Elon Musk joins Xai & SpaceX into a trillion dollar giant privately owned company

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  1. hill

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    #1 hill, Feb 4, 2026 at 7:28 PM
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    Deranged, that’s for sure
     
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    a picture says 1,000 words

    NuttyMusk.jpg
     
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    Perfect description
     
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    I’ll add; master of attracting federal dollars, and some bad ideas: boring company, flamethrower, gull wing doors, electric door locks, submersible rescue missions, the list goes on
     
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    Is he? Or is he more of an entrepreneur and skilled salesman, with lots of great engineers working under his employ?

    A BA in physics goes only so far.
     
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    A degree in physics as well as economics
    The flamethrower sold out in a matter of hours. Just sayin'

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    The economics degree contributes much more to the entrepreneurship than to the engineering.
     
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    and how many a day are they making?
     
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    None. It was a one off for publicity.
    Is the Boring Company even still developing hyperloop tech?
     
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    Gull wing doors were on cars before Tesla was even thought of. I remember the Canadian Bricklin when I was growing up. It was marketed as the safest car. LOL
     
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    The Boring Company is still working on Hyperloop tech, but it's mostly in the background right now. They've got a test track in Bastrop, Texas—built in 2022 for vacuum systems—and it's still complete and in use. They ran student competitions there - hitting speeds over 280mph (with pods). But the focus these days is on building out the Loop systems—like Vegas, Dubai, Nashville—using regular Teslas in non-vacuum tunnels. Elon and the company keep saying those long, fast tunnels and boring tech are stepping stones to making full Hyperloop real eventually. No big new Hyperloop announcements in 2026 though—just steady progress on the precursor stuff.
    just sayin'

    On the other hand, if we want to have a good chuckle, consider Gavin newsom's high speed rail to nowhere. How many billions is it in debt so far - yet still minimal progress considering cost overruns?

    https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/newsom-mocked-for-posing-in-front-of-freight-train-to-celebrate-nonexistent-high-speed-rail/ar-AA1VLri8

    just sayin'
     
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    The Model X didn't have gull wing doors; those are just hinged at the top. It had falcon wing ones that had another hinge between the window and bottom of the door. Far as I know, that was a first. Which lead to developmental issues, and may have delayed the release of the car.
     
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    Speaking of the Boring Company's Vegas Loop, it was in the news last week:

    Musk’s underground tunnels in Las Vegas face scrutiny over safety, environmental concerns

    "LAS VEGAS (AP) — Elon Musk’s “Vegas Loop,” a network of underground tunnels to ferry passengers in Teslas, was under fresh scrutiny this week from Nevada lawmakers who raised concern about alleged workplace safety and environmental violations. . . .

    Fines levied against the company
    The Boring Company has been accused of breaking multiple safety and environmental rules. Between 2020 and 2026, 17 complaints were filed with the Nevada State Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Last year ProPublica reported the company was accused of nearly 800 environmental violations for its Las Vegas project.

    Of those 17 complaints, one resulted in an inspection with eight proposed citations, including claims that 15 to 20 employees were injured after getting burned with accelerants and that there were no showers available for employees who got sprayed with the accelerants. Several other complaints are still open. The Boring Company has paid nearly $600,000 in fines, most of which went to the local water reclamation district for discharging untreated wastewater. The company is fighting around $355,000 in fines with Nevada’s OSHA and the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection.
    . . ."
     
    #15 fuzzy1, Feb 9, 2026 at 2:58 PM
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