"All of Vlad's forces and all of Vlad's men, are out to put Humpty together again." (21 Viewers)

[MiTasol]

Looks like twitter is losing customers thanks to Musk.

Lets hope this alternative thrives and the movers stay away (and that someone reliable picks up the Ukrainian Starlink contract).

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/11/05/tech/mastodon/index.html

 

[ThomasP]

The US government is perfectly happy to pay the Starlink fees if no other objectionable conditions are demanded by Musk. The total amount of the payments is minuscule in comparison to the amounts being spent in aid to Ukraine.

 

[ThomasP]

I wonder if the President could order Musk to provide Starlink services (if Musk decided to shut it off) under the Defense Production Act?

 

[ThomasP]

Hmmm . . . I was going to add some info to my last post but I keep getting a "OOPS . . . You do not have permission to change this content date." message box.

 

[ThomasP]

But only for this thread.

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

Hmmm . . . I was going to add some info to my last post but I keep getting a "OOPS . . . You do not have permission to change this content date." message box.

Clear the cache on your browser?

 

[ThomasP]

Nope, that is not it. I have emptied my browser cache several times now and also restarted my computer. Still can not edit my posts on this thread.
I will try again later.

 

[swampyankee]

Ol' Henry, like Lindbergh and many other industrialists admired naziism for its social efficiency and discipline.

Ford was also an antisemite and virulently enough for the German nazis to use his writings.

 

[XBe02Drvr]

Ford was also an antisemite and virulently enough for the German nazis to use his writings.

Antisemitism was more prevalent and more socially acceptable in the US back then, without the wake up call of the holocaust on the public conscience. Hard to imagine in today's PC America.

 

[fubar57]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ukraine-power-blackouts-russian-drones-iran-1.6641922

 

[GrauGeist]

This is just a thought, but could the Starlink blackouts be caused by Russian military satellites?

I'm not really up to speed on what all is up there, but it's something that came to mind last night.

And speaking of space stuff, China provided an interesting light show Friday evening as their Long March rocket broke up over the west coast during it's uncontrolled re-entry.

Dumbasses...

 

[Greg Boeser]

Well, the chances of it hitting China was pretty low, so WTF?

 

[GrauGeist]

This isn't the first time China has had a large booster conduct uncontrolled re-entry.

Every space program has safeguards in place to try and direct boosters and such away from populated areas in case of malfunction, end of life, etc.

Except China. Aparently they don't give a rat's ass...

 

[Denniss]

Until they get it to fall back on their own land. But then a western nation will be claimed to have it shot down or directed towards china.

 

[ThomasP]

The problem of not being able to edit my posts on this thread has gone away.

 

[GTX]

I believe the Starlink issue was, although possibly triggered by Elon having his feelings hurt, more of a push to get the US Govt to pay more.

Firstly, he wrongly claimed it was all coming from his/SpaceX's pockets but the reality was quite different:

Fact Checking Claims That the U.S. Government Paid for Starlink Systems for Ukraine

The government has paid for some, but not all, of the terminals delivered.

thedispatch.com

Musk's SpaceX says it can no longer pay for critical satellite services in Ukraine, asks Pentagon to pick up the tab

Then the Pentagon called his bluff saying they could look to others to support it and thus award contracts accordingly...to which Elon then backed down but still tried to sound like the poor victim/hero:

Elon Musk Backs Down From Demands for Starlink Funding

Elon Musk said Space Exploration Technologies Corp. will continue to fund its Starlink broadband service in Ukraine in an apparent step back from seeking support from the US Defense Department.

www.bloomberg.com

Quite pathetic really!

 

[GTX]

Russian General Alexander Lapin removed from command, months after Putin labelled him 'Hero of Russia'

 

[Glider]

An interesting statement from the Sky News update given by Sean Bean. He quotes the Russian leader in the Donestk Region reporting that up to 60% of his losses were due to friendly fire.

 

[GTX]

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

An interesting statement from the Sky News update given by Sean Bean. He quotes the Russian leader in the Donestk Region reporting that up to 60% of his losses were due to friendly fire.

I'd read the same thing at ISW. They're either trying to deny credit to the Ukrainians, or massively incompetent in the field ... or the guy's lying through his teeth.