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These are similar misteaks I've found over the years, all naturally occurring. They're sometimes called homophones. roll model tough road to hoe throws of rejection in a humorous vane your the judge to mind-numbing timed laps photography dire straights big waist of money separate the wheat...

For those who don’t care to watch the video above, here’s a brief introduction. Hurricanes are threshold events. They don’t happen without high enough sea surface temperatures. They have a self-limiting feature in that they churn up colder water below the surface, reducing their power. With...

These two videos revolve around Art Rosenfeld, who has had two important careers: as a prominent nuclear physicist and as an extremely successful conservationist. A Berkeley symposium in his honor featured this episode with Joe Romm, a famous climate scientist and plug-in vehicle proponent...

If you give people some working software, you only solve their problem. But if you teach them to write their own software, you give them a lifetime of problems.

I couldn’t help noticing, in the video with Craig Venter, Chairman Musk announcing that Einstein said that the most powerful force in the universe is compound interest. A few years ago a not very bright guy made that absurd claim on Martin’s old blog. I found an article by a physicist who...

Plus another $24 million in compensation in 2009. Originally posted by TEG: http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/cgrp/research/documents/CGRP15-Tesla.pdf

Bearman, In answer to your question, FORA.tv - Martin Eberhard: Learn by Doing , a video from last May, is the latest information I have on Martin. He mentioned the following: He spent a year at a venture capital firm as an entrepreneur in residence. As noted elsewhere on this thread...

I was just responding to Raymond about why Mr. Musk might inspire the phrase “the devil himself”. I didn’t mean to imply that TEG or I felt that way too. Unfortunately, it’s very difficult to find out for sure what happened, in the absence of EV investigative journalism and in the enforced...

Here’s a brief sketch of TM history: BEN OLIVER: Tesla Roadster: the battery-powered supercar that's electrifying the world | Mail Online . Martin found investors for his other two successful startups, and several for TM, so it’s not difficult to imagine him finding enough to succeed...

Good discussion. As usual I agree with Doug and TEG, but maybe have a little to add. I think David made a good choice for his needs. The “hybrid garage” approach appeals more to me. I like the idea of an affordable, highway capable, pure EV commuter. It wouldn’t be too expensive for...

dpeilow, Great find! I’ve never seen that one. Here are two EV-1 links similar to the no longer active ones above. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJdirJL914A&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peYJO7-Q3bA&feature=related I miss Martin’s blog, which was erased as part of...

From three posts above: Toyota RAV4 EV - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia “In July 2009, Cobasys NiMH division (Chevron-Texaco), was sold to a Bosch and Sanyo consortium, but still retained the patent rights and collect royalties on the batteries.” It would be fun to know if the...

I had to look up Research In Motion on Wiki to catch the drift on that one. Following Chris’ lead, I Googled “narcissistic personality disorder” and came up with this link: how to be a creative genius (or just look like one) | Justine Musk . “…sometimes known as pathological lying.”...

TEG, great links! I logged in to offer the Stanford Business School link, but it was already here. It looks like the Chairman had a very nice payday in 2009. While I’m here, here’s a different link: Confinity - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia It looks like he’s just as much the...

In a recent episode of Transport Evolved one of the participants was trying to remember a situation that involved EV batteries, patents, and an oil company. None of the three very prominent people in EV news could think of what it might be. Here are two Wiki articles (more are on the Doug...