Abe Hassan
@burr86.me
San Francisco. 🌉 Site Reliability Manager at Google. 💻 Also, I love television. 🎬
it's one thing to hold self-driving cars to an impossible standard of being perfect drivers ... but "at least as good as humans" is the minimum bar to clear here. yikes.
the most recent data shows Waymo's self-driving cars perform significantly *better* than human drivers.
the most recent data shows Tesla Robotaxis perform significantly *worse* than human drivers, even with a safety monitor in the front seat. sherwood.news/tech/teslas-...
the most recent data shows Tesla Robotaxis perform significantly *worse* than human drivers, even with a safety monitor in the front seat. sherwood.news/tech/teslas-...
Tesla’s 29 Austin Robotaxis have crashed 8 times since June, as data suggests they perform much worse than human drivers
That’s a lot of crashes for such a small fleet....
sherwood.news
December 16, 2025 at 10:35 PM
it's one thing to hold self-driving cars to an impossible standard of being perfect drivers ... but "at least as good as humans" is the minimum bar to clear here. yikes.
Maybe 20 years ago, a friend and I chit chatted with someone next to us at a diner. He said he had worked on movies, like When Harry Met Sally. He gave his sunglasses to my friend.
I don't remember the person or the conversation too clearly, but I'm pretty sure I met Rob Reiner?
I don't remember the person or the conversation too clearly, but I'm pretty sure I met Rob Reiner?
December 15, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Maybe 20 years ago, a friend and I chit chatted with someone next to us at a diner. He said he had worked on movies, like When Harry Met Sally. He gave his sunglasses to my friend.
I don't remember the person or the conversation too clearly, but I'm pretty sure I met Rob Reiner?
I don't remember the person or the conversation too clearly, but I'm pretty sure I met Rob Reiner?
i just airdropped from my pixel to an iphone, and vice versa. never thought this would happen!!
December 13, 2025 at 1:32 AM
i just airdropped from my pixel to an iphone, and vice versa. never thought this would happen!!
addams family values is not a thanksgiving movie! they are at summer camp, when they do a play about the first thanksgiving. however, it can be watched at any time of year.
November 27, 2025 at 7:32 PM
addams family values is not a thanksgiving movie! they are at summer camp, when they do a play about the first thanksgiving. however, it can be watched at any time of year.
ashley padilla is a shining star in this season of SNL!!
November 16, 2025 at 11:02 PM
ashley padilla is a shining star in this season of SNL!!
thank you, Madam Speaker, for loving and representing San Francisco
November 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM
thank you, Madam Speaker, for loving and representing San Francisco
congrats to new york city, virginia, and new jersey for making the right choices ... and let's hope california does too!
November 5, 2025 at 2:51 AM
congrats to new york city, virginia, and new jersey for making the right choices ... and let's hope california does too!
I hate the "surge" framing, because it makes it sound like a legitimate thing that they're just considering doing more of, rather than an illegitimate and unnecessary thing in the first place.
Barbara Lee announced the surge has been canceled for the entire Bay Area.
Oakland mayor says federal 'surge' called off for rest of Bay Area
Barbara Lee announced the surge has been canceled for the entire Bay Area.
bit.ly
October 24, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I hate the "surge" framing, because it makes it sound like a legitimate thing that they're just considering doing more of, rather than an illegitimate and unnecessary thing in the first place.
what do people in other countries say instead of "one mississippi, two mississippi, ..."?
October 22, 2025 at 4:48 AM
what do people in other countries say instead of "one mississippi, two mississippi, ..."?
seems like an oversight to not have wellsfoundation.net from Loot Season 2 actually point to a valid website. (though at least it's registered! by NBC Universal?)
October 21, 2025 at 12:39 AM
seems like an oversight to not have wellsfoundation.net from Loot Season 2 actually point to a valid website. (though at least it's registered! by NBC Universal?)
English Teacher is so clever and funny, but in particular, "Grant's Dinner Party" (S2E3) is laugh-out-loud hysterical!
October 13, 2025 at 6:06 AM
English Teacher is so clever and funny, but in particular, "Grant's Dinner Party" (S2E3) is laugh-out-loud hysterical!
I feel like I am the only person who only watches podcasts. I can't listen to them, I get distracted. But watching them is like watching a talk show. I love it!
a lot of folks have video podcasts but they should really have audio only podcasts
September 22, 2025 at 4:28 AM
I feel like I am the only person who only watches podcasts. I can't listen to them, I get distracted. But watching them is like watching a talk show. I love it!
this is also why I think we'll never change to metric. if "do this simple thing or you'll get sick" wasn't enough, then "some nerds like dividing by 10" will definitely never happen.
Covid is gonna shape American politics for years and years because it was the first time most Americans were asked to make sacrifices and they lost their minds because of it.
That's kinda the vibe of so many folks I grew up near (South Texas) of the older generations.
They legitimately were changed by the COVID chaos. They went from being like, generous Christians to being locked inside their giant homes screeching about Fauci.
They legitimately were changed by the COVID chaos. They went from being like, generous Christians to being locked inside their giant homes screeching about Fauci.
