seems like we should have a thread on this guy, idk
― but with socks instead of football (darraghmac), Wednesday, 31 October 2012 16:40 (nine years ago) link
Who he?
― Named locally as Tom D (Tom D.), Wednesday, 31 October 2012 16:40 (nine years ago) link
It's really an anagram of "Nole Skum."
― C-3PO Sharkey (Phil D.), Wednesday, 31 October 2012 16:41 (nine years ago) link
Suk Lemon
― Named locally as Tom D (Tom D.), Wednesday, 31 October 2012 16:44 (nine years ago) link
ahe's kinda like tony stark, so i gather from ten mins research, but without the weapons and with clean energy and space
― but with socks instead of football (darraghmac), Wednesday, 31 October 2012 16:45 (nine years ago) link
it's kinda surprising he isn't more well known all things considered
― iatee, Wednesday, 31 October 2012 16:45 (nine years ago) link
seriously. if wiki is even half-accurate shouldn't he be a fixture on Time mag or something?
― but with socks instead of football (darraghmac), Wednesday, 31 October 2012 16:47 (nine years ago) link
His family sound really annoying. Was married to, uh, somebody who was in that St Trinians film, uh, the one with Russell Brand.
― Named locally as Tom D (Tom D.), Wednesday, 31 October 2012 16:47 (nine years ago) link
You realise that if he was ever to become involved in some sort of scandal and subsequent cover-up, newspapers could use the headline, "Elongate"
― Named locally as Tom D (Tom D.), Wednesday, 31 October 2012 16:50 (nine years ago) link
if he was caught cheating he'd be THE MUSKRAT
― but with socks instead of football (darraghmac), Wednesday, 31 October 2012 16:53 (nine years ago) link
dude owes his company's survival to gov programs butsays it's no big deal if Romney wins and makes good on his promiseto obliterate them all.
― Philip Nunez, Wednesday, 31 October 2012 17:04 (nine years ago) link
lots of companies do well out of govt contracts/programs, i'd imagine.
― but with socks instead of football (darraghmac), Wednesday, 31 October 2012 17:10 (nine years ago) link
so hyperloop huh
― well if it isn't old 11 cameras simon (gbx), Monday, 12 August 2013 22:40 (eight years ago) link
people on twitter so mad. trying to understand why. i guess it boils down to:
1) shouldn't we fix BART / buses / systems that working class people use before building toys for rich people
2) LA-to-SF only is ridiculous, there's like a whole state in there
3) nobody wants to hear half-baked plans from an arrogant rich dude
still, i mean, it's pretty cool, right?
― eris bueller (lukas), Monday, 12 August 2013 22:55 (eight years ago) link
There are lots of problems everywhere all the time. Can't let it stop technology from moving forward.
There's a whole country, even! LA-to-SF sounds like a perfectly fine beta test.
Not all rich dudes are arrogant. Elon Musk has never struck me as anything close to that.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Monday, 12 August 2013 23:13 (eight years ago) link
people on twitter so mad.
who do you follow?
― markers, Monday, 12 August 2013 23:17 (eight years ago) link
i'm not getting that impression from all the tech ppl i follow
unveiling this while CA is deep in the hole with it's bullet-train project (something I support wholeheartedly btw) is pretty arrogant
― joe schmoladoo from 7-11 (Shakey Mo Collier), Monday, 12 August 2013 23:18 (eight years ago) link
You might be right, Johnny, dunno. I was just trying to figure out why there was this explosion of contempt all over my twitter feed after the announcement.
― eris bueller (lukas), Monday, 12 August 2013 23:19 (eight years ago) link
markers, here are some of the people that were entertainingly scathing: kalebhorton, quartzcity, tcarmody, mikesonn
― eris bueller (lukas), Monday, 12 August 2013 23:24 (eight years ago) link
i do follow tim but i guess whatever he said didn't stick
― markers, Monday, 12 August 2013 23:27 (eight years ago) link
cool monorail bro
― lag∞n, Monday, 12 August 2013 23:54 (eight years ago) link
lol
― markers, Monday, 12 August 2013 23:55 (eight years ago) link
i have a plan for a train that goes from boston to atlanta in 10mins, its called lasertrain and ill give you some cool drawings of it in a couple weeks, its ridiculous no one is building it btw it only costs $10
― lag∞n, Monday, 12 August 2013 23:59 (eight years ago) link
im not gonna build it tho cause im kinda busy
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 13 August 2013 00:00 (eight years ago) link
even i can afford that
― markers, Tuesday, 13 August 2013 00:00 (eight years ago) link
isn't his point that hyperloop would be fraction of the cost and twice as fast?
