13 have actually gone to court to be removed, 7 have succeeded, while the other 6 will soon be decided. I think that is the statistic that says it is no longer "virtually impossible" to get off the list. If 1.5 million people aren't trying to get off the list, then they don't matter to the statistic. Kind of like unemployment.

I feel like Sierra Nevada, and Orbital Science never get enough coverage on these things. I mean... I get why Blue Origin doesn't, but having worked with Dream Chaser, and watching Antares launch successfully I think they are both significant contenders.

I've just developed my own algorithm for generating passwords that is based on the specific site and other info. I only have to remember the algorithm to refigure the password instead of memorizing passwords. This allows me long, complex, and unique passwords for every site, without having to store any of them anywhere. Some systems have required password changes at certain time intervals, so be sure to include that into your password generation too. I recommend this process to everyone. (Then again I am a physicist :/)

Great points. I admit that my remark was more an attempt at humor than criticism. Thanks for putting it in perspective.

Good books, I have read most of them. But they are almost all to cover first year physics, not the entire degree program.

Please explain? I am legitimately interested in your reasoning.

I am not super familiar with his practices at Tesla or PayPal, but having personally experienced the hiring process (Up to the point where I wasn't hired haha) I can tell you he does everything a little different than everyone else. But look where it has gotten him.

Yeah I'm glad you posted this, because I would have been a little miffed if I just spent 5 years getting my B.S. in Physics only to find out there was a 30 day option.

Haha, Very good point.

If you read the actual article (and even the snippet above) it says you have a better chance being hired at HIS companies if you do not have one, based on the percentage of his upper level business people and the degrees they hold. Also in the original interview he goes on to state exactly what you are saying, that he hires based on skillset, and in his opinion the people without MBAs tend to be the more eligible candidates if you ignore degree. His hireing practices are based more on what have you done, rather than what agree you have obtained, since your academic carer can be fixed to an extend by what classes you choose to take in order to bump up your GPA.

Yeah, except this start up boss has founded 3 successful multi-billion dollar companies in 3 separate industries. I'm willing to bet he probably has a good idea on how to run things. (How to not have your cars catch on fire is another issue :P )

On these ships, you can't blow a fart without hitting electronics, some form of explosives, or a person.

Probably thinks NASA has done nothing for us too.