… which will be as miserable as July here in the SE.
(As will September…)
Has anybody read Mark Levin’s new book ” On Power”?
I have not. Thought about getting it. I liked his book ” Liberty and Tyranny” .
Stuck the landing! So cool. I never get tired of seeing that!
What??It was just yesterday that we were prepping the garden for summer. And too son we’ll be prepping it for winter. You blink your eyes and time zooms on by.
Old and with little to do, there’s still so little time to smell the roses. 🙁
My wife and I were on a walk and passed a very large parking lot that is part of a shopping complex that has shuttered.
And there were brand new Teslas as far as the eye could see!
There had to be 50 Cybertrucks and more than 200 other models.
There is a Tesla dealership about 1 mile away. This is obviously some type of storage for excess inventory, but the sheer quantity was incredible. I know the $7,500 tax incentive goes away at the end of August and I heard something about Tesla losing an additional $1,500 or $2,500 per vehicle on some other tax credit. And there is likely some lack of interest from potential buyers who may have been put off by Elon Musk’s foray into politics. TSLA is down about 20% on the year.
Interesting.
Here’s what grok told me about Tesla’s inventory:
Yes, Tesla’s sales have been facing challenges in 2025, and the overflow of unsold inventory you observed aligns with reports from multiple sources. Tesla has been dealing with a significant buildup of unsold vehicles, particularly in the U.S., where the company has resorted to storing cars in overflow lots, such as the one you saw near a vacant shopping mall…
Here’s a breakdown of the situation:
– Sales Decline: Tesla’s global deliveries in Q2 2025 are estimated to be between 350,000 and 360,000 vehicles, down significantly from the 410,000 expected by Wall Street analysts and an 80,000-unit drop compared to Q2 2024. This decline persists despite global EV sales surging, indicating Tesla-specific demand issues. In the U.S., Tesla’s largest market, sales are struggling, with inventory levels higher this quarter than last, even with aggressive discounts and low-lease offers. In other regions, sales are also down: Europe is off by about 40%, Canada’s sales are nearly nonexistent, and China saw a 3,000-unit drop compared to Q1 2025
– Inventory Buildup: Tesla’s unsold inventory is a growing problem. Reports indicate over 3,000 unsold Cybertrucks alone… A Reddit post from January 2024 noted around 6,500 unsold Model Ys in the U.S., and the situation appears to have worsened.
Time is relentless, it marches on.
When an economy/culture changes there will be shocks( especially losers) and surprises
( especially to winners)
The Indiana Commission for Higher Education, Indiana’s public-university-system leadership, has announced that the state’s public colleges are responding to a new state law by eliminating or merging more than 400 degree programs on the different university campuses, about 20 percent of the total number of degrees offered.
I wouldn’t have guessed there were even 400 degrees offered in total. 20% means there are about 8,000 unique degrees?!
How many unique colleges are there in the University system; LAS, Education, Commerce, Engineering, Law, Medicine? Did I miss any? Six colleges. That’s over 1,000 unique degrees within each? LAS has to lead the list with maybe 10x the next highest total, but how do you get to 8,000?
That would be 2,000 which seems way too many in my book
Chris Cuomo Fields Call After Call From Democrats Admitting They Were Wrong About Trump: ‘I’m Very Happy’ – Video
I checked that with Chat, which tells me the number is closer to 2200 programs. However those 2200 are spread over all degrees from associate to doctoral programs.
Nonetheless that is still a lot of programs. Chat says it includes ones such as:
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* B.S. in Sustainable Food Systems
* B.A. in Music Business and Entrepreneurship
* M.S. in Data Science for Public Good
* Ph.D. in Human-Centered Computing
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And I used to wonder what a degree in Communication was.
I think higher ed is due for some creative destruction.
The other day I ran into a young café friend, whom I hadn’t seen for a while. She was going for a Ph.D in English Lit. She is bright, articulate, attractive and knew her stuff. If anyone could make it with that degree, I would have bet on her.
So I asked her what she was up to. She’s now teaching high school chemistry. Fortunately she was pre-med before she switched to following her bliss.
I do not envy twenty-somethings trying to navigate today’s world.
Degree and certificate programs in state schools should be drawn from a glossary enacted by the state legislature. Concentrations within degree programs should likewise. In order to establish one, the board of trustees of an institution would have to make a formal application to the state board of regents. In re particular programs in the glossary, the state board would designate 1-3 institutions where such a program would be offered w/o regard to those enrolling. At other institutions, the program would be subject to periodic reviews by the state auditor, who could authoritatively close undersubscribed programs.
