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xedeon
3y ago
> Maybe I'm misusing this thing? That seems to be the case here. ;) > So another guy who claims to be a Tesla employee says (again, strangely future tense) that this is true? I mean, I am willing to believe--'cause he paid $
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xedeon
3y ago
> high editorial standards of such tech-press luminaries as "TechRadar" and "Hacker News". If you would’ve just scrolled just a little bit on that Twitter post that you linked. You would’ve seen these: https:/&#
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xedeon
3y ago
https://x.com/jamesncantrell/status/1513580207390670853?s=20
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xedeon
3y ago
> A tweet without any context doesn't exactly prove much. No idea who is wrong about what there. The tweet was a response to the same claims you're making, the parent tweet is clearly there. It seems that you don't even k
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xedeon
3y ago
> He suggests he taught himself rocket science and that he's personally involved in designing these rockets and cars. I have some doubts about that. You can doubt all you want. This is easily verified. 1. https://twitter.
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xedeon
3y ago
Video and audio evidence says otherwise. Unless you can produce sources where Elon claims sole credit for SpaceX milestones. I've been following SpaceX's progress since 2005 on Kimbal's blogspot (yes that blogspot) updates [1
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xedeon
3y ago
Incumbents like Lockheed, Boeing, and ULA often face problems such as fraud, waste, and fund misappropriation. Additionally, NASA's progress is hindered by bureaucracy and red tape. Given these circumstances, depending solely on NASA f
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xedeon
3y ago
Not true at all: https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2023/08/17/spacex-reported-a-profit...
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xedeon
3y ago
> not at all the same thing; elon, like all people, is fallible. he's not an engineer and CEO and visionary and project manager and salesperson. he's just a salesperson who likes engineering and didn't finish his college d
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xedeon
3y ago
$44k for just the steel frame. * Our PLUS 1 home kits consist of only the steel frame structure (shell) and the necessary components to assemble them.*
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xedeon
4y ago
> Tom seems brilliant but I wouldn't refute my argument based on a single datapoint. Sure, I agree. However, there are many other examples that you can easily look up. But I do find the by amount of mental gymnastics in your respons
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xedeon
4y ago
Patently false. 1. https://twitter.com/lrocket/status/1512919230689148929 2. https://twitter.com/lrocket/status/1099411086711746560 3. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/
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xedeon
4y ago
This reminds me of the fractal flames on the end credits of the movie Annihilation [1]. I was in such awe on how beautiful it was. That I became curious how they achieved the look. I found out that they used Chaotica [2]. [1] https:/&
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xedeon
4y ago
Can you point out where? This looks pretty circular to me: https://www.tesla.com/semi
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xedeon
4y ago
That a very opinionated yet empty statement. Please elaborate and share your experience driving long haul semi trucks in U.S. interstates and city streets.
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xedeon
4y ago
My question for you is, has any of it been “substantiated”? Because so far I haven’t seen any ruling, fine, or confirmation from any governing body.
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xedeon
4y ago
> Do you consider the Guardian and Business Wire to be reputable news organizations No not really. Also, there are no “forms of substantiation”or “grey areas”. Either the allegations will be confirmed true (substantiated) or not (un subs
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xedeon
4y ago
That’s just one of the many jobs they posted during the development of semi. They also have “real” drivers that put a ton of hours shuttling Tesla cargo from NV to CA and vise versa. Not to mention the author is from the EU. Trucking in the
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xedeon
4y ago
From: December 23, 2021 “Tesla hiring drivers for reliability, performance and homologation testing of Tesla Semi” Source: https://driveteslacanada.ca/semi/tesla-hiring-drivers-for-re... It’s a bit silly to assume they
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xedeon
4y ago
Perhaps you should quickly search "Autumn Sorrells" to see her experience/credentials. Not sure what you're even getting at here.
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xedeon
4y ago
You might want to read the thread again. I believe the word you’re looking for is “bias”. Even if we take Vance out of the picture. My point on the claims being unsubstantiated (so far) still stand. Can you find any source that a governing
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xedeon
4y ago
> Those that have signed the giving pledge come to mind. That’s your only criteria? SBF (FTX) fits that description. Yet he misappropriated retail customer and investor funds. Being myopic leads to gullibility. FYI: https://fo
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xedeon
4y ago
> Why anyone would give their precious time away to a billionaire is beyond me, but to each their own I guess. Have we as a society really devolved into a "Billionaire Bad" way of thinking? Sweeping generalizations are for the
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xedeon
4y ago
I'm not sure you understand what "substantiated" means. > There are many ways for a company to compensate people, other than hiring them as an employee (consulting fees, board seat, stock, etc.) Again, that's a claim.
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xedeon
4y ago
Let's be intellectually honest here. Do you have any substantiated sources? Those are claims. I can make a false claim that you did the same. Also, Ashley Vance does not work for Neuralink. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
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xedeon
4y ago
"Very interesting person at Neuralink is Autumn Sorrells, the animal care director. I have been to some grim, grim animal labs at universities and elsewhere. Sorrells and her team do actually care about these creatures and are advancin
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xedeon
4y ago
You realize that the car stuff is only a small part of the entire infra and stack right?
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xedeon
4y ago
How much annual revenue does Twitter generate compared to Tesla?
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xedeon
4y ago
From a quick Google search: - https://m.media-amazon.com/images/G/01/employer-brand/AMZ_20... - https://www.amazon.jobs/en/landing_pages/benefitsoverview-us - https:/
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xedeon
4y ago
Here you go: https://youtu.be/KeswYJgf5mM > I’d like to hear a bit more about … Not everything is about you and the world doesn’t owe you anything . I’m afraid.
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