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Agreed about tired of hearing speculation but he has only mentioned it a handful of times and said he would publish a paper/plans in August of this year (now).
by dm2 13y ago
Agreed about tired of hearing speculation but he has only mentioned it a handful of times and said he would publish a paper/plans in August of this year (now).
It's pretty amazing that a vague futuristic concept can generate so much publicity.
- sravfeyn 13y agoIt's not just a vague futuristic concept, it's 'a vague futuristic concept of a genius engineer'. There are so many other concepts that don't generate publicity like this.
- AlexDanger 13y agoRemember how the Segway was going to be bigger than the internet? That said, I think the hype bubble for the HLoop has a small radius. Very much concentrated in tech circles. None of my non-tech friends (we fondly refer to them as normies) have heard about the Hyperloop.
- hobs 13y agoExactly. Even my intelligent but not super nerdy friends had no idea what the hyperloop was when I mentioned it, Elon is not a name they know, and Tesla barely rings a bell.
- nonchalance 13y agoThe finance community, on the other hand, is very aware of Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) and Musk
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