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Everything filed under aviation aviation Everything filed under startups startups Everything filed under AI and human skill AI and human skill Everything filed under design design Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Aerospace outsources to a ridiculous degree, and every layer of subcontractor above the one doing the work adds profit and overhead. Aerospace outsources to a ridiculousdegree, and every layer of subcontractorabove the one doing the work adds profitand overhead. Last stated 14 years ago 21 Oct 2012 EM Elon Musk — holds since 2012-10-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: An organization should not become a software factory that outsources the work and thinking and focuses only on efficient output, because the output is not the product. — tap to centre the map on it An organization should not become asoftware factory that outsources thework and thinking and focuses onlyon efficient output, because theoutput is not the product. Last stated 4 weeks ago 10 Sept 2026 KS Karri Saarinen — holds since 2026-09-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Outsourcing more tasks to machines reduces people's ability to do those tasks themselves in the future. — tap to centre the map on it Outsourcing more tasks to machinesreduces people's ability to do thosetasks themselves in the future. Last stated 3 weeks ago 21 Sept 2026 SJ Stefan Judis — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: The incumbent space contractors will lose their business to new entrants unless they learn to make far more hardware for far less money. — tap to centre the map on it The incumbent space contractors willlose their business to new entrantsunless they learn to make far morehardware for far less money. Last stated 5 years ago 28 Oct 2021 CH Casey Handmer — holds since 2021-10-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: Iterating through outside aerospace suppliers is close to impossible, which is why a hardware startup should own its own machine shop. — tap to centre the map on it Iterating through outside aerospacesuppliers is close to impossible,which is why a hardware startupshould own its own machine shop. Last stated 2 months ago 28 Jul 2026 BS Blake Scholl — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: Designers have stopped handing work off — they open the pull request themselves, which changes how companies build. — tap to centre the map on it Designers have stopped handing workoff — they open the pull requestthemselves, which changes howcompanies build. Last stated 5 months ago 24 May 2026 DS Dan Shipper — holds since 2026-05-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: A functioning institution is a rare exception and never grows by itself: it was assembled by a founder with good judgement. — tap to centre the map on it A functioning institution is a rareexception and never grows by itself:it was assembled by a founder withgood judgement. Last stated 8 years ago 9 Jul 2018 SB Samo Burja — holds since 2018-07-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A hybrid-electric airliner ends up heavier and more complex than the aircraft it replaces and delivers no fuel saving at all. — tap to centre the map on it A hybrid-electric airliner ends upheavier and more complex than theaircraft it replaces and delivers nofuel saving at all. Last stated 6 years ago 2 Apr 2021 BF Bjorn Fehrm — holds since 2021-04-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A radically new product needs many separate technologies to arrive together, and waiting for that convergence can take decades. — tap to centre the map on it A radically new product needs manyseparate technologies to arrivetogether, and waiting for thatconvergence can take decades. Last stated 4 years ago 5 Nov 2022 RB Rodney Brooks — holds since 2022-11-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: Batteries are a long way from rivalling liquid fuels; superbatteries for intercontinental flight may not arrive even by 2070 — tap to centre the map on it Batteries are a long way fromrivalling liquid fuels;superbatteries for intercontinentalflight may not arrive even by 2070 Last stated 4 years ago 29 Nov 2022 VS Vaclav Smil — holds since 2022-11-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: Battery-electric airliners do not work even on optimistic assumptions, and the arithmetic said so before anyone built one. — tap to centre the map on it Battery-electric airliners do notwork even on optimistic assumptions,and the arithmetic said so beforeanyone built one. Last stated 6 years ago 2 Apr 2021 BF Bjorn Fehrm — holds since 2021-04-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: The multicopter air taxi is energy-intensive by construction, which holds its range to about twenty miles however good the batteries get. — tap to centre the map on it The multicopter air taxi isenergy-intensive by construction,which holds its range to abouttwenty miles however good thebatteries get. Last stated 4 years ago 8 Jul 2022 BF Bjorn Fehrm — holds since 2022-07-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: A small, highly aerodynamic aircraft can beat an airliner on fuel per passenger mile, because drag reduction gets harder as the fuselage grows. — tap to centre the map on it A small, highly aerodynamic aircraftcan beat an airliner on fuel perpassenger mile, because dragreduction gets harder as thefuselage grows. Last stated 5 years ago by 25 Oct 2021 AV Austin Vernon — holds since 2021-10-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A supersonic engine can be sold on the ground as a power turbine, and that is how you finance an airliner nobody would otherwise fund. — tap to centre the map on it A supersonic engine can be sold onthe ground as a power turbine, andthat is how you finance an airlinernobody would otherwise fund. Last stated 2 months ago 28 Jul 2026 BS Blake Scholl — holds since 2026-07-28 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI's energy use is an easier end-use to decarbonize than aviation. — tap to centre the map on it AI's energy use is an easier end-useto decarbonize than aviation. Last stated 2 months ago 5 Aug 2026 ZH Zeke Hausfather — holds since 2026-08-05 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Aerospace outsources to a ridiculous degree, and every layer of subcontractor above the one doing the work adds profit and overhead. Last stated 21 Oct 2012 · 14 years ago Holds Elon Musk Read this korrent →