The curious thing is that Musk has previously backed, with his own money, brand and talent, the "innovation not hair shirt" approach. And with the improvements in solar and batteries, that … (View Post)

Wouldn't knowing that require someone to have read the book, or at least the Cliff's Notes? (View Post)

Alternatively, if AI does take off to that point (and that remains an awfully big if, because it's currently only popular to the extent that people don't have to pay for it), that largely solves the … (View Post)

Including, in many cases, each other. Probably inevitable if your politics is defined more by your dislikes than your likes. (Good-old-days-ism doesn't help here, because everyone looks back nostalgi… (View Post)

But also top managers who go into politics tend to do badly. They're different skills, after all. Archie Norman got nowhere for the Conservatives. Ditto Lord Young. Our current PM is experienced in r… (View Post)