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Everyone can have their own opinion regarding how many rockets and African internet satellites and Tesla drivers and astronauts are worth risking to push techno

by themgt 10y ago

Everyone can have their own opinion regarding how many rockets and African internet satellites and Tesla drivers and astronauts are worth risking to push technology as far as fast as Musk can. What's harder to argue, I think, is that Musk has pushed right up near the line where one or two more lost SpaceX rockets or dead Tesla drivers could send many of his plans into a tailspin. There's almost a feel like Steve Jobs in 1985, sword of damocles hanging overhead. History may prove Musk "right" as it did Jobs, but he nonetheless similarly risks losing quite a lot, as do we all in a sense.

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aries1980 10y ago
Does his companies have Aldus Pagemakers and Pro Tools as Apple had and saved many times from bankruptcy?
jonathankoren 10y ago
The rocket is the rocket. These things happen. However, a static fire test is pretty rare these days, and usually doesn't take place with the payload loaded, but SpaceX wanted to shave a day off the schedule[0]. Bonus points, for insurance not paying for the loss.[1] So they do run their rocket launches in an odd way. What's more troubling is the Tesla autopilot product release. That is indefensible. Let's be honest here people, if it's outside the lab, it's a release. Sure you can call it a "beta", you can throw up a "Hey don't use this, it's beta," click through warning, but it's still a release. If you didn't think that people were going to hear "autopilot" and think autopilot, then you're too naive to be in the consumer industry. No, it's not a level 4 autonomous vehicle, and yet that's how people are going to treat it, because that's what you demo. That's what you're calling it. That's what "autopilot" means. Level 3 is the worst level, because it lulls the driver into complacency, and then into a completely preventable accident. [0] http://spacenews.com/falcon-9-pad-explosion-highlights-unique-aspect-of-spacex-launch-campaigns/ http://spacenews.com/falcon-9-pad-explosion-highlights-uniqu... [1] http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2016/09/01/spacex_blew_up_facebook_s_first_internet_satellite.html http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2016/09/01/spacex_bl...

by themgt 10y ago

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aries1980 10y ago

Does his companies have Aldus Pagemakers and Pro Tools as Apple had and saved many times from bankruptcy?

jonathankoren 10y ago

The rocket is the rocket. These things happen. However, a static fire test is pretty rare these days, and usually doesn't take place with the payload loaded, but SpaceX wanted to shave a day off the schedule[0]. Bonus points, for insurance not paying for the loss.[1] So they do run their rocket launches in an odd way. What's more troubling is the Tesla autopilot product release. That is indefensible. Let's be honest here people, if it's outside the lab, it's a release. Sure you can call it a "beta", you can throw up a "Hey don't use this, it's beta," click through warning, but it's still a release. If you didn't think that people were going to hear "autopilot" and think autopilot, then you're too naive to be in the consumer industry. No, it's not a level 4 autonomous vehicle, and yet that's how people are going to treat it, because that's what you demo. That's what you're calling it. That's what "autopilot" means. Level 3 is the worst level, because it lulls the driver into complacency, and then into a completely preventable accident. [0] http://spacenews.com/falcon-9-pad-explosion-highlights-unique-aspect-of-spacex-launch-campaigns/ http://spacenews.com/falcon-9-pad-explosion-highlights-uniqu... [1] http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2016/09/01/spacex_blew_up_facebook_s_first_internet_satellite.html http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2016/09/01/spacex_bl...