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paul_soccer10: Mar 28, 2016; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

Elon Musk's growing empire is fueled by $4.9 billion in government subsidies :siren:

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-hy-musk-subsidies-20150531-story.html

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Los Angeles entrepreneur Elon Musk has built a multibillion-dollar fortune running companies that make electric cars, sell solar panels and launch rockets into space.

And he's built those companies with the help of billions in government subsidies.

Tesla Motors Inc., SolarCity Corp. and Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, together have benefited from an estimated $4.9 billion in government support, according to data compiled by The Times.

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Tesla and SolarCity continue to report net losses after a decade in business, but the stocks of both companies have soared on their potential; Musk's stake in the firms alone is worth about $10 billion. (SpaceX, a private company, does not publicly report financial performance.)

Musk and his companies' investors enjoy most of the financial upside of the government support, while taxpayers shoulder the cost.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-tesla-union-musk-20180523-story.html
Workers at Tesla, which is accused of labor violations, don't want to unionize, tweets Elon Musk

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At Tesla, CEO Elon Musk says its workers could vote to unionize �tomorrow if they wanted.�
Musk�s statement, in response to a tweeted question Monday, comes as Tesla is facing a federal labor complaint over accusations of union-busting.

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/999385249720057856

https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/06/01/elon-musk-and-unions-congressman-asks-tesla-ceo-to-stop-threats/
Elon Musk and unions: Congressman asks Tesla CEO to stop �threats�

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�Nothing stopping Tesla team at our car plant from voting union,� Musk tweeted on May 21. �Could do so tmrw [sic] if they wanted. But why pay union dues & give up stock options for nothing?�

Some people on Twitter interpreted that question as a threat, and so did the congressman. In the letter, Ellison tells Musk he found his comments �troubling,� and wants to �make sure you are fully aware of federal labor law.�

The congressman cited sections of the National Labor Relations Act, including that �Section 8(a)(1) outlaws any employer attempts to �interfere with, restrain, or coerce employees in the exercise of rights� guaranteed by Section 7,� which gives employees the right to unionize.

�I hope that Mr. Musk realizes that retaliation he may take against his workers for trying to form a union isn�t just morally wrong � it�s against the law,� Ellison said in a comment sent to this publication before the letter�s release.

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Tesla cut a few hundred employees in October, after which the United Auto Workers filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board to complain that some of those employees were workers who had been supportive of forming a union.

Tesla self driving cars keep deciding to run over pedestrians :siren:

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/mar/19/uber-self-driving-car-kills-woman-arizona-tempe
Self-driving UBER TESLA kills Arizona woman in first fatal crash involving pedestrian

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An autonomous Elon Musk Telsa car killed a woman in the street in Arizona, police said, in what appears to be the first reported fatal crash involving a self-driving vehicle and a pedestrian in the US.

http://abc7news.com/automotive/timeline-abc7-investigates-deadly-tesla-crash-on-hwy-101/3293529/

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jun/30/tesla-autopilot-death-self-driving-car-elon-musk

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If a picture is worth a thousand words, what is a video worth? Last Sunday, a self-driving car owned by Uber struck and killed a pedestrian in Tempe, Arizona. A video of the incident showing both exterior and interior views has now been released and it is bound to stir up controversy.
The autopilot sensors on the Model S failed to distinguish a white tractor-trailer crossing the highway against a bright sky

https://www.recode.net/2014/4/3/11625260/at-hbos-silicon-valley-premiere-elon-musk-is-pissed
At HBO's "Silicon Valley" Premiere, Elon Musk Has Some Notes

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If the crowd reactions at the Silicon Valley premiere of HBO�s comedy series �Silicon Valley� are any indication, the show will hit a nerve with tech�s power players.

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�The truth? Is stranger than the fiction,� Musk said. �Most startups are a soap opera, but not that kind of soap opera.�

�None of those characters were software engineers,� he continued, building up steam. �Software engineers are more helpful, thoughtful, and smarter. They�re weird, but not in the same way. I was just having a meeting with my information security team, and they�re great but they�re pretty loving weird � one used to be a dude, one�s super small, one�s hyper-smart � that�s actually what it is.�

�I really feel like Mike Judge has never been to Burning Man, which is Silicon Valley,� Musk said. �If you haven�t been, you just don�t get it. You could take the craziest L.A. party and multiply it by a thousand, and it doesn�t even get loving close to what�s in Silicon Valley. The show didn�t have any of that.�

He looked around the circle and asked, pointing with his chin, who had been to Burning Man. Not a one.

