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Re:Amazon to buy satellite firm Globalstar in $11.57B deal
on Wednesday October 28, 2026 @04:35PM (#50280510)
Under SOLAS, GMDSS equipment is mandatory on ships. Iridium (and Inmarsat) meet that requirement, starlink does not - hence Iridium is still very much around...
Re:The Debt That Apple Owes to the CIA
on Thursday August 20, 2026 @03:43PM (#49379222)
We had a Kendall Square Research machine with a NeXT front end. Can't say what it was being used for though, but it did take a lot of security clearances to get into that machine room...
Re:Launch HN: ProvenMetal (YC S26) delivers circuit boards in days ins...
on Thursday August 06, 2026 @02:44PM (#49200644)
The "Capabilities" section was not what I was expecting. Layers, via sizing, HDI - where's the details?
Re:Bricks and Minifigs Stole a Man's $200k Lego Collection
on Thursday May 28, 2026 @04:44PM (#48315194)
Yup, agreed. B&M making every PR screwup you'd expect!
Re:Bricks and Minifigs Stole a Man's $200k Lego Collection
on Thursday May 28, 2026 @04:30PM (#48315023)
From what I can see: Franchisee entered into a consignment agreement to sell the lego. They were not allowed to do that, so corporate took over the franchise.
BUT rather than unwind the agreement and return the lego, they just kept it. Argued for it to be dealt with legally. It was, they lost, so they closed down the store rather than return the lego.
Re:AMD removes free Linux Vivado support
on Monday May 18, 2026 @03:55PM (#48184697)
AMD is removing linux support from their free 'basic' licence for Vivado - their FPGA tool. This is annoying for a number of FPGA based opensource projects...
Re:Cyber.mil serving file downloads using TLS certificate which expire...
on Monday March 23, 2026 @04:37PM (#47494760)
Looks to me like they're trying to switch from IdenTrust 1yr certs to LetsEncrypt, but haven't got it right yet (https://bgp.he.net/certs#_SearchTab?q=www.public.cyber.mil)
Re:Cyber.mil serving file downloads using TLS certificate which expire...
on Monday March 23, 2026 @04:33PM (#47494707)
So it looks like a new cert was issued back in February, but they've not deployed it yet (https://bgp.he.net/certs#_SearchTab?q=www.public.cyber.mil)
Re:BGP Network Browser
on Friday January 16, 2026 @02:48AM (#46644089)
I usually just grab the RIS data from RIPE
Re:BT Tower is to be turned into a hotel
on Wednesday February 21, 2024 @05:03PM (#39460279)
I've not plotted it myself, but I'm told that if you plot the links to other main microwave nodes, and then look at embassies from foreign nations....
Re:Bored Ape conference attendees wake up with eye pain, vision loss
on Monday November 06, 2023 @06:40PM (#38170911)
Its like a sunburn blister. Takes a while to develop, usually whilst you're asleep. When you wake up, you open your eyes and rip the blisters open. I'm told it feels like hot sand being poured in your eyes at that point. Definitely one to avoid!
Re:Bored Ape conference attendees wake up with eye pain, vision loss
on Monday November 06, 2023 @05:02PM (#38169674)
Sounds very much like arc eye (welder's flash). Very painful, caused by UV.
Re:IRIS²: The EU’s Response to Musk’s Starlink
on Sunday February 19, 2023 @06:11PM (#34862865)
6 years ago the ESA and Arianespace were ridiculing reusable rockets, even as SpaceX was getting closer and closer to the non-RUD landing. Ariane 6 yet to launch, now trying to retrofit some level of reusability. Too slow, too stuck with their views...
From my perspective, the 40ms I get from Starlink is worlds better then the 900ms I got from my 128kb/s Iridium Pilot (now in the skip).