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Interventional Cardiologist ❤️| Dual New Zealand 🇳🇿 and US Citizen 🇺🇸| Tesla owner, FSD Supervisor | Cybertruck - Model S Plaid - Model X - Model 3

Virginia, USA

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Joined June 2023

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4 days

Cybertruck Supercharging test: Software version: 2024.20.1 250kW 8 stall Supercharger - between 3-5 cars charging during test. Temp: 88F (cable wrapped with wet rag) SOC: 7% on arrival -> 52% in 20 minutes Tapered pretty aggressively from about 230kW to 180kW around 15% SOC, but…

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3 months

Well that did not go well. Everything was perfect on my first run on FSD 12.3 until it wasn’t. Making a left turn at a green light and it cut the corner way too tight. Hit a high median curb way too hard and destroyed the drivers side rear tire. I realized too late what was…

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FSD 12 helped get me safely to work for a 4am emergency case today. While the patient was being flown to hospital, FSD did all my driving and all went well. Got there before the helicopter landed. Driving while fatigued and under stress can be hazardous, so having FSD there to…

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@RobertKennedyJr I don’t agree with all of your viewpoints, but it sure is a welcome relief to see someone challenge this absurd abuse of the justice system.

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@MattWalshBlog I could have happily voted for and supported DeSantis in a primary. I’m sad the vast majority of America had no say in this at all. No way I’d support Nikki Haley. It’s Trump 2024 time.

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2 months

$3.30 per day. That’s what $99/month for FSD would be if pricing is updated. For cheaper than a Starbucks a day, you could have your Tesla drive you anywhere. Take rate to the moon! 🚀 @WholeMarsBlog @elonmusk

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@greggertruck What I’m hearing is that you are totally going to spend $120,000 in a Cybertruck 😂😂 Good for you 👍

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10 months

@simonateba @TuckerCarlson @realDonaldTrump Tucker Carlson is going to earn some big money from switching to this platform. Leaving Fox has ignited his career. Amazing. 🔥

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@SawyerMerritt Awesome. I know the V11 veterans are impressed with the change to V12, but I can only imagine what it must be like for someone who has NEVER used FSD. It must be totally 🤯

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1 month

This is the email I just sent to my 401k manager:

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It’s up to retail investors to save Tesla. Everything we have been working on for years is at risk If you have any Vanguard or other funds that voted no, sell them

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@MZHemingway Haha… Something tells me Trump already has 4-5 more nicknames for Krispy Kreme by this time tomorrow, all guaranteed funny AF.

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@VivekGRamaswamy Cavuto is a disgrace. He should switch to CNN and be done with it.

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4 months

@piersmorgan Exactly. He’s made it clear he wants to part of it and would preen for the media and be a beta male to his silly wife. He should stick to Netflix and Oprah, and let William do the real work of royalty.

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2 months

So we did a thing today!

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@JeremiahDJohns Grok has something to say about that:

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2 months

@EvasTeslaSPlaid @Tesla As an investor, there are only two days on which it really matters what the stock price is: The day you buy The day you sell If you don’t plan to sell for a long time, the only question that matters is whether it’s a good day to buy more.

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@VivekGRamaswamy Try to find some footage of someone who strongly disagrees with a Democrat getting such a measured, balanced and well reasoned response as this. I won’t wait, because it won’t happen. You either fully agree or you’re a racist bigot. Vivek 2024

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3 months

Deliver day set! Tomorrow is the day. Doing my bit to boost Q1 sales, taking advantage of some nice incentives.

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@OdetteMason13 @HumansNoContext That’s the mature response.

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@SawyerMerritt I’d like to see an update on this data, breaking out FSD vs Autopilot. This was released in the 2022 Tesla Impact Report. Maybe once we have more FSD 12 data.

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@SawyerMerritt I’d rather them take their time and make it distinctive and truly different from anything else out there. Tesla knows how to get it done.

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3 months

@AIDRIVR Here we go..found it: First one is the front camera, then from the left repeater cam.

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8 months

@TheFigen_ 😂 “eww that’s gross… let me try that again… ewww still gross… one more time.” 😂😂😂

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@Tesla_Megapack Great Scott! 1.21 Gigawatts!!!

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6 months

@Sachinettiyil Instagram is awful. X is where it’s at.

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4 months

@realDailyWire We should also ban crime. Crime is really causing trouble.

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3 months

@SawyerMerritt Seems like this may as well become permanent. The license is so expensive, the owner should get to keep it in their account for life and move it to any Tesla they own as their primary vehicle.

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@catholicpat I love to see a man who knows his faith and can proclaim and defend it in a completely calm and rational way.

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@Sachinettiyil Will be praying for him and his family. An awful thing for a father to lose his son.

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@Sachinettiyil @jordanbpeterson @Tammy1Peterson I am praying that Jordan Peterson also comes into the church. 🙏

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@DobackHuffInc @NHTSAgov @PeteButtigieg Looks like it timed it perfect.

