Category Archives: Automotive

Michael Burry of ‘The Big Short’ reveals a $530 million bet against Tesla

Player Two has tagged in! Burry, one of the first investors to call and profit from the subprime mortgage crisis, is long puts against 800,100 shares of Tesla or $534 million by the end of the first quarter, according to the filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. How interesting! He threw in anContinue reading “Michael Burry of ‘The Big Short’ reveals a $530 million bet against Tesla”

Bird sues Beverly Hills over its ban of motorized scooters

Bird sued the city of Beverly Hills on Thursday, seeking to overturn a six-month ban on rental scooters that the local city council approved in July. — Read on http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-bird-beverly-hills-20181101-story.html

Bird scooters are ruining Venice

Not just because they are a safety menace, but because they let tech bros zip past the actually troubling parts of urban life, like encampments of homeless people. — Read on http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-jackson-bird-scooter-20180515-story.html

Homework: Get Hit By A Range Rover

Today, I got hit by a Range Rover. With New York plates. It happened around noon. At Sixth and Santa Clara. I’d just about rode my bike down to the stop sign when homie came up close at the limit line. I’d been in a track stand when his bumper kissed my left thigh. AboutContinue reading “Homework: Get Hit By A Range Rover”