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TMI 260729 2001 The Space Oddities


An OpenAI model went rogue last week. Sound too much like HAL in 2001? Speaking of 2001, let me share some interesting trivia and oddities from that movie. This Livestream is sponsored by Aura.com. Go to my link https://aura.com/moondog to get a 14-day free trial and see if any of your data has been exposed.

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EARLYBIRD Clue:
NOTE: Don’t forget the space in the 2-word name

VIDEOS THIS WEEK

Moondog2A


Moondog Reviews


Moondog Go


DiscoveryOpt Interview this Friday

Preview of DiscoveryOpt LHT 3-18x Hold Em Fold Em

BRAND CONTEST CLUE

This iconic airline was founded in 1927 by two U.S. Army Air Corps majors. Under CEO Juan Trippe, the airline famously flew flying boats from North America to South America, Transatlantic, and Transpacific.

DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd9w22n9e4go

Last week, OpenAI reported that one of its experimental AI models “escaped” a supposed isolated digital testing environment on their server and hacked an outside server of a partner company Hugging Face (Alien much?)

This marks the first REPORTED rogue AI escaping its owners controls.

Terminator’s SkyNet and 2001: A Space Odyssey’s HAL come to mind. Did you ever wonder why HAL kills humans? Here’s a rabbit hole about 2001.

QUESTIONS ABOUT 2001

Why did HAL kill the crew?
Arthur C. Clarke and Stanley Kubrik co-wrote the story.

• Kubrik thought HAL was trying to protect a secret mission. It was reprogrammed at the last minute to establish contact with the Black Monolith Aliens on Jupiter. The human crew was a danger to the mission.

• Clarke thought HAL was suffering from conflicting programming. It was told to both keep the Secret Mission from the crew but HAL was also programmed to provide the crew with all information required for their exploration mission to Jupiter. It suffered a nervous breakdown (later discussed in the sequel movie 2010). It killed the crew to resolve the programming conflict: no humans, no conflict.

Why does HAL sing a song?

The song is “Daisy Bell” which was published in 1892 and in 1961 Bell Labs researchers demonstrated advanced Voice Synthesis to author Arthur C. Clarke, who used the experience in writing the ending of HAL.

HAL is not IBM

There’s a rummor that HAL was hidden dig at IBM, one letter transposed. Clarke claims this was a pure or subconcious coincidence and not anything he intended. HAL stands for (Heuristically Programmed Algorithmic Computer). The IBM brand was featured in various computer and gear props the film 2001.

What the hell was that room at the end of the movie?

From the Clarke novelization of 2001, I learned the room was constructed by the advanced Alien beings to study humans by letting astronaut Frank Bowman live out the rest of his life in it. It’s a room created by people who only know human homes from TV broadcasts or remote observations. They feed him. He grows old and dies. Maybe goes a little insane from the isolation?

When he dies, his consciousness joins the Aliens and they turn him into a Godlike “Star Child” that we see at the end of the movie.

Salvador Dali Sacrament of the Last Supper

Moon Monolith

What happened on the moon with the monolith sending out a noise that attacked the astronauts?

• The beginning the movie, a scientist travels to the moon because of the discovery of the Black Monolith buried under the surface.

This discovery is the first evidence of Alien life and intelligence older than humans, because the monolith was buried millions of years ago.

The noise is a powerful radio signal emitted by the monolith, creating loud static blast in the astronauts’ helmets.

The sunlight touches the monolith for the first time in millions of years, triggers the radio blast. This radio blast is targeted towards Jupiter (Saturn in the novel), which instigates the Discovery Mission with HAL later in the movie.

Why do they walk funny?

In the scenes of the Space Clipper shuttle traveling from Earth to the spinning space station, and the voyage to the moon base, we see Stewardesses serving passengers food walking in a odd way. This is because their feet are covered in Velcro to keep them from floating.

Faked Moon Landing Hoax?

The fringe theory is that the US Gov hired Stanley Kubrick to create a fake Apollo moon landing using special effects from his movie 2001, which was released in 1968, a year before Apollo 11 landed on the moon in 1969.

