mimetz @mimetz

Former Apple, Cisco exec, student of history, traveler, writer, husband, father, tomato gardener, digerati, un homme de gauche. linkedin.com/in/metzmichael Saratoga CA Joined February 2007

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mimetz @mimetz

3 months ago

@elonmusk Why would anyone ever trust this man's words.

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BSAT Properties @BSAT_Properties

5 months ago

I was on a train in Tokyo. We stopped between stations. Announcement in Japanese, then in English: "We apologize for the delay. We will resume shortly." The delay was maybe 3 minutes. Not a big deal. When the train started moving again, another announcement: "We sincerely apologize for the delay. We were stopped for 3 minutes and 20 seconds. This is unacceptable. Thank you for your patience." Three minutes and twenty seconds. They measured it exactly. And called it unacceptable. When I got off at my stop, there were station staff on the platform bowing and handing out delay certificates. I took one out of curiosity. It was an official document stating that the train had been delayed by 3 minutes and 20 seconds, signed and stamped. The staff member said in English "for your employer. So they know the delay was not your fault." I said I'm a tourist, I don't need it. He looked confused. "But the delay affected you. You deserve an apology." Three minutes. They were treating a three-minute delay like a major incident. Later I mentioned this to a Japanese friend. They said "oh yes, delay certificates are normal. Trains are supposed to be exactly on time. If they are late, they must apologize." I said three minutes isn't late, it's nothing. My friend said "in Japan, three minutes is late. On time means on time. Not approximately on time." They said the train company probably investigated why there was a 3-minute delay. "They will find the cause and fix it so it doesn't happen again." I kept the certificate. It's framed in my apartment now. A reminder that somewhere in the world, people care about three minutes. © 6IX.

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Robert Barnes @barnes_law

8 months ago

If Democrats pursue this messaging, they will recapture the populist vote, and take back power nationwide. They guy who smartly started this was @RoKhanna

Acyn @Acyn

8 months ago

Ossoff: We were told that MAGA was for working-class Americans. But this is a government of, by, and for the ultra-rich. It’s the wealthiest Cabinet ever. This is the Epstein class. They are the elites they pretend to hate. If you’re Steve Bannon, how do you sell any of this?

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OnTheFritz™ @fritzinmo

8 months ago

@EvaFox Begin with @elonmusk!

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mimetz @mimetz

8 months ago

@DineshDSouza This is what nazis did to Jews.

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mimetz @mimetz

8 months ago

Hooray for Spain and Pedro!

David Thunder @davidjthunder

8 months ago

The "David and Goliath" image of Sanchez going after the billionaire on behalf of the "little guy" is a charade. The socialist government in Spain runs on the philosophy of "the more government control over society, the better." If they go after Musk's "algorithms," it is to

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mimetz @mimetz

8 months ago

Go Pedro!

Rod Dreher @roddreher

8 months ago

I hope Hungarian voters understand that if opposition leader Peter Magyar comes to power this spring, Hungarians, who now enjoy free speech and can say whatever they like against the government and its allies, will surely face this kind of tyranny, imposed to "protect democracy".