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Tesla CEO Elon Musk vows to 'fix' tainted water in Flint, Michigan

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Re: Tesla CEO Elon Musk vows to 'fix' tainted water in Flint, Michigan

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Post by 67_45 »

MotionCaster wrote: post #20
67_45 wrote: post #14

The endless debate about this man undertaking various projects that will improve society if they pan out is absolutely vapid. This doesn't belong here.

Who are you to decide what belongs here? For profit or not, it epitomizes the fact that he is channeling his wealth towards decent course. What have you done for humanity lately? https://www.sciencealert.com/elon-musk-s-south-australian-ba... https://www.electrive.com/2018/04/20/tesla-to-power-puerto-r... https://www.cnbc.com/video/2018/07/10/elon-musk-spacex-subma...

You are a fool. I am pro musk in this case. The rules of the website decide what is appropriate to post and this does not meet the criteria by any stretch of the imagination. It is a misleading article that touches on an unsubstantive topic that is known to be controversial. It serves no other purpose than to stoke argument.

Re: Tesla CEO Elon Musk vows to 'fix' tainted water in Flint, Michigan

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Post by mistermann »

67_45 wrote: post #14

The endless debate about this man undertaking various projects that will improve society if they pan out is absolutely vapid. This doesn't belong here.

Vapid: offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging

I disagree. If anything, closed minded defeatist attitudes don't belong here.

Re: Tesla CEO Elon Musk vows to 'fix' tainted water in Flint, Michigan

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Post by mistermann »

lafar6502 wrote: post #15
ModernMech wrote: post #5

Why can't we just tax people and let the government fix stuff like this? Isn't that how its supposed to work? What was wrong with that idea?

maybe they need some time to analyze the problem and find solution within the budget. and also think about the future cost of maintenance. Exactly where is the superhero necessary?

Flint, that's where. And they don't need a superhero, they need someone honest.

Re: Tesla CEO Elon Musk vows to 'fix' tainted water in Flint, Michigan

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Post by lgas »

exotree wrote: post #6
echlebek wrote: post #3

If it takes a private corporation to fix the contaminated water problem in Flint, it's an utter disgrace and a pathetic failing of federal, state and municipal government. It's hard to understand how such abject failure can be allowed to continue.

A lot of people would consider this a positive and obvious outcome. (For the record, I do not.)

You don't consider it positive or you don't consider it obvious (or both)? ...and why not?

Re: Tesla CEO Elon Musk vows to 'fix' tainted water in Flint, Michigan

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Post by Fricken »

colordrops wrote: post #18
Animats wrote: post #9

Focus! Where's the crewed Dragon?[1] How come Model 3 production is down again?[2] [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17509988 [2] https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2018-tesla-tracker/

Yes Elon should stop tweeting and start welding. /s

As Musk has said on several occasions in the past, his role as CEO is to direct his attention to what's most critical, and for both Spacex and Tesla it's his savior complex that needs work.

UNICEF claims there's a child dying of starvation every 10 minutes right now in Yemen. Maybe he can apply his engineering genius and get 12 of them some breakfast to make up for his minisub misadventure in Thailand.

Re: Tesla CEO Elon Musk vows to 'fix' tainted water in Flint, Michigan

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Post by dev_dull »

My understanding was that the water isn't actually contaminated, but that they aren't treating it with something that prevents lead from being released in all of the piping. Can someone comment on this?

If that's the case, then really the only thing you can do is put some kind of filter directly on the line to the house.

Re: Tesla CEO Elon Musk vows to 'fix' tainted water in Flint, Michigan

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Post by dang »

67_45 wrote: post #21
MotionCaster wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Who are you to decide what belongs here? For profit or not, it epitomizes the fact that he is channeling his wealth towards decent course. What have you done for humanity lately? https://www.sciencealert.com/elon-musk-s-south-australian-ba... https://www.electrive.com/2018/04/20/tesla-to-power-puerto-r... https://www.cnbc.com/video/2018/07/10/elon-musk-spacex-subma...

You are a fool. I am pro musk in this case. The rules of the website decide what is appropriate to post and this does not meet the criteria by any stretch of the imagination. It is a misleading article that touches on an unsubstantive topic that is known to be controversial. It serves no other purpose than to stoke argument.

Personal attacks will get you banned here regardless of how right you are. Please don't post like that again.

I agree with you that HN has reached peak Musk Mania.

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