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BTW, their press release wording was "initial installation on 500 aircraft beginning in 2028". In other words, having it on one plane on December 31st fulfills the commitment of beginning installation in 2028. They worded the release knowing everyone would take the "2028" and drop all the qualifiers.

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@UntoldWarFacts How could they create a vacuum tube that would survive those forces. Let me guess, not made of glass.

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@benryanwriter I remember my first time. I answered the door and the fellow said "Hello sir." I turned around to see who the hell he was addressing.

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@SM51383480 @SawyerMerritt @Starlink $40 is a promo price, not where you end up. Average broadband service across all providers is estimated at $75 by Grok.

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@shipwreckedcrew Minor note, you have the directions of the runways mixed up. 28L & 28R (aka 280°) are closer to east/west. 1L & 1R (aka 10°) are closer to north/south.

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Y670

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@CollinRugg Guilty by reason of insanity. A less insane system of justice.

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@theiaincameron There is a place in Minnesota where water sometimes flows to two different water sheds, Hudson Bay and Gulf of Mexico. It's called the Traverse Gap where water flows north and south. The flows are separated by a dam now, but in a big flood water can still spill over either way.

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@RobertJenrick Interesting she starts out deriding the opposition party for its disinformaiton. I guess the opposition party will not be an approved source.

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@StephenFleming @Delta @Starlink It was a bad deal from the start with Delta sandbagging customers while it delayed actually acquiring usable airline internet. Two years early the plan is clear to everyone as a disaster.

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@AntiBoringCo @XFreeze What is the difference between a train and a train of cars?

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@CS74LLC @SteveGuest @kayleighmcenany Grok: "In short, the rock in the photo from the X post has a long history of human intervention and movement, which is why it’s not a fixed reference point for long-term sea-level claims."

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The key words in the PR mumbling is probably "cost effective". I am guessing that Amazon gave them a sweetheart deal to give Leo a public impression of actually being a contender. Maybe some day. Competition is good. Today they have only 200 or so satellites compared to Starlink's 10,000. Amazon is way behind on fulfilling their commitment to FCC putting satellites in orbit. The only way to catch up with Starlink is to use -- SpaceX. Amazon's own rocket is currently inadequate for the task of putting up 10,000 satellites. In addition to getting a good deal NET 2028, Delta gets to spend no more money for the next two years on its current crappy internet service (I fly Delta often) while telling customers a fairly tale about how good the service will be, someday, maybe. Win-win for Amazon and Delta. Lose for Delta fliers.

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@dpoddolphinpro @Amazonleo @Starlink This is cherry picking time frames. And then to make from that cherry picking a conclusion that Starlink deployments are winding down makes it worse.

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@Eyeamog @grok @brivael SpaceX was not gifted taxpayer funds. SpaceX was paid for services rendered. This is an important distinction.

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@cap_marquis @TheRabbitHole Yes and shouldn’t

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@Nas_tech_AI Left out white smoke in freezing temperatures: water vapor.

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@PeptideDesk @PeterDiamandis When it’s solved let us know.

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@PeterDiamandis Capacity is not power on the grid.

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@QuantumTech_X Starlink provides signal anywhere on earth.