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Domain expertise does not transfer to all domains, and Elon seems like he's trying to speed-run that lesson for $44b.
SpaceX working with Cloudflare to speed up Starlink service
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Re: SpaceX working with Cloudflare to speed up Starlink service
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Domain expertise does not transfer to all domains, and Elon seems like he's trying to speed-run that lesson for $44b.
One does not simply run a content management website: https://www.techdirt.com/2022/11/02/hey-elon-let-me-help-you...
As you implied, reductively saying “running a website where you post 280 characters is something that is easy for someone who is good at running companies that are good at doing other things” is laughably untrue.
Re: SpaceX working with Cloudflare to speed up Starlink service
#13cf-cache-status: HIT
server: cloudflare
cf-ray: 7fb85d282df8221e-MOON
yeah, maybe few space based edge nodes ? makes totally sense
Re: SpaceX working with Cloudflare to speed up Starlink service
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#15Starlink latency is still too high, and goodput is too low, especially as they oversubscribe their service. This will help a bit, but it’s no panacea for Starlink’s woes.
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#16Earlier quoted context omitted.
not at all the same thing; elon, like all people, is fallible. he's not an engineer and CEO and visionary and project manager and salesperson. he's just a salesperson who likes engineering and didn't finish his college degree. as you can already see, aligning with conservative fascists on twitter/X isn't really doubt free. also he doesn't design starlink, thousands of engineers do.
> not at all the same thing; elon, like all people, is fallible. he's not an engineer and CEO and visionary and project manager and salesperson. he's just a salesperson who likes engineering and didn't finish his college degree. Elon Musk obtained a B.A. in Physics and a B.S. in economics from the University of Pennsylvania, with concentrations in finance and entrepreneurial management. These degrees were officially…
He claimed to have been admitted into graduate program at Stanford. That was likely just the masters program. Regardless, that’s the “didn’t finish part” as he admitted he dropped out.
His BA diploma is missing any reference to physics. This is the same school that graduated Donald Trump.
More doubt here: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/musk-physics-degree/
Re: SpaceX working with Cloudflare to speed up Starlink service
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Starlink is not as amazing as it's made out to be. There have been many LEO constellations before it, but due to the space industry as a whole being unattractive to investors, it didn't get any attention until musk got into it. Starlink as a technology is nothing new; what is new is their launch cadence that gives them the ability to put so many satellites into space.
They are still not making money and will require starship before that happens. You can look at other ventures like one web that just didn't get the press that starlink got despite having similar characteristics. Vertical integration with the launch is the only thing that starlink apart technology wise.
Re: SpaceX working with Cloudflare to speed up Starlink service
#18Earlier quoted context omitted.
except for the issue where Elon just on a whim decided to geofence the spaceX usage in Ukraine/Russia conflict to not allow it to work when near the border or in Russia :/ per article: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/08/28/elon-musks-sha...
Ukraine wanted it for defensive reasons within their own territory. It's totally reasonable that a free service has limits.
It stopped working on there own territory
Re: SpaceX working with Cloudflare to speed up Starlink service
#19Earlier quoted context omitted.
except for the issue where Elon just on a whim decided to geofence the spaceX usage in Ukraine/Russia conflict to not allow it to work when near the border or in Russia :/ per article: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/08/28/elon-musks-sha...
Ukraine wanted it for defensive reasons within their own territory. It's totally reasonable that a free service has limits.
Crimea is Ukrainian territory illegally invaded and annexed.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annexation_of_Crimea_by_the_...
Re: SpaceX working with Cloudflare to speed up Starlink service
#20>Starlink is one of a growing number of makers of small satellites that are focused on providing satellite-based internet, including Amazon.com's (AMZN.O) Kuiper, Britain's OneWeb and venture capital-backed Planet.
Planet is in the earth observation business, not satellite internet