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1. Robert McNees (mcnees@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 18-Sep-2024 17:09:29 UTC Robert McNees

   But I was assured that this was a v0.1 problem that would be fixed before more satellites were sent into orbit 🙄

   https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy4dnr8zemgo

   • Robert McNees (mcnees@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 18-Sep-2024 17:27:24 UTC Robert McNees

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     It's not like we (society) talked about this and decided we'd sacrifice ground-based astronomy in exchange for internet access in remote areas.

     Musk and a few others did this unilaterally. It wasn't to help anyone. They did it to make a profit and consolidate control over critical infrastructure.

   • Robert McNees (mcnees@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 18-Sep-2024 17:27:53 UTC Robert McNees

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     Musk doesn't care about the environment, he doesn't care about free speech and the town square, he doesn't care about internet access in remote areas. He cares about his own weird fantasies, and about having power over people he doesn't like. The end.

   • jz.tusk (jztusk@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 18-Sep-2024 18:25:22 UTC jz.tusk

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     @mcnees

     Yes, but oddly I think he also honestly cares that the worst people in the world think he's cool.

     If he wasn't harming so many others it would be sad.

   • Andy K (ke7yxz@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 18-Sep-2024 20:18:06 UTC Andy K

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     @mcnees Can the FCC revoke his license and force a recall? Asking for a fiend.
     // typo intentended

   • Blaine Cross for Harris/Walz (blainecross@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 18-Sep-2024 22:13:46 UTC Blaine Cross for Harris/Walz

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     @mcnees Starlink is a security threat and needs to be nationalized

   • martin_fff (martin_fff@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 19-Sep-2024 01:18:33 UTC martin_fff

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     @mcnees wish the israeli battery hack would blow those fucking things up

   • Alexa Fontanilla (alexafontanilla2024@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 21-Sep-2024 02:52:44 UTC Alexa Fontanilla

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     @mcnees
     #postoftheweek (season 1):
     The new generation of Starlink satellites, which provide fast internet around the world, are interfering more with radio telescopes than earlier versions, they say.
     The thousands of orbiting satellites are “blinding” radio telescopes and may be hindering astronomical research, according to Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (ASTRON).

   • Tom_stevashefsky for Harris (tom_stevashefsky@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 21-Sep-2024 12:18:36 UTC Tom_stevashefsky for Harris

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     @mcnees it's not for the profit. It's always about control with him. Which is what makes him dangerous.