Bytemeister
@Bytemeister@lemmy.world
- Comment on project paperclip be like 1 week ago:
To be fair to Von Braun, he did have slaves build his rockets.
- Comment on Wealth inequality seems like the only outcome in a system where capital gains are taxed less than labor 2 weeks ago:
We need a corporate death penalty. If corporations are people, we should be be able to charge them like people. Well-Fargo scammed over a hundred million dollars from their customers. I see no reason why they can’t be in a corporate jail, where damaged parties are paid out first, then the customers, then the employees, then the executives, and if there is anything left, let the investors have it.
Same for Equifax, they lost literally everyone’s personal data after collecting and selling it without their consent. If I did something like that, I would get multiple life sentences. The company and its assets should be liquidated, and the money generated should be used to setup a Identify Theft taskforce proactively checks for identity theft on affected individuals and pays out 100% if they are damaged by Equifax’s actions.
- Comment on SpaceX says states should dump fiber plans, give all grant money to Starlink 2 weeks ago:
We are talking about Starlink here, correct? Owned by Elon
No, we are talking about how hard of a target a satellite based network is vs a terrestrial fiber network. Starlink is being used purely as an example here, but is by no means a complete representation of all aspects of the technology.
That said, all satellite networks are subject to dying if their ground-stations are taken offline…
Yes, but they can route traffic between satellites and back down to working ground stations. Theoretically, one working ground station could keep the satellite network connected to the entire Internet. Hence why Starlink still works over Ukraine, and why it is such a big deal when Elon shuts it off.
- Comment on SpaceX says states should dump fiber plans, give all grant money to Starlink 2 weeks ago:
Sure, that’s a fault of Elon though, not a fault of satellite networks.
- Comment on Y tho 2 weeks ago:
This reminds me of Bender putting his arms back on.
- Comment on SpaceX says states should dump fiber plans, give all grant money to Starlink 2 weeks ago:
Still works over Ukraine somehow… Maybe that fancy satellite network just carries it to the next available ground station?
- Comment on SpaceX says states should dump fiber plans, give all grant money to Starlink 2 weeks ago:
To put into scale how wrong you are about taking out a satellite, the last satellite the US shot down was in 2008, and it took a specially modified 9 million dollar missile to shoot it down. A Starlink satellite with launch costs included is just under 2 million dollars. Not only is it technologically difficult to take out a satellite, but it’s much more costly to shoot them down than it is to put them up.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Burnt_Frost
It’s not a trivial thing to take out a single satellite, let along a whole constellation of satellites.
You literally could not be more wrong about this.
…Russia bombed their power plants, all the cabling, and it was a literal war zone.
Here you are acknowledge that ground-based systems are very vulnerable to attack. Guess what still works in Ukraine right now (or at least when Elon allows it to work). You got it. Starlink.
How about another comparison. Starlink has a full project estimated cost of ~10 billion dollars, that’a with launches and satellites. The estimated cost to rebuild Ukraine’s telecom network is 4.7 billion dollars. Starlink has already generated 72 million in profit (not revenue, but profit!)
We gave telecom providers 200 billion in tax breaks to build a fiber network in the US, and they didn’t even finish the job. 20x what Starlink’s estimated cost is.
Serioualy, the scale of how wrong you are about all of this is staggering.
- Comment on SpaceX says states should dump fiber plans, give all grant money to Starlink 2 weeks ago:
Alright. Let’s clear this up.
Are satellite links easier to take down than a fiber link? No. It takes specialized weapons manfactured by state level actors to take out a a single satellite, let alone a whole constellation. I can take a pair of wire clippers, and take out every cable link in my neighborhood in a afternoon. Russia fairly regularly sabotages undersea cables just by “accidentally” dragging an anchor over them.
Is Starlink funded partially by public money? Absolutely yes, along with every other telecom provider. Hell, we gave them the public TV bands as compensation for builfijg a public fiber network (which they never even fucking did!)
Do Starlink satellite need to be replaced at extreme cost? Yes, but so does terresrrial network infrastructure. There is a reason why your internet isn’t 12kbps anymore… As far as the cost goes, the consumers determine if the cost is worth the benefit, and so far the answer is ‘yes’.
