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Re:Starlink dishes go into “thermal shutdown” once they hit ... by jayd16 on Friday June 18, 2021 @07:29PM (#27556196)
>I also live in the fifth most populous city in the United States. So, yeah, it is.

But that's still less than half a percent of the US population.

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Re:Starlink dishes go into “thermal shutdown” once they hit ... by andrewmcwatters on Friday June 18, 2021 @07:31PM (#27556214)
I guess we should also avoid rust proofing metals since most people don't live by the ocean, too.
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Re:Starlink dishes go into “thermal shutdown” once they hit ... by jayd16 on Friday June 18, 2021 @07:35PM (#27556254)
I mean, I don't expect California cars to get undercoated, for example.
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Re:Starlink dishes go into “thermal shutdown” once they hit ... by 8note on Friday June 18, 2021 @08:05PM (#27556477)
You need rustproofing wherever you put salt on the roads in winter, too
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