Global Apple App Store #Rollout?
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What is a Technology Taoist?
We do not worship technology, and we do not reject it. We seek to understand it, place it in context, & use it to strengthen robustness, clarity, and human agency.
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It's comfortable for 2 people both over the height of 175cm, for all day cruising at 80km/hr, plenty of storage options for long days and overnight trips, and it beats the traffic on weekends at popular spots. It's disappointing it was discontinued, a solid #EV Cruiser.
This is a 2020 #Gogoro Adventurer, no longer made; larger chassis, larger motor, larger euro wheels and guard rails.
Driving around Taiwan, including on a scooter, is Huandao (環島), which translates directly to "around the island" or "looping the island".
A scooter-specific huandao trip is often referred to as 機車環島 (jīchē huándǎo), where jīchē means scooter.
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#Taiwan
The biggest growth that is impacting #GGR is the darn modified unruly #EBikes that have been modified to do more than 25km/hr.
The segment is growing and unregulated in terms of enforcement (speed/helmets/licensing/behaviour).
The pedals are just for regulation & the speed mods are easily done.
The #Gogoro on the East Coast, #2 Gongliao District, New Taipei City.
Personally, in Taipei, I walk, U-Bike, Scooter (Gogoro), #Bolt (Uber) & oscassinal drive my Car for (work, beach or mountains), rarely use MRT or Bus.
The Scooter is by far the best time/cost/parking proposition.
For long distance HSR/TSR for more than 100km (Hsinchu, Taichung, Tainan, Kaohsiung)
#Gogoro is now controlled by the owners of RT Mart, it is now a baseline transportion solution along with #GoShare. Poor #ROI yes, however over the middle long, #EV Scooters with battery replacement will dominate.
Taiwan is a frugle market with a long ownership cycle for scooters 10-15 years.
Riding a Scooter in Taiwan 🇹🇼, is not anymore dangerous than baralleing down LA Freeways at 75-85 mph to say in the flow and then suddenly have to slow down for a traffic jam.
The art of driving a Scooter, is learning the flow. Stay in the “mosquito” packs, its safer, and hook turns not left turns.
#AI building is not a solo sport; it's a coordination test: trust, shared agency, and the ability to hold disagreement without rage‑quitting your own team. If every departure becomes a loyalty test, you don’t have a company.
#BrittleLeadership #TechnologyTaoist #SystemsThinking #AI
An amazing feat of design, engineering and construction, nearly as iconic and epic as #Taipei101.
#DanjiangBridge
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The biggest issue with AR Glass will be whether they are delivered Open with Open APIs that are not attached to closed and captive cloud services.
This issue alone makes #Meta #Raybans a very dangerous wearable. #Meta has a track record of bad behaviour when it comes to user data. #AR
100% agree Edge Inference is the only solution along with containment of data to local storage or throwaway.
The issue with any AR Glass hardware platform will be integrity, security, privacy & consent. Example: Public spaces. Recording conversations in a public space without consent is illegal.
When will #Germ be available globally in the Apple App Store?
When will #Germ be available globally via the Apple App Store?
Subsidies for #EV #Hybrid vehicles or #Gas for #ICE vehicles is bad policy. Encouraged larger more dangerous vehicles that; cost more to build, operate, insure and repair while becoming more hazardous for pedestrians.
Stupidity is being rewarded over efficiency and affordability.
#NoSubsidies
Cars are a cultural addiction rather than a pragmatic reality.
Identity through car ownership, is an expression of narcissism and ego.
Car Marketing executives know this and market accordingly.
It’s not about the car itself, it’s all about the #Ego.
In Taoist terms, this is severe imbalance: hoarding profit at the platform layer while pushing the duty to protect elsewhere.
If you design the algorithms of harm, you cannot export the liability. That is responsibility laundering, not leadership. ☯️
#TechnologyTaoist #TechEthics #Meta
Look at his latest move: pouring lobbying money into laws like California’s #AB1043 to force Apple, Google, and even Linux to handle age verification at the OS layer.
He wants the operating system to be the age cop while Meta keeps its addiction loops running at full throttle.
#Meta
When a leader lacks a moral compass, the whole ecosystem rots because ultimate power corrupts.
Putting #SuckerBorg a man-child; in a suit doesn’t manufacture wisdom; it’s just putting lipstick on a pig 🐷💄.
The engagement machine will always take priority over user safety.
#Meta
#FakeBook, #ScammerGram, #Threads, and #WhatsApp by #Meta are operating in a profound moral vacuum. Tighter control and governance are no longer optional. The sad truth? #Meta simply lacks the maturity and bench depth in the C-Suite to handle this level of global responsibility. 🌐⚖️
#FakeBook, #ScammerGram #Threads & #WhatsApp all need tighter control & governance.
#Meta does not have the maturity or bench depth in the C-Suite to handle responsibility.
#SuckerBorg a man child dressed up in suit, much like a pig w/ 💄
He needs to get a morale compass, ultimate power corrupts.
At this point technically and philosophically nobody can create #AGI. However Artificial General Reasoning #AGR has landed with a bang & in some domain spaces #AGR is far superior to a human for reasoning a complex problem.
#AGI is a #SciFi construct that makes for great narrative not reality. #AI
There is NO such thing as Artificial General Intelligence #AGI. This is a mythical #SciFi creation.
However there is Artificial General Reasoning #AGR, and we are 80% of the way down the path to #AGR, the last 19.9% as we will never reach 100% will take 10-20 years to perfect, with #Quantum.
#AI
#SuckerBorg, #Meta and the #Kids at it again, dodging responsibility and accountability.
However, it’s also a society problem, as the best way to solve the problems is a #DontUse policy.
Problem solves itself.