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Tuesday, 13 August 2013 00:02 (eight years ago) link
the douchey thing is that he made a big ol deal abt something thats not at all real
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 13 August 2013 00:07 (eight years ago) link
Which is how 70% of architecture and urban planning works.
― Van Horn Street, Tuesday, 13 August 2013 00:10 (eight years ago) link
sure 70% that sounds totally realistic too
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 13 August 2013 00:10 (eight years ago) link
I meant 94% sorry.
― Van Horn Street, Tuesday, 13 August 2013 00:12 (eight years ago) link
To me, it really sounds like a kickstarter project... but from a billionaire.
― Van Horn Street, Tuesday, 13 August 2013 00:17 (eight years ago) link
i mean who knows maybe its revolutionary technology but its so preliminary its p comical to call a press conference abt it
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 13 August 2013 00:18 (eight years ago) link
maybe this is the best way to convince someone else to give it a shot idk
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 13 August 2013 00:25 (eight years ago) link
LOL "elon musk"
― the late great, Tuesday, 13 August 2013 03:00 (eight years ago) link
This should keep us occupied for a while: http://www.spacex.com/hyperloop
― c21m50nh3x460n, Tuesday, 13 August 2013 03:09 (eight years ago) link
I wasn't scathing about Musk (I am about futurism in general) - if anything, he has a good track record on quixotic tech quests. I hope he's successful with this. I also hope there's a state left that can use it.
― Elvis Telecom, Tuesday, 13 August 2013 04:37 (eight years ago) link
Knowing how CA politics works (and the CA rail projects are amazingly political), how would you expect a non-arrogant to even get traction with this?
I have no doubt that Musk will solve the Hyperloop technical issues. I very much have doubts about him navigating Sacramento.
― Elvis Telecom, Tuesday, 13 August 2013 04:40 (eight years ago) link
I was describing this to my wife today and kept calling it Supertube.
― "Turkey In The Straw" coming from someplace in the clouds (Sparkle Motion), Tuesday, 13 August 2013 05:14 (eight years ago) link
Bad connotations...
http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/supertrain-1_7696.jpg
― Elvis Telecom, Tuesday, 13 August 2013 05:21 (eight years ago) link
lol @ the "open source" pdf proposal. build a section of the thing and then get back to us when you have it working.
― wk, Tuesday, 13 August 2013 06:23 (eight years ago) link
Musk says the Hyperloop is best for distances of 900 miles. Beyond 900 miles, he thinks you're better off in a supersonic jet.
Lol
― joe sixpac hologram (Hunt3r), Tuesday, 13 August 2013 11:33 (eight years ago) link
I never use my supersonic jet anymore as parking is always a total bitch
― joe sixpac hologram (Hunt3r), Tuesday, 13 August 2013 11:35 (eight years ago) link
I have to say I rather like Elon Musk. He's made a massive pile of money and rather than sitting on it or managing it in mundane ways; he's making risky bets on thinks he's passionate about: Cars, Rockets, vacuum tubes.
Hyperloop seems a bit ridiculous to me, vacuum tube powered trains and trains in evacuated tubes are an old chestnut, almost as old as railways themselves. However, he's built a commercially viable private space programme and a car company* in the last ten years so anything is possible.
*Tesla isn't really a car company it's a power train company and if it is still making cars in 5 years I'll be surprised.
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Tuesday, 13 August 2013 15:18 (eight years ago) link
ya i'm kinda ll for crackpot genius billionaires actually doing interesting stuff, up until they become str8 up supervillains obv
― darraghmac, Tuesday, 13 August 2013 15:23 (eight years ago) link
lol @ the "open source" pdf proposal. build a section of the thing and then get back to us when you have it working.― wk, Tuesday, August 13, 2013 2:23 AM
― wk, Tuesday, August 13, 2013 2:23 AM
he might do this
― markers, Tuesday, 13 August 2013 15:23 (eight years ago) link
is this dude one of the crazy silicon valley libertarian types or is he just beloved by them?
