Good morning ...

Not versed enough in local politics, but she seems like more of a rag than not.  

15 hours ago, G. David Felt said:

Will be interesting to see how or if this comes about.

Microsoft AI chief gives it 18 months—for all white-collar work to be automated by AI

www.NotGonnaHappen.com

Maybe eventually but certainly not in 18 months. I’m seeing a lot of resistance to AI due to the costs involved. Plus, corporate data is so messy. Feeding messy data to AI is just asking for bad results. It will take years to clean up the data and maybe AI can help with that, but unless you’re starting a company today and building it with AI from the start and actually have AI super experts running things, it’s likely your data is too messy to use in AI right now.

One of my clients is in a conversion away from paper and struggling with it. They’re not going to AI anytime soon. We won’t even be done the paper conversion until early 2028.

20 minutes ago, Drew Dowdell said:

www.NotGonnaHappen.com

Maybe eventually but certainly not in 18 months. I’m seeing a lot of resistance to AI due to the costs involved. Plus, corporate data is so messy. Feeding messy data to AI is just asking for bad results. It will take years to clean up the data and maybe AI can help with that, but unless you’re starting a company today and building it with AI from the start and actually have AI super experts running things, it’s likely your data is too messy to use in AI right now.

One of my clients is in a conversion away from paper and struggling with it. They’re not going to AI anytime soon. We won’t even be done the paper conversion until early 2028.

I am seeing allot of non mental jobs that can be easily done by an AI bot get done, like you pointed out, the cleaning up and organizing of paperwork just so a company can then make intelligent decisions to move forward but this is over the next 5 to 10 years imho. 

I do not ever plan to retire, but I do see my job evolving and with that what I might have to do in 20 to 30 years will look very different than today. 

Idiot47 continues to prove just how corrupt he is and why he deserves to be in jail!!!

'Mind-blowing': Trump acts clueless when reporter corners him on corruption—until he won't shut up and unknowingly rambles into a confession

2 hours ago, G. David Felt said:

Idiot47 continues to prove just how corrupt he is and why he deserves to be in jail!!!

'Mind-blowing': Trump acts clueless when reporter corners him on corruption—until he won't shut up and unknowingly rambles into a confession

The other one is when he holds a press conference and someone in the press asks him a question that he doesn't want to field and he just says, 'Next question.'

That's because his entitled and corrupt a$$ is in gear, he doesn't want to be accountable, and they've let him get away with it for years.  We're now in 2026.  Does this mean Project 2025 didn't gel like they wanted it to?

I can't believe how often he passes and makes nasty remarks to go with along with doing so.

On 2/13/2026 at 1:05 AM, G. David Felt said:

EGO wins again for the best Electric two stage snowblower.
The 3 best electric snow blowers of 2026, tested in harsh snow

Living in Ohio, these are a godsend. 

On 2/13/2026 at 12:05 AM, G. David Felt said:

EGO wins again for the best Electric two stage snowblower.
The 3 best electric snow blowers of 2026, tested in harsh snow

Hahaha they compared a $1700 two-stage Ego to two cheap, single-stage units. 200lb Ego vs 33lb Greenworks vs 47lb Worx.

Why they wouldn't have at least tried Greenworks two-stage units is just plain stilly. Also, why not against another real unit in one of Toro's $1700 two-stage unit. 

What a crap comparison.

18 hours ago, ccap41 said:

Hahaha they compared a $1700 two-stage Ego to two cheap, single-stage units. 200lb Ego vs 33lb Greenworks vs 47lb Worx.

Why they wouldn't have at least tried Greenworks two-stage units is just plain stilly. Also, why not against another real unit in one of Toro's $1700 two-stage unit. 

What a crap comparison.

True they could have done better, but then if that is all they are loaned by the companies, who can you blame but the company who loaned a single stage to go up against a dual stage.

Kinda like folks that compare dual pane to triple pane windows and complain about the cost without looking at the full picture.

This comparison had some valid data but agree with you that it could have been a fairer comparison of like units.

