Nuclear_Dan

@yatharthmaan What the fuck does AOC know about engineering?

John Carmack: Elon is definitely an engineer. He is deeply involved with technical decisions at SpaceX and Tesla. He doesn’t write code or do CAD today, but he is perfectly capable of doing so. Robert Zubrin: When I met Elon it was apparent to me that although he had a scientific mind and he understood scientific principles, he did not know anything about rockets. Nothing. That was in 2001, by 2007 he knew everything about rockets – he really knew everything, in detail. You have to put some serious study in to know as much about rockets as he knows now. This doesn't come just from hanging out with people. Eric Berger: Elon is the chief engineer in name and reality. Josh Boehm: Elon is both the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Technology Officer of SpaceX, so of course he does more than just some very technical work. He is integrally involved in the actual design and engineering of the rocket, and at least touches every other aspect of the business. Elon is an engineer at heart, and that’s where and how he works best. Garrett Reisman: He’s obviously skilled at all different functions, but certainly what really drives him and where his passion really is, is his role as Chief Engineer. That’s the part of the job that really plays to his strengths. Tom Mueller: Elon and the Propulsion department are leading development of the SpaceX engines, particularly Raptor. Kevin Watson: Elon is brilliant. He’s involved in just about everything. He understands everything. If he asks you a question, you learn very quickly not to go give him a gut reaction. He wants answers that get down to the fundamental laws of physics. One thing he understands really well is the physics of the rockets. He understands that like nobody else. The stuff I have seen him do in his head is crazy. He can get in discussions about flying a satellite and whether we can make the right orbit and deliver Dragon at the same time and solve all these equations in real time. It’s amazing to watch the amount of knowledge he has accumulated over the years.

@MissingAFew90 @yatharthmaan Watch any of the Tim Dodd interviews, anyone who's an engineer can spot his fluency with rocket trades and principles. It's very obviously different to a CEO who was an engineer 10-20 years earlier but hasn't practiced in a while.

@yatharthmaan Maybe he should like, give a lecture on rockets. Solve some complex equations. Should only take a couple hours and it would shut people up. Id love to see it.

@Boenau Now show the massive highways they have in the Netherlands to prove you're not just anti car.

Human-scale design.

@dave43law Might work if you remove the fascist smear.

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@MarinaPurkiss If you use the word shill you've lost me.

I get it... Labour have let you down You're desperate for change Do you really think someone who wants to make you pay for healthcare, reduce workers' rights, keep fire & rehire & shills for the rich is going to bring the change you need? Remember what he did to our fishers.

@Noahpinion @CartoonsHateHer Nah bollocks, in countries with a big gender pay gap they have equally low coupling rates and equally reducing birth rates. The only thing that correlates well to falling birthrates everywhere is where they got substantial penetration of the mobile internet.

I wish @CartoonsHateHer would copy my strategy of making 2/3 of posts free, because this is one that a lot of "incel" guys could really stand to read. cartoonshateher.com/p/doge-is-abou…

@PalmerLuckey Also Blue Steel is way cooler

Will there ever be a cooler name for a weapon than Hellfire? Very jealous, tbh

@PalmerLuckey You've never given your foe an ASRAAM then....

@GaiJuliCaesar @KMikietynski @RishiSunak Ah whataboutism, Russian troll 101. I suspect that as a nuclear engineer I probably wouldn't be drafted even if I were Ukrainian, but I am quite happy to be taxed another 1% which if everyone in the EU/UK did would drive your friends back into the shit hole you emerged from.

It’s time to make Putin pay. Here’s how 👇🧵

@KMikietynski @RishiSunak You mean like they have already done it have been doing since before the Ukraine invasion. They are a gangster state and if there was something they could do they would have already done it.

@RishiSunak Escalation, not peace: Rather than forcing Russia to negotiate, confiscation could provoke retaliation—such as nationalizing Western assets in Russia. Putin could see that as a point of no return, escalating the conflict🤔🇵🇱

@MassiPaciugo @jonburkeUK This is the far simpler option than wishing cars away and hoping people will take the bus or buy a cargo bike. Planning and finance for this would be the principle difficulty. However I think it would be a massive vote winner if government facilitated this nationally.

@jonburkeUK And they sit there 95% of the time. They should only be parked in dedicated garages and private parkings, like any other mean of transportation.

The same street in Levenshulme, Manchester, one hundred years apart. The private motor vehicle is an invasive species, which gradually crowds out and suffocates the rich social life of our cities. When cars don’t dominate the streets, life flourishes.

@dotsandfreckles @jonburkeUK Cars will be electric soon, if you comment back about brake dust air pollution you don't understand vehicles! Behaviour change is difficult particularly if you want people to do something harder. Simple option, put the cars somewhere else, nudge, pool car can park on street.

@jonburkeUK I live in Levenshulme. We have illegally high levels of air pollution, pavement parking which makes it difficult to get around, esp for those with buggies or mobility aids & most car journeys are under 2 miles, rare people drive far for work. i’d love to see fewer cars!

@markatodd @jonburkeUK People like Jon will rail against them because they are a techno fix and don't make everyone endure a collective hardship.

@jonburkeUK Robotaxis will transform neighborhoods, allowing the creation of more green spaces/cycleways, super convenient and safer for all. Bring it on!

@Jonny_J_ @DefenceHQ @AskPerplexity The system mounted on a naval drone is particularly deadly. It can engage helicopters, it can also precisely target, radars and CIWS to render the target defenceless. Disadvantages are unless you make the launch mount remote the operator is close to the launch point.

@Jonny_J_ @DefenceHQ @AskPerplexity Putting the intelligence in launcher means that countermeasures to the automatic guidance are easy to feed back to the manufacturer and to update via software. Unlike an IR guided round this can also be used as a long range precision strike weapon on ground/sea targets.

The UK will supply Ukraine with more than 5000 air defence missiles to keep people and infrastructure safe from attack. The deal delivers on the UK’s commitment to Ukraine and will create hundreds of jobs here in the UK. 🇬🇧🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine

@Val85960950 @Jonny_J_ @DefenceHQ @AskPerplexity It's a production contract for new missiles. It's part of the Starstreak product line, it is laser beam riding and will hit anything that you can point it at inc. glide bombs. This makes it inherently flexible in a way that an IR guided weapon isn't.

@Jonny_J_ @DefenceHQ @AskPerplexity As far as I know 5000 LMM missiles don't exist anywhere on the planet. UK ordered 1000 and recently increased production. It's a cheap helicopter-fired air to ground laser guided missile - that can be "repurposed" into a shitty handheld AA missile.

@Rockhilll @DefenceHQ Assuming you aren't a Russian bot look up the fallacy of moderation. The middle ground between truth and a lie isn't the optimum position. Russia started this, they need to be made to give up and the security guarantees need to be sufficient to stop them having another go.

@DefenceHQ I think we should be seeking to bring Russia and Ukraine to the table to talk peace instead of doubling down on arming one side that cannot win this war. A 'peace' plan by a coalition of enemies of Russia that does not even involve Russia is doomed to ignite war with Russia!

@thinkdefence Tweets can indicate things that aren't free, @Kier_Starmer please spend 1% of GDP on arming Ukraine until Russia loses, I'm happy to pay 1% of my income to this. If the EU does this Russia inevitably loses.

Tweets are free, bullets are not. Emotionally incontinent outpouring of vibes on here are no substitute for deeds.

@ThebombBob @thinkdefence Yes, I would happily pay 1% of my income to defeat Russia, if everyone in Europe did the same it would not be a contest.

@thinkdefence Are you willing for your taxes to buy bullets for Ukraine?