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Re: Elon Musk's determination

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Post by crosh » Sun, May 27, 2012, 5:05 AM UTC

rokhayakebe wrote: post #2

"The master isn't the one who knows all there is to know about a subject, but the one who has made a commitment to practice and improve his knowledge of the art every single day from here on."

I respectfully disagree. A master is someone with a deep understanding of a sector but who believes always continues to learn.

Being interested in an industry, starting a company, and thinking that you can then learn about it is a fools game.

Re: Elon Musk's determination

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Post by btipling » Sun, May 27, 2012, 5:17 AM UTC

Mizza wrote: post #7

Is there some kind of voting ring for all of the blog posts in this style? How is this lame-o piece at #2 on the front page? It seems that the posts with this theme have been on the front page a whole lot lately. /tinfoil hat

I liked it. Sometimes you don't have to say much to make great point. Sometimes the scope of an interesting thing sparks great discussion. I up-voted it with the expectation that the HN discussion on this was going to be informative, but not yet.

Re: Elon Musk's determination

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Post by mehulkar » Sun, May 27, 2012, 5:18 AM UTC

jsprinkles wrote: post #10

reason wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It happens with almost every one of his posts.

Frankly, I have no idea who he is, and I tend to respect opinions more if they're based in real experiences rather than observation (not to say I don't respect well-argued opinions from observation, it's just relative). It's a mystery to dig into who he is, too, and the best I've been able to find is this: http://www.dustincurtis.com/about.html Which just says, vaguely, that he's a neuroscience student who "put his d…

The first time I heard of him was when he redesigned the American Airlines website. http://www.dustincurtis.com/dear_american_airlines.html He's a good designer and I tend to read what he says because svbtle is just so nice to look at. I suspect that 99% of my decision of whether or not to read something has to do with how easy it is to read it.

Re: Elon Musk's determination

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Post by mehulkar » Sun, May 27, 2012, 5:21 AM UTC

vidar wrote: post #3

With that kind of determination, he has a great shot at getting into YC.

I think he might even have a shot at getting a scholarship.

Re: Elon Musk's determination

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Post by mehulkar » Sun, May 27, 2012, 5:27 AM UTC

compnerd wrote: post #18

This is a clip from a 60 Minutes interview. The amount of passion and determination in this clip, is absolutely breathtaking. http://youtu.be/H3u0IIQj6FY?t=11m13s

The fact that he chokes up and finds it difficult that Neil Armstrong has testified against his work makes him so human and makes me respect him so much more.

Re: Elon Musk's determination

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Post by mehulkar » Sun, May 27, 2012, 5:28 AM UTC

gfosco wrote: post #5

Truly an amazing person, living and building on many dreams. I wish I could help.

http://www.spacex.com/careers.php

Re: Elon Musk's determination

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Post by hencq » Sun, May 27, 2012, 5:50 AM UTC

mehulkar wrote: post #25

compnerd wrote: post #18

This is a clip from a 60 Minutes interview. The amount of passion and determination in this clip, is absolutely breathtaking. http://youtu.be/H3u0IIQj6FY?t=11m13s

The fact that he chokes up and finds it difficult that Neil Armstrong has testified against his work makes him so human and makes me respect him so much more.

I really hope he gets an apology from Neil Armstrong and other critics if (when) SpaceX actually delivers on its promises. It must be very tough to even have your heroes root against you, and like you say it shows a lot about what you stand for.

Re: Elon Musk's determination

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Post by eurleif » Sun, May 27, 2012, 5:55 AM UTC

hencq wrote: post #27

mehulkar wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The fact that he chokes up and finds it difficult that Neil Armstrong has testified against his work makes him so human and makes me respect him so much more.

I really hope he gets an apology from Neil Armstrong and other critics if (when) SpaceX actually delivers on its promises. It must be very tough to even have your heroes root against you, and like you say it shows a lot about what you stand for.

The sad reality is that Neil Armstrong will probably die before SpaceX does anything seriously significant, if it does. He's 81 now.

Re: Elon Musk's determination

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Post by jeremyarussell » Sun, May 27, 2012, 6:28 AM UTC

astrofinch wrote: post #19

compnerd wrote: post #18

This is a clip from a 60 Minutes interview. The amount of passion and determination in this clip, is absolutely breathtaking. http://youtu.be/H3u0IIQj6FY?t=11m13s

Does anyone else somehow get the idea that Elon Musk never gets tired?

He doesn't have time to be tired. He's making electric cars and spaceships.

Re: Elon Musk's determination

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Post by eupharis » Sun, May 27, 2012, 6:41 AM UTC

vidar wrote: post #3

With that kind of determination, he has a great shot at getting into YC.

I don't know. Maybe. But he doesn't seem nearly agile enough. He seems to be hellbent on a single goal: get to space on the cheap. I don't think he's ever going to be able to pivot away from that.