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dasloop
on July 15, 2013
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Elon Musk to publish hyperloop design by August
Being cynical: promoting a futuristic tech to block the development of the proposed high speed rail.
drgath
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Considering most voters (57%) disapprove of the high-speed rail project, it sounds like he'd be doing Californians a favor.
http://www.wnyc.org/blogs/transportation-nation/2013/mar/28/...
jlgreco
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There are certainly less round-about ways of doing that than getting HN excited by dropping vague hints about a future project every few months.
omni
on July 15, 2013
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If you have any evidence that Elon Musk of all people is deserving of such cynicism, I genuinely would like to see it.
dasloop
on July 16, 2013
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I was cynical in a general way. A no sense without any evidence. Apologies for that.
schiffern
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The idea for the Hyperloop grew out of the terrible (slowest and most expensive per mile) CA HSR, so yeah.
hankcharles
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more than likely a big part of his motivation, but considering how bad an investment the current plan is, it is very prudent.
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