Makes one wonder if he clearly stated he wanted all dual stage units or just asked for a snow blower to compare.

Interesting, I am far more satisfied with my Kia over anything I have seen, experienced with Tesla. I think BMW is nailing it right now especially compared to Mercedes.

Interesting is that Tesla is considered Luxury and yet my EV9 is more expensive than Tesla garbage. I totally agree with the JD Powers EV Ownership Experience.

Tesla Still Rules EV Satisfaction, Though One Rival Just Caught Up | Carscoops

 

22 hours ago, A Horse With No Name said:

 

Yes, the incompetent leadership is hurting this country more than helping and talk about wasting billions on repainting planes into his stupid colors as if it would last and he clearly did not listen to the science that shows his colors cause overheating and issues with the electronics on the plane.

People thinking they can buy a car for under $20,000 new will be sad to learn there are no more cars that cheap unless they are used.

The $20,000 new car is officially dead

Yep...Tariffs killing things...

This VinFast Pickup is awesome, wish we had something like this at this price point here. '

https://autopostglobal.com/latest-scoops/photo-report/article/99041/

GM missed the boat in focusing on 6 figure pickups when they could have owned the market if they delivered what VinFast is delivering globally except for here due to incompetent leadership.

Yep...

 

 

Yes idiot47 has said the supreme court failed to be loyal to him. Moron!

5 hours ago, A Horse With No Name said:

 

 

 

On 2/20/2026 at 7:55 AM, G. David Felt said:

People thinking they can buy a car for under $20,000 new will be sad to learn there are no more cars that cheap unless they are used.

The $20,000 new car is officially dead

The "cute" little Nissan Versa fit that bill, surprising me via rentals that it was actually likeable, but production of it ended a few months ago.

I was given this bloated BYD Seal SUV automatic last week and that's what I'm driving around Sicily in.  It's a HEV, so I don't push down too hard, and it sips fuel.  Except for its velvety and disconnected road to cabin and steering wheel communication at low speeds, I'm not so sure I like it.  Give me a smaller Citroen C3 with an automatic which is smaller and rides smoothly.

13 hours ago, trinacriabob said:

The "cute" little Nissan Versa fit that bill, surprising me via rentals that it was actually likeable, but production of it ended a few months ago.

I was given this bloated BYD Seal SUV automatic last week and that's what I'm driving around Sicily in.  It's a HEV, so I don't push down too hard, and it sips fuel.  Except for its velvety and disconnected road to cabin and steering wheel communication at low speeds, I'm not so sure I like it.  Give me a smaller Citroen C3 with an automatic which is smaller and rides smoothly.

The part that is now bolded, Italicized and underlined, I am totally confused by. How can it be velvety and yet not as smooth as a C3? I get the disconnected road to cabin and no steering wheel communication at low speeds as it is a hybrid system so not a true drive by wire but also not a true traditional steering wheel system. Hydraulic with electric assist so that is a downside being very vague road feedback via the steering wheel.

11 hours ago, G. David Felt said:

The part that is now bolded, Italicized and underlined, I am totally confused by. How can it be velvety and yet not as smooth as a C3? I get the disconnected road to cabin and no steering wheel communication at low speeds as it is a hybrid system so not a true drive by wire but also not a true traditional steering wheel system. Hydraulic with electric assist so that is a downside being very vague road feedback via the steering wheel.

Maybe I didn't use the right words.  It's overly supple and overly assisted in parking lots and when driving slowly on smaller streets.  It does not communicate much when there are lots of thick walls next to small roads and farms right beside me! After renting it, I read a review and it said that it doesn't corner or track very well, and that started getting annoying last night.  

