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> I think Musk's coyness about this is pretty annoying... if he really has a great idea, and intends to make it public, why not just say it instead of making fl
by veidr 14y ago
> I think Musk's coyness about this is pretty annoying... if he really has a great idea, and intends to make it public, why not just say it instead of making flirty glances and beating around the bush?
I agree, and it reminds me of nothing so much as the protracted and anticlimactic unveiling of the Segway.
A tech-world-famous entrepreneur coyly keeping mum about some radical new technology that is supposed to CHANGE THE FREAKIN' WORLD, MAN--and then it turns out to be a revolution in keeping airport security guards from having to walk so much.
I'd love to see it be everything Musk promises (just like I'd love to order a personal cold fusion generator from Amazon), but such lofty claims need substantial evidence to have any credibility.
- joelrunyon 14y agoTo be fair, he's mentioned it as an idea and I believe in the interview, he said he wanted to check with his engineers to make sure it could be possible. He's not hyping up the next product as much as he's musing about the notes & ideas written down in his journal when people ask him bluntly "what else are you working on?" And to be fair, Musk's track record on creating things that are going to CHANGE THE FREAKIN' WORLD, MAN is pretty dang good (paypal, tesla, spacex as if I have to even name them).
- waterlesscloud 14y agoThe feeling I get, and it's just a feeling, is that it's an idea where the hype is sort of getting away from him. I wonder if he even took it all that seriously at first, he may not have realized he's made the transition to Man Whose Words Are Given Great Attention. He seems like he's starting to realize that, but only now...
- snogglethorpe 14y agoMusk: "oh crap!" >< http://xkcd.com/799/ http://xkcd.com/799/