• The sets for 2001 were built in MGM studios in England, so it would be an international conspiracy. Anybody who’s worked with anybody in the movie industry knows that nobody can keep their mouth shut. Somebody always brags about everything and takes credit for things they didn’t do.

• They would have had to film the fake landing at about the same time as the movie was being filmed in 1968. But the scenes on the moon in 2001 didn’t look like the real moon landing images.

• The TV video of the moon landings were low-res but there are hundreds of high-resolution 70mm and 35mm film negatives and photos from the moon. That level of detail could not be created on a movie set.

Anduril’s new Thunder robot attack vs. SkyNet HunterKiller


FINAL BRAND CONTEST CLUE

By the 1950’s this US airline brand dominated international travel and for many personified Jetset travel. But due to international regulation and domestic US deregulation in the 1980’s squeezing its business model. This pioneer in air travel filed for bankruptcy and closed its doors in 1991. Its brand name has been licensed to various failed charter airlines.

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JULY CONTEST
FINAL WEEK TO ENTER I’m helping my sister-in-law battle breast cancer.  This month, I’ll be hosting a mega contest with a dozen prizes worth over $1500 in prizes. Watch the prize drawing on my TMI LIvestream on Wednesday, August 5, 20206.

https://moondogindustries.com/contest-july26-gofundme/


MYSTERY BRAND CONTEST

TMI 260715 The Etruscans


Get an early peek at The Etruscans exhibit I visited at San Francisco’s Legion of Honor museum. This Livestream is sponsored by Aura.com. Go to my link https://aura.com/moondog to get a 14-day free trial and see if any of your data has been exposed.

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EARLYBIRD Clue:

VIDEOS THIS WEEK

Moondog2A


Moondog Reviews


Moondog Go


BRAND CONTEST CLUE

This Italian luxury fashion house was founded in Florence, Tuscany in 1921. It got its start by making high-quality leather luggage before expanding into luxury clothing and accessories.

DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE

E Pluribus Unum, Semper Fidelis, these are words that define America. But they are not English, they are Latin. They come to us from the Roman Republic. But Rome didn’t emerge from orphan twins raised by a she-wolf, it came from an older Italian culture and civilization, the Etruscans.

At the San Francisco Legion of Honor art museum, I visited a new exhibit The Etruscans. Many of the pieces were lent for the exhibit from the Vatican museum and are examples of Etruscan art, burial artifacts, and personal items. It also included a copy of one of the oldest pieces of Etruscan literature that was recovered from an Egyptian mummy.

• The Roman arch and aqueduct are Etruscan inventions

• Roman numerals are actually Etruscan numbers

• Our alphabet comes from Latin, which was derived from the Etruscan alphabet, which is a simplified form of the Greek alphabet (minus some letters like omega and xi)

• Words like “Person” and “Rome” are Etruscan words

• Etruscan, Basque, Finnish, and Hungarian is not Indo-European. But there are no modern Etruscan speakers.

• Etruscan means people of Etruia or Truia; what is today Tuscany (Tusci < Trusci < Etrusci). The Tuscan dialect of Latin is the basis for modern Italian.

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FINAL BRAND CONTEST CLUE

This Italian fashion brand has become synonymous with luxury. Its name has become military and urban slang for high-priced or top-tier equipment.


JULY CONTEST

BREAST CANCER GOFUNDME


I’m helping my sister-in-law battle breast cancer.  This month, I’ll be hosting a mega contest with a dozen prizes worth over $1500 in prizes. Watch the prize drawing on my TMI LIvestream on Wednesday, August 5, 20206.

https://moondogindustries.com/contest-july26-gofundme/

JUNE CONTEST DRAWING

CVLife contest


TMI 260708 FlikTok


Meet the creators of FlikTok, a new App that lets you earn Crypto by watching movie, TV, and video game previews. This Livestream is sponsored by Aura.com. Go to my link https://aura.com/moondog to get a 14-day free trial and see if any of your data has been exposed.

