In February 2026, Tesla announced the first Cybercab production vehicle had rolled off the line at Gigafactory Texas — a two-passenger autonomous vehicle with no steering wheel, no pedals, and software not yet validated for unsupervised operation. By early March, approximately 25 units were observed on the factory grounds. The company projects ramping to 2 … Continue reading The Regulatory Fait Accompli: When Manufacturing Becomes Political Leverage
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The Bartleby Triptych: On Vampires, Critics, and Hunger
These three essays orbit Melville’s "Bartleby, the Scrivener" from successive distances. The first attacks the narrator, the second attacks the attack, the third removes the hope of a clean vantage point. Each piece eats the previous one. Together they ask whether any act of understanding can avoid being an act of consumption. Part I: The … Continue reading The Bartleby Triptych: On Vampires, Critics, and Hunger
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