September 20, 2025 at 12:48 AM
this is also why I think we'll never change to metric. if "do this simple thing or you'll get sick" wasn't enough, then "some nerds like dividing by 10" will definitely never happen.
there's no reason that "I bought this before Elon went crazy" bumper stickers can't go on cars other than Teslas
September 16, 2025 at 12:00 AM
there's no reason that "I bought this before Elon went crazy" bumper stickers can't go on cars other than Teslas
M5NOWDOG5
"It's not MSNBC anymore, Lemon. It's MS NOW. We bought the name off of a defunct multiple sclerosis awareness organization. It wasn't cheap, but we were able to save some money by selling Brian Williams to a Saudi prince who wanted to expand his harem."
August 19, 2025 at 2:41 AM
M5NOWDOG5
And Just Like That is so bad. it's like an AI that was trained solely on two things: (a) Sex and the City and (b) Fox News talking about how they think young people behave. cancellation is well over due. (i watched every episode.)
August 18, 2025 at 2:18 AM
And Just Like That is so bad. it's like an AI that was trained solely on two things: (a) Sex and the City and (b) Fox News talking about how they think young people behave. cancellation is well over due. (i watched every episode.)
everyone posting their prior calendar month photo dumps on the first business day of the subsequent month, just like the jobs report
August 1, 2025 at 9:35 PM
everyone posting their prior calendar month photo dumps on the first business day of the subsequent month, just like the jobs report
the new The Naked Gun is laugh-out-loud funny, already one of the best movies in the genre, featuring some hilarious gags i don't think i've ever seen done before. nonstop laughter the entire movie.
August 1, 2025 at 4:37 AM
the new The Naked Gun is laugh-out-loud funny, already one of the best movies in the genre, featuring some hilarious gags i don't think i've ever seen done before. nonstop laughter the entire movie.
it's been cold here in SF, so it doesn't really feel like "summer time", but the number of event tickets i'm buying says otherwise.
July 29, 2025 at 12:48 AM
it's been cold here in SF, so it doesn't really feel like "summer time", but the number of event tickets i'm buying says otherwise.
sometimes i get desperate during Spelling Bee and just hope some things are valid words or alternate spellings
July 27, 2025 at 7:59 PM
sometimes i get desperate during Spelling Bee and just hope some things are valid words or alternate spellings
"What is the culture that made you say culture is for you?"
for me, The Rosie O'Donnell Show. ran home from school to watch her. hung this al hirschfeld print in my living room. best talk show host of all time.
(fun fact: one of her staffers later went on to produce the The Wendy Williams Show!)
for me, The Rosie O'Donnell Show. ran home from school to watch her. hung this al hirschfeld print in my living room. best talk show host of all time.
(fun fact: one of her staffers later went on to produce the The Wendy Williams Show!)
July 12, 2025 at 8:59 PM
"What is the culture that made you say culture is for you?"
for me, The Rosie O'Donnell Show. ran home from school to watch her. hung this al hirschfeld print in my living room. best talk show host of all time.
(fun fact: one of her staffers later went on to produce the The Wendy Williams Show!)
for me, The Rosie O'Donnell Show. ran home from school to watch her. hung this al hirschfeld print in my living room. best talk show host of all time.
(fun fact: one of her staffers later went on to produce the The Wendy Williams Show!)
the new Superman is great, though the parallel to today's real-life supervillains was a little too accurate. but honestly, the bad guys weren't the worst part of the movie. it's all their goons who seemed happy to be dumb or evil or both.
www.vulture.com/article/revi...
www.vulture.com/article/revi...
Superman Isn’t Trying to Be Political. We Just Have Real-Life Supervillains Now.
James Gunn’s delightfully earnest, goofy take on the Man of Steel doesn’t need to stretch for relevance.
www.vulture.com
July 11, 2025 at 7:01 PM
the new Superman is great, though the parallel to today's real-life supervillains was a little too accurate. but honestly, the bad guys weren't the worst part of the movie. it's all their goons who seemed happy to be dumb or evil or both.
www.vulture.com/article/revi...
www.vulture.com/article/revi...
Ferrero Rocher, Nutella, Kinder, and TicTacs (!?) are all made by the same company, and that company just bought Kellogg (!!??) www.npr.org/2025/07/10/n...
Nutella-maker Ferrero to gobble up cereal giant Kellogg for $3.1 billion
Italian candy giant Ferrero offered the American breakfast company a $3.1 billion deal too sweet to pass up.
www.npr.org
July 11, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Ferrero Rocher, Nutella, Kinder, and TicTacs (!?) are all made by the same company, and that company just bought Kellogg (!!??) www.npr.org/2025/07/10/n...
remember when we were kids and we used to say "pee-yew" when something was stinky, but we never knew whether to spell it "pee-yew" or "peiu" (we told each other it was french) or even "P. U."? well, i like P. U., and i'm trying to bring it back.
June 8, 2025 at 10:44 PM
remember when we were kids and we used to say "pee-yew" when something was stinky, but we never knew whether to spell it "pee-yew" or "peiu" (we told each other it was french) or even "P. U."? well, i like P. U., and i'm trying to bring it back.