�The parties in Silicon Valley are amazing because people don�t care about how they�re perceived socially, which I don�t think Mike [Judge] got. Hollywood is a place where people always care about what the public will think of them, and it�s loving sad, and the show felt more like that,� he said. �I�ve lived in Hollywood 12 years, and I�ve never been to a loving good party.�

Musk reached for a bacon waffle and proclaimed that he would take Judge to Burning Man this year. Musk stayed till the end of the party.

what should be "done" with him ifykwim? brainstorming ideas

paul_soccer10 fucked around with this message at 21:48 on Jun 3, 2018

# ? Jun 3, 2018 20:59

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# ? Jun 8, 2024 09:31

paul_soccer10: Mar 28, 2016; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

edit: yes i made this thead because i'm jealous about grimes

# ? Jun 3, 2018 21:01

Sophy Wackles: Dec 17, 2000; > access main security grid
access: PERMISSION DENIED.

I�ve been working on some projects using OpenAI and it�s cool!

# ? Jun 3, 2018 21:03

BRICKFACE: Apr 20, 2002; I BITE

seems like a real guy

# ? Jun 3, 2018 21:05

paul_soccer10: Mar 28, 2016; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

The rick and morty robber baron
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/915831795446190085
https://twitter.com/RickandMorty/status/915948791907311616
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/915957815197319168
https://twitter.com/RickandMorty/status/915977607908278272
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/915990261938786304
https://twitter.com/RickandMorty/status/916018097215094785
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/916018504209383424
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/916030871232176129

# ? Jun 3, 2018 21:05

A_Bug_That_Thinks: Mar 16, 2011; ASK ME ABOUT HOW MUCH I LOVE BIG SAGGY POKEMON TITS

I musk ask you a question

# ? Jun 3, 2018 21:05

paul_soccer10: Mar 28, 2016; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

Hell yeah, with that crew, we will party like Escobar and Cobain wish they could've partied!!

# ? Jun 3, 2018 21:06

Dang It Bhabhi!: May 27, 2004; ASK ME ABOUT
BEING
ESCULA GRIND'S
#1 SIMP

A better reply, in-character, would've been "gently caress you Musk, you loving hack."

# ? Jun 3, 2018 21:06

Kesshan: Jan 29, 2010

Elon "Elon" Musk is an idiot who doesn't know anything about AI, managed to hire some smart people at the right time for his pet projects, and has been granted entirely too much respect by people.

I vote execute.

# ? Jun 3, 2018 21:08

Verisimilidude: Dec 20, 2006; Strike quick and hurry at him,
not caring to hit or miss.
So that you dishonor him before the judges

More like Elon Sucks

# ? Jun 3, 2018 21:11

CJacobs: Apr 17, 2011; Reach for the moon!

quote:

Elon Musk's growing hair is fueled by $4.9 billion in government subsidies

# ? Jun 3, 2018 21:11

Payment Day: May 12, 2018; by Hand Knit

Al Quaeda + Mr Pink from Reservoir Dogs = E. Musk

# ? Jun 3, 2018 21:11

BrutalistMcDonalds: Oct 4, 2012; Lipstick Apathy

musk... like a skunk!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdDMrncAy4U

# ? Jun 3, 2018 21:12

autism ZX spectrum: Feb 8, 2007; by Lowtax; Fun Shoe

I fully support his decision to remove the tacky safety markings from his factory

# ? Jun 3, 2018 21:12

Verisimilidude: Dec 20, 2006; Strike quick and hurry at him,
not caring to hit or miss.
So that you dishonor him before the judges

The only thing worse than a white American man is a white South African man

# ? Jun 3, 2018 21:12

Tallgeese: May 11, 2008; MAKE LOVE, NOT WAR

paul_soccer10 posted:

edit: yes i made this thead because i'm jealous about grimes

I wish all posters were this honest.

# ? Jun 3, 2018 21:15

Mnoba: Jun 24, 2010

elon musk owns

# ? Jun 3, 2018 21:15

Jose: Jul 24, 2007; Adrian Chiles is a broadcaster and writer

i can't wait for him to kill himself to avoid going to prison

# ? Jun 3, 2018 21:17

EA Sports: Feb 10, 2007; by Azathoth

Mnoba posted:

elon musk owns

this. oh holy nurdlesmurts this. all the salty cucks and haters can stay behind in the 21st century, us muskians are going into the future.