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Today’s world sucks but it’s been worse that cafe gal will find unexpected uses from her first education.
huxley, interesting. The Venn diagram intersection between chemistry and English literature is not a very thick wedge, I think.
Rufus, I can see why that headline would have had some shock power! Indiana is not, after all, especially known for its forest expanses.
And yes, happy August to all.
Hi, Neo,
While I was surfing the web, I saw this 1968 clip of 2/3 of the BeeGees on the Dating Game and thought of you. 😉
SpaceX launching Crew-11 this morning:
https://www.nasa.gov/
Rabbit, rabbit, rabbit!
… which will be as miserable as July here in the SE.
(As will September…)
Has anybody read Mark Levin’s new book ” On Power”?
I have not. Thought about getting it. I liked his book ” Liberty and Tyranny” .
Stuck the landing! So cool. I never get tired of seeing that!
What??It was just yesterday that we were prepping the garden for summer. And too son we’ll be prepping it for winter. You blink your eyes and time zooms on by.
Old and with little to do, there’s still so little time to smell the roses. 🙁
My wife and I were on a walk and passed a very large parking lot that is part of a shopping complex that has shuttered.
And there were brand new Teslas as far as the eye could see!
There had to be 50 Cybertrucks and more than 200 other models.
There is a Tesla dealership about 1 mile away. This is obviously some type of storage for excess inventory, but the sheer quantity was incredible. I know the $7,500 tax incentive goes away at the end of August and I heard something about Tesla losing an additional $1,500 or $2,500 per vehicle on some other tax credit. And there is likely some lack of interest from potential buyers who may have been put off by Elon Musk’s foray into politics. TSLA is down about 20% on the year.
Interesting.
Here’s what grok told me about Tesla’s inventory:
Time is relentless, it marches on.
When an economy/culture changes there will be shocks( especially losers) and surprises
( especially to winners)
https://twitchy.com/grateful-calvin/2025/08/01/jonathan-capeharts-tearful-farewell-from-the-washington-post-n2416564
This headline stunned me: https://jamesgmartin.center/2025/08/hoosier-state-slash-and-burn/
I wouldn’t have guessed there were even 400 degrees offered in total. 20% means there are about 8,000 unique degrees?!
How many unique colleges are there in the University system; LAS, Education, Commerce, Engineering, Law, Medicine? Did I miss any? Six colleges. That’s over 1,000 unique degrees within each? LAS has to lead the list with maybe 10x the next highest total, but how do you get to 8,000?
That would be 2,000 which seems way too many in my book
Chris Cuomo Fields Call After Call From Democrats Admitting They Were Wrong About Trump: ‘I’m Very Happy’ – Video
https://commoncts.blogspot.com/2025/08/chris-cuomo-fields-call-after-call-from.html
Re: Indiana degree programs
Rufus, Miguel cervantes:
I checked that with Chat, which tells me the number is closer to 2200 programs. However those 2200 are spread over all degrees from associate to doctoral programs.
Nonetheless that is still a lot of programs. Chat says it includes ones such as:
______________________________
* B.S. in Sustainable Food Systems
* B.A. in Music Business and Entrepreneurship
* M.S. in Data Science for Public Good
* Ph.D. in Human-Centered Computing
______________________________
And I used to wonder what a degree in Communication was.
I think higher ed is due for some creative destruction.
The other day I ran into a young café friend, whom I hadn’t seen for a while. She was going for a Ph.D in English Lit. She is bright, articulate, attractive and knew her stuff. If anyone could make it with that degree, I would have bet on her.
So I asked her what she was up to. She’s now teaching high school chemistry. Fortunately she was pre-med before she switched to following her bliss.
I do not envy twenty-somethings trying to navigate today’s world.
Degree and certificate programs in state schools should be drawn from a glossary enacted by the state legislature. Concentrations within degree programs should likewise. In order to establish one, the board of trustees of an institution would have to make a formal application to the state board of regents. In re particular programs in the glossary, the state board would designate 1-3 institutions where such a program would be offered w/o regard to those enrolling. At other institutions, the program would be subject to periodic reviews by the state auditor, who could authoritatively close undersubscribed programs.
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Today’s world sucks but it’s been worse that cafe gal will find unexpected uses from her first education.
huxley, interesting. The Venn diagram intersection between chemistry and English literature is not a very thick wedge, I think.
Rufus, I can see why that headline would have had some shock power! Indiana is not, after all, especially known for its forest expanses.
And yes, happy August to all.
Hi, Neo,
While I was surfing the web, I saw this 1968 clip of 2/3 of the BeeGees on the Dating Game and thought of you. 😉
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ko2-Sf9BSK4
Is it me or do the bachelorette’s questions seem more off the wall than usual?