Colum McCann
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And you know, these planes, the plane that you're on right now is almost 40 years old. And when you land and you see Saudi Arabia and you see UAE and you see Qatar and you see all these, and they have these brand new Boeing 747s mostly, and you see ours next to it, it's much smaller, it's much less impressive. I believe that we should have the most impressive plane.
And you know, these planes, the plane that you're on right now is almost 40 years old. And when you land and you see Saudi Arabia and you see UAE and you see Qatar and you see all these, and they have these brand new Boeing 747s mostly, and you see ours next to it, it's much smaller, it's much less impressive. I believe that we should have the most impressive plane.
Elon, I love the double hat. He's the only one that can do that. Well, Mr. President, they say I wear a lot of hats. Even my hat has a hat.
Elon, I love the double hat. He's the only one that can do that. Well, Mr. President, they say I wear a lot of hats. Even my hat has a hat.
Right.
Right.
You mean you haven't been swimming down underneath the cables, figuring out how to chop them or anything?
You mean you haven't been swimming down underneath the cables, figuring out how to chop them or anything?
Well, you know, it's really amazing. I mean, 95% of the world's intercontinental information travels underwater. And it's going in places that we have never visited. I was fascinated by this, because, you know, the underwater has all those, you know, dips and crags and underwater canyons and all sorts of things.
Well, you know, it's really amazing. I mean, 95% of the world's intercontinental information travels underwater. And it's going in places that we have never visited. I was fascinated by this, because, you know, the underwater has all those, you know, dips and crags and underwater canyons and all sorts of things.
And the fact that our voices and our emojis and all the silly things that we do... Are porn. And all the porn traveling at the bottom of the sea. Yes. There it is.
And the fact that our voices and our emojis and all the silly things that we do... Are porn. And all the porn traveling at the bottom of the sea. Yes. There it is.
They are slinking along.
They are slinking along.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Well, the weaknesses are startling. First of all, you know, we're connected. We're all connected. But we're also disconnected in the most extraordinary way. So I was interested in that. But where, then, are the weak points in the cables? Well, you have landing stations all over the world where the cables come in from the sea into a little bungalow-like structure.
Well, the weaknesses are startling. First of all, you know, we're connected. We're all connected. But we're also disconnected in the most extraordinary way. So I was interested in that. But where, then, are the weak points in the cables? Well, you have landing stations all over the world where the cables come in from the sea into a little bungalow-like structure.
And you recognize it because it has a chain-link fence around it and a generator at the side because they need electricity. And you can actually walk up to a lot of these landing stations, even in New Jersey and Long Island, and you can see the manhole covers in the ground. And you can lift up... Do you carry a... A what? One of those things to lift up the manhole covers?
And you recognize it because it has a chain-link fence around it and a generator at the side because they need electricity. And you can actually walk up to a lot of these landing stations, even in New Jersey and Long Island, and you can see the manhole covers in the ground. And you can lift up... Do you carry a... A what? One of those things to lift up the manhole covers?