# ? Jun 3, 2018 21:17

BRICKFACE: Apr 20, 2002; I BITE

honestly don't understand all the musk hate

I think jealousy probably

# ? Jun 3, 2018 21:18

Tallgeese: May 11, 2008; MAKE LOVE, NOT WAR

Jose posted:

i can't wait for him to kill himself to avoid going to prison

Wait, for what?

# ? Jun 3, 2018 21:18

Mnoba: Jun 24, 2010

Tallgeese posted:

Wait, for what?

i think he's posting that to me....

# ? Jun 3, 2018 21:19

CJacobs: Apr 17, 2011; Reach for the moon!

The chrome extension that changes "Elon Musk" to "Grimes' Boyfriend" got removed from the chrome app store and I bet it's because it gained a lot of news traction and google doesn't wanna make him mad

edit

funnily enough, this one remains and yet the other does not

# ? Jun 3, 2018 21:20

Verisimilidude: Dec 20, 2006; Strike quick and hurry at him,
not caring to hit or miss.
So that you dishonor him before the judges

It should be illegal for billionaires and politicians to have access to social media

# ? Jun 3, 2018 21:20

paul_soccer10: Mar 28, 2016; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

CJacobs posted:

The chrome extension that changes "Elon Musk" to "Grimes' Boyfriend" got removed from the chrome app store and I bet it's because it gained a lot of news traction and google doesn't wanna make him mad

lol

# ? Jun 3, 2018 21:21

BrutalistMcDonalds: Oct 4, 2012; Lipstick Apathy

Tallgeese posted:

Wait, for what?

crimes

# ? Jun 3, 2018 21:22

Sedisp: Jun 20, 2012

Verisimilidude posted:

It should be illegal for billionaires and politicians to have access to social media

Going further billionaires should be illegal.

# ? Jun 3, 2018 21:22

Tallgeese: May 11, 2008; MAKE LOVE, NOT WAR

BrutalistMcDonalds posted:

crimes

I am hoping for specifics here.

# ? Jun 3, 2018 21:23

BRICKFACE: Apr 20, 2002; I BITE

Sedisp posted:

Going further billionaires should be illegal.

i like where youre going with this

# ? Jun 3, 2018 21:23

Inept: Jul 8, 2003

BRICKFACE posted:

honestly don't understand all the musk hate

I think jealousy probably

I don't hate musk, I hate musk worship. The guy's nuts and thinks that robots are going to kill us all so we need to live on mars

# ? Jun 3, 2018 21:23

Kesshan: Jan 29, 2010

grimes' boyfriend crimes' boyfriend

# ? Jun 3, 2018 21:24

Tallgeese: May 11, 2008; MAKE LOVE, NOT WAR

Inept posted:

I don't hate musk, I hate musk worship. The guy's nuts and thinks that robots are going to kill as all so we need to live on mars

I point out that by some definitions, once fully automated Tesla cars could be considered robots. He may have experience is all I'm saying.

# ? Jun 3, 2018 21:25

BRICKFACE: Apr 20, 2002; I BITE

Inept posted:

I don't hate musk, I hate musk worship. The guy's nuts and thinks that robots are going to kill us all so we need to live on mars

maybe nuts but i much prefer nuts that *might* launch a spaceship to another planet to most of kinds of crazy

# ? Jun 3, 2018 21:25

Sedisp: Jun 20, 2012

Musk sucks. Most billionaires if not all billionaires suck. In fact you can tell exactly who sucks by asking them what they would do with a billion dollars. If the answer is buy a bunch of frivolous rich people poo poo they suck. If they answer "I dunno use it to make more money?" they suck.

If they answer I dunno I guess I'd just buy everyone in my family a house or something jesus it's a billion dollars you have met a human.

# ? Jun 3, 2018 21:26

Payment Day: May 12, 2018; by Hand Knit

I saw him at the store, he payed for some now and laters with a credit card and the lady at the counter pretended she didnt understand what he was saying when he asked for a loosie

# ? Jun 3, 2018 21:29

Blue Raider: Sep 2, 2006

BRICKFACE posted:

honestly don't understand all the musk hate

I think jealousy probably

definitely

# ? Jun 3, 2018 21:32

paul_soccer10: Mar 28, 2016; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

BRICKFACE posted:

honestly don't understand all the musk hate

I think jealousy probably

what part of

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Tesla Motors Inc., SolarCity Corp. and Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, together have benefited from an estimated $4.9 billion in government support, according to data compiled by The Times.

Musk and his companies' investors enjoy most of the financial upside of the government support, while taxpayers shoulder the cost.

do you not understand

# ? Jun 3, 2018 21:41