Read my notes: https://moondogindustries.com/tmi-260708-fliktok/

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EARLYBIRD Clue:


SPECIAL GUESTS

BEVERLY HILLS, CA – MAY 04: Monica Brady and Producer, Golden Trailer Awards Evelyn Brady-Watters attend the 17th Annual Golden Trailer Awards held at Saban Theatre on May 4, 2016 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images for The Golden Trailer Awards )

Sisters Evelyn and Monica Brady are the founders of the Golden Trailer Awards and now the creators of FlikTok a new App available for Android and Apple iOS that allows users to earn Crypto for watching trailers.

https://www.fliktok.com

Use Referral Code: FLIK-MYCRPTO

VIDEOS THIS WEEK

Moondog2A

Moondog Reviews

Moondog Go

BRAND CONTEST CLUE

This is the oldest surviving film studio in the United States. Founded in New York in 1912 it has produced legendary films such as E.T., Jaws, Jurassic Park, Scarface, Frankenstein, and Psycho.

THIS WEEK

Moondog2A

https://youtu.be/iLGWmtjFR_g

Moondog Reviews

https://youtu.be/m2kKJ2jFpNA

Moondog Go

https://youtube.com/shorts/jcTHc2owHeU?feature=share

OFFERS

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FINAL BRAND CONTEST CLUE

This motion picture company was one of the first to offer tours of its filming backlot. Today, their Studio Tour is one of the top tourist attractions in Los Angeles and one of the most popular amusement parks in the world.

JULY CONTEST

BREAST CANCER GOFUNDME


I’m helping my sister-in-law battle breast cancer.  This month, I’ll be hosting a mega contest with a dozen prizes worth over $1500 in prizes. Watch the prize drawing on my TMI LIvestream on Wednesday, August 5, 20206.

https://moondogindustries.com/contest-july26-gofundme/

JUNE CONTEST DRAWING

CVLife contest


TMI 260701 Go Fund Me


Let’s take a look at the prizes I’ll be giving away at the end of this month in a Breast Cancer GoFundMe. This Livestream is sponsored by Aura.com. Go to my link https://aura.com/moondog to get a 14-day free trial and see if any of your data has been exposed.

Read my notes: https://moondogindustries.com/tmi-260701-go-fund-me/

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EARLYBIRD Clue:


THIS WEEK

Moondog2A

Moondog Reviews

Moondog Go

BRAND CONTEST CLUE

This brand is one of the oldest pharmaceutical companies in North America. It produces one of the most widely prescribed chemotherapy drugs for breast cancer.

BREAST CANCER GO FUND ME


I’m helping my sister-in-law battle breast cancer.  This month, I’ll be hosting a mega contest with a dozen prizes worth over $1500 in prizes. Watch the prize drawing on my TMI LIvestream on Wednesday, August 5, 20206.

PRIZE LIST

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Uintah Victoris trigger https://uintahprecision.com/product/up-victoris/$250
DiscoveryOpt HD 5-30×56 https://amzn.to/3JVJGjV$269
CVLife BearMight 6-24×50 https://amzn.to/4a9u4TO$244
AccuVista 1-10×24 FFP LPVO + mount https://acuvistaoptics.com/products/acuvista-surge-1-10×24-ffp-lpvo-scope$449
Athlon Tripod Saddle Mount
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OSight 3MOA red dot RMR https://amzn.to/3XrI3xj$183
SVBony SV202 8×42 ED Binoculars https://amzn.to/43GNYC7$125
Aquillifer 3-12×56 https://aquiliferopt.com/products/ht-3-12x56ffp-optics-scope$169
CVLife WolfCovert 6MOA reflex https://amzn.to/4oE0FHs$99
Tech Hunters 30mm low and high scope ring sets$24
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OFFERS

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FINAL BRAND CONTEST CLUE

This pharmaceutical company was founded in 1849 by Charles Pfizer and Charles F. Erhart. It has created drugs such as Viagra, Lipitor, and Advil.

