The Deuce: That’s a LOT more effort than recapitulating a press release *

This is quite a read on the Hyperloop debacle - Tortillini February 13, 2026, 8:00:00

This was dumb and infeasible for so many reasons. - DT February 13, 2026, 10:19:05
- Filling pods with handfuls of people and launching them at high velocity is not a terrible idea. - doubledown February 13, 2026, 13:20:21
- Arguably one of the dumbest ideas of the modern era - illini February 13, 2026, 13:04:29
  - B/C the media acted like sea lions clapping for a treat whenever he proposed one of these BS ideas - IlliniRunner February 13, 2026, 13:28:31
    - The media is generally populated by innumerate and scientifically illiterate individuals - ATL February 13, 2026, 13:39:07
      - But one would presume that they are capable of making a phone call or sending an email - IlliniRunner February 13, 2026, 13:40:37
        
        That’s a LOT more effort than recapitulating a press release * - ATL February 13, 2026, 13:41:29
- But it did achieve its design goal of delaying California HSR* - ATL February 13, 2026, 10:31:22
  - Now I need to figure out what WiFi 7 is meant to ruin. - complainant February 13, 2026, 12:17:40
    - I don’t now. My eero setup is pre covid so probably not even WiFi 6* - ATL February 13, 2026, 13:40:37
    - You're gonna want 46gbps for your brain implant. * - doubledown February 13, 2026, 13:00:37
      - Why do I need a brain? They just cause problems.* - complainant February 13, 2026, 13:30:57
Steve Davis sounds like a total Steve. * - doubledown February 13, 2026, 9:03:04
- I'm happy that he got a first name in the end. - complainant February 13, 2026, 12:10:55

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