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0 pointssneak4y ago0 comments

> The satellites in polar orbits (so far only 10, but they are planning to launch several hundred more this year) do have laser crosslinks.

Yeah they've launched, but do they work? Teslas can be ordered with "autopilot" or "full self driving", too.

Nobody's ever done it before, and they've never said if it's working or not. I know they intend to do this, but it's important to draw a big fat line between what is planned to be accomplished and what is actually possible today. (To be clear, I am not casting doubt on their ability to accomplish it - the smartest people on Earth work for SpaceX. It's just not known publicly today if/when they will.)

Perhaps EM's best and most important skill is blurring the lines between today, tomorrow, next quarter, and next year as much as possible. Has someone named his Reality Distortion Field yet?

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martyvis4y ago

Us "Texas Tank Watchers" just refer to Elon Time. A lot of what Elon talks about comes to fruition, but you can might need quadruple the time he predicts.

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0 pointssneak4y ago0 comments

> The satellites in polar orbits (so far only 10, but they are planning to launch several hundred more this year) do have laser crosslinks.

Yeah they've launched, but do they work? Teslas can be ordered with "autopilot" or "full self driving", too.

Perhaps EM's best and most important skill is blurring the lines between today, tomorrow, next quarter, and next year as much as possible. Has someone named his Reality Distortion Field yet?