― carlos danger zone (mh), Tuesday, 13 August 2013 15:27 (eight years ago) link
iirc he has liberal tendencies mixed in w the libertarianism
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 13 August 2013 15:28 (eight years ago) link
xp I heard him speak and he seemed not crazy and to have some kind of social or at least environmental conscience, unlike the usual libertarian types, but maybe he's just better at hiding it
(I like him too fwiw and right now he seems one of the most likely "crackpot genius billionaires" to solve some hard problems which are overdue for solving, so I hope he carries on with that. Also hoping that one day I'll get to see/read his computer game that appeared in some 8-bit micro type-in listings mag in the 80s)
― the supreme personality of Godhead : a summary study (a passing spacecadet), Tuesday, 13 August 2013 15:35 (eight years ago) link
he's not as bad as some of the other silicon valley libtards, I'll give him that.
nonetheless, this is a stupid proposal
― joe schmoladoo from 7-11 (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 13 August 2013 15:35 (eight years ago) link
you can't really teach charm
― Clay, Friday, 20 May 2022 23:28 (one week ago) link
afaics, Musk is only engaged with politics insofar as he can use it to amplify his wealth and power. I greatly doubt he will run for office, because, like Trump, he would have no interest any position but the top job and he's barred from it.
He does like having a big fan club of adulators, so he spends a lot of time feeding and grooming them. Plus, they come in handy for all sorts of things that increase his influence. They are the sole reason why he got to host SNL, f'rinstance.
― more difficult than I look (Aimless), Friday, 20 May 2022 23:29 (one week ago) link
I agree Trump has some animal cunning/sociopathic skill. I'm just not sure we aren't going to see more of that in politics.
― PBKR, Friday, 20 May 2022 23:30 (one week ago) link
musk has been really successful from a pr perspective, getting the media to tell the story he wants, but hes never had to actually perform, and now hes contradicting the story he told by getting political fucking up the twitter deal and so forth, and now the bad news is starting
― lag∞n, Friday, 20 May 2022 23:32 (one week ago) link
Trump has been really successful from a pr perspective, getting the media to tell the story he wants, but hes never had to actually perform, and now hes contradicting the story he told by getting political fucking up his casinos and so forth, and now the bad news is starting
― PBKR, Friday, 20 May 2022 23:37 (one week ago) link
lol nah man trumps been happily on screen every chance he can get for 40 years see aforementioned #1 tv show
― lag∞n, Friday, 20 May 2022 23:39 (one week ago) link
I am in no way saying Musk = Trump, I'm must saying don't dismiss him from whatever because he's not actually successful, an obvious moron, etc. etc. etc. He has resources (more than Trump). Like Trump he just keeps his name in the media on end and appeals to a certain demographic.
― PBKR, Friday, 20 May 2022 23:45 (one week ago) link
must = just
not really sure what were talking about now but i stand by my statement that he has no personal charisma, and furthermore hes currently in a tough spot
― lag∞n, Friday, 20 May 2022 23:54 (one week ago) link
Yeah the obsession w/ the media is a big similarity, iirc there was a story a couple years ago detailing just how hard he works at keeping any negative stories out of the press. Like he would personally hound and threaten reporters who had anything negative to say about him or Tesla, nearly everyone who works for him claimed they have to sign crazy NDAs, etc.
― frogbs, Friday, 20 May 2022 23:55 (one week ago) link
Anyway he’s now trying to crowdsource a legal team through Twitter which I am guessing means a bunch more stories are about to drop
― frogbs, Friday, 20 May 2022 23:56 (one week ago) link
That would be great.
― PBKR, Saturday, 21 May 2022 00:03 (one week ago) link
thing about musks media success is basically him and the business media were made for each other theres nothing they love more than the idea that enterprise will save the world, that was his sweet spot, he fucked up when he went full celebrity cause the celebrity media will eventually turn on you thats part of their practice, now this political shift is just very dicey, i mean unless he just wants to become some shitty right wing figure, but its not going to help with selling cars, theres a reason ceos usually dont do shit like this, theyre not trying to alienate half their customers
― lag∞n, Saturday, 21 May 2022 00:06 (one week ago) link
Tesla is building a hardcore litigation department where we directly initiate & execute lawsuits. The team will report directly to me. Please send 3 to 5 bullet points describing evidence of exceptional ability.just✧✧✧@te✧✧✧.c✧✧— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 20, 2022
― towards fungal computer (harbl), Saturday, 21 May 2022 00:07 (one week ago) link
weird dude clearly pretty unstable
― lag∞n, Saturday, 21 May 2022 00:07 (one week ago) link
he doesn't know how anything works and is tired of lawyers telling him things are illegal
― towards fungal computer (harbl), Saturday, 21 May 2022 00:08 (one week ago) link
wtf is he doing pretty sure he already has lawyers does he think someones going to read that and be all oh i better not fuck with him hes putting together a hardcore litigation team
― lag∞n, Saturday, 21 May 2022 00:08 (one week ago) link
he is planning to sue all of us for this thread
― towards fungal computer (harbl), Saturday, 21 May 2022 00:13 (one week ago) link
i welcome his cleansing lawsuit
― lag∞n, Saturday, 21 May 2022 00:14 (one week ago) link
damn elon is making litigation hardcore now? this is getting wild but what a visionary
― Clay, Saturday, 21 May 2022 00:17 (one week ago) link
i've been watching succession season 3 this week and i can't help but think of kendall. *kendall gets owned* kendall: ok. ok, let's play offense. we need to dominate the conversation space, we're not even talking.