JULY CONTEST: BREAST CANCER GOFUNDME

https://moondogindustries.com/contest-july26-gofundme/

JUNE CONTEST DRAWING

OSight OClip Giveaway


TMI 260624 Prime Day Deals


It’s Amazon Prime Day, the semi-annual promotional event where hundreds of products are discounted on Amazon. Lets share some of our best finds.

SPONSOR

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EARLYBIRD Clue:


THIS WEEK

Moondog2A

Moondog Reviews

Moondog Go

BRAND CONTEST CLUE

Founded in 1892, this brand transformed American retail by pioneering mail-order catalogs for rural consumers. It later evolved into the nation’s largest brick-and-mortar department store with legendary brands like Craftsman and Kenmore.

PRIME DAY

Prime Day is a shopping event with deals exclusively for Amazon Prime members. Amazon held it’s first Prime Day on July 15, 2015, to commemorate the website’s 20th anniversary. Each year it has grown though some have critizied brands for hiking up prices before Prime and Black Friday, only to bring them down to “normal” prices for Prime Day.

Arken Optics

20% off discount code MOONDOG on 

Discovery Optics

  1. Amazon Prime Day (June 23–26): We will offer a 20% discount on our Amazon store.
  2. Father’s Day Promotion (June 21–26): Our official website will also have a 20% discount event.
  3. Your Affiliate Discount Code: To match these major sales, your personal discount code will also be upgraded/adjusted to a 20% discount during this period!

SVBony

20% Off

OSight

●Osight XE: $224.99 (10% OFF)

●Osight XR: $269.99 (10% OFF)

●Osight SE 6MOA RD: $143.99 (20% OFF)

Veuroid 

Discounts up to 25% their S1 4k dashcams

OpticsPlanet

12% Off to sitewide Counter-Prime 

AMAZON PRIME DEALS

JACKERY 2000 wH 50%

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Anker 100k wH 50%

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ProHear earmuffs 

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Sony Headphones

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Sennheiser audiophile headphones 50%

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Instant Pot pressure cooker 50%

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Under Armor mens sneakers 53%

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Adidas Lite Racer mens running shoes 53%

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Catan game 45% 

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Caldwell TackDriver rifle rest

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OFFERS

CL1P Tech

10% discount
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Anarchy Outdoors
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FINAL BRAND CONTEST CLUE

Despite pioneering mail-order retail, this brand closed its catalog mail-order business in 1993 to concentrate on its brick-and-morter stores, completely missing the internet-driven e-commerce revolution. It merged with K-Mart in 2005. It declared bankruptcy in 2018, and today only 5 stores remain in Florida.

JUNE CONTEST

CVLife Red Dot and an OClip Pro S

BREAST CANCER GOFUNDME EARLY ACCESS


TMI 260616 Cyclops Joe MIA

We’re talking with Joe Rhea aka YouTube’s “Cyclops Joe Reviews”. His YouTube channel was recently taken down. What happened?

Read my notes: https://moondogindustries.com/tmi-260616-cyclops-joe-mia/

This episode is sponsored by MattHat jerky.
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SPONSOR

EARLYBIRD Clue:

SPECIAL GUEST

Joe Rhea is a popular YouTube Content Creator known as “Cyclopse Joe”. He started his channel over 10 years ago and is known for making entertaining and at times profane rifle scope and rifle reviews.


BRAND CONTEST CLUE

This brand was North America’s largest ultra-low-cost air carrier before ceasing flight operations on May 2, 2026.

THIS WEEK

Moondog2A

Moondog Reviews

Moondog Go

OFFERS

CL1P Tech

10% discount this month (until April 30)
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Anarchy Outdoors
Get 5% this month using code MOONDOG2A
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FINAL BRAND CONTEST CLUE

This defunct brand was founded in 1964 as a trucking company that pivoted to operating charter flights in 1983. They pioneered the ultra-low-cost airline model. They were the punchline to many jokes and memes for their upcharging and nickle-and-dime pricing tactics.

