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Martien retweeted
I really wish Apple had shown up with something different. And I don't mean product.
John Ternus didn't take the opportunity to introduce himself to the world.
John may be a very different CEO than Tim, but today he didn't show that. He stayed in the lane Tim built. And it left us wondering...
I urge John to bring back live events. I urge a less-scripted, less-curated Apple.
I'm tired of the fashion consultants dressing up the presenters. Some ripped jeans, a T-shirt and a pair of Vans would be refreshing.
Apple feels like a Better Homes & Gardens house where everything is just too perfectly in place.
We need some mess.
We need a presentation to fail. An unexpected moment. Maybe even something funny. Something that reminds us there are humans inside this company.
It all feels wrapped up in a COVID-style mask in an era where we are so over that.
@johnternus, breath freely again.
Martien retweeted
As humans, we don't naturally have strong intuition around electromagnetism so @chris_m_bryant built a minigame into his blog post on Smith charts to help it click. Give it a try here: arenaphysica.com/publication….
What should we demystify next? Let us know in the comments below ⬇️
Martien retweeted
Once we have completed our review for security vulnerabilities, we will make the entire codebase of 𝕏 open source, with no exceptions.
Moreover, we will invite third party reviewers to examine the system that is running to confirm that the open source code is what is running.
Trust through total transparency is the only thing that should be believed.
Martien retweeted
@Marktplaats Jullie “live” chatmedewerkers hebben nu al 4x achter elkaar een chatgesprek afgesloten zonder te wachten op mijn antwoord op hun vragen (het antwoord begon ik direct na hún vragen te typen). Er zat nog geen halve minuut tussen. Wat een crappy chatbot hebben jullie.
Martien retweeted
The iron triangle (time, cost, scope) has been around for at least 40 years. The basic idea is that only two of the points can be fixed. Fix all three, and you have a death march. It's not like we don't know that.
Nonetheless, you have clients demanding a death march by specifying both a deadline (which in software, is both time and cost—they track one another) and a fixed scope. They do not do this out of ignorance. They know as a fact that the project will run over if the scope can't vary. They demand the impossible because it's a way to squeeze free work out of you. (They are never penalized in the contract for providing an incorrect scope; rather, you are penalized for being "late.")
This is a scam, plain and simple. It's a way for the client to move 100% of the risk onto your shoulders and to squeeze more work out of you than they're paying for. Why anybody would fall for this particular bit of grift is beyond me, but whole segments of the industry seem willing to volunteer for the gallows.
In software, there are only two arrangements that make sense: (1) Time and materials, and (2) Fix the increment and let (collaborative) scope vary. Everything else is just lambs (that's you) to the slaughter.
I'll add that a fixed scope almost always leads to building something nobody wants. We learn as we work, and if we don't incorporate those lessons into the work, we will fail.
Martien retweeted
Together with RDW, we have officially completed the final vehicle testing phase for Full Self-Driving (Supervised) and have submitted all documentation required for the UN R-171 approval + Article 39 exemptions. The RDW team is now reviewing the documentation and test results package internally. They have communicated the expected approval for Netherlands date of 4/10, shifting from 3/20 previously and we look forward to successful completion of this cooperation.
Following the Netherlands’ approval, European countries will be able to recognize this approval nationally. We are anticipating a possible EU-wide approval during the summer.
Over the past 18 months, this approval has involved a series of intense documentation, development, testing, research & audits. Including but certainly not limited to:
– 1,600,000+ km of FSD (Supervised) testing on EU roads
– 13,000+ customer sales ride-alongs
– 4,500+ track test scenario executions
– Thousands of pages of written documentation for 400+ compliance requirements
– Dozens of research studies into safety performance/results
We're extremely proud of the work conducted with the RDW team up until this point.
We very much look forward to the approval in April, and sharing FSD (Supervised) with our patient EU customers!
Martien retweeted
The Iran war is going so bad for Trump right now he might need to release The Epstein Files as a distraction.
Waarom vind ik ING toch zo’n k*t-bank? “Op dit moment zijn wij gesloten. U kunt…”.
DWDD toch juist ook in het weekend?
Plus, zeer kwetsbare bedlegerige digibete ouderen krijgen er gewoon geen voet meer aan de grond. Je loopt als mantelzorger voortdurend vast.
Trump’s Greenland, denying he is racist, child sexer, Epstein guilt, Obama monkeys – a cornered cat makes strange jumps.
Tries to distract all and everything from Epstein evidence.
Loser. Baby.
