Starlink lost 40 satellites to a geomagnetic storm

Re:Starlink lost 40 satellites to a geomagnetic storm by nine_k on Tuesday February 08, 2022 @10:15PM (#30268315)

If you earned $100k, that would be $2000.

Would you write it off as a rounding error?

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Re:Starlink lost 40 satellites to a geomagnetic storm by sgtnoodle on Wednesday February 09, 2022 @04:51AM (#30270857)

Maybe rounding error isn't the best term, but it seems below the threshold to worry about. Here in California, probably at least 30K of it would go to taxes anyway, and I wouldn't know how much within $2000 of accuracy unless I paid a tax accountant $300 to type the numbers into their software. Notably, the IRS requires you to be within 90% of your tax liability over the year to avoid penalties. 0.1*30k is $3000, so the IRS seemingly agrees that $2000 on $100K is below the threshold of being substantial.

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Re:Starlink lost 40 satellites to a geomagnetic storm by notreallyserio on Tuesday February 08, 2022 @10:41PM (#30268496)

Yeah. I mean, if I was doing something risky.

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Re:Starlink lost 40 satellites to a geomagnetic storm by Firmwarrior on Tuesday February 08, 2022 @11:15PM (#30268735)

Hanging out on WallStreetBets? Yes

Paying for lunch? No

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Re:Starlink lost 40 satellites to a geomagnetic storm by pmalynin on Tuesday February 08, 2022 @11:06PM (#30268680)

I already write off 43k due to taxes, so sure, why not .

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