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  1. BYD Just Put an Electric Car on Top of the Speed Food Chain

    Photo by JustAnotherCarDesigner, via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

    Dear Cherubs, the speed wars have entered their electric era, and the latest headline is the kind that makes petrolheads stare at the dashboard in silence. BYD says its YANGWANG U9 Xtreme hit 496.22 km/h at the ATP Automotive Testing Papenburg track in Germany on 14 September 2025, claiming the title of the world’s fastest production car.

    That number is not a typo, not a marketing sneeze, and not one of those “in ideal conditions, on a downhill, with a prayer” moments. It is a certified top-speed run on a German test track, and it resets the conversation about what an electric car can do when engineers stop being polite and start being extremely ambitious.

    THE MAGIC NUMBER

    On paper, the recipe sounds almost rude. Autoweek reports the U9 Xtreme uses a 1,200-volt electrical system, four motors spinning up to 30,000 rpm, and a combined output of roughly 3,000 horsepower. That is not “a bit quick”; that is “the laws of common sense have requested a meeting.” The car also leans on BYD’s Blade Battery, semi-slick tires, and active suspension to keep all that energy pointed forward instead of auditioning for orbit.

    Bugatti has long worn the speed crown with the Chiron Super Sport 300+, and the company says its record run reached 490.484 km/h. So this was not a polite nudge past an old benchmark; it was a full-throttle rewrite of the leaderboard. The symbolism is hard to miss: electric performance is no longer just about silence and efficiency. It can also be absurd, dramatic, and frankly a little smug.

    WHY IT MATTERS

    The bigger story is not merely one car going very, very fast. It is that Chinese automakers are now building halo machines that force the old European script to refresh itself. A few years ago, the EV conversation was mostly range anxiety, charging stops, and whether “quick” counted if it came with no drama. Now the conversation includes certified speed records, 3,000-hp outputs, and the mildly terrifying phrase “production car.”

    There is, of course, a useful asterisk. These record runs are done on a certified test track, with a highly specialized limited-production car, not in the real-world chaos of commuters, roundabouts, and delivery vans that behave like they pay no taxes. BYD says only 30 units of the U9 Xtreme will be built, which is just enough to make it exclusive and just few enough to keep most of us from finding out how much a 496 km/h headache costs. Still, the message lands cleanly: the fastest production car in the world is now electric, and the future arrived wearing racing gloves.

    Sources list
    BYD Media — https://www.byd.com/mea/news-list/yangwang-u9-xtreme-is-the-worlds-fastest-production-car-with-top-speed-of-496kmh
    BYD Media Site — https://bydukmedia.com/en/news-articles/yangwang-u9-xtreme-is-the-world%E2%80%99s-fastest-production-car%2C-with-top-speed-of-496.22km/h.html
    Autoweek — https://www.autoweek.com/news/a68000290/u9x-fastest-production-car-ever/
    Autoweek — https://www.autoweek.com/news/a69110131/yangwang-u9-xtreme-nurburgring/
    Bugatti Newsroom — https://newsroom.bugatti.com/en/press-releases/first-bugatti-chiron-super-sport-300-ready-for-launch
    Wikimedia Commons image — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Yangwang_U9_001.jpg

    The Thisclaimer logo blends a classic warning symbol with a brain icon to represent critical thinking, curiosity, and thoughtful disclaimers. #automotiveNews #bugattiChiron #byd #chinaCars #electricHypercar #evPerformance #news #productionCar #speedRecord #u9Xtreme #yangwang
  2. I just received reimbursement from a party I organized for a nonprofit back in 2008.

    Lady Gaga performed. It cost me approximately $400 to throw the party. Back then, I was living paycheck to paycheck, so it was a real hardship for me when they were unable to reimburse me. But I really wanted this party to happen.

    Gaga waived her fee, the high school auditorium was free, and teenage students made the food and tea on her humble rider.

    The State Dept of Revenue’s Unclaimed Property division returned the funds to me 15 years later, today! I don’t need the $400 today like I needed it back then– but it was totally worth it for the unique memory that 432 others also had!

    And Lady Gaga topped the charts about 3 months later. Totally deserved, good karma. Thank you.

    (photo via Taco2 who was also there)

    #alyson #c895 #dancemusic #edm #gaga #halehigh #justdance #knhc #ladygaga #publicradio #radio #seattle #spacecowboy

  3. So it transpires that my USB serial adapters are either lost in the mist of time or just plain broken (to be fair ark3116 devices weren't up to much to start with), so I had to resort to an #amiga to test that modem I got a couple of weeks back. Please excuse the incorrect aspect ratio, my GBS8200 settings were lost and need reflashing.

  4. So it transpires that my USB serial adapters are either lost in the mist of time or just plain broken (to be fair ark3116 devices weren't up to much to start with), so I had to resort to an #amiga to test that modem I got a couple of weeks back. Please excuse the incorrect aspect ratio, my GBS8200 settings were lost and need reflashing.

  5. So it transpires that my USB serial adapters are either lost in the mist of time or just plain broken (to be fair ark3116 devices weren't up to much to start with), so I had to resort to an #amiga to test that modem I got a couple of weeks back. Please excuse the incorrect aspect ratio, my GBS8200 settings were lost and need reflashing.