Martien retweeted
Een ochtendcolumn
Niet de einddatum, maar de levensruimte
De AOW discussie loopt al jaren parallel aan het pensioendebat. De redenering is overzichtelijk. Mensen worden ouder, dus kan de uitkeringsgrens omhoog. De kalender schuift op, het systeem schuift mee.
Wat daarmee uit beeld raakt, is dat ouder worden niet hetzelfde is als langer vitaal blijven. In Nederland stijgt de levensverwachting richting de 82 jaar, maar de gezonde levensverwachting stijgt veel minder hard. Vanaf begin zestig neemt het aandeel jaren met lichamelijke of functionele beperkingen aantoonbaar toe. De extra levensjaren worden vooral gewonnen na het moment waarop het aandeel jaren met beperkingen structureel toeneemt. Wie 65 wordt, leeft gemiddeld nog bijna twintig jaar, maar statistisch gezien slechts een deel daarvan zonder noemenswaardige beperkingen.
Dat verschil is geen incident, maar een structureel patroon. Onderzoek naar gezonde levensjaren laat zien dat de verhouding tussen vitale jaren en jaren met beperkingen niet gelijkmatig meebeweegt met de stijgende levensduur. De kalender schuift door, maar het lichaam volgt in een ander tempo.
Het beleidsmatige gemak zit in de einddatum. Wie langer leeft, kan later uitkeren. Wat ontbreekt, is de vraag wat ondersteuning nog betekent wanneer het vermogen om tijd te gebruiken afneemt. Een uitkering is niet alleen een inkomensgarantie aan het einde van het leven. Die is ook bedoeld om nog iets van de gezonde jaren te maken zodra arbeid ophoudt. Tijd zonder inkomen is geen vrijheid, maar uitstel.
Daarmee wordt leeftijd een te eendimensionaal criterium. Het debat rekent met jaren tot het einde, terwijl de waarde van zekerheid juist ligt in de fase waarin tijd nog kan worden ingevuld. Door ondersteuning steeds verder naar achteren te schuiven, verschuift bestaanszekerheid richting een moment waarop autonomie, herstel en belastbaarheid al zijn afgenomen.
De discussie over betaalbaarheid is relevant, maar vertrekt vanuit een boekhoudkundige realiteit. Die rekent met jaren en bedragen, niet met levensfasen. Kosten worden zichtbaar gemaakt, betekenis niet. Zo wordt zekerheid gereduceerd tot een post op de begroting, terwijl het stelsel ooit bedoeld was als basis voor leven na arbeid.
De vraag die ontbreekt, is niet of Nederland dit kan betalen. De vraag is welk type samenleving besloten ligt in een stelsel dat bestaanszekerheid vooral garandeert wanneer leven grotendeels is ingeperkt. Niet de einddatum is bepalend, maar de levensruimte die daarvoor resteert.
Hey you American friends, please replace Slump Trump with something much better. Should be a piece of cake.
Martien retweeted
“The art and science of asking questions is the source of all knowledge.”
– Thomas Berger
Martien retweeted
Tesla has been working hard toward shipping Full Self-Driving (Supervised) in Europe for over 12 months now. We have given FSD demos to regulators of almost every EU country. We have requested early access, pilot release programs or exemptions where possible.
We have developed & shared detailed safety evidence for FSD, now public in our latest Safety Report. And we have driven over 1 million kilometers safely on EU roads across 17 different countries (internal testing).
Our main path to success is partnering with the Dutch approval authority RDW to gain exemption for the feature. This involves proving compliance with existing regulations (UN-R-171 DCAS) + filing an exemption (EU Article 39) for yet-to-be-regulated behaviors like Level 2 systems off-highway, system-initiated lane changes with hands-off the wheel etc.
Some of these regulations are outdated and rules-based, which makes FSD illegal in its current form. Changing FSD to be compliant with these rules would make it unsafe and unusable in many cases. While we have changed FSD to be maximally compliant where it is logical and reasonable, we won't sacrifice the safety of a proven system or materially deteriorate customer usability.
As a result, we are gathering evidence to get exemptions on a specific rule-by-rule basis. Unfortunately, the real world fleet-proven safety wins alone are considered insufficient.
Currently, RDW has committed to granting Netherlands National approval in February 2026. Please contact them via link below to express your excitement & thank them for making this happen as soon as possible. Upon NL National approval, other EU countries can immediately recognize the exemption and also allow rollout within their country. Then we will bring it to a TCMV vote for official EU-wide approval.
We're excited to bring FSD to our owners in Europe soon!
rdw.nl/en/contact/our-contac…
