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This FT long piece on Palmer Lucky, and Anduril has some good context: https://www.ft.com/content/ce6f96f8-6ab8-4089-b7db-f99db22c2071 https://www.ft.com/conten

This FT long piece on Palmer Lucky, and Anduril has some good context: https://www.ft.com/content/ce6f96f8-6ab8-4089-b7db-f99db22c2071 https://www.ft.com/content/ce6f96f8-6ab8-4089-b7db-f99db22c2...

qarl 2y ago
WHOAH. Is this article really equating Palmer Lucky to Oppenheimer?
- beastman82 2y ago
  I don't know about equal but Luckey has achieved some pretty impressive things by age 31. I think people are blinded by his political activity.
  - qarl 2y ago
    > I don't know about equal but Luckey has achieved some pretty impressive things by age 31. Having interacted with Luckey in a number of unpleasant ways, I think we'll just have to agree to disagree.
    - putridmetal 2y ago
      Don't tease me with that cliffhanger. Throw me some breadcrumbs. Do tell.
    - beastman82 2y ago
      So you disagree his achievements are impressive? That's my only assertion. And if so, you are saying his achievements are nullified by his behavior?
      - mrguyorama 2y ago
        What achievements? Is productizing something we figured out in the 90s (you can do VR with a headset using some form of magnetic tracking) really comparable to splitting the goddamned atom? The dude's a hacker, not a god.
      - qarl 2y ago
        I do disagree his achievements are impressive. As near as I can tell, he is successful for advocating for VR headsets. I do not believe that's equivalent to splitting the atom. But hey, I guess we all see things our own way.
- ycombinete 2y ago
  No, the only mention of Oppenheimer in the article is this: > Essentially, Luckey’s aim is to make the US and its allies almost impossible to harm — “a prickly porcupine” in his words — as well as to supply weapons powerful enough to put adversaries off attacking in the first place. “We want to build the capabilities that give us the ability to swiftly win any war we are forced to enter,” he says. > The thesis is not original. It’s the same idea that led to Robert Oppenheimer’s development of the atomic bomb. America’s attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki ended the second world war, killing more than 100,000 people, and nuclear weapons have not been deployed in conflict since. Newspaper headlines are usually added by the copy editors, not the author of the article.
  - qarl 2y ago
    Ah - so it was the FT editor that equated Palmer Luckey to Oppenheimer.
    - coffeeindex 2y ago
      Is he not just saying that Palmer Luckey’s “idea” isn’t his own — Oppenheimer for example had it before? That’s hardly equating them
      - qarl 2y ago
        The title of the article is "How Silicon Valley’s ‘Oppenheimer’ found lucrative trade in AI weapons". The implication is that Palmer is Silcon Valley's Oppenheimer. EDIT: Although, now that you mention it, Oppenheimer is in quotes. I guess it's possible that the FT is being sarcastic.

This FT long piece on Palmer Lucky, and Anduril has some good context: https://www.ft.com/content/ce6f96f8-6ab8-4089-b7db-f99db22c2071 https://www.ft.com/content/ce6f96f8-6ab8-4089-b7db-f99db22c2...

qarl 2y ago

WHOAH. Is this article really equating Palmer Lucky to Oppenheimer?

beastman82 2y ago
I don't know about equal but Luckey has achieved some pretty impressive things by age 31. I think people are blinded by his political activity.
- qarl 2y ago
  > I don't know about equal but Luckey has achieved some pretty impressive things by age 31. Having interacted with Luckey in a number of unpleasant ways, I think we'll just have to agree to disagree.
  - putridmetal 2y ago
    Don't tease me with that cliffhanger. Throw me some breadcrumbs. Do tell.
  - beastman82 2y ago
    So you disagree his achievements are impressive? That's my only assertion. And if so, you are saying his achievements are nullified by his behavior?
    - mrguyorama 2y ago
      What achievements? Is productizing something we figured out in the 90s (you can do VR with a headset using some form of magnetic tracking) really comparable to splitting the goddamned atom? The dude's a hacker, not a god.
    - qarl 2y ago
      I do disagree his achievements are impressive. As near as I can tell, he is successful for advocating for VR headsets. I do not believe that's equivalent to splitting the atom. But hey, I guess we all see things our own way.
ycombinete 2y ago
No, the only mention of Oppenheimer in the article is this: > Essentially, Luckey’s aim is to make the US and its allies almost impossible to harm — “a prickly porcupine” in his words — as well as to supply weapons powerful enough to put adversaries off attacking in the first place. “We want to build the capabilities that give us the ability to swiftly win any war we are forced to enter,” he says. > The thesis is not original. It’s the same idea that led to Robert Oppenheimer’s development of the atomic bomb. America’s attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki ended the second world war, killing more than 100,000 people, and nuclear weapons have not been deployed in conflict since. Newspaper headlines are usually added by the copy editors, not the author of the article.
- qarl 2y ago
  Ah - so it was the FT editor that equated Palmer Luckey to Oppenheimer.
  - coffeeindex 2y ago
    Is he not just saying that Palmer Luckey’s “idea” isn’t his own — Oppenheimer for example had it before? That’s hardly equating them
    - qarl 2y ago
      The title of the article is "How Silicon Valley’s ‘Oppenheimer’ found lucrative trade in AI weapons". The implication is that Palmer is Silcon Valley's Oppenheimer. EDIT: Although, now that you mention it, Oppenheimer is in quotes. I guess it's possible that the FT is being sarcastic.