I drove a Citroen C3 here somewhere between 2019 and 2021. I believe I reviewed it.  First, I couldn't believe how smooth it was. It handled well in parking lots and was surprisingly smooth and agile on the highway, too.  It's not like you get two times the smoothness because the car costs two times as much. I have a friend who went for civil engineering at ASU.  He said that they used the same textbooks, for the most part, that they did at Berkeley.  So, with Berkeley being so much more prestigious, and with a much lower acceptance rate, it's not like you get two times a better civil engineering education there.  So my point is that for twice the money, the increase in drivability is not a ratable or linear relationship. I've come to see that the extra money in this BYD is all about the many bells and whistles that take about a week to learn. It's not that impressive on the highway and on rougher roads. I sort of like it on nicely asphalted urban streets at lower speeds and it has been getting respectable fuel mileage.

I liked zooming around in that Citroen C3 with the side "Air Bump."  I had asked them for a smaller car instead and they told me that if it had to be automatic, it had to be this one.

Good morning

This is what I really wanted to share. That's what Californians do ... share.

Maybe not museum grade, but it works well.

I don't know if that's a Ford, an AMC, or an old Buick Skylark!

8 hours ago, trinacriabob said:

Good morning

This is what I really wanted to share. That's what Californians do ... share.

Maybe not museum grade, but it works well.

I don't know if that's a Ford, an AMC, or an old Buick Skylark!

That's an AI image...looks like a mix of a Plymouth Duster and a Chevy Nova. 

19 hours ago, Robert Hall said:

That's an AI image...looks like a mix of a Plymouth Duster and a Chevy Nova. 

AI is a pill.  

Too bad, that could have been a beauty with a real car.

I remember that AI Cutlass Supreme "amended" with that split grille found on full-size Oldsmobiles.

There's some weird stuff going on in the opera window and at the rear, but I can't say that the grille is all that bad. I wonder how many of our members drew or sketched cars when they were kids or teens. *raises hand*

Now, above is a real '82 Cutlass Calais with a 260 c.i. (4.3 L) V8. They saved the more elaborate egg crate grille in '82 for the Brougham and the Calais.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

I wonder what I'd do!

It didn't mention where this was.  I'm guessing in and around Lake Tahoe.  It's a beautiful sport but an expensive sport ... and I don't have time to keep up with the trendy apparel and equipment, not to mention an orthopedic mishap.

It's like a group of any other animals crossing the road!  I don't think black bears are looking to interact with humans.

There are about 10 ski areas in and around Lake Tahoe.  My favorite one was Sierra Ski Ranch ... now renamed, so that dates me.  Northstar is very impressive and Boreal, next to I-80, is the easiest to reach.  My least favorite of the 4 I've been to was Kirkwood.  I was still under 30 and it was proof positive that a lot of way cool douchebag kids drop out (for a while) to work at ski areas.

YUGE wins for Team USA's women's and men's teams over the last couple of days. 

On 2/22/2026 at 5:31 AM, trinacriabob said:

Good morning

This is what I really wanted to share. That's what Californians do ... share.

Maybe not museum grade, but it works well.

I don't know if that's a Ford, an AMC, or an old Buick Skylark!

Its AI making a car halfway between a Chevy Nova and a Ford Maverick. 

More, failure that will last for decades. 

My little Chevy Aveo Finally died, replacing it with a Camry probably. The 2026 models are all Hybrid. 

17 hours ago, trinacriabob said:

AI is a pill.  

Too bad, that could have been a beauty with a real car.

I remember that AI Cutlass Supreme "amended" with that split grille found on full-size Oldsmobiles.

There's some weird stuff going on in the opera window and at the rear, but I can't say that the grille is all that bad. I wonder how many of our members drew or sketched cars when they were kids or teens. *raises hand*

Now, above is a real '82 Cutlass Calais with a 260 c.i. (4.3 L) V8. They saved the more elaborate egg crate grille in '82 for the Brougham and the Calais.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

I used to have a 78, cool era of Olds. 

 

 

1 hour ago, ccap41 said:

YUGE wins for Team USA's women's and men's teams over the last couple of days. 

Hell yeah!

 

 

 

 

@A Horse With No Name

My little Chevy Aveo Finally died, replacing it with a Camry probably. The 2026 models are all Hybrid. 

