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  #3130190 21-Sep-2023 14:56
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MikeB4: The Americans and world should be thankful he cannot run for president

 

 

 

That's what amendments are for.

 

 





Plesse igmore amd axxept applogies in adbance fir anu typos

 


 


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  #3130193 21-Sep-2023 15:04
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Dingbatt:

 

As far as I know he was born in South Africa, so as far as running for President goes, it will have to be left to our imagination.

 

 

True, but still an influent figure.





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  #3130227 21-Sep-2023 16:44
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Is there no way to motivate him to personally embark on "the greatest Mars adventure ever"? But he is probably too smart for that.





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  #3130254 21-Sep-2023 18:03
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Apparently he has been asked in an interview if he would take a ride on one of his ships, say the one going to space station and return.
It was Yeh----Nah.  

 

I suppose its one thing that 2001 did miss, was that while it is all calm and floaty once you are up.
The ride getting there is pretty wild, G Force does not lie.

 

An astronaut did say the Space Station is a bit smelly too. 
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-4859226/Astronaut-Scott-Kelly-reveals-ISS-smells-like-JAIL.html

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While touring a Texas jail, he got a whiff that triggered memories of the ISS
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Mars trip is going to be worse, you pack the walls with your poo, it helps reduce the radiation.
https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn23230-mars-trip-to-use-astronaut-poo-as-radiation-shield/#:~:text=McCallum%20told%20New%20Scientist%20that%20solid%20and%20liquid,need%20to%20get%20the%20water%20back%2C%E2%80%9D%20he%20said.

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McCallum told New Scientist that solid and liquid human waste products would get put into bags and used as a radiation shield – as well as being dehydrated so that any water can be recycled for drinking. “Dehydrate them as much as possible, because we need to get the water back,” he said. “Those solid waste products get put into a bag, put right back against the wall.”
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Maybe this can be basis for above ground habitat until you can find a cave too. :-) 

 

 


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  #3130291 21-Sep-2023 21:10
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Fast Company: Tesla’s Cybertruck has a serious problem that only a complete redesign can fix

It’s official. The Cybertrucks coming out of Tesla’s Texas factory are bad. Bad, bad, bad with a capital Musk, as shown by the judgment of the X-kingpin himself.

After taking a production candidate of this polygonal horror for a spin, Musk wrote an internal email to Tesla employees, revealing his concerns in categorical terms: “Due to the nature of Cybertruck, which is made of bright metal with mostly straight edges, any dimensional variation shows up like a sore thumb.” However, the real problem here is that these aesthetic troubles are rooted deep in the very nature of its design, which may make them extremely hard—if not impossible—to fix unless there is a complete redesign, as we foretold back in January.

Musk’s observation refers to the problems in the body of the Cybertruck, which include misaligned doors and uneven surfaces that make the car look wobbly, weird, and very unlike the clean angled renders Tesla has presented over the years. It’s a mess that underscores the inherent challenges of the Cybertruck’s unique design.
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The problem, according to Musk, is the bright metal construction and predominantly straight edges mean that even minor inconsistencies become glaringly obvious. To avoid this, he commanded unparalleled precision in the manufacturing process, stating in his email that “all parts for this vehicle, whether internal or from suppliers, need to be designed and built to sub 10 micron accuracy. That means all part dimensions need to be to the third decimal place in millimeters and tolerances need [to] be specified in single digit microns.” Drawing a comparison to everyday products known for their precision, Musk added, “If LEGO and soda cans, which are very low cost, can do this, so can we.”

Professor X believes that Tesla can attain such precision, but Clarke questioned the demand in an email he sent me today. “Is totally infeasible for production. Body panel tolerances are measured in whole mm to allow for variance in assembly and the tolerance stack!” This is also nonsense because, as he points out, it doesn’t take into account the thermal expansion and contraction of vehicles that come into play during the manufacturing and operation of the vehicle.
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  #3130294 21-Sep-2023 21:29
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Oups, I think one star after the other is sinking. When a mass-produced product like a (electric) car design has to be made with an accuracy of less than 10 microns, it's not mass-produced goods that Joe just wants to cruise around with. However, you can set the accuracy requirements high in order to blame your production engineers in the end. Or to impress your clueless fan-boys.

 

What's next? Varying tolerances due to temperature variations of the pickup in Alaska and Death Valley? Perhaps he would have apprenticed himself to Mr Ford first. 

