@florenze.bsky.social
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I think the point I was getting at yesterday is that a full, globe-spanning Starlink will NEVER be profitable as a provider of Internet services.
HOWEVER, as a data-gathering service for govs & large corporations (aka "Palantir") it could be EXTREMELY profitable.
... & that's really bad for us.
HOWEVER, as a data-gathering service for govs & large corporations (aka "Palantir") it could be EXTREMELY profitable.
... & that's really bad for us.
I need a SpaceX/Starlink expert to fact-check me.
Starlink loses a 1-2 satellites of the 8,800+ currently in orbit on a regular day. Once they hit their target of 42,000 they'll be losing 5-10 a day or ~2000-3600 a year?
www.businessinsider.com/starlink-tra....
Starlink loses a 1-2 satellites of the 8,800+ currently in orbit on a regular day. Once they hit their target of 42,000 they'll be losing 5-10 a day or ~2000-3600 a year?
www.businessinsider.com/starlink-tra....
Starlink traffic doubles as Elon Musk's SpaceX eyes $1.5 trillion public listing
Global web traffic from SpaceX's satellite-based internet service more than doubled in 2025, according to Cloudflare's annual year in review report.
www.businessinsider.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:39 PM
I think the point I was getting at yesterday is that a full, globe-spanning Starlink will NEVER be profitable as a provider of Internet services.
HOWEVER, as a data-gathering service for govs & large corporations (aka "Palantir") it could be EXTREMELY profitable.
... & that's really bad for us.
HOWEVER, as a data-gathering service for govs & large corporations (aka "Palantir") it could be EXTREMELY profitable.
... & that's really bad for us.
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LOLOLOLOL hahahahahahaha
December 16, 2025 at 2:53 PM
LOLOLOLOL hahahahahahaha
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Excellent, informative feature—if you require a good mystery story... this is it!
A few months ago @thelocal.to got a promising pitch from a writer with bylines in whole bunch of reputable publications—The Cut, The Guardian, Dwell, Architectural Digest, etc. Then I started investigating. Here's a story about fabulists in journalism's AI slop era. thelocal.to/investigatin...
Investigating a Possible Scammer in Journalism’s AI Era | The Local
A suspicious pitch from a freelancer led editor Nicholas Hune-Brown to dig into their past work. By the end, four publications, including The Guardian and Dwell, had removed articles from their sites.
thelocal.to
December 15, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Excellent, informative feature—if you require a good mystery story... this is it!
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I believe giving the worst person on the planet the most power was a bad move.
December 15, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I believe giving the worst person on the planet the most power was a bad move.
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We sadly know Zoe Weissman because of Parkland. In fact, our families are so close, that she has been there for my wife and I after Parkland and helped with our foundation Orange Ribbons For Jaime.
America, are you ok with this?
America, are you ok with this?
December 14, 2025 at 1:52 PM
We sadly know Zoe Weissman because of Parkland. In fact, our families are so close, that she has been there for my wife and I after Parkland and helped with our foundation Orange Ribbons For Jaime.
America, are you ok with this?
America, are you ok with this?
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Awwwww... He got a participation trophy! 😂
December 5, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Awwwww... He got a participation trophy! 😂
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This just blew my mind a bit
November 26, 2025 at 9:43 PM
This just blew my mind a bit
10,500-year-old ‘gum’
DNA reveals stone age teenager as chewer of 10,500-year-old ‘gum’
DNA reveals stone age teenager as chewer of 10,500-year-old ‘gum’
The prehistoric birch tar found in Estonia contained traces of saliva that were analysed by genetics experts
A piece of stone age “gum” chewed by a teenage girl 10,500 years ago has been discovered by archaeologists in Estonia.
The Institute of History and Archaeology at the University of Tartu discovered the prehistoric birch tar had impressions of teeth marks and traces of saliva. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:52 PM
10,500-year-old ‘gum’
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After two former roommates in Philadelphia couldn't agree on who should keep the cat, Gary, the matter went to civil court.
