• RyanGosling [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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    8 months ago

    I’m not sure what’s funnier. If China open sources the technology and NASA would have no choice but to switch to it, or they keep it proprietary and force the US to use spacex

    • Egon [they/them]@hexbear.net
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      The funniest outcome is this: They go open source, Elon takes the concept and tries to pretend he invented the tech himself. People call him out for it, but he doubles down claiming he’s never even heard of china. It gets built and explodes because he cut corners and did dumb shit. Elon immediately blames faulty Chinese tech. lathe-of-heaven

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        8 months ago

        Elon tries to build a space trebuchet to compete, the release mechanism gets a bug and slams a $50,000,000 rocket directly into the ground. Blames China and Chelsea Manning.