So how many miles do you drive it a day? The price of a new Camry Hybrid is so much more than many returned used EVs. A Kia EV6 or Hyundai Ioniq 5 would be good considerations. Even cheaper if you can handle the 149 miles of a base Nissan Leaf or 212 range in their SV Plus you can get these cars very cheap. Even if you use 110V charging, you would still save tons of money.

35 minutes ago, G. David Felt said:

@A Horse With No Name

My little Chevy Aveo Finally died, replacing it with a Camry probably. The 2026 models are all Hybrid. 

So how many miles do you drive it a day? The price of a new Camry Hybrid is so much more than many returned used EVs. A Kia EV6 or Hyundai Ioniq 5 would be good considerations. Even cheaper if you can handle the 149 miles of a base Nissan Leaf or 212 range in their SV Plus you can get these cars very cheap. Even if you use 110V charging, you would still save tons of money.

An interesting idea. Will check out. 

 

1 hour ago, A Horse With No Name said:

 

My issue is the complexity over having an EV motor on the axel. I honestly do not get the need for this type of transmission. Software can usually handle adjustments to optimize efficiency. 

This story nails it why the dual stage EV9 Motors are better than using an eCVT.
The Kia EV9 Has Motors Unlike Any Other EV

One of my coworkers used his AI bot to create this video! Enjoy
   

 

21 hours ago, A Horse With No Name said:

Its AI making a car halfway between a Chevy Nova and a Ford Maverick. 

My little Chevy Aveo Finally died, replacing it with a Camry probably. The 2026 models are all Hybrid. 

I used to have a 78, cool era of Olds. 

Yes! I do see some old Maverick, which we'd refer to as a "toad."

I didn't know you had a Chevy Aveo.  What year and how many miles on it? Which part of it gave up the ghost?

Yes, I remember your stories about your '78 Olds Cutlass Supreme with a 260 V8 that you beat to hell and back.  My dad would have gone off on me if I didn't baby the cars I was handed down to make them last a long time, the first of which was also a Cutlass Supreme.

In a way, I sort of liked one thing about that magenta colored AI Cutlass Supreme. The front modification from 1981 was referred to as the shovel nose grille.  The AI version keeps it slightly canted back, eliminates the shovel nose, and references the car to the full size Oldsmobile line-up.

4 hours ago, trinacriabob said:

Yes! I do see some old Maverick, which we'd refer to as a "toad."

I didn't know you had a Chevy Aveo.  What year and how many miles on it? Which part of it gave up the ghost?

Yes, I remember your stories about your '78 Olds Cutlass Supreme with a 260 V8 that you beat to hell and back.  My dad would have gone off on me if I didn't baby the cars I was handed down to make them last a long time, the first of which was also a Cutlass Supreme.

In a way, I sort of liked one thing about that magenta colored AI Cutlass Supreme. The front modification from 1981 was referred to as the shovel nose grille.  The AI version keeps it slightly canted back, eliminates the shovel nose, and references the car to the full size Oldsmobile line-up.

2004, only 89K. My wife works from home, my retired mother kept it for years as a back up car, she drove my dads car most of the time until my father passed. I got eight plus good years out of it. Timing belt snapped. 

 

 

2 hours ago, A Horse With No Name said:

2004, only 89K. My wife works from home, my retired mother kept it for years as a back up car, she drove my dads car most of the time until my father passed. I got eight plus good years out of it. Timing belt snapped.

Argh.  That's too bad.  An Aveo would have had an interference engine. 

When I lost a timing chain in my '84 Cutlass Brougham coupe 3.8 V6 with 160,000 miles, I was at the end of a ramp in Vancouver WA, there was an almost imperceptible shudder, and silence.  A tow truck came.  At the shop, they pulled off all the pulleys, also threw in a new water pump, put on the new timing chain, and buttoned it up.  I later sold the car to a really cool Catholic high school senior from a very nice African-American family in Seattle.  When the father met me at the AAA to do the paperwork and drove off, the exhaust note was like that of a car with less than 50,000 miles.  But my beloved car went to nice folks and I hope it served them well.  Forget those high-tech ergonomic seats!  Those plush Brougham seats made it the most comfortable car I've ever owned.