🔗 www.inquirer.com/news/gary-ca...
🔗 www.inquirer.com/news/gary-ca...
November 17, 2025 at 10:12 PM
After two former roommates in Philadelphia couldn't agree on who should keep the cat, Gary, the matter went to civil court.
🔗 www.inquirer.com/news/gary-ca...
🔗 www.inquirer.com/news/gary-ca...
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Does it ever even occur to these people that unemployed people can't buy their stuff??
Amazon Plans to Replace More Than Half a Million Jobs With Robots www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/t...
Amazon Plans to Replace More Than Half a Million Jobs With Robots
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Does it ever even occur to these people that unemployed people can't buy their stuff??
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Here's a searchable database of the 20,000 Epstein emails.
journaliststudio.google.com/pinpoint/sea...
journaliststudio.google.com/pinpoint/sea...
Pinpoint - From the Estate of Jeffrey Epstein
journaliststudio.google.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Here's a searchable database of the 20,000 Epstein emails.
journaliststudio.google.com/pinpoint/sea...
journaliststudio.google.com/pinpoint/sea...
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This Waitrose ad is better than the majority of movies I've seen this year.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sOy...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sOy...
Keira Knightley stars in Waitrose’s Christmas ‘mini romcom’ ad
YouTube video by Daily Record
www.youtube.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:43 PM
This Waitrose ad is better than the majority of movies I've seen this year.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sOy...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sOy...
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Chinese Child: "Mama... I don't want to eat that!"
Chinese Mom: "Eat EVERYTHING on your plate! There are starving children in the US who aren't as fortunate as you!"
Chinese Mom: "Eat EVERYTHING on your plate! There are starving children in the US who aren't as fortunate as you!"
Unpaid government workers are being fed by World Central Kitchen…let that sink in just how dire things are.
November 5, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Chinese Child: "Mama... I don't want to eat that!"
Chinese Mom: "Eat EVERYTHING on your plate! There are starving children in the US who aren't as fortunate as you!"
Chinese Mom: "Eat EVERYTHING on your plate! There are starving children in the US who aren't as fortunate as you!"
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I will literally vote for anyone whose party platform includes ripping down every single piece of gold that Trump put up in the White House. This includes the oval office, ballroom and the Lincoln bathroom. Use my taxpayer money to do so. Please.
Nothing says “man of the people” like adding gold trim and a shiny sign outside the Oval Office. Somewhere, Marie Antoinette is whispering, “tone it down.”
November 5, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I will literally vote for anyone whose party platform includes ripping down every single piece of gold that Trump put up in the White House. This includes the oval office, ballroom and the Lincoln bathroom. Use my taxpayer money to do so. Please.
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The names of third-party voters were omitted from poll books in Chester County, officials confirmed. More details here: on.nbc10.com/UXnUE9e
Third-party voters omitted from poll books in Chester County
Third-party voters in Chester County discovered their names were omitted from the poll books on Election Day. Officials worked to fix the issue.
on.nbc10.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:18 PM
The names of third-party voters were omitted from poll books in Chester County, officials confirmed. More details here: on.nbc10.com/UXnUE9e
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Dozens of body cams, street cams and phone cams... and not a SINGLE shot shows anything like the "attack" that ICE claimed this man launched against Bovino.
...
Yet ICE insisted he be arrested and sent to trial.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
...
Yet ICE insisted he be arrested and sent to trial.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Feds Drop Case Against Man Accused of Injuring Greg Bovino’s Groin
The man who federal agents accused of dealing Greg Bovino a groin injury from which the Border Patrol commander purportedly...
www.yahoo.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Dozens of body cams, street cams and phone cams... and not a SINGLE shot shows anything like the "attack" that ICE claimed this man launched against Bovino.
...
Yet ICE insisted he be arrested and sent to trial.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
...
