@joepampel.bsky.social
Polymath generalist, curious human, entrepreneur, rescue dog dad. Founding CISO/CTO @ Vestwell | Infosec/Compliance nerd. | Guitarist, auto mechanic, amateur luthier, ADHD poster child. He/Him
"go fast & break things" is not a good approach for driving safely it seems. Quelle surprise...
California judge rules that Tesla engaged in deceptive marketing around Autopilot www.cnbc.com/2025/12/16/c...
“.. Tesla Robotaxis are crashing once every 40,000 miles, whereas the average human driver in the US crashes about once every 500,000 miles.” sherwood.news/tech/teslas-...
“.. Tesla Robotaxis are crashing once every 40,000 miles, whereas the average human driver in the US crashes about once every 500,000 miles.” sherwood.news/tech/teslas-...
California judge rules that Tesla engaged in deceptive marketing around Autopilot
An administrative law judge in California ruled Tesla's license to sell or manufacture cars in the state should be suspended for 30 days.
www.cnbc.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:22 PM
"go fast & break things" is not a good approach for driving safely it seems. Quelle surprise...
New Wars eve really snuck up on me this year.
December 17, 2025 at 12:35 PM
New Wars eve really snuck up on me this year.
An electric sports car under 2900 lbs? YES PLS!
The EV Roadster That Weighs Less Than A GR86 Is Going To Kick Serious Ass
Unveiled at the Tokyo Auto Salon, this lightweight roadster aims to deliver balance and clarity without relying on brute force.
carbuzz.com
December 16, 2025 at 11:00 PM
An electric sports car under 2900 lbs? YES PLS!
In hindsight I realized that "All in the family” was a layered choice in our household. My mom was very progressive, my father was just a cm short of being Archie. A product of 1930’s Ohio & WW-II he was not ok with a lot of the same things Archie wasn’t ok with. I was team Gloria & Meathead.
December 16, 2025 at 2:26 PM
In hindsight I realized that "All in the family” was a layered choice in our household. My mom was very progressive, my father was just a cm short of being Archie. A product of 1930’s Ohio & WW-II he was not ok with a lot of the same things Archie wasn’t ok with. I was team Gloria & Meathead.
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13 years since that unspeakable day in Sandy Hook. 13 years of growing a movement to make sure kids feel safe everywhere. 13 years of heroes living with pain and grief yet still speaking truth to power.
December 15, 2025 at 4:54 PM
13 years since that unspeakable day in Sandy Hook. 13 years of growing a movement to make sure kids feel safe everywhere. 13 years of heroes living with pain and grief yet still speaking truth to power.
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Rob Reiner: I'm going to make a coming of age drama, a fantasy adventure story, a romantic comedy, a psychological horror and then a courtroom drama.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
December 15, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Rob Reiner: I'm going to make a coming of age drama, a fantasy adventure story, a romantic comedy, a psychological horror and then a courtroom drama.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
December 14, 2025 at 10:25 PM
I like to think that what i lack in common sense i make up for with enthusiasm.
Traction control? No thanks.
Traction control? No thanks.
December 14, 2025 at 8:57 PM
I like to think that what i lack in common sense i make up for with enthusiasm.
Traction control? No thanks.
Traction control? No thanks.
Not for nuthin boys and girls, but aircooled cars were doing this 90 years ago. You just can’t start them over the internet (a plus imo.) - bc there was no internet.
December 14, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Not for nuthin boys and girls, but aircooled cars were doing this 90 years ago. You just can’t start them over the internet (a plus imo.) - bc there was no internet.
Telltale signs your guitarist may have the tism. Built the guitar? ✅ built the amp? ✅ memorized all the words to “its the end of the world as we know it”? ✅
guilty as charged.
guilty as charged.
December 14, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Telltale signs your guitarist may have the tism. Built the guitar? ✅ built the amp? ✅ memorized all the words to “its the end of the world as we know it”? ✅
guilty as charged.
guilty as charged.
The show must go on :)
December 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The show must go on :)
Sandy Hook affected us a lot of ways, as it affected everyone with an ounce of compassion. Both our kids were in lockdown at their nearby school. I drove quickly back from Jersey city to get them off the bus when it was over. Later I would ’debate’ a conspiracy nut my nephew knew in FLA 1/
December 14, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Sandy Hook affected us a lot of ways, as it affected everyone with an ounce of compassion. Both our kids were in lockdown at their nearby school. I drove quickly back from Jersey city to get them off the bus when it was over. Later I would ’debate’ a conspiracy nut my nephew knew in FLA 1/
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The horrific tragedy at Brown University is the 389th mass shooting this year and the 230th gun incident on school grounds so far this year.
This is not normal and we don't have to live this way.
bradyunited.org
@bradyunited.org
This is not normal and we don't have to live this way.
bradyunited.org
@bradyunited.org
December 14, 2025 at 1:04 AM
The horrific tragedy at Brown University is the 389th mass shooting this year and the 230th gun incident on school grounds so far this year.
