Starlink Defies Order to Block X in Brazil

Post by ldbooth » Tue, Sep 03, 2024, 6:24 PM UTC

3cats-in-a-coat wrote: post #184

ldbooth wrote: post #152

I just wish this guy would take the loss and sell twitter and go back to being an uncontroversial tech legend. Mixing with Social media has corrupted every positive thing he has done and maybe will do if he keeps it up at the current pace. People tire of the drama king. If you don't know what I mean.. he said his transgender child is dead to him in a publicly aired interview. That's where this guy is in his personal…

Drama is the only way for him to continue covering up the massive Ponzi that his businesses have evolved into. Tesla won't last much longer. Their numbers are objectively terrible, and they're puffed up, the truth is even uglier. Boring is losing money fast, X is losing money fast, xAI is losing money fast, NeuraLink is losing a bit slower, but losing. SpaceX is propped up by US govt and Starlink is the only real ass…

Post by Timon3 » Tue, Sep 03, 2024, 7:55 PM UTC

mike_hearn wrote: post #192

Timon3 wrote: post #187

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And you know that how exactly? Do you work at Twitter? Are you responsible for banning/restoring accounts? You're making broad statements and assumptions that don't align with reality. The accounts were banned. You don't know why they were banned or restored.

I actually did work on account suspensions and abuse handling at Google, and after I left I visited Twitter and gave them a talk about bot fighting techniques, so yeah. I don't know these accounts specifically but have worked in that field and know the signs.

Post by _heimdall » Tue, Sep 03, 2024, 11:46 PM UTC

ta1243 wrote: post #178

_heimdall wrote: post #163

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Well I can't speak for anyone else, but I come from the US and have a view of free speech that is decidedly in conflict with how America handles speech today. I disagree with the bans we already have on the books and find the phrase "free speech absolutism" to be ridiculous. Speech is either free or it isn't. There's nothing wrong with being concerned enough with certain types of speech that the society collectively…

You disagree with the ban on child pornography? Or counterfeit currency? You're anti-copyright? No problem with libel? You think that it's fine to incite vulnerable people to commit suicide, or other threats of violence? America chooses to allow speech to be used as a weapon to attack people (although with limitations), other countries don't. You may like that, you might think America has too many limits, but the maj…

Post by Beatus » Wed, Sep 04, 2024, 4:00 AM UTC

teekert wrote: post #40

cjpearson wrote: post #2

Is this a principled defense of free speech or a case of a man treating ostensibly independent companies as divisions of his personal conglomerate?

Looks to me like Brazil is treating ostensibly independent companies as divisions of Musks personal conglomerate. They blocked the funds of Starlink because of X related business. So why are you saying this?

Post by greesil » Thu, Sep 05, 2024, 12:51 AM UTC

inemesitaffia wrote: post #188

greesil wrote: post #171

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You mean me, the aerospace engineer, who has published in this field, doesn't know how satellite constellations, link budgets, astrodynamics, the orbital environment, the systems engineering, and the other minutiae of this, doesn't understand the tradeoffs in building these things? What do you know, in a professional capacity? Tell me you're in this field, or piss off. Tell me how big is space. Like, is it as big as…

I'll ask you an easy question. There's another LEO provider with around the number of sats you recommend. What's the provider and how much do they charge for fixed use in the USA? I worked at a cellular Telco serving customers with an ARPU under $20. Also worked at a satellite tech reseller. These unreachable poor people were my bread and butter. Your statements show ignorance about the markets, space and other minut…