Sad that Greed has destroyed so many solid brands for the auto industry.

Brake giants go bust: StopTech and Raybestos dead after $6 billion fraud

 

Pathetic that he is trying to take credit for what Biden did, not Idiot47.

What Donald Trump's new retirement plans mean for millions of Americans

 

Invoke the 25th, this Dictator wannbe Idiot has NO RIGHT to ask for our personal bank information.

Trump's bank order plan sends financial institutions into panic mode

 

Further Proof that America is tired of Idiot47. Lowest rating ever.

CNN political director David Chalain reveals results of instant SOTU poll | Watch

Canada embraces Asia to save tariff squeezed auto heartland | Financial Post

 

 

21 hours ago, G. David Felt said:

Canada embraces Asia to save tariff squeezed auto heartland | Financial Post

 

 

Amazing how fast the U.S. Dictatorship is blocking videos that show Idiot47 is a FAILURE!

21 hours ago, G. David Felt said:

Canada embraces Asia to save tariff squeezed auto heartland | Financial Post

 

 

Notice how many channels get deleted for telling the truth? We need to move beyond boycotting American cars to Boycotting American media on all levels. I live for the day a non American version of Youtube comes around. And yes, I understand the Irony of posting a Youtube video after this comment. 

 

Battery Electric locomotive undergoing testing and evaluating, EV tech is interesting. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TU6fWKCSBrI

5 minutes ago, A Horse With No Name said:

Notice how many channels get deleted for telling the truth? We need to move beyond boycotting American cars to Boycotting American media on all levels. I live for the day a non American version of Youtube comes around. And yes, I understand the Irony of posting a Youtube video after this comment. 

 

Battery Electric locomotive undergoing testing and evaluating, EV tech is interesting. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TU6fWKCSBrI

🤣 Since I cannot give two emoji responses like one can on Slack, I will respond with my ROFLMAO 🤣

A fair review....

This Munro break down of Kia EV9 motors confirms why it is now to me the BEST EV out there.

BMW has choosen to go complex with multiple motors to do what Kia is doing with one.

https://www.emobility-engineering.com/bmw-gen6-two-motor-800v-edrive-cylindrical-battery/

Mercedes is following Porsche with a gear box and a much less efficient electric motor imho.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Mercedes-Benz-EQE-and-EQS-EVs-rumoured-to-get-800v-refresh-with-in-house-motors-and-two-speed-gearbox-in-2025.742727.0.html

I think we will do a KIA EV when I replace my Ranger in a few years. Wild that I have owned that truck almost six years now. 

Put a deposit in at my local Toyota dealer, but still thinking. Base model LE. 

WOW, This pretty much tells me to not ever buy a Ford Product now.
Ford recalls 4.4M vehicles: See full list of affected models

 

Then on top of that the CEO is reshaping how and where they will produce product and that is a big fuzzy mess too.

Ford’s CEO announces major plans shaping the future of American-made vehicles and domestic production

Or a Tesla. Asian cars FTW. Nothing else Euro or American. I like the style of Euro cars, and love the bikes of Drew (BMW motorcycles). Ducati also. But....Toyota, Hyundai/Kia the only people I feel like buying from at the moment. 

About time Judges wake up and start blocking the vindictive illegal acts of Idiot47 and his Lemming Bondi.

‘Alarm is sounded’: Federal judge reverses course after realizing Bondi’s DOJ can't be trusted and blocks their latest vindictive move in Trump’s name

OUCH, but true, The U.S. is screwed due to Idiot47.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/trump-s-largest-deregulation-in-history-hands-china-70-of-ev-market-50k-american-jobs-already-gone/ss-AA1X7NJL?ocid=msedgntp&pc=W069&cvid=69a0e6ac384441f0a5c07d059feb83d2&ei=59

 

The kind of change we need in EVERY American city, but won't get.