Elon Enthusiast: The Life and Times of Elon Musk

I'm just one of the mazillion people inspired by Elon Musk. Posting what catches my eye in case you have as much fun watching this pioneer in action as I do. Created July 2012 Over 2,800 Followers More than 300 posts elonenthusiast.com

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Love this fan art of Elon sipping coffee on Mars. Art from @ElonsWorld. And if you didn’t know Elon prefers the heat sensitive OCCUPY MARS Terraforming coffee mug. 👩‍🚀 ☕️😎

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So, it’s been 3 years since I’ve posted...

Hey there fellow Elon Enthusists, it’s been awhile. Apologies for leaving you hanging but life happens...and then your 2FA gets out sync...then you have to prove you are an IRL human entity... :-)

Anyway, I’ve missed you. We have so much to catch up on! First of all where are you at with Elon? The news/”news” about him is so different then when I started this blog years ago, people are all over the place. Share in the comments what your thoughts are, I’m curious.

I found some Elon-related quizzes that demonstrate how all over the board people are with him:

Quiz #1: How much do you know about Elon Musk?

Quiz #2: What Do You Really Know About Real-Life Iron Man Elon Musk?

Quiz #3: How well do you know Elon Musk's electric car company?

Quiz #4: Who said it - Donald Trump or Elon Musk?

Quiz #5: Up, Up and Away: The SpaceX Quiz

Looking forward to your comments!

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You have to work hard to make the future a better place.

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Do you have any pictures/videos of Elon with scruff? Like I love his facial hair so much, I'm pretty sure that picture of him on the cover of Forbes changed my life.

I dug through the archives an I think this one might do it for you: http://elonenthusiast.com/post/27698215512/fast-photo-shootAnd if you'd like to see what Musk would look like with long hair...http://elonenthusiast.com/post/34702845300/give-me-libertine-or-give-me-death

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Thank you for your marvelous tumblr! I share your enthusiasm wholeheartedly and I'm glad someone else has similar openness in their admiration.

Thanks for the shoutout and support!

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I've been delinquent on posting some submissions. Adam, thanks for submitting and your hard work on the animation!

Hi,

I’ve just created a short animation on Elon Musk’s life based on the biography by Ashlee Vance that you may be interested in.

Many thanks,

Adam (Obtain Eudaimonia)

[elonenthusiast]

To me the recent SpaceX video sums up this quote nicely,

“Optimism, pessimism, fuck that; we’re going to make it happen. As God is my bloody witness, I’m hell-bent on making it work.”

Love this Elonism. Elon Musk from a Wired interview in 2008.

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There are times when mistakes are made, but those are the standards to which we hold ourselves. With respect to the person at the center of this weekend’s article in the Mercury News, those standards were not met. We are taking action to address this individual’s situation and to put in place additional oversight to ensure that our workplace rules are followed even by sub-subcontractors to prevent such a thing from happening again. … Assuming the article is correct, we need to do right by Mr. Lesnik and his colleagues from Vuzem. This is not a legal issue, it is a moral issue. As far as the law goes, Tesla did everything correctly.

From Elon Musk's statement about the underpaid foreign workers at Tesla's Fremont factory.

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Elon Musk talks Model 3 manufacturing challenges - Q1 2016 Earnings Call (2016.5.4) AUDIO

Elon Musk participates in Tesla Earnings Call Q&A in the first quarter following the announcement of Model 3. A lot of the focus is geared towards the massive manufacturing challenges facing the Model 3 mass market production demand. Overview: 02:00. Opening remarks: Focus on manufacturing, Model X production issue Q&A 06:50. Model 3 high volume manufacturing challenges 13:10. Model 3 vs. Model X production 15:30. 500k deliveries by 2018 17:52. Battery costs 19:15. OpEx 20:29. Moving desk “out” of the factory 21:40. CapEx & insourcing 27:14. Model 3 beta 30:45. Gigafactory battery production 31:57. Advent of autonomous driving (vs. human) 35:56. Gigafactory expansion 37:42. Model 3 supply challenges41:22. Raising capital? 43:45. Suppliers A-Team commitments 45:32. Dealer channel & CapEx 48:43. Up-selling to Model 3 reservation holders 51:47. Global manufacturing expansion 55:40. Model X production update 57:55. Battery range 1:00:00. Production ramp 1:03.35. Hiring a COO? 1:05:00. Producing 1 million cars in 2020 1:07:02. Recruitment war vs. Google & Apple

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We need to appeal to the people and educate them to sort of revolt against this and to fight the propaganda of the fossil fuel industry which is unrelenting and enormous.

Elon Musk at the World Energy Innovation Forum hosted at @teslamotors Fremont Factory last week.

[elonenthusiast]

This song is AMAZEBALLS. Listen to it on Raptor Command’s website you’ll find links to buy it on the site as well.

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If I ask investors to put money in, then I feel morally I should put money in as well. I should not ask people to eat from the fruit bowl if I have not myself been willing to eat from the fruit bowl.

Elon Musk from a @wsj article reviewing his financial decisions as he's moved, borrowed, and bonded money between Solar City, SpaceX, and Tesla.

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Musk and Altman worry that if people can build AI that can do great things, then they can build AI that can do awful things, too.

From a great @wired article overviewing OpenAI, Musk's joint AI research startup.

OpenAI didn’t match those offers. But it offered something else: the chance to explore research aimed solely at the future instead of products and quarterly earnings, and to eventually share most—if not all—of this research with anyone who wants it. That’s right: Musk, Altman, and company aim to give away what may become the 21st century’s most transformative technology—and give it away for free.

[elonenthusiast]

Don't ever lose your sense of humor Elon⚡️

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A fellow Elon Enthusiast bought Kimball and Elon a drink after the last SpaceX launch 🚀🍻

http://instagram.com/kimbalmusk

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He has the ability to work harder and endure more stress than anyone I’ve ever met. What he went through in 2008 would have broken anyone else. He didn’t just survive. He kept working and stayed focused

Antonio Gracias about Elon Musk from Ashlee Vance's Musk biography. Gracias goes on to say:

“Most people who are under that sort of pressure fray,” Gracias said. “Their decisions go bad. Elon gets hyperrational. He’s still able to make very clear, long-term decisions. The harder it gets, the better he gets. Anyone who saw what he went through firsthand came away with more respect for the guy. I’ve just never seen anything like his ability to take pain.”

Some Elon Inspiration heading into 2016. One of the main reasons I'm inspired by Elon Musk is his inner strength to push through all the bullshit, strife, and devastation.