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Re:Musk: Tesla Full Self-Driving is going to have 'quantum l... by aeternum on Saturday August 15, 2020 @12:18AM (#24165889)
As an engineer, I see him as an incredibly talented engineer that is also quite good at sales and marketing, but mostly because he talks about stuff like an engineer.

Would most companies even hire him for a salesperson role? Probably not if they've watched his presentations.

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Re:Musk: Tesla Full Self-Driving is going to have 'quantum l... by nujabe on Saturday August 15, 2020 @03:51AM (#24166897)
I'm not sure we've seen any evidence of Musk's 'incredible' engineering skills.
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Re:Musk: Tesla Full Self-Driving is going to have 'quantum l... by loceng on Saturday August 15, 2020 @10:27AM (#24169104)
Musk says he's doing engineering 80% of the time. If you watch him discuss the products he knows what he's talking about, he's intimately involved - he's not just the standard talking head CEO role.
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Re:Musk: Tesla Full Self-Driving is going to have 'quantum l... by xkjkls on Monday August 17, 2020 @02:16PM (#24190071)
Does he? He seems closer to a Steve Jobs type marketer than a Bill Gates type engineer.
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Re:Musk: Tesla Full Self-Driving is going to have 'quantum l... by loceng on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @10:33AM (#24199030)
Why not both? Also, good design and technology markets itself - especially when it's needed.
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Re:Musk: Tesla Full Self-Driving is going to have 'quantum l... by sunstone on Saturday August 15, 2020 @10:08AM (#24168955)
Did you see two rockets return to earth and land side-by-side?
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Re:Musk: Tesla Full Self-Driving is going to have 'quantum l... by nujabe on Sunday August 16, 2020 @10:40PM (#24183360)
Do you really think Musk had anything to do with engineering design of those rockets? You really think he contributed to the rocket stabilization system or something?
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Re:Musk: Tesla Full Self-Driving is going to have 'quantum l... by aeternum on Monday August 17, 2020 @12:24PM (#24188712)
I do actually. The level at which he can describe each low-level design decision shows he has a deep understanding of rocketry, chemistry, and material science and acts as more of a chief engineer rather than CEO.
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Re:Musk: Tesla Full Self-Driving is going to have 'quantum l... by xkjkls on Monday August 17, 2020 @02:16PM (#24190078)
Give me an example. I haven't seen anything even close to the sort.
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Re:Musk: Tesla Full Self-Driving is going to have 'quantum l... by aeternum on Monday August 17, 2020 @05:57PM (#24192685)
https://youtu.be/cIQ36Kt7UVg?t=421
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