OT: Ol' Musky fulfills 100 MW, 100 day battery promise
December 7th, 2017 at 10:52 AM ^
I lost a lot of money on his over-priced stock
December 7th, 2017 at 10:56 AM ^
December 7th, 2017 at 11:01 AM ^
This site needs a dumbest post of the year and maybe dumbest of all time.
December 7th, 2017 at 11:50 AM ^
"Meta: Dear MGoBlog Owner"
December 7th, 2017 at 10:57 AM ^
His cars are awesome though.
December 7th, 2017 at 10:59 AM ^
December 7th, 2017 at 12:27 PM ^
Check with Sam and see which way his ballz are falling
December 7th, 2017 at 11:09 AM ^
December 7th, 2017 at 11:12 AM ^
December 7th, 2017 at 11:15 AM ^
The man definitely has a vision, and he's going to go all the way to see it through. As soon as those cars become more cost-effective Tesla is going to go through the roof.
Would love to have one of those cars for my own.
December 7th, 2017 at 11:18 AM ^
but how's his pad level?
December 7th, 2017 at 11:27 AM ^
Those electric cars are cute and all that but if he could invent a battery for my cell phone that would last longer, well now he may have something.
December 7th, 2017 at 11:28 AM ^
Ol musky? Never heard that before
Letters numbers letters numbers
December 7th, 2017 at 12:03 PM ^
December 7th, 2017 at 1:57 PM ^
December 7th, 2017 at 11:31 AM ^
If SkyNet happens, the terminators will look just like Musk. Since he will have invented them.
December 7th, 2017 at 12:29 PM ^
Actually, Musk is one of a handful of "really smart people" (like Hawking) who have issued warnings that AI could reach human-level intelligence, then immediately jump to superintelligence and enslave us all. Alas, it is now a race between states (like us, Russia, China, etc.) to see who gets there first, rather than to think about the consequences of getting there...
December 7th, 2017 at 11:32 AM ^
December 7th, 2017 at 11:46 AM ^
Context given in the thread title made me think Elon Musk, of course, and going with "Ol' Musky", if it was a thing anywhere, was probably an Onion thing or a similar publication. All that somehow made sense.
That being said, maybe just call him "Elon Musk" next time, eh?
December 7th, 2017 at 11:48 AM ^
December 7th, 2017 at 11:57 AM ^
December 7th, 2017 at 1:22 PM ^
The point threshold for posting isn't high enough. Should be 1,000 at a minimum.
December 7th, 2017 at 12:09 PM ^
December 7th, 2017 at 12:12 PM ^
fires in an enclosed space are a real treat. huge terrorism soft target -- collapse either end of the tunnel and kill everyone inside. Dumb and expensive idea.
December 7th, 2017 at 12:24 PM ^
December 7th, 2017 at 1:17 PM ^
December 7th, 2017 at 1:14 PM ^
December 7th, 2017 at 1:30 PM ^
It would cost Gigatons, and that's completely aside from the massive political barriers involving obtaining right-of-way for construction on both public and private land, and crossing multitudes of separate governmental jurisdictions. Musk apparently thinks his reputation and genius will be enough to melt away any resistance, and the real world doesn't work like that.
The hyperloop is an interesting concept that will only yield tangible results in research and development. Without a massive commitment from the federal government—which will never be forthcoming in the present budgetary climate—the hyperloop will never be built over any meaningful distance in the United States. From a practical standpoint of his own finances, it's a distraction from both his car-making and his space ventures, both of which are far more realizable.
If Musk ever wants to see the Hyperloop actually built, there is one country that has the resources and the governmental structure to make the necessary decisions for construction: China.
December 7th, 2017 at 1:41 PM ^
And I wouldn't be surprised if he builds it there. They already have a mag-lev train in operation IIRC.
Meanwhile, in America...
December 7th, 2017 at 2:25 PM ^
December 7th, 2017 at 12:10 PM ^
Elon Musk -- The great crony insider pretending to be a Capitalist.
Stop burning cash and make some money instead of stealing from the U.S. tax payers.
December 7th, 2017 at 12:12 PM ^
December 7th, 2017 at 2:59 PM ^
Stealing from US taxpayers, huh? Well aren't you well informed.
First, any tax breaks go to the buyer, not Tesla. Second, Tesla paid back in full its gov loan years ago while the taxpayers got stuck bailing out the Big 3 and never got repaid. Third, oil company and automakers get huge tax breaks and subsidies but they are more hidden and baked into our economy.
I assume you also rail against every other company that gets any governmental assistance, tax breaks or preference. Here's a clue - Tesla probably gets less than most others.
December 7th, 2017 at 3:10 PM ^
Ford didn't take a bailout.
Other than that I agree with you. I'm fine with tax incentives for innovative products.
December 7th, 2017 at 3:21 PM ^
Okay, fair point.
December 7th, 2017 at 10:01 PM ^
December 7th, 2017 at 12:48 PM ^
December 7th, 2017 at 1:22 PM ^
December 7th, 2017 at 2:53 PM ^
December 7th, 2017 at 3:02 PM ^
I'm sorry, what government money?
And yes, EV cars are not totally green but they are an improvement over ICE cars.
December 7th, 2017 at 4:30 PM ^
December 7th, 2017 at 4:33 PM ^
December 7th, 2017 at 3:06 PM ^
What are your thoughts on the cost of Bitcoin?