Peter Toth
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Peter Toth
@compulog
Extraterrestrial Power. On the Moon and other planetary bodies
Australia Katılım Mart 2007
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The most inspiring NASA Admin of my lifetime! 🇺🇸🚀🇺🇸
Thank you @rookisaacman for inspiring our space future! Let’s Occupy Mars!
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SpaceXai spends $30b constructing a datacenter
Signs a deal to rent some portion of it for $15b per year
Not a bad business
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@wmorrill3 Feature request. When the front wipers are going and it is obviously raining, automatically turn on the back window warmer. Due to the lack of back wipers visibility in drizzle drops to zero. Same for my 2021 Model 3 and 2026 Model YL (2 weeks old). @SawyerMerritt
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@anishmoonka South Korean politicians would be wise to put this into repaying their debts. That is definitely benefiting everyone.
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Samsung is paying 78,000 chip workers a $340,000 bonus each. Not their salary. The bonus. The total bill is $26.6 billion, which equals 1.4% of South Korea's entire economy, going to less than 0.3% of the country's workforce.
The average Korean earns roughly $32,000 a year. So each Samsung chip worker is pocketing about a decade of normal pay in one go. Memory-division employees may collect closer to $396,000.
The cash comes straight out of Samsung's chip profits, which are projected to hit 330 trillion won (around $218 billion) this year. It's seven times higher than just a few years ago, driven by the AI boom. The deal gives workers 12% of those profits: 10.5% as company stock, the other 1.5% in cash. And not just this year. The setup repeats every year for the next decade, as long as profit targets get hit.
KDI, South Korea's main economic think tank, just raised its 2026 growth forecast from 1.9% to 2.5%, thanks entirely to the chip boom. The extra growth works out to about $48 billion in new GDP. More than half of that is now landing in the bank accounts of 78,000 workers at one company.
Real estate noticed early. In the first three months of 2026, before the contract was even signed, apartment sales in Dongtan, the suburb next to Samsung's main Hwaseong campus, more than doubled compared to a year earlier. Up 128.9%. Pyeongtaek climbed 36.8%. Yeongtong, where Samsung's headquarters sits, rose 28.7%. Local agents told the Seoul Economic Daily the buying began the moment bonus talks leaked.
The tax bill is even bigger than the bonus. The Korean government expects to collect roughly 100 trillion won, around $67 billion, in extra tax revenue from the chip sector this year alone. The presidential office has openly floated a "national dividend," a direct cash payment to every Korean citizen, to redistribute the gains.
Other industries are paying attention. SK Hynix locked in a similar 10% profit-share deal last September. Hyundai's union has reportedly asked for the same arrangement. Trouble is, cars and batteries don't run chip-level margins, and Korea's main business lobby has warned that copying this deal across the country's big family-owned conglomerates (the chaebol world) could blow up wage talks everywhere.
Samsung's group of companies already account for around 22% of South Korean GDP. Whether 2026 ends up a good or a great year for Korea now mostly depends on a single number: how many memory chips Samsung and SK Hynix can ship to AI data centers from California to the Middle East.
Forty trillion won, going to 78,000 people clustered in three cities south of Seoul. Korea's wealth map is being redrawn around the chip belt.
India & The World@IndianInfoGuid
🚨Samsung to pay $26.6 billion in bonuses to to 78,000 workers - Average chip worker bonus estimated at $340,000 per employee
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Great innovation. Just when people thought that there is nothing to be done on cars.
Not a Tesla App@NotATeslaApp
Tesla Patents Perforated Glass Roof with Active HVAC and Acoustic Tuning notateslaapp.com/news/4120/tesl…
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The Soviet whaling fleet killed 180,000 whales between 1948 and 1973, delivering rotten carcasses that nobody wanted to eat. Soviet citizens had zero demand for whale meat. The ships hunted anyway, fulfilling quotas handed down from central planners who counted tons of dead whale as economic output.
This was bureaucratic box-checking that nearly drove multiple whale species to extinction. Soviet whalers targeted endangered right whales and humpbacks specifically because they were larger, helping them hit tonnage targets faster. The meat rotted on deck during long voyages back to port, where officials dutifully recorded the numbers and sent reports to Moscow declaring another successful harvest.
Central planners measured success in tons harvested, not consumer satisfaction or long-term sustainability. Factory managers got promoted for exceeding whale quotas, regardless of whether anyone actually wanted whale meat (they didn't). The feedback mechanism that normally connects production to human needs had been severed entirely. When bureaucrats replace market prices with administrative targets, you get mass slaughter with zero purpose.
You still see this today every time politicians promise to "create jobs" in industries that lose money year after year. When government agencies measure their success by dollars spent rather than problems solved. When university administrators chase enrollment numbers instead of student outcomes.