JUNE CONTEST

CVLife Red Dot and an OClip Pro S

NITECORE MAY CONTEST DRAWING


TMI 260610 GTA26

We’re talking with the founders of the Golden Trailer Awards about the winners of this year’s awards.

Read my notes: https://moondogindustries.com/tmi-260610-gta26/

This episode is sponsored by MattHat jerky.
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Order a free sample using my link https://matthatjerky.com/products/sample-pack?ref=moondog

SPONSOR

EARLYBIRD Clue:

SPECIAL GUEST

Sisters Monica and Evelyn Brady are the founders of the Golden Trailer Awards. Since 2000, the GTA’s have been the entertainment industry’s premier awards show recognizing movie, video, and video game previews.

DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE

Golden Trailer Awards 2026
The Golden Trailer Awards is an unconventional ceremony that honors excellence in marketing for film, television, and streaming content, including trailers, teasers, TV spots, posters, and breakthrough promotional campaigns. 

GTA26 WINNERS

Agency of the Year

AV Squad

Best of Show,

Project Hail Mary “Chance”, Amazon MGM Studios, Wild Card Creative Group

Best Action

The Running Man, “What It Takes”, Paramount, BOND

Best Animation/Family

Sketch “Creative”, Angel Studios, Wild Card Creative Group

Best Comedy

Anaconda, O.M.G., Sony Pictures, Requiem

Best Documentary Bio Pic of an Individual

Pee Wee As Himself – Trailer, HBO, Mark Woollen & Associates

Best Documentary Subject

The Tale of Silyan, National Geographic, Requiem

Best Drama

Project Hail Mary “Chance”, Amazon MGM Studios, Wild Card Creative Group

Best Fantasy/Adventure

Project Hail Mary, Message, Amazon MGM Studios, Buddha Jones

Best Horror

Lee Cronin’s The Mummy, Katie, Warner Bros., Requiem

Best Independent Trailer

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die “Revolution”, Briarcliff Entertainment, AV Squad

Best Music

Project Hail Mary “Chance”, Amazon MGM Studios, Wild Card Creative Group

Best Summer 2026 Blockbuster Trailer

Disclosure Day, Know, Universal Pictures, Buddha Jones

Best Teaser

The Devil Wears Prada 2, Catwalk, 20th Century Studios, Buddha Jones

Best Thriller

Weapons – Beware, Warner Bros., Mark Woollen & Associates

Best Video Game Trailer

Silent Hill f, Live Action Trailer, Konami Digital America, Create Advertising Group

Most Original Trailer

Wuthering Heights “Everything”, Warner Bros. Pictures, Wild Card Creative Group

Best Comedy Trailer for a TV/Streaming Series

Nobody Wants This: Season 2, Lucky, Netflix, Requiem

Best Drama Trailer for a TV/Streaming Series

The Pitt Season 2, Return Trailer, HBO Max, Aspect


BRAND CONTEST CLUE

This brand was founded on April 17, 1924, formed by Marcus Loew by combining Metro PicturesGoldwyn Pictures, and Louis B. Mayer Pictures. It was taken over by Kirk Kerkorian in 1969, sold to Ted Turner in 1986, then sold back to Kerkorian, then to a group including Sony Pictures. Since 2022, has been owned by Amazon.

THIS WEEK

Moondog2A

Moondog Reviews

Moondog Go

OFFERS

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FINAL BRAND CONTEST CLUE

Metro Goldwin Meyers Pictures made some of the movie industries most famous films including The Wizard of Oz, Gone with the Wind, Singin’ in the Rain,  Doctor Zhivago,  2001: A Space Odyssey, Rocky and the James Bond franchise.

JUNE CONTEST

CVLife Red Dot and an OClip Pro S

NITECORE MAY CONTEST DRAWING


TMI 260603: 100 Miles

Last week marked what would have been the 100th birthday of legendary jazz great Miles Davis. But what made miles great? Jazz trumpeter Adam Chasnow fills us in. This video is sponsored by Matt Hat beef jerky.

