I'm a Libertarian , now retired from the Railroad Industry.
Tolerance doesn't mean I have to approve of, endorse, promote, or subsidize your lifestyle.
Trains can't stop quickly. A freight train can take more than a mile to stop.
Always expect a train. Never go around gates. Cross only when signs and signals are clear.
See Tracks? Think Train!®
#SeeTracksThinkTrain#RailSafety
@GovPressOffice Election Day is just that. If you didn’t care enough to mail in your ballot in time for it to arrive by Election Day, you plainly don’t care enough to vote.
@JustineBateman In LA they have to take over Minorities neighborhoods first after doing the environmental impact assessment. Meaning they’ll never fix the potholes.
I organized an intervention to stop Elon from starting SpaceX. Here is the story...
Twenty five years ago, Elon and I sat in a car on a dark stretch of Long Island highway, two neurodiverse geeks staring at the night sky and wondering what came next. We had both experienced substantial exits and felt the weight of possibility ahead of us.
When I joked about 'space' while gazing upward, neither of us imagined we were planting the seed for what would become the largest IPO in history. We spent the next two hours debating why space was so hard. In the end, rockets are fuel and metal. We also debated where to go, and it was crystal clear that Mars was the only real destination.
Upon returning to NYC, we embarked on a global tour of space, meeting space agencies and luminaries worldwide. This opened our eyes to an industry stuck in bureaucratic thinking. If things continued at that pace, it was clear that we would never explore space in our lifetime.
So, we launched Life to Mars to show the world that two ambitious young men (29 and 30 years old), could send life to Mars without any government backing or support. We planned to send and grow plants on Mars, though some were pushing us to send mice.
We had a $50 MM budget that rested on our purchase of two Russian ICBMs for $7 MM each. We assumed one ICBM would fail, and we would learn and fix everything before launching again. When Elon went back to actually buy the ICBMs, the Russians tripled the price, bringing out launch costs from a total of $14 MM to $42 MM.
Our ambitious Life to Mars plan was no longer viable.
As you might imagine, Elon was not pleased. So, he decided to start SpaceX and create his own Mars rockets. Now, this is a crazy idea, both now and at the time, so I organized a large panel of top space experts, and we ambushed him at the Georgian Hotel one morning. It was set up like an intervention for an alcoholic, but for space.
Elon looked me in the eye when leaving the room and said, "I am going to do this." The intervention failed. Elon was committed. The rest is history.
I am excited to see this IPO after 25 years of hard work. What SpaceX has done is a testament to human will and overcoming insurmountable obstacles. It's nothing short of amazing.
Congratulations, E. Amazing.
@Eyaaaad@zerohedge Simple solution is to have them take a standard test in their field of supposed proficiency. Can’t pass the test? No Visa and no ability to reapply.