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Tim Stevens
@Tim_Stevens
Freelance journo for lots of great places. I dig tech and autos. Fortune once called me the Nicest Guy in Tech.
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Oh it's that time of year when we F1 fans get excited about the same old cars in slightly new colors!
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*record scratch*
*freeze frame*
Aye, yond's me. I did bet thou art wond'ring how i end'd up in this situation...
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Okay, they fixed Global Entry at least...
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Heads up to anyone flying international into EWR today: all the automated immigration kiosks appear to be offline, including Gobal Entry.
It ain't pretty. #travel
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"You travel too much, oui?" the gate agent said as she slapped yet another sticker on my passport.
Oui, madame. Very oui.
So ready to be home. instagr.am/p/CoMd7TPoos3/
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My full and undying respect to the dude who got pulled for extra inspection at ZAG because he had a PS5 in his carry-on bag.
And nothing else, of course, because the PS5 itself is absolutely massive.
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This closer this thing gets to production, the more it looks like a bad kit car.
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this is how y’all look when y’all say the Volvo V60 Cross Country is a Station Wagon, but the Subaru Outback is an SUV
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That said, please don't read this as a refutation of the statements in this article. During my time there, CNET was a large org and I rarely had insight about what was going on in other corners of it. I have no first-hand knowledge either way.
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Sometimes silence speaks louder than words so I just want to say that, while at CNET, I never received pressure to write positive content for sponsors. Believe you me, I would have flipped the $*#$% out had anyone attempted to apply any.
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New: CNET's AI saga is just the most visible effect of being owned by Red Ventures, a private equity-backed marketing firm.
Former staff told me about the breakdown of editorial firewalls at CNET, including being pushed to change stories for advertisers. theverge.com/2023/2/2/23582
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"I can tell that you have a good heart," a customer service agent just casually dropped into conversation before ending the call.
Weird, but nice.
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Totally loving Taylor Swift's suit, which is designed to break up her shape against the background, thereby making it difficult for German U-Boats to calculate her range, speed and direction.
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Standing room only here at the 2023 Bug Future Show in Zagreb! Hitting the stage soon to talk about what's happening this year in Tech and automotive. instagr.am/p/CoJ6UupIT2u/
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Come work at Car and Driver! We're currently looking for a Social Editor, as well as a Technical Assistant in the road-warrior crew. Only problem is you have to work with me
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Another take on the 911 Dakar for , in which I admire the power of software to make this great:
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I really wasn't quite sure what to expect for this lifted 911, but I surely didn't expect it to be this good.
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when Porsche showed the 911 Dakar, I was skeptical. it's easy to make an all-show hack-up, lifted but otherwise unchanged. @Tim_Stevens shared my concern — but after driving the Dakar, he came away gobsmacked. check out his review on @Jalopnik jalopnik.com/2023-porsche-9
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A remarkable day touring the factory and taking this beauty for a spin. The Nevara is like nothing else on the road. Ridiculous power backed by the most advanced traction control I've ever felt. Unreal.
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Shades of yesterday's call to be "scrappy"
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Translation: They want employees to do more work with less resources. twitter.com/ranimolla/stat…
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Clearly my Croatian PR department has been working overtime.
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Hello, Zagreb. I'm out here to do a little fun stuff at @rimac_automobili HQ and to speak at the Bug Future conference. Thanks for welcoming me with some lovely sun. instagr.am/p/CoFVDbnICP-/
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This thumbnail is freaking me out.
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Move over, #ChatGPT! @Microsoft's new AI tool is helping developers code faster! #AI is the topic on This Week in Tech. Join @LeoLaporte, @HarryMcCracken, @Tim_Stevens, and @film_girl as they cover the latest AI news. Listen here: twit.tv/shows/this-wee
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Translation: They want employees to do more work with less resources.
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Big Tech is trying to conjure the good old days — the "scrappy days." Google was once “small and scrappy." Facebook wants workers to “return to a scrappier culture.” Amazon told employees to be “inventive, resourceful, and scrappy" vox.com/recode/2357343
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This is for our Comet project, which is getting really close...
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Most pinball tables have at least a few gates like this, designed to let the ball go through one way but not the other. Replacements can be hard to find and expensive for what they are. 20 mins fiddling with a wire bender and I had a near-perfect replacement.
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Had to figure out how to make wire forms this weekend. Latest DIY skill acquired for pinball restoration. You can see the old wire gate on the bottom with the broken leg. Up top is my DIY replacement.
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Can tell ya what I think about the 911 Dakar yet, but I can say that this little die-cast is extremely good.
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Latest review is live over on ! The Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid is so good you'll love it even if you don't have kids.
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I... will be making the trek in to my home office, but it'll be my privilege to be on such an esteemed panel tonight. I hope you'll tune in!
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Getting ready to make the trek to Petaluma to be on TWiT with @film_girl, @Tim_Stevens, and @leolaporte at 2pm PT. live.twit.tv
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Thanks for the love all. Many more details to be revealed in a thrilling, in-depth feature coming soon(ish) to an internet near you.
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Hey weird car Twitter friends, anybody know anybody who might be interested in taking over a part (or all) of one of America's leading Citroen restoration businesses? If so, HMU.
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I have a new appreciation for why our political system is such a goddamn mess.
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The management at my mother's senior apartment complex decided to change the trash pickup procedure. It nearly caused a riot among her elderly neighbors.
They were practically getting into fist fights with maintenance crews to because they didn't like the new trash can design.
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the Porsche that will race at the Rolex 24 at Daytona this weekend has the heart of a 918 Spyder .... which had the heart of a Porsche ALMS racer. great history and explainer here from
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For those affected, after a little back and forth support basically said they're aware of the issue but fixing isn't a priority.
With the gazillions HBO spends on content you'd think they could throw their dev team more resources to make sure people can watch the stuff.
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Hey @hbomax, think you dudes could maybe someday fix the bug on your iPad app that makes downloads not play unless you have an active wifi connection? Has been broken for years and kiiiinda limits the usefulness of downloaded content. reddit.com/r/HBOMAX/comme
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