Read my notes: https://moondogindustries.com/tmi-260603-100-miles/

SPONSOR


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EARLYBIRD Clue:

SPECIAL GUEST

Adam Chasnow is the founder of the Marketing/Communications agency, Chas&Effect in San Francisco. He’s worked as Creative Director at some of the top Advertising agencies in Colorado, New York City, and Amsterdam. He is also an accomplished jazz trumpet player and tutors students at the Berkeley Jazz school.

THIS WEEK

Moondog2A

Moondog Reviews

Moondog Go

BRAND CONTEST CLUE

The audio equipment company is best known for its speakers, home audio systems, vehicle sound systems, and the leader in the first noise-canceling headphones.

DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE

MILES DAVIS

Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991) American trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. His career spanned nearly five decades and was influential in various movements in jazz, including bebophard bopcool jazz, modal jazz, and jazz fusion.

• Why is Miles Davis important to jazz?

• How did Miles Davis influence modern music?

• Did Jazz Fusion fail?

• Was Miles influential to you, and what are your influences?

OFFERS

CL1P Tech

10% discount this month (until April 30)
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Anarchy Outdoors
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BRAND CONTEST CLUE

Founded in 1964 and is based in Framingham, Massachusetts. It’s largest shareholder is M.I.T. which was willed the shares of its company founder, Amar Bose.

JUNE CONTEST

CVLife Red Dot and an OClip Pro S

AQUILIFIER MAY CONTEST DRAWING


TMI 260527 SpaceX IPOh My!

SpaceX is expected to be the biggest IPO in history. Paul Dravis of Future Perfect Machine will help explain what this means and why people think SpaceX is worth over $1.5 trillion. This video is sponsored by Venice.ai. Get a free trial, go to https://venice.ai/moondog or use code MOONDOG to get 20% off a Pro Plan. Enjoy uncensored and private A.I. with Venice.

Read my notes: https://moondogindustries.com/tmi-260527-spacex-ipoh-my/

SPONSOR

EARLYBIRD Clue:

SPECIAL GUEST

Paul Dravis is a former Managing Director of Bank of America, a former VP at JPMorganChase, and the founder of Future Perfect Machine, a technology analysis and consulting company focused on emerging technologies.

THIS WEEK

Moondog2A

Moondog Reviews

Moondog Go

BRAND CONTEST CLUE

This American car company is the largest maker of electric-powered vehicles, and also a major manufacturer of home battery power, solar panels, and now robots.

DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE

SPACEX

Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) is an Texas based aerospace and artificial intelligence company founded in 2002 by Elon Musk; with the goal of starting a human colony on Mars. Today it’s the most successful private space-launch company and the first to successfully and repeatedly launch and land fully-reusable booster rockets.

They have been contracted by NASA to service the ISS and to provide launch and hardware for NASA’s moon landing missions. In addition to rockets, SpaceX builds and operates the Starlink space-based internet service.

SpaceX filed an S1 and is expected to IPO sometime in June 2026 with an estimated value of over 1.75T.

SpaceX key financials

Connectivity (Starlink): $11.4 billion revenue and $4.4 billion in profit in 2025 (30% operating margin).
Space (Launch/Manufacturing): $4.1 billion in revenue with an operating loss of $657 millino in 2025.
AI & Compute: $3.2 billion in revenue but $6.4 billion operating loss in 2025

Comparing SpaceX to IPOs from Amazon, Google, Facebook, and Tesla (from Venice.ai)

Based on my research, SpaceX filed its S-1 prospectus in May 2026. Here’s the comprehensive comparison:


SpaceX S-1 Filing (2026)

MetricValue
IPO Target Valuation$1.75 trillion
2024 Revenue$14.1 billion
2025 Revenue$18.7 billion (33% growth)
2024 Net Income$791 million profit
2025 Net Income$4.94 billion loss
Q1 2026 Net Loss$4.28 billion
Space Segment Revenue (2025)$4.1 billion
Starlink Revenue (2025)$11.4 billion (61% of total)
Total Addressable Market$28.5 trillion

Key Insight: SpaceX swung from profitability in 2024 to massive losses in 2025 due to the xAI merger and heavy AI investments. The company is going public while burning billions quarterly.


