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> a CEO that is technical enough to decide on technical matters in inevitable arguments over what direction to choose is better for tech company than a business

by belter 2y ago

> a CEO that is technical enough to decide on technical matters in inevitable arguments over what direction to choose is better for tech company than a business CEO that only looks for "what is cheaper in the short term". You do know Bezos has degrees in electrical engineering and computer science from Princeton unlike Musk, right?

yetihehe 2y ago
I have a computer science degree too, but looks like it doesn't make me more successful. So I'm still asking what is the difference that made SpaceX more successful than BlueOrigin.
- belter 2y ago
  Well to start with you should know Musk has never been a "Programmer" https://www.businessinsider.com/dogecoin-creator-says-elon-musk-grifter-who-couldnt-run-code-2022-5 https://www.businessinsider.com/dogecoin-creator-says-elon-m...
  - Jensson 2y ago
    The evidence is: > He asked, 'How do I run this Python script?'" Palmer said, per Crikey. That is exactly what a programmer would ask, python scripts are not self contained they have a lot of dependencies, also typically you need to invoke them with a lot of parameters. In addition not all programmers are python programmers, getting some commands you need in order to get started is just run of the mill when you get code from someone.
    - belter 2y ago
      He does not have a clue: https://youtu.be/cZslebJEZbE https://youtu.be/cZslebJEZbE
pookha 2y ago
This is the same argument people used against the Wright brothers that you're now throwing at Elon Musk (in a thread maligning the Wright brothers claim to fame)...Langley was a classically trained mathematician with associations to Harvard and the Naval Academy. He was one of the most sought after and decorated engineer's and astrologers (invented his own time system) and was given exclusive funding by the Smithsonian to solve flight. He lost to the Bicycle repair shop guys that hand rolled their own equipment on sandbars in North Carolina (who didn't have advanced degree's in engineering).
- belter 2y ago
  You can do a lot with 38 Billion dollars of US Government money. It's a very Socialist thing to do: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/interactive/2025/elon-musk-business-government-contracts-funding/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/interactive/2025/e...
FreebasingLLMs 2y ago
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by belter 2y ago

yetihehe 2y ago

I have a computer science degree too, but looks like it doesn't make me more successful. So I'm still asking what is the difference that made SpaceX more successful than BlueOrigin.

belter 2y ago
Well to start with you should know Musk has never been a "Programmer" https://www.businessinsider.com/dogecoin-creator-says-elon-musk-grifter-who-couldnt-run-code-2022-5 https://www.businessinsider.com/dogecoin-creator-says-elon-m...
- Jensson 2y ago
  The evidence is: > He asked, 'How do I run this Python script?'" Palmer said, per Crikey. That is exactly what a programmer would ask, python scripts are not self contained they have a lot of dependencies, also typically you need to invoke them with a lot of parameters. In addition not all programmers are python programmers, getting some commands you need in order to get started is just run of the mill when you get code from someone.
  - belter 2y ago
    He does not have a clue: https://youtu.be/cZslebJEZbE https://youtu.be/cZslebJEZbE

pookha 2y ago

This is the same argument people used against the Wright brothers that you're now throwing at Elon Musk (in a thread maligning the Wright brothers claim to fame)...Langley was a classically trained mathematician with associations to Harvard and the Naval Academy. He was one of the most sought after and decorated engineer's and astrologers (invented his own time system) and was given exclusive funding by the Smithsonian to solve flight. He lost to the Bicycle repair shop guys that hand rolled their own equipment on sandbars in North Carolina (who didn't have advanced degree's in engineering).

belter 2y ago
You can do a lot with 38 Billion dollars of US Government money. It's a very Socialist thing to do: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/interactive/2025/elon-musk-business-government-contracts-funding/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/interactive/2025/e...

FreebasingLLMs 2y ago

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