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These micro-satellites are causing havoc with astronomers.
The Egyptian “revolution” by which the military took control was facilitated by the Egyptian government simply cutting their one internet link to the outside world. Now, virtually every dictatorship has installed either AI monitoring or a kill switch or both.
Egrefactor to anybody thinking the Russians will save western civilization.
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Lotsa western companies have networks in Russia. AT&T being a big one (and the first).
They just have to pay to play. When all the upstart internet companies make that deal, they can suck cash out of Russians too. Just some of it goes to the oligarchs.
Been wondering if Musk’s private Space X company will one day launch small multichannel privately owned communication satellites linked with secure servers which will allow free speech and communications that at least big tech couldn’t censor.
I wonder if Big Tech is frightened of Elon Musk’s anti-woke heresy and his domination of SkyNet.
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I doubt they disrupt astronomy. There are already millions of small pieces of matter floating around and orbiting. Governments don’t complain about those. Only about something that threatens their total control over the free exchange of information.
We need to get Musk to create free speech servers, this is a step in the right direction IF we can keep it.
Here’s some more info on what your said your nephew was working on.
Remember when compared to other nations we used to occupy the moral high ground when it came to human rights and freedoms? Good times, I look back on them fondly.
Musk should implement an ARPANET type model for social media. Same as the original purpose, i.e. Soviets can’t just hit one central location, and it all goes down. Instead, lots of seperate nodes that can still operate. The problem with almost all of the current frameworks is if the “main site” gets taken out, all the subscribers/clients are DEAD. This would provide survivability from Stalinist Tech OverLoads, corrupt political hack state officials, et. al.
Pothead conspiracy theorists say, “It’s those Yankee imperialist pigs, always wanting to talk for making trouble!” Democrats secretly agree.
Don’t be surprised, if Russia and/or China get friendly with one of Musk’s competitors. Remember the companies that already have contracts with China, and how they’ve helped with the censorship and obstruction over there.