IPO Comparison: Revenue vs Expenses

CompanyIPO YearRevenue at IPOProfitability at IPOIPO Valuation
Amazon1997~$15.7M (1996)Operating Loss$438M
Google/Alphabet2004~$3.2B (2004) / $961M (2003)Profitable ($143M H1 2004)$23B → $1.7B
Tesla2010~$112M (2009)Net Loss$1.7B
Meta2012$3.7B (2011)$1B Profit (27% margin)$104B
SpaceX2026$18.7B (2025)$4.94B Loss$1.75T

Current Market Value & Gains Since IPO

CompanyIPO ValuationCurrent Market Cap (May 2026)Total ReturnIPO PriceCurrent Price
Amazon$438M$2.86 trillion~652,000%$18~$268
Alphabet$23B$2.8 trillion~12,000%$85~$383
Tesla$1.7B$1.6 trillion~94,000%$17~$432
Meta$104B$1.55 trillion~1,400%$38~$605
SpaceX$1.75T (target)N/A (pre-IPO)N/ATBDTBD

Key Observations

SpaceX is unprecedented in scale:

  • Revenue ($18.7B) is 5x higher than Meta’s at IPO
  • Valuation target ($1.75T) is 17x higher than Meta’s IPO valuation
  • Yet it’s losing $5 billion annually vs. Meta’s $1B profit at IPO

Historical Pattern:

  • Amazon & Tesla: IPO’d unprofitable with minimal revenue → Massive long-term gains (65,000% and 94,000%)
  • Google: IPO’d profitable with strong growth → Solid gains (12,000%)
  • Meta: IPO’d highly profitable with established business → Moderate gains (1,400%)

SpaceX Risk Profile: SpaceX combines the massive scale of a mature company with the losses of a growth startup. Its $4.9B annual burn rate and $1.75T valuation make it the most expensive unprofitable IPO in history.

https://www.spacex.com/content/starship-flight-tests/flight-11


BRAND CONTEST CLUE

This car company was founded in 2003 by Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning. It is named is a tribute to the inventor and electrical engineer Nikola Tesla. In February 2004, Elon Musk led a group of investors and was named the company’s chairman. Under his leadership, this company went public and has a Market Cap of over $1T .

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TMI 260520 Slogans and Taglines

Advertising campaigns have headlines, taglines, and slogans. What’s the difference? What makes them good, bad, or annoying? This video is sponsored by Venice.ai. Get a free trial, go to https://venice.ai/moondog or use code MOONDOG to get 20% off a Pro Plan. Enjoy uncensored and private A.I. with Venice.

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BRAND CONTEST CLUE

This brand is the world’s largest supplier of athletic shoes and apparel and a major manufacturer of sports equipment,

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Advertising is about words and visuals that move the consumer towards affinity and even love of a company or its products. The words in an Ad is either the Headline or a Tagline or a Slogan. What’s the difference.

And sometimes the headline is the Tagline or the Slogan. What is what?

HEADLINE
The key message about the product being sold. What’s the problem? What’s the solution? ie. “Eat more chicken.”

TAGLINE
A short phrase or sentence expressing a brand’s core identity or ethos.

Nike“Just do it.”

Apple“Think different.”

De Beers“A Diamond is Forever.”

BMW“The Ultimate Driving Machine.”

American Express“Don’t leave home without it.”

California Milk Processing Board“Got Milk?”

SLOGAN
The core idea or benefit of a campaign or promotion of a product.

McDonald’s – “You Deserve A Break Today”

Verizon“Can you hear me now? Good.”

Disneyland“I’m going to Disneyland!”


BRAND CONTEST CLUE

This shoe and sports brand exploded in the late 1980’s through its sponsorship and partnership with basketball player Michael Jordan, which created his Air Jordan shoes.

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MAY CONTEST DRAWING

Aquilifer 6-24×50 or a Nitecore EDC17