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9 months

@stclairashley @StephenKing @davidmweissman Diagnosis: end-stage Trump Derangement Syndrome.

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9 months

@townhallcom That’s the best he could come up with? Amateur

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1 month

Very interesting FSD scenario! In this unprotected left, there is heavy traffic coming in the opposite direction over the hill. Watch for the truck in the inside lane stop and try to wave me through - a very thoughtful and kind gesture! FSD actually seems to respond to her waving…

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2 months

It is not possible to drive extensively on FSD version 12 and to be skeptical about Tesla.

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@AIDRIVR Yeah, working with roadside now. Seems like they need to tweak the S and X dataset more. This is likely the same reason Cybertruck is taking a while to get FSD. Need vehicle specific data to make sure the planner works accurately.

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The ordering process on the Tesla website has changed so that it suggests similar / the same vehicles that are in inventory nearby. Streamlined 👍

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@simonateba @InnaVernikov She has a constitutional right to keep and bear arms, to defend herself in case of threat to her personal safety.

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@Sachinettiyil Miracles still happen!

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@stclairashley It may be the most watched thing on NBC news in quite a long time.

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8 months

@RealEmirHan The Passion of the Christ. It leaves you speechless, horrified, and in awe all at the same time.

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@JesseBWatters That was a terrible debate. No control. Absolute chaos. Nikki Haley was annoying. Pence was boring. We are no further ahead.

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@amuse @VivekGRamaswamy What’s that called again where they constantly accuse others of the evil which they themselves are guilty of? Hypocrisy? Gaslighting? Something along those lines…

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FSD 12.3.6 vs road works. This was quite impressive! Going up this hill, there were road works causing my lane to be closed. Workers were there with signs indicating when we could move. Without hesitation, FSD put the indicator on and went around onto the other side, cleared the…

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9 months

@dannolane @spotted_model @JoeyMannarinoUS Orange jump suits? More appropriate

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@GerardAlba Yep. It’s virtue signaling about their virtue signaling

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@starwars @DisneyPlus Any thoughts on the overwhelming negative reviews from the audience? Any missteps that might be correctable?

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Everyone spare a thought today for FSD steering wheel nag. It’s reaching end of life, and apparently the prognosis is grim. It may only have a week or two to live, tops. Could go at any time. RIP.

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Another nice example of FSD intelligently reading a situation: It patiently waited for space to open up at the intersection, even though we had a green light. It’s a pet peeve of mine when people block the intersection, and V11 would get itself in trouble with that at times.…

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9 months

Elon Musk demonstrates on a Livestream the capability of their full self drive tech upcoming in the next version, V12. Tesla is not simply a company that makes great EVs anymore. It’s a company of the cusp of a revolution in real world AI.

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Here's an edited version of last night's FSD v12 livestream with @elonmusk and @aelluswamy . We've removed glitched parts, parts with no commentary with the car not moving, and dramatically improved audio. Thanks @DavidCarbutt_ for the work! $TSLA

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@benshapiro @TheView Ben Shapiro on The View… now that would be something. It’s the only reason I could ever think of to watch that show. It will never happen. They’d be too scared.

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@SawyerMerritt The refinery was just a pile of dirt only a short while ago. This is huge for Tesla. Battery costs are going to fall further. ICE manufacturers are screwed.

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@simonateba I think Newt Gingrich was the best

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@Shawn_Farash @dbongino “Donny and Clyde” “The Mona Lisa of Mugshots” 🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂 I think we all needed a good laugh… thank you!

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@piersmorgan @VivekGRamaswamy This tells you he’s concerned about internal poll numbers. He probably realizes a lot of people who like Trump policies are looking for a refreshed vehicle for those policies with less drama. Vivek has the intelligence and decency to be a great leader.

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Robotaxi training: Went through an EZPass toll plaza today on FSD without needing to disengage. Admittedly there was very little traffic, though sometimes a lead car can help. These are surprisingly difficult for FSD to navigate, with lane markings disappearing and having to…

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@kylaschwaberow Wow… so it’s not just Omar’s imagination! 😉

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FSD 12.3.6 - keeping cyclists safe! This was a nice VRU interaction. Once FSD detected the cyclist, it slowed down to follow behind and waited until the oncoming traffic had passed. Then, on a straighter section with no oncoming traffic, it moved around to give it a decent…

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5 months

@Enezator My wife is not like this. That’s why I married her. ❤️

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6 months

@SawyerMerritt Right now: probably energy. Moving forward: Optimus / AI.

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@JoeyMannarinoUS So good. I’m surprised by two things: That they invited him in the first place, and that he was so restrained.

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@SawyerMerritt Followed immediately by a dealer markup of $7,500. GM is done. Dead man walking.

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@SawyerMerritt Should be closer to 50% if this was even remotely fair. Tesla Superchargers costs waaaay less to install and have a reliability matched by none. Since everyone is switching to NACS, everyone will have access. The only reason this is 13% and not >50% is anti-Tesla bias.