Remove the profit motive and price signals, and you get 180,000 dead whales rotting in the sun while commissars celebrate meeting their targets. You don't get rational planning.
Socialism is fundamentally destructive to the environment and inevitably leads to ecological disasters.
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Wow I can't believe the ambition! Science fiction is becoming real. Thank you @whoisheartbreak and @SpaceX team!
SpaceX@SpaceX
Fram2’s Mission Commander @satofishi is set to fly aboard Starship’s first interplanetary human spaceflight mission → #first-starship-interplanetary-mission" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">spacex.com/updates#first-…
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Dear Qantas, Was QF11 to LAX a refreshed model then? If so please refresh the screens, they are close to 20 years old now.
QANTAS COMPLETES A380 FLEET RENEWAL AS FINAL SUPERJUMBO RETURNS TO INTERNATIONAL FLYING qantasnewsroom.com.au/media-releases…
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@lexfridman Sent a form 2. Australia, New Zealand, US, Europe maybe, India maybe.
Space, sci-fi all about the future!
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I'm traveling the world for a bit, starting with China but then hopping around the globe, anywhere. Open to any adventure. No plans, only a backpack. Hoping to meet & get to know humans from all walks of life. The pic is from a long hike on the Great Wall. For me, as a fan of history, this was an epic experience.
In China, first I'm visiting a few big cities & talking to engineers at the heart of China's AI revolution. After that, if feeling crazy enough, I'm hitchhiking (first time) across rural China for a few weeks. Hitchhiking because I think it's the best way to meet rural folks who I would otherwise never get the chance to meet. I hope to do the same in US and other places.
I have a request, if you have a travel recommendation, fill out the form(s) below if you feel like it. Or share with folks who might have advice about such travel.
Form 1 - travel recommendation:
If you can, recommend to me an interesting place I should visit anywhere in the world. For this, fill out form 1. Not touristy stuff, but something off the beaten path, that tourists may not know about, but is legendary. It could be as remote as meeting a herder in the mountains who is a local legend. Asia, Middle East, Europe, India, South/North America, Africa, Australia, anywhere. In China, I'm hoping to visit maybe Heibei, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu, Sichuan, Yunnan, etc, so recommendations for spots to visit are helpful.
Form 2 - coffee:
If you want to grab a coffee with me anywhere in the world, fill out form 2 (please don't use form 1 for that).
Anyway, I hectically tossed stuff in backpack. Realizing I don't have a clear plan of any kind, which is probably the only way to do it. LFG.
Love you all ❤️
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Thanks! Got my red one on Saturday.
I'm just realising how quiet the motors and/or the cabin are. I have driven an RWD Juniper Model Y earlier this year and the motor was whining when I pushed it.
Tesla Australia & New Zealand@TeslaAUNZ
Deliveries of New Model Y L have begun in Australia 🎉 Congrats to our owners
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@SpaceX does things at rapid cadence. The list of changes are almost a new rocket. Some companies would take a decade to implement all this.
Sawyer Merritt@SawyerMerritt
SpaceX has just released a massive new list of changes in Starship V3, which is now scheduled to launch on May 19th: Super Heavy V3 Changes Grid Fin Redesign: • Reduced from 4 fins to 3 • Each fin is now: 50% larger, stronger, repositioned for better catching/lifting • Lowered on booster to reduce heat exposure during hot staging • Fin hardware moved inside fuel tank for protection Integrated Hot Stage: • Removes the old disposable interstage shield • Booster dome now directly exposed to upper-stage engine ignition • Tank pressure + steel shielding protect structure • Interstage actuators retract after separation for protection New Fuel Transfer System: • Massive redesign of fuel transfer tube • Roughly the size of a Falcon 9 first stage • Allows: simultaneous startup of all 33 Raptors, faster and more reliable flip maneuvers Engine Bay / Thermal Protection Changes: • Engine shrouds removed entirely • New shielding added between engines • Propulsion + avionics more tightly integrated • CO₂ fire suppression system removed • Simpler and lighter aft section Propellant Loading Improvements: • Moved from 1 quick disconnect to 2 separate systems • Adds redundancy • Reduces complexity of pad interfaces Starship V3 Changes Completely Redesigned Propulsion System: • Clean-sheet redesign • Supports: new Raptor startup method, larger propellant volume and improved reaction control system • Reduces trapped/leaked propellant risk Aft Section Simplification: • Fluid + electrical systems rerouted • Engine shrouds deleted • Large aft cavity removed Flap Actuation Upgrade: • Changed from: 2 actuators per flap to 1 actuator with 3 motors • Improves:, redundancy, mass efficiency, cost Faster Starlink Deployment: • Upgraded PEZ dispenser • Faster satellite deployment speeds Long-Duration Spaceflight Capability: • New systems added for: long orbital coasts, orbital refueling, cryogenic fluid management, vacuum, insulated header systems and high-voltage cryogenic