  6. So it transpires that my USB serial adapters are either lost in the mist of time or just plain broken (to be fair ark3116 devices weren't up to much to start with), so I had to resort to an #amiga to test that modem I got a couple of weeks back. Please excuse the incorrect aspect ratio, my GBS8200 settings were lost and need reflashing.

  7. CW: Antisemitismus / Körperliche Gewalt / Berlin

    Der jüdische Grünen-Politiker Daniel Eliasson wurde in Berlin antisemitisch angefeindet und ist fast geschlagen worden.

    #GegenJedenAntisemitismus #BerlinSteglitz #Steglitz

  8. CW: Antisemitismus

    "„Death to Israel – Kill a Zionist“ – prangte klar lesbar für alle Besucher*innen an einer Wand des diesjährigen Sommerrundgangs der UdK. Es handelte sich dabei aber nicht um ein Kunstwerk, sondern um eine der Dutzenden gleichartigen Schmierereien."

    #udk #berlin #UdKBerlin

    edamagazin.de/kunst-kultur-kil

  9. CW: Türkei / Kurdistan

    "Am 2. Februar 2025 hat ein türkischer Luftangriff die zentrale Wasserstation von Kobanê im Dorf Sheikh Al-Fawqani zerstört." #DefendKobanê

    Bankverbindung:
    Städtefreundschaft Frankfurt-Kobane e.V.
    IBAN: DE66 5019 0000 6200 9082 42
    Stichwort: „Wasserstation“

    frankfurt-kobane.org/dringende

  10. @MartinGuay @cliffwade I've enjoyed it so far... not that far in though but it's fun and enjoying the story so far. No issues on Series X or on the Legion Go 😁

    #Avowed #Xbox #SeriesX #Obsidian #Gaming #LegionGo #HandheldGaming

  11. My son and his lab partner are conducting a survey on the "Relationship Between Violent Video Games and Aggression" for his Psychology 319: Research Designs and Intermediate Statistical Methods in Psychology course at University. If you could help him and his assignment partner out, that would be fantastic!

    Boosts welcomed and appreciated!

    #Psychology #VideoGames #Games #Gaming #Agression #Survey #Study #Research Designs #StatisticalMethods

    docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI

  12. My son and his lab partner are conducting a survey on the "Relationship Between Violent Video Games and Aggression" for his Psychology 319: Research Designs and Intermediate Statistical Methods in Psychology course at University. If you could help him and his assignment partner out, that would be fantastic!

    Boosts welcomed and appreciated!

    #Psychology #VideoGames #Games #Gaming #Agression #Survey #Study #Research Designs #StatisticalMethods

    docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI

  13. My son and his lab partner are conducting a survey on the "Relationship Between Violent Video Games and Aggression" for his Psychology 319: Research Designs and Intermediate Statistical Methods in Psychology course at University. If you could help him and his assignment partner out, that would be fantastic!

    Boosts welcomed and appreciated!

    #Psychology #VideoGames #Games #Gaming #Agression #Survey #Study #Research Designs #StatisticalMethods

    docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI

  14. My son and his lab partner are conducting a survey on the "Relationship Between Violent Video Games and Aggression" for his Psychology 319: Research Designs and Intermediate Statistical Methods in Psychology course at University. If you could help him and his assignment partner out, that would be fantastic!

    Boosts welcomed and appreciated!

    #Psychology #VideoGames #Games #Gaming #Agression #Survey #Study #Research Designs #StatisticalMethods

    docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI

  15. My son and his lab partner are conducting a survey on the "Relationship Between Violent Video Games and Aggression" for his Psychology 319: Research Designs and Intermediate Statistical Methods in Psychology course at University. If you could help him and his assignment partner out, that would be fantastic!

    Boosts welcomed and appreciated!

    #Psychology #VideoGames #Games #Gaming #Agression #Survey #Study #Research Designs #StatisticalMethods

    docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI

  16. Looking for a new wireless headset for gaming? Look no further! Our Turtle Beach Stealth Pro review looks at a wireless gaming headset with "exceptional audio fidelity" and "unrivaled" active noise-cancellation.

    #TurtleBeach #StealthPro #Xbox #PC #PlayStation #WirelessGamingHeadset #GamingHeadset #Gaming #EditorsChoice

    techaeris.com/2023/04/26/turtl

  17. Constantly forgetting to stay hydrated while gaming? HyperX has a solution for dehydration: the new Cloud2O Hydration Gaming Headset complete with earcup reservoirs you can fill with a drink of your choice.

    #HyperX #GamingHeadset #Gaming #Hydration

    techaeris.com/2023/03/31/stay-

  18. So dumb Q here... just got a three-month trial for Apple TV+. Signed in o.k. using an app on a Samsung projector but there doesn't seem to be a way to set up profiles? Did some quick Googling but all that came up was Apple Family Sharing but it looks like you need an iDevice to set it up? Android/PC user so that's not doable - is there really not a way to set it up on Windows or Android?

    #Apple #AppleTV #FamilySharing #Windows