys show that's what most ppl want. But it would be a disaster for cities/climate b/c personally owned AVs would massively expand car use and sprawl. techcrunch.com/2026/10/19/r...
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lol it’s gonna be at least a third worse than 2008. yeehaw fuckers. bsky.app/profile/kate...
If you’re wondering about the size of this thing…. And this is just the *off balance sheet portion*
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fun fact: the US AVERAGE was the current 9th decile in the early 80s ourworldindata.org/grapher/alco...
If you're not familiar with the alcohol consumption by decile chart, it's a real eye opening look at what being a hardcore alcoholic is like
I could see a lifetime of Lemons project ideas through on this money. Evo X-powered Dodge Avenger. V10 Mercury Marauder. Vortec 8300 ‘90 Suburban. 4BT Saturn Sky. F136-swapped MR2. Chevy Cavalier fan car. Eagle Colt Vista Wagon touring car build. FWD Porsche 911 with the engine still in the rear.
question for the audience: if you were ultra rich (let’s say $25M), what completely frivolous thing are you buying?
I could see a lifetime of Lemons project ideas through on this money. Evo X-powered Dodge Avenger. V10 Mercury Marauder. Vortec 8300 ‘90 Suburban. 4BT Saturn Sky. F136-swapped MR2. Chevy Cavalier fan car. Eagle Colt Vista Wagon touring car build. FWD Porsche 911 with the engine still in the rear.
question for the audience: if you were ultra rich (let’s say $25M), what completely frivolous thing are you buying?
One month at a combination Vietnamese restaurant / bagel shop. Lady who owned it told me “anyone could run this place.” End of the month comes, she calls an emergency meeting and we come in to a gutted restaurant. She was a quarter mil in debt and the fire marshals seized the place. Check bounced.
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Anyone need a genuinely *nice* story for this Wednesday? "Takahashi thought the lost barrel might be adrift somewhere on the Bering Sea by now. Or, he imagined an 'Alaskan bear wearing my down jacket or like, playing my flute...'"
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