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@TheFigen_ Give me Roadrunner and Coyote any day

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@simonateba @KamalaHarris So that’s how rooms work. Fascinating. 😉 Worst diversity hire ever.

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@SawyerMerritt Wait, Bloomberg said something positive about Tesla in a headline? Someone check if they’re ok.

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This is it! My Cybertruck is here! Matches my VIN. Date of manufacture 5/13/24… about 10 days before I received the invitation to order. Delivery date: June 11 📐

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@MKBHD That was 2019 and a lot has changed since then. I think they did really well to engineer this thing to the point where it is today and the pricing honestly seems about right considering inflation.

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@Timcast Can we just give Maine to Canada? We don’t really need it do we?

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@tedcruz Always good to see an athlete in prayer. Being thankful to God is a strength, not a weakness.

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@rugbyworldcup It’s shaping up to be an epic road to the finals. Hoping to see All Blacks v South Africa in the final.

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@MrAndyNgo @Dove Dove joins Bud Light in the “let’s go woke and go broke” gang. Bye Dove.

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@SawyerMerritt @elonmusk Reuters leaving out key context. I wonder what that’s all about? 🤨 I hope investors have the common sense to ignore all the trash talk and vote in favor of the board recommendations. ✅

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@bradybd @elonmusk @Tesla That’s crappy. I hope it’s a simple fix. Not what one would expect for a $100,000 brand new vehicle. Tesla needs to get this sorted. Hopefully it will be smooth sailing once fixed! Keep us posted!

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@TheFigen_ My favorite part was when they were whacking it with branches. 😂😂😂

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@cybrtrkguy Huge gap in the middle of the county with very little action. I get the need to focus on heavily trafficked areas but it would be good to see more new V3 and V4 stations filling in the stretches that still have V2s.

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@SawyerMerritt A Model Y Performance today, cheaper than the base Model Y yesterday. Let that sink in.

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@KatiePavlich @BretBaier @townhallcom If she cares about winning, she should resign

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@WholeMarsBlog Seems like a lot of people are going to be in for a big surprise. This thing is getting huge interest and will sell like hotcakes.

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@chazman I can’t believe they haven’t sent this out to you yet. They’d have so much great data to work with already! I know they need to validate, but I really think it’s mad not to have THE Chuck Cook of the “Chuck Cook left turn” running this software!!

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@TuckerCarlson Tucker taking on cable news.. this will be good!

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@teslaeurope Hands down it’s FSD. So many more, but that’s number 1

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@RealJamesWoods Yikes. Seems like they need a bit more safety training at the range. Universal safety rules… don’t point it at your face!! I think he might have won this years Darwin Award.

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@ATRightMovies First Cylon contact in BSG.

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@bennyjohnson You would think MSM who jumped on this and came out all loud and wrong would feel a slight pang of guilt and shame, and perhaps come out with an apology for trading in their journalism credentials for sensationalism. But… ya know, nah.

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@simonateba @MSNBC @maddow The legal system has been irreparably damaged by what has happened. No longer impartial. Capable of being used to destroy a political opponent. Whether you like or dislike Trump, we are all worse off because of this.

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@chrisluxonmp Congratulations! So glad to see NZ heading in the right direction again.

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@TheFigen_ I think I’d be asking for a stronger alcoholic beverage.

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@SawyerMerritt Well how about that? I find myself agreeing with something Gavin Newsome said. Maybe there’s hope for the world yet.

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@gunsnrosesgirl3 Love how she checked outside for threats coming alongside the ship. Would love to see her setup for how she’d take out a pirate ship.

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@starwars @DisneyPlus Reviews don’t sound too favorable. Wonder why that could be?

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Tesla FSD 12.3.6 is so smooth now. As a Robotaxi, it’s going to be a 5 ⭐️ chauffeur level service from Day 1.

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@simonateba @GOPChairwoman @CNN She should quit RNC and go be an anchor on CNN.

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@WholeMarsBlog @elonmusk My family was 50% this morning. Now it’s 100%. Subscribed my wife’s Model X to FSD, and getting her trained up ready for FSD 12.

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@WholeMarsBlog My 401k is littered with Vanguard funds. I’m going to see if I can get my fund manager to dump them for something pro-Tesla instead.

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@SawyerMerritt Somehow it seems very proper and official in his fancy British accent. We need to, and will, see more high profile people “discovering” FSD. It’s going to raise public awareness and bring self driving cars into the Zeitgeist.

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@WholeMarsBlog Incredible story. The Cybertruck will be the safest place to be as the world descends further into Mad Max mode. Everyone needs one.

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@farzyness Outrageous. Tesla should end operations there and wait for the public outcry to force the change

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@RjeyTech Interesting. At least the guy was trying his best to sort things out, but it shouldn’t take a viral review to get them to take notice of their customer. I’ll be sticking with Tesla. Their software is outstanding.

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