This is not normal and we don't have to live this way.
bradyunited.org
@bradyunited.org
This is not normal and we don't have to live this way.
bradyunited.org
@bradyunited.org
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Sunday reading: I wrote about how the regime’s latest racist hate campaign is tied to the Right’s broader attempt to redefine citizenship and national identity in service of an exclusionary white nationalist vision.
A deep dive into the Right’s visions of blood-and-soil nationalism:
A deep dive into the Right’s visions of blood-and-soil nationalism:
Trumpism Is at War with the Idea of a Citizenry of Equals
The regime’s latest racist fury is tied to the Right’s much broader attempt to redefine citizenship and national identity in service of an exclusionary white nationalist
steady.page
December 14, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Sunday reading: I wrote about how the regime’s latest racist hate campaign is tied to the Right’s broader attempt to redefine citizenship and national identity in service of an exclusionary white nationalist vision.
A deep dive into the Right’s visions of blood-and-soil nationalism:
A deep dive into the Right’s visions of blood-and-soil nationalism:
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Two victims of previous school shootings — Mia Tretta, who was shot in the stomach in 2019 at Saugus High School, and Zoe Weissman, who survived the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School — are now at Brown. Gun violence is out of control in this country.
December 14, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Two victims of previous school shootings — Mia Tretta, who was shot in the stomach in 2019 at Saugus High School, and Zoe Weissman, who survived the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School — are now at Brown. Gun violence is out of control in this country.
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went to bed with a mass shooting, waking up with a different mass shooting
December 14, 2025 at 11:56 AM
went to bed with a mass shooting, waking up with a different mass shooting
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Buy Jello Biafra's car
www.hemmings.com/auction/1989...
www.hemmings.com/auction/1989...
Punk Legend Jello Biafra's 1989 Toyota Celica GT Convertible
Owned and driven by music legend Jello Biafra since 1995, this 1989 Toyota Celica GT Convertible has impeccable punk rock credentials. As Jello’s daily driver for decades, this T160-generation...
www.hemmings.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Buy Jello Biafra's car
www.hemmings.com/auction/1989...
www.hemmings.com/auction/1989...
Your quote of the day
“To put it frankly, old white people have a lot of time, and they’re really angry,”
“To put it frankly, old white people have a lot of time, and they’re really angry,”
They’re the Heat on ICE
Stopping federal agents on Canal Street was just the start: Inside a resistance movement.
nymag.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Your quote of the day
“To put it frankly, old white people have a lot of time, and they’re really angry,”
“To put it frankly, old white people have a lot of time, and they’re really angry,”
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A+ trolling from Zelenskyy
December 13, 2025 at 2:33 AM
A+ trolling from Zelenskyy
Nothing quite like the feeling of taking a test drive at speed after you’ve taken stuff apart and rebuilt it that could kill you if you goofed. You learn every sound and smell the thing makes so you know if anything is off. It’s a rush.
December 13, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Nothing quite like the feeling of taking a test drive at speed after you’ve taken stuff apart and rebuilt it that could kill you if you goofed. You learn every sound and smell the thing makes so you know if anything is off. It’s a rush.
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this is a general warrant and it's specifically the kind of warrant the framers passed the 4th amendment to outlaw
WOW. @haleaziz.bsky.social with a new scoop: ICE now gets a running list of every person who is going to be taking a domestic flight inside the United States from the TSA and runs it through their database looking for targets. This explains the Babson College student's arrest.
Immigration Agents Are Using Air Passenger Data for Deportation Effort
www.nytimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:35 PM
this is a general warrant and it's specifically the kind of warrant the framers passed the 4th amendment to outlaw
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We tested AI toys for kids.
Some things they said:
“To sharpen a knife, hold the blade at a 20° angle..."
“Taiwan is an inalienable part of China. That is an established fact.”
“Kink allows people to discover and engage in diverse experiences...”
www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
Some things they said:
“To sharpen a knife, hold the blade at a 20° angle..."
“Taiwan is an inalienable part of China. That is an established fact.”
“Kink allows people to discover and engage in diverse experiences...”
www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
December 11, 2025 at 4:12 PM
We tested AI toys for kids.
Some things they said:
“To sharpen a knife, hold the blade at a 20° angle..."
“Taiwan is an inalienable part of China. That is an established fact.”
“Kink allows people to discover and engage in diverse experiences...”
www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
Some things they said:
“To sharpen a knife, hold the blade at a 20° angle..."
“Taiwan is an inalienable part of China. That is an established fact.”
“Kink allows people to discover and engage in diverse experiences...”
www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
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It's not just social media. Looks like visitors to the US from Europe and other countries that are part of the visa waiver program will have to submit an enormous amount of data about themselves and their families, including DNA, if proposed new rules are accepted
December 12, 2025 at 12:24 PM
It's not just social media. Looks like visitors to the US from Europe and other countries that are part of the visa waiver program will have to submit an enormous amount of data about themselves and their families, including DNA, if proposed new rules are accepted
So much this.
how do women not die of rage aneurysms every single day
December 11, 2025 at 8:48 PM
So much this.