The problem is that 99% of the critique out there is not well-intentioned and it’s not accurate, which means that most people simply lack the context they need to understand what Elon is doing and why. This is a problem, because Elon is a relatively powerful and visionary leader, and his companies are increasingly important vehicles for the delivery of transformative technology. I make no secret of my admiration for the achievements of Elon’s companies. I first met Elon in about 2011, and found him thoughtful and interesting, though of course I know many people who’ve been on the receiving end of quite severe criticism (as well as praise) in the context of their work. Nevertheless I was sufficiently impressed by what I saw SpaceX doing in 2011 (it had only launched Falcon 9 twice at that point – it launched Falcon twice the evening I wrote this post!) that I diverted a meaningful fraction of my meager grad student savings into Tesla stock, which have appreciated approximately 120x since then, enabling me to fund the process of getting a Green Card and ultimately becoming a US citizen.Īnd yes, I’m self-aware enough to know of this meme. Although in this case, I’m also a red head writing about the process of generating less invalid criticism, so perhaps I’m just shooting myself in the foot – which is apt given the subject matter. Today, my family drives an old Model 3 and a newer Model Y, and find them to be incredible cars. Two and a half years ago we used the 3 to tow a caravan across the US and back, an extremely ambitious and challenging adventure with two tiny children, and the car performed flawlessly. The achievements of Tesla are even more incredible when contrasted with the continued struggle of legacy automotive manufacturers to ship a compelling electric car, or even stay out of bankruptcy. At the very end of 2023, it is telling that no other company has yet managed to ship a profitable car with better performance than the very first 2012 Tesla Model S. There are now several non-Tesla electric cars of comparable performance that are sold at a steep loss and/or at achingly low volumes. On the SpaceX side, I am incredibly impressed that the Starlink vision I wrote about four years ago is already a reality, and I’m writing this post using it. A few of my colleagues have remarked at how forward thinking the post was, but it’s easy to do a few calculations and write 5000 words. Hope you enjoy and I'll see you on the next one.The SpaceX team actually designed, built, and shipped the damn product. And of course I'll touch base with everyone's personal wardrobes but for now just wanted to get these particular outfits taken care of since redesign was inevitable for all of them. Def will need to do some art with these versions of the Magmatics. Reflect abilities and battle roles in design.Integrating parts of the Gladiator into the Magmatic.The main core elements for each one were the following: They're returning champions so they should look the part. I always saw the Magmatic as an upgrade from Gladiator. They just didn't feel like proper "sequel designs" as it were. Mainly since overall to me it felt kind of rushed and didn't really match the same level of awesome as the Gladiator line up. I don't hate it but I wasn't huge about it. To be honest, it's my least favorite line up. She probably knows about The Hunter… little nightmares oc little nightmares oc little nightmares 2 ln oc swamp bog mud my art little nightmares fanart bog girl chrysanthemum epsilonĪfter I finished Wilson's wardrobe I was having an itch to draw other outfits for everybody else. (I think it’s called “Sparrows” or something…) She’s inspired by queen0fm0nsterz ’s OC Emerald as well as that one 1920s Silent film that I forgot the name of, something about a lady and some kids living in a swamp. Good with braiding hair as well as playing the banjo and mouth harp.She’s very, very smelly due to the mold, fungus and moss growing on her combine with the fact that she’s spend most of her time swimming and wading in deep swamp mud….She knows how to get around swamps without hence her name.She prefers wearing shirts with single-button collars.She has strange moss, fungus and mold growing on her, but it doesn’t seem to affect her health physically….She has an ability to tame and control leeches.She’s also Known as “Chrysanthemum” or “Epsilon”