recirculation Ship-to-Ship Docking + Refueling: • Added 4 docking drogues • Added propellant transfer connections • Directly supports in-space refueling architecture Avionics Upgrades Massive Electrical System Upgrade: • ~60 custom avionics units • Batteries/inverters/high-voltage systems integrated together • ~9 MW peak power capability Better Navigation + Redundancy: • New multi-sensor navigation system • Designed for precision autonomous flight Propellant Monitoring in Space: • New RF sensors measure propellant levels in microgravity • Important for orbital refueling missions Camera + Connectivity Upgrades: • ~50 onboard camera views • 480 Mbps Starlink connectivity onboard • Low-latency redundant communications Raptor 3 Engine Changes Higher Thrust: • Sea-level Raptors: • Increased from: 230 tf → 250 tf 507k lbf → 551k lbf Vacuum Raptors: Increased from: 258 tf → 275 tf 568k lbf → 606k lbf Lower Mass: • Sea-level engine mass reduced: 1630 kg → 1525 kg Simpler Design: • Sensors/controllers integrated into engine body • Removes need for engine shrouds • New ignition system for all variants • Huge Vehicle-Level Weight Savings • ~1 ton saved per engine across vehicle systems Launch Pad 2 Upgrades (Starbase) Faster Propellant Loading: • Larger propellant farm • More pumps • Faster fueling operations Chopstick Improvements: • Shorter arms for faster movement • Switched from hydraulic → electromechanical actuators • Better reliability + redundancy Stronger Quick Disconnect Arm: • Reinforced and redesigned • Swings farther away during launch Launch Mount Redesign: • Better load handling • Improved launch protection • Improved throwback reliability New Flame Diverter System: • Bidirectional flame diverter • Designed to eliminate ablation/refurbishment after launch Hardened Propellant Systems: • Methane and oxygen systems separated • Valves/filters moved into protected bunker • Improves safety and reliability SpaceX: "Together, these new elements are designed to enable a step-change in Starship capabilities and aim to unlock the vehicle’s core functions, including full and rapid reuse, in-space propellant transfer, deployment of Starlink satellites and orbital data centers, and the ability to send people and cargo to the Moon and Mars." This is going to be an epic flight! 🚀
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Importance of innovation is based on inevitability. Though highly successful the iPhone is just a design convergence of everything around the time.
Reusable Falcon 9 was far from this. Industry was laughing at reusability. The first competitors are coming online 10 years later.
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Backward-looking valuation metrics are basically useless for a company like SpaceX with massive growth prospects.
shirish@shiri_shh
SpaceX IPO valuation: ~$2T Amazon Valuation: ~$2.8T Amazon revenue: $715B SpaceX revenue: $15B
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Spacex S-1 Filing Highlights:
➤ Spacex Sees $26.5 Trillion Of Total Addressable Market From AI, According To Filing
➤ Spacex Sees Total Addressable Market Of $28.5 Trillion For All Its Businesses, According To S-1 Filing
➤ Spacex Not Required To Have Majority Of Independent Board Directors, According To S-1 Filing Reviewed By Reuters
➤ Spacex Sees $22.7 Trillion Of Total Addressable Market From AI Enterprise Applications, According To Filing
➤ Spacex Sees Far Bigger Market Opportunity In AI Than Space, According To Regulatory Filing
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@Tesla Tesla Requests:
1) Dashcam, "save the last minute" Button.
This would cover 99% of my on-road dashcam usage.
2) Automatic archiving of old dashcam footage to my computer (freeing up car hdd space)
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@arshavsky @IterIntellectus @i2cjak I love how people with no kids or even 10 kids make such claims. Everyone can get lucky. You had 10 kids you still haven't seen all personality options.
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@IterIntellectus @i2cjak You can just go to bed same time every night with your baby to sleep train them. And stay with them until they’re asleep. This is what we do with our two girls.
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"sleep training" a newborn means letting a defenseless baby scream for its mother in the dark until it's either exhausted or has given up on life.
the attachment literature is clear that before 6 months, a baby crying with nobody coming learns exactly one thing, that calling for help doesn't work
and you even have parents bragging about how they tortured their kid into an 8h sleep
you need to attend to every need of your child. they don't have a prefrontal cortex able to understand what's happening. if you love them and care for them, they'll barely cry, and when they do there's a clear reason you can address right away
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@compulog @roller2426 @peterrhague There's a firm in the UK running a fleet of MG's. No problems with any of them. I'd take Chinese quality control over U.S any day !
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Petrol heads: don’t buy an EV. All the rumours you’ve heard about batteries and charging are true! Stick with queuing up to pay half your salary for a tank of fuel!
(I don’t want demand to spike before I buy my second EV and cause all the good deals to go away)
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