Ever wonder why Ukraine was using Starlink for network connections in the first place? Maybe it’s becuse the vulnerable terrestrial based networks were damaged or taken out of service months ago, and you can’t exactly get a contractor to go into a warzone and lay down new cables.
Your points, that satellites based networks are more vulnerable and prohibitively expensive is simply not compatible with reality.
- Comment on SpaceX says states should dump fiber plans, give all grant money to Starlink 2 weeks ago:
I’m well aware of those issues as well, which is why I’m not pro-starlink replacing all terrestrial networks.
- Comment on SpaceX says states should dump fiber plans, give all grant money to Starlink 2 weeks ago:
It is simply harder to sabotage if the wires are underground and cannot be readily seen by hostile actors.
This statement is not correct. It is the topic being discussed. Fiber network are more vulnerable than satellite networks. It takes specialized weapons to take out a single satellite link. Any idiot with wire clippers can take out a fiber link, an it happens all the gime. Fiber networks are more difficult to replace at scale than a satellite network, and individuals links are more important to fiber network than they are to satellite networks.
- Comment on SpaceX says states should dump fiber plans, give all grant money to Starlink 2 weeks ago:
No. That’s not what I said. Please stop trying to frame this like I am pro-starlink. I’m not.
- Comment on SpaceX says states should dump fiber plans, give all grant money to Starlink 2 weeks ago:
Nope. But I think it would faster and easier to replace all fiber with Starlink than it would to replace all fiber with fiber again.
- Comment on SpaceX says states should dump fiber plans, give all grant money to Starlink 2 weeks ago:
That’s… um… how it works? It’s generally one, maybe two, cables connecting continents: dabrownstein.com/…/charting-interconnectedness-in…
I mean, some continents, like the US, have myriad cables connecting. And purposefully sabotaging these is almost as challenging as repairing them.
I think you didn’t quite understand. I’m not taking about just undersea cables. An accurate comparison for the impact of blowing up the entire Starlink constellation would be to remove ALL the fiber optic cables in an entire nation, not just the undersea cables. That is a more accurate comparison.
I may not have an expert level of economic knowledge, but the fact that Starlink exists and it can provide better service than rural broadband programs or the extensive terrestrial mobile broadband networks (which still use satellites BTW) is a pretty good indicator that it is viable.
Frankly this entire statement is insulting, and you should retract it.
I get the feeling you don’t understand the economics, physics, and infrastructure of various connectivity systems.
- Comment on SpaceX says states should dump fiber plans, give all grant money to Starlink 2 weeks ago:
That can, and has been done in a couple of weeks. It happens somewhat regularly.
leadventgrp.com/…/submarine-cable-damage-and-repa…
Whoops, there you go again comparing the impact and resolution of a single cable to an entire national network.
- Comment on SpaceX says states should dump fiber plans, give all grant money to Starlink 2 weeks ago:
True, but your’re comparing a single fiber optic line to an entire network of satellites. Blow up one, and they simply route traffic around it. Blow up 10, and you might have a small moving deadzone that removes service for a few minutes.
If you want to compare accurately, look at the time it takes to replace the cable infrastructure for an entire nation vs the time it takes to relaunch all the star link satellites. We started using satellites in the first place because it was the fastest (and in many cases, cheapest) way to get TV coverage anywhere on the planet.
- Comment on SpaceX says states should dump fiber plans, give all grant money to Starlink 2 weeks ago:
“fiber will be much more safe than relying on sats”
Spoken like someone who has never had some idiot in a backhoe chop a fiber bundle…multiple times in a week.
We have a saying in IT. Always carry a 1ft section of single-mode fiberoptic when hiking. If you ever get lost, just bury that sucker and some dipshit in a backhoe will be out there in a hour to cut it in half.
- Comment on What MLK fought for 2 weeks ago:
Popeyes specifically is more popular with black people…
I don’t know if this is true, but it should be more popular with everyone.
I’m lucky enough to have all 3 nearby.
