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Someone on HN had a wonderful writeup previously about ALL the companies Musk is building are directly applicable to colonizing mars... He is piloting and test

• IanCal 7y ago
  Waitbutwhy has some interesting posts about what they see as the role of each company. The Neural link one summarises them at one point (though is an enormous article, and a great one). https://waitbutwhy.com/2017/04/neuralink.html https://waitbutwhy.com/2017/04/neuralink.html As an aside, they have some really wonderful long form content. I love the 1 to Graham's number posts (a two parter) https://waitbutwhy.com/2014/11/from-1-to-1000000.html https://waitbutwhy.com/2014/11/from-1-to-1000000.html
• state_less 7y ago
  That's good news for earth. You often need a closed loop product lifecycle in space, since you can't throw away and source new parts and materials without great cost. Any spinoffs should help us close open loop systems down here on earth.
• inopinatus 7y ago
  I believe the standard working hypothesis is that Elon Musk is a lonely alien trying to get home, and started a car company because it seemed nicely inconspicuous.
  • icebraining 7y ago
    s/started/joined/
    • inopinatus 7y ago
      Okay, but no quibble re. the lonely alien part?
      • icebraining 7y ago
        I'm agnostic on that :)