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Elon Musk’s Boring Company has been cited for multiple safety violations with workers exposed to chemical sludge (medium.com)

submitted 6 months ago by theHRguy@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] uberdroog@lemmy.world 48 points 6 months ago (2 children)

What are they even working on? How is there still money for this nothingburger.

[–] jumjummy@lemmy.world 29 points 6 months ago

Working on distracting from actual high speed rail projects.

[–] NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world 15 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Because start-up.

[–] liam070@sopuli.xyz 8 points 6 months ago (4 children)

Should have asked the Swiss, they probably know how to drill holes in rocks. Don't need a startup for that...

[–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 17 points 6 months ago (1 children)

We know how to drill holes in the US too. That's why Musk doesn't sell his tunnels to people who know what they are doing, but to morons on City Council who don't know their ass from a hole in the ground.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Don't know their ass from a hole in the ground

Then what is Elon really selling them? Their own ass or a hole in the ground? 🤔

[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 2 points 6 months ago

yes

[–] a_wild_mimic_appears@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 6 months ago

yeah, any european country near the alps can help - or ask someone with experience in building subways. no need for toxic sludge there.

[–] NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

You are right. They know.

[–] Defectus@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

Don't ask Sweden, Hallandsås tunnel (8.7km) took 23 years and a lot of dead cows to complete. Turned out that the sealant Rhoca-Gil wasn't compatible with livestock.

[–] Spitzspot@lemmings.world 17 points 6 months ago

Can we cancel his government contracts now?

[–] ivanafterall@kbin.social 10 points 6 months ago

He exposes people to chemical sludge every time he enters a room.

[–] Kbin_space_program@kbin.social 3 points 6 months ago (2 children)

What the hell kind of crap is that writing?

Also, I'm surprised this is even this a thing, I thought he'd abandoned the boring company years ago.

[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

the Boring company isn't there to make money, it's there to make public transport projects go away

[–] Kbin_space_program@kbin.social 1 points 6 months ago

Yeah and it unfortunately succeeded, so I'm surprised it is still around.

[–] Aatube@kbin.melroy.org 1 points 1 month ago

It's Medium, whaddya expect?

[–] CluckN@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

They should investigate Dan Schneider he had kids working with green slime.