― Bruce Stingbean (Karl Malone), Saturday, 21 May 2022 00:17 (one week ago) link
lmao kendall is so lame, incredible portrayal of a weird useless rich kid
― lag∞n, Saturday, 21 May 2022 00:19 (one week ago) link
This is an On Cinema bit
― frogbs, Saturday, 21 May 2022 00:23 (one week ago) link
read a piece lil while ago about the resonance between succession and on cinema
― lag∞n, Saturday, 21 May 2022 00:25 (one week ago) link
which made sense to me as those are two of the only shows i watch so im always like yeah im getting [only other show i watch] vibes from this
― lag∞n, Saturday, 21 May 2022 00:26 (one week ago) link
is this the piece? https://www.polygon.com/22832955/succession-and-on-cinema-media
for some reason, i am a regular polygon checker, i'm not sure how i missed that
― Bruce Stingbean (Karl Malone), Saturday, 21 May 2022 00:29 (one week ago) link
i dont remember but i cant imagine theres more than one of them
― lag∞n, Saturday, 21 May 2022 00:30 (one week ago) link
With subscriptions funded by the HEI Network, and supported by his loving wife Toni, Heidecker unveiled one tremendous plan after another — there were Hei Points, which Heidecker described as “the U.S. dollar 2.0”; Hei-lot Season, in which his various friends make pilots to run on the network; and perhaps most grandiose of all, the Hei Ranch, which at the moment is 25 acres of sand but will, after a 10-year plan, be a fully functioning society.
even just reading on cinema summaries is almost as good as the real thing. if only elon could be more like this, rather than like kendall
― Bruce Stingbean (Karl Malone), Saturday, 21 May 2022 00:31 (one week ago) link
you both should watch more shows
― Dan S, Saturday, 21 May 2022 00:34 (one week ago) link
Somebody's on another meth binge.
― papal hotwife (milo z), Saturday, 21 May 2022 00:34 (one week ago) link
i dont like shows theres too many shows too many episodes theyre mostly pretty bad too i cant be involved in all that
― lag∞n, Saturday, 21 May 2022 00:37 (one week ago) link
― Dan S, Saturday, 21 May 2022 00:39 (one week ago) link
shows, episodes, things of that nature
― mookieproof, Saturday, 21 May 2022 00:41 (one week ago) link
maybe you should watch less shows, ayoo
― Bruce Stingbean (Karl Malone), Saturday, 21 May 2022 00:47 (one week ago) link
FEWER
:)
― Dan S, Saturday, 21 May 2022 00:58 (one week ago) link
i take the stage. my red penis tip sticks out of my waistband; little bit of piss coming out. "I will end all politics-based attacks of me."— wint (@dril) May 21, 2022
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 21 May 2022 05:48 (one week ago) link
kicking in chairs and knocking down tables
― Yul Brynner film festival on Channel 48... (sic), Saturday, 21 May 2022 07:42 (one week ago) link
How hardcore are you, bro?
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Saturday, 21 May 2022 13:18 (one week ago) link
kind of tired of people thinking individual elon statements mean something as if they’re not just part of him doing an ongoing bit
― mh, Saturday, 21 May 2022 15:01 (one week ago) link
Tesla stock down another 8% today, lol
― frogbs, Tuesday, 24 May 2022 19:03 (four days ago) link
~$25 shy of where it was a year ago
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 24 May 2022 20:02 (four days ago) link
which is to say its down almost 50% since november
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 24 May 2022 20:07 (four days ago) link
is he still the wealthiest man in the world?
― in places all over the world, real stuff be happening (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 24 May 2022 21:19 (four days ago) link
not that he ever *really* was
just googled it and seems like yes
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 24 May 2022 21:32 (four days ago) link
what none of you know is that there is this one really rich guy who has been waiting for his moment
― Bruce Stingbean (Karl Malone), Tuesday, 24 May 2022 21:34 (four days ago) link
its me i sold magic beans to jeff bezos
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 24 May 2022 21:36 (four days ago) link
...but who is the wealthiest man in the metaverse ?
― m0stly clean (Slowsquatch), Tuesday, 24 May 2022 21:44 (four days ago) link
I'm talkin with the man in the metaI'm asking him to change his ways
― Gymnopédie Pablo (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 24 May 2022 22:38 (four days ago) link