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Re:Starlink dishes go into “thermal shutdown” once they hit ... by c_o_n_v_e_x on Friday June 18, 2021 @11:58PM (#27557621)
Considering most of humanity lives within an hour's drive of the ocean, it's not a bad assumption.
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Re:Starlink dishes go into “thermal shutdown” once they hit ... by cheschire on Saturday June 19, 2021 @05:34AM (#27559134)
I'm interested why you are being downvoted, as you bring up a good point that aligns with what kortex was saying in their post.

edit: ahh, now I see it's because you're factually incorrect. It's only 1/3rd of humans that live within 100km of oceanic coasts.

https://science.nasa.gov/earth-science/oceanography/living-o...

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