Elon Musk

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wtf r u talking about

lag∞n, Tuesday, 11 December 2018 23:14 (five years ago) link

attempting to undermine public transpo projects in the pursuit of selling lousy cars is pretty bad

― lag∞n, Wednesday, 12 December 2018 10:06 AM (nine minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

But in the best traditions of the auto Indy which is about the only thing he hasn’t learnt from carmakers.

American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Tuesday, 11 December 2018 23:19 (five years ago) link

I guess my point, as such, was that the only thing he's really *achieved* has been his line of fancy cars. Everything else has been sort of a pipe dream work in progress that seems more talk than payoff, as of yet. That is to say, I understand that Space x is a thing, but I don't understand what that thing is. To privatize space travel?

Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 11 December 2018 23:26 (five years ago) link

mostly

(I'm in favor of space travel+research fwiw)

Οὖτις, Tuesday, 11 December 2018 23:27 (five years ago) link

lol you guys are such haters.

DJI, Tuesday, 11 December 2018 23:27 (five years ago) link

Space x’s number one thing is to earn money by putting things into orbit.

American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Tuesday, 11 December 2018 23:28 (five years ago) link

If he wants to build rockets, that's cool, but it really does seem most directly a guy with money does things for other people with money project, unless one factors in the abstract potential benefits of future space travel. I agree that space travel and research is mostly a good thing, but I'm not sure how good it is in the hands of a select few with the money to do it. For example, who owns the fruit of research financed by Space X?

Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 11 December 2018 23:30 (five years ago) link

Which is to say, at the rate we're going Elon Musk will mostly be known as the guy that owns the moon.

Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 11 December 2018 23:32 (five years ago) link

afaik they aren't financing any research, so not to worry!

Οὖτις, Tuesday, 11 December 2018 23:32 (five years ago) link

space travel and research is childish and dumb actually

lag∞n, Tuesday, 11 December 2018 23:32 (five years ago) link

no more so than sports

A is for (Aimless), Tuesday, 11 December 2018 23:33 (five years ago) link

you use the garbage we throw into orbit every day. spacex puts more garbage that you use into orbit more cheaply than everyone else by reusing the rockets, which they manage to land back on earth after launch.

Sufjan Grafton, Tuesday, 11 December 2018 23:34 (five years ago) link

sports is way better than space travel

lag∞n, Tuesday, 11 December 2018 23:34 (five years ago) link

spacex might still be a shit business model. new forbes article about that today. nba is a good business model. not paying college players probably the best business model.

Sufjan Grafton, Tuesday, 11 December 2018 23:35 (five years ago) link

sports is way better than space travel

them's fightin words

also stupid words

Οὖτις, Tuesday, 11 December 2018 23:36 (five years ago) link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cLOBHEON20

DJI, Tuesday, 11 December 2018 23:36 (five years ago) link

them's fightin words

also stupid words

― Οὖτις, Tuesday, December 11, 2018 6:36 PM (one minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

wow try growing up then get back to me

lag∞n, Tuesday, 11 December 2018 23:38 (five years ago) link

typed out a semi-drunk rant about sports vs Musk but then decided it was just easier to use the FP

I Accept the Word of Santa (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 11 December 2018 23:39 (five years ago) link

sports is way better than space travel

for mere earthbound clods like us, sure. but sports are also childish and dumb. I mean that in a good way

A is for (Aimless), Tuesday, 11 December 2018 23:39 (five years ago) link

sports and space travel are both run by tech billionaires

Sufjan Grafton, Tuesday, 11 December 2018 23:39 (five years ago) link

however, steph curry does not believe we've landed on the moon

Sufjan Grafton, Tuesday, 11 December 2018 23:40 (five years ago) link

sports has athletes who can dunk space travel has what some smelly nerds

lag∞n, Tuesday, 11 December 2018 23:40 (five years ago) link

Space Jam

Sufjan Grafton, Tuesday, 11 December 2018 23:41 (five years ago) link

just going to throw that out there

Sufjan Grafton, Tuesday, 11 December 2018 23:41 (five years ago) link

sounds like someone's never seen a little movie called SPACE JAM

lol xp

Οὖτις, Tuesday, 11 December 2018 23:42 (five years ago) link

there is a basketball jones and then there is tracy morgan's astronaut jones

Sufjan Grafton, Tuesday, 11 December 2018 23:43 (five years ago) link

umm actually i saw space jam in the theater plz think before u post

lag∞n, Tuesday, 11 December 2018 23:43 (five years ago) link

you didn't see cars 2 or incredibles 2, though

Sufjan Grafton, Tuesday, 11 December 2018 23:44 (five years ago) link

i saw the incredibles 1

lag∞n, Tuesday, 11 December 2018 23:45 (five years ago) link

Note that in Space Jam it was the Monstars who were doing the space travel in an attempt to enslave Earth not an argument for the goodness of space travel tbh

I have measured out my life in coffee shop loyalty cards (silby), Tuesday, 11 December 2018 23:45 (five years ago) link

anyway space travel and sports are both fun activities by definition, since they are hard to do and there's no reason to do them

I have measured out my life in coffee shop loyalty cards (silby), Tuesday, 11 December 2018 23:46 (five years ago) link

humans shdnt go to space its not for us

lag∞n, Tuesday, 11 December 2018 23:48 (five years ago) link

fine, you can stay behind

Οὖτις, Tuesday, 11 December 2018 23:48 (five years ago) link

if god had meant us to go into space he would've put us in space

I Accept the Word of Santa (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 11 December 2018 23:48 (five years ago) link

space is cursed just like the new york knicks

lag∞n, Tuesday, 11 December 2018 23:49 (five years ago) link

the one exception is elon musk shd def go to mars and stay there

lag∞n, Tuesday, 11 December 2018 23:50 (five years ago) link

hey have you ever thought about how, like, we already *are* in space, man

Οὖτις, Tuesday, 11 December 2018 23:51 (five years ago) link

no JD & The Straight Shot in space. 1 point for space.

Sufjan Grafton, Tuesday, 11 December 2018 23:51 (five years ago) link

no were on earth our home, the trash planet

lag∞n, Tuesday, 11 December 2018 23:51 (five years ago) link

unlike Sanpaku I believe it's important that all humanity perish on this rock made of garbage

I have measured out my life in coffee shop loyalty cards (silby), Tuesday, 11 December 2018 23:52 (five years ago) link

i'm not going as far as all humanity but i have a list

I Accept the Word of Santa (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 11 December 2018 23:52 (five years ago) link

it's important to determine how far out our tail of garbage might reach

Sufjan Grafton, Tuesday, 11 December 2018 23:53 (five years ago) link

our best garbage (Voyager) will most likely outlast every trace of human civilization on earth

Οὖτις, Tuesday, 11 December 2018 23:59 (five years ago) link

i thought that plastic bag in american beauty was supposed to be our "best garbage"

Sufjan Grafton, Wednesday, 12 December 2018 00:04 (five years ago) link

I would never call Kevin Spacey best anything

Οὖτις, Wednesday, 12 December 2018 00:24 (five years ago) link

I would never call Kevin Spacey best anything

― Οὖτις, Tuesday, December 11, 2018 4:24 PM (three minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Sufjan Grafton, Wednesday, 12 December 2018 00:28 (five years ago) link

the only good reason to go to space is to kill god

lag∞n, Wednesday, 12 December 2018 00:29 (five years ago) link

is there really a star wars where they ill god dont mess w me

lag∞n, Wednesday, 12 December 2018 00:31 (five years ago) link

shit you not

j., Wednesday, 12 December 2018 01:24 (five years ago) link


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