Popeyes has the best fries, hands down. They should become the standard all other fries are measured against. Their chicken is the best IMHO, but not such a clear standout from Canes. Canes has the best dipping sauce, and that Texas toast is magical on its own. They make a decent cole-slaw too. IMHO their tenders are a little under-seasoned, but they’re very consistent with breading and texture. Bojangles is last on my list. I had them once and was not impressed enough with any aspect of the meal to warrant a second trip.
- Comment on Big Balls Clapped 2 weeks ago:
Ironically, that is pretty much word for word what DJT said about the Central Park 5…
- Comment on Microsoft's Windows lead says the next version of Windows will be "more ambient, pervasive, and multi-modal" as AI redefines the desktop interface 2 weeks ago:
Well, all tech is heading to fellatio-based authentication. Microsoft is just trying to beat Apple and Google to the market.
- Comment on Which way? 3 weeks ago:
On the flip side, I had partial nail removal on two toes each side, and haven’t had any issues in 20 years. Procedure was quick, mostly painless, and the relief was immediate. I was playing soccer 3 days later.
If you want to ask about a full removal, go for it, but be open to professional advice.
- Comment on Which way? 3 weeks ago:
Shoes.
- Comment on [deleted] 3 weeks ago:
Shit, I’m nearly a 40yr yeast virgin. I’ve never been able to get a bun in an oven, probably because I have no culture.
- Comment on As electric bills rise, evidence mounts that data centers share blame. States feel pressure to act 3 weeks ago:
Yeah the problem is going to be getting the loan, and I would need about 1900sqft for the solar array, which would take up most of my yard. I’d need to elevate it up near the roofline of the house, so the entire back yard would be one big partially shaded patio. Which sounds nice, but I don’t think the city will let me build it.
- Comment on MD = oMega Dumbass 3 weeks ago:
Devils Advocate here…
Hypothetically she is right. Making elevated levels of antibodies long after a vaccination or exposure may not be normal…
Now on the flip side, other things that aren’t normal. Air conditioning, 99% of children surviving past their first birthday, solar panels. Just because something isn’t “normal” doesn’t mean that it is bad.
It could also be that we’re being constantly exposed to COVID in 2025 since we failed to contain or eradicate it, and the population never got up to herd-immunity level vaccination rates. Which would explain why the immune system is still making spike protein antigens.
I’m also doubtful about the levels of spike protein antibodies she is claiming, I’d bet that there isn’t a peer reviewed article that supports that claim.
- Comment on MD = oMega Dumbass 3 weeks ago:
If you pay a University enough money, they’ll give you any title or degree you want.
Case in point, Trump has an economics degree from Wharton.
- Comment on As electric bills rise, evidence mounts that data centers share blame. States feel pressure to act 3 weeks ago:
My electric utility just arbitrarily added 170 (~50% of the total) bucks to my bill this month, despite me using 11% less electricity.
The whole point of being a utility is to allow the “efficiency” of a monopoly without the ability to gouge the customers. Frankly, I’m looking to see if there is a lawsuit against the utility at this point so I can join on to it.
Also looking into residential solar. Ideally I can just give my electric utility the finger and disconnect my service. Between them and gas, I’m paying about 400 bucks a month, which could get me a nice loan for a solar array, battery backup, and all electric appliances.
- Comment on This boomer couple would be hit with $700,000 tax bill if they sold their mansion 3 weeks ago:
Yeah. My wife and I paid rought 38% on the 120k we made last year through grueling hours and hard work.
These old fuckers should pay at least that much in taxes on the house they made millions on just by living in it.
- Comment on Alexa, how do I remove cooties? 4 weeks ago:
First one, then the other.
- Comment on Alexa, how do I remove cooties? 4 weeks ago:
Came here to say this.
She’s technically correct, the best kind of correct.
- Comment on The 2025 version of "Please consider this environment before printing this email" should be "Please consider this environment before using A.I. to respond to this email" 4 weeks ago:
Well, real quick, my drive to the office is ~10 miles. My car gets ~3.1 miles/kwh. So let’s say I use 3 KWH per trip, two trips a day, makes it 6KWH. A typical LLM request used 0.0015KWH of electricity, so my single trip in my car uses ~4000 LLM queries worth of electricity.
Yeah RTO is way worse, even for an EV that gets 91MPGe.