 

The hen is the smartest creature on earth. Why?

 

She only clucks when the egg is laid, Mr Musk! 😉





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  #3137095 30-Sep-2023 17:46
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For more discussion of ...

 

The Myth-Making of Elon Musk by Critics at Large from The New Yorker.

 

Elon Musk’s presence in our lives is inescapable: his cars roam our streets, his satellites orbit our skies, and his purchase of X—formerly known as Twitter—has reshaped the social-media landscape. The staff writers Vinson Cunningham, Naomi Fry, and Alexandra Schwartz discuss a recent biography of Musk, by Walter Isaacson ...

 

 





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  #3137140 30-Sep-2023 19:20
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ANglEAUT:

 

Elon Musk’s presence in our lives seems to be inescapable: his cars roam our streets, his satellites orbit our skies, and his purchase of X—formerly known as Twitter—has reshaped the social-media landscape.

 

 

Tesla car? There are better alternatives.

 

Satellites? I don‘t use starlink.

 

Twitter? I don‘t have an account. X not at all.

 

I am always in favour of new technologies, but it always depends on which waving flags you go into your life with.

 

 





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  #3137374 1-Oct-2023 14:29
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Elon Musk's southern border streaming stunt goes backwards

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Elon Musk donned a backwards cowboy hat (?) while narrating a glitchy stream about migration across the Southern border in Texas.


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  #3138287 3-Oct-2023 14:01
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Was Musk using Starlink for that stream? 😆


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  #3142848 4-Oct-2023 20:11
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Too many screw-ups to post.
  • X Social Media sues Elon Musk's X over the 'X' name

  • Elon Musk sued by college grad he falsely accused of being a 'fed' posing as a neo-Nazi

  • Everything you need to know about X CEO Linda Yaccarino's disastrous interview
Mashable: Elon Musk News, Trends, Reviews, & More

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  #3142851 4-Oct-2023 20:31
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Then there are Elon Musk fans...

 

'Perhaps he really is our agent': Russian state TV celebrates Elon Musk as 'Elon the Muscovite' after he posted Ukraine War meme mocking Zelensky
Russian State TV has praised 'wonderful' Elon Musk after the tech billionaire posted an unflattering meme ridiculing Volodymr Zelensky
The meme mocked the Ukrainian leader's efforts to secure foreign aid 
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12589987/Perhaps-really-agent-Russian-state-TV-celebrates-Elon-Musk-Elon-Muscovite-posted-Ukraine-War-meme-mocking-Zelensky.html

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The action won accolades from Russia however, with state TV presenter Olga Skabeyeva describing the tech mogul as 'Elon the Muscovite' on Russia-1 on Monday.
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USD is a scam apparently according to the worlds smartest in any room.

 

Elon Musk Declares The U.S. Dollar ‘A Scam’ Amid Fears Of $33 Trillion U.S. ‘Debt Death Spiral’ As The Bitcoin Price Soars
https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2023/10/03/elon-musk-declares-the-us-dollar-a-scam-amid-fears-of-33-trillion-us-debt-death-spiral-as-the-bitcoin-price-soars/?sh=ba0647b7d1a6
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Musk was commenting on an X post asking: What's a scam that's so normalized we don't even realize it's a scam anymore? "Fiat currency," Musk replied, referring to state-issued money backed by government borrowing rather than a scarce resource like gold or bitcoin.
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Is he needing to sell some Bitcoin, Dogecoin or whatever to pay for X upkeep? So pump and dump.
Just ask SBF Bitcoin is safe as. 


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  #3142994 5-Oct-2023 09:41
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Tech billionaires really shouldn't do politics as they have only learned how to trick - otherwise they wouldn't be where they are financially.





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  #3143011 5-Oct-2023 10:32
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Yeah Musk is an idiot.

Fiat money is a type of currency that is not backed by a commodity, such as gold or silver. Often "fiat money" means "legal tender".

Countries that rely on commodity exports for their economy can see their national currency's exchange rates fluctuate with commodities prices.

So New Zealand, Canada, Australia, all export oil and other natural resources, and so their currencies tend to be correlated with crude oil and metals markets.

But you can't take a sheep into a New Zealand bank to pay a mortgage (unless the bank and you agree on the fiat price of the sheep)

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  #3143024 5-Oct-2023 10:56
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Rough language. Strictly comedy. Not a tech channel.

Dude, Where's My Self-Driving Car?

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