Yet ICE insisted he be arrested and sent to trial.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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The Rockwell family: “If Norman Rockwell were alive today, he would be devastated to see that (his) work has been marshalled for the cause of persecution towards immigrant communities and people of color.”
On DHS’s unauthorized use of Norman Rockwell’s paintings across social media, an op-ed from our family today in @usatoday.com www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
We're Norman Rockwell's family. Trump's DHS has shamefully misused his work. | Opinion
As Norman Rockwell's family, we know he'd be devastated to see the Department of Homeland Security's unauthorized misuse of his work.
www.usatoday.com
November 2, 2025 at 8:26 PM
The Rockwell family: “If Norman Rockwell were alive today, he would be devastated to see that (his) work has been marshalled for the cause of persecution towards immigrant communities and people of color.”
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Ok…I’ll admit, this is funny.
October 31, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Ok…I’ll admit, this is funny.
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Of the hundreds of Russian banks that exist, and the five or six that were involved in Trump-Russia Scandal discussions at *all*, the two most frequently appearing Kremlin- and Trump-linked Russian banks named during the scandal were Alfa Bank and Sberbank.
I mention this for no reason.
CNN today:
I mention this for no reason.
CNN today:
October 31, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Of the hundreds of Russian banks that exist, and the five or six that were involved in Trump-Russia Scandal discussions at *all*, the two most frequently appearing Kremlin- and Trump-linked Russian banks named during the scandal were Alfa Bank and Sberbank.
I mention this for no reason.
CNN today:
I mention this for no reason.
CNN today:
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I'm old enough to remember when Trump said that he would repeal and replace the ACA "ON DAY 1!" with something better
... 10 years ago.
Or when he said that his amazing health care plan would be ready in 2 weeks
... 7 years ago.
www.alternet.org/trump-govern...
... 10 years ago.
Or when he said that his amazing health care plan would be ready in 2 weeks
... 7 years ago.
www.alternet.org/trump-govern...
Outrage as Trump demands Democrats fix a problem he and Republicans 'helped create'
MSNBC producer Steve Benen noticed President Donald Trump posting an exclamation point-laden demand on Truth Social for Democrats to “do something” about the state of U.S. healthcare.“As I have said f...
www.alternet.org
October 31, 2025 at 9:34 PM
I'm old enough to remember when Trump said that he would repeal and replace the ACA "ON DAY 1!" with something better
... 10 years ago.
Or when he said that his amazing health care plan would be ready in 2 weeks
... 7 years ago.
www.alternet.org/trump-govern...
... 10 years ago.
Or when he said that his amazing health care plan would be ready in 2 weeks
... 7 years ago.
www.alternet.org/trump-govern...
The Philadelphia Drunken Knitwits have struck again, just in time for the scariest night of the year.
The mermaid atop East Passyunk’s Singing Fountain has a new cape and hat just in time for Halloween
Philadelphia Drunken Knitwits, the knitting group, have struck again with a 'yarn bomb,' decorating fountains and sculptures in East Passyunk and Fitler Square, with seasonal weaves.
www.inquirer.com
October 29, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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To all the MAGA farmers who may lose their farms b/c of Trump's tariff war & beef buyout:
Just a reminder that JD Vance is partial owner of a service called "AcreTrader" that buys distressed properties (like your farms) & sells them to international firms.
Just a reminder that JD Vance is partial owner of a service called "AcreTrader" that buys distressed properties (like your farms) & sells them to international firms.
October 29, 2025 at 3:40 PM
To all the MAGA farmers who may lose their farms b/c of Trump's tariff war & beef buyout:
Just a reminder that JD Vance is partial owner of a service called "AcreTrader" that buys distressed properties (like your farms) & sells them to international firms.
Just a reminder that JD Vance is partial owner of a service called "AcreTrader" that buys distressed properties (like your farms) & sells them to international firms.