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He keeps getting lucky while the "experts" hate his tariffs.
FYI Tidbit for the day: This showed up in my email. It is a startup, associated with Meta that plans to put satellites in orbit to beam infrared power to data centers. No idea if it will work but it got me thinking, who controls satellite bandwidth around the earth?
Turns out there is a part of the UN called the International Telecommunications Union that tries to allocate satellite locations and manage radio frequencies across borders. No enforcement power other than member nations are supposed to listen to them.
To keep a satellite stationary to communicate with a fixed location, it needs to be over the equator, which is becoming prime territory. Starlink has 10,000 satellites in lower orbit that are not stationary but as China, India etc expand they will want to crowd into this space. I'm sure it will go better than the Colorado river basin managing its water supply....
Once Trump solves Iran, oil prices, inflation, and cheating in voting (well 3 out of 4) maybe he can work on satellites.
Happy Tuesday!
Turns out there is a part of the UN called the International Telecommunications Union that tries to allocate satellite locations and manage radio frequencies across borders. No enforcement power other than member nations are supposed to listen to them.
To keep a satellite stationary to communicate with a fixed location, it needs to be over the equator, which is becoming prime territory. Starlink has 10,000 satellites in lower orbit that are not stationary but as China, India etc expand they will want to crowd into this space. I'm sure it will go better than the Colorado river basin managing its water supply....
Once Trump solves Iran, oil prices, inflation, and cheating in voting (well 3 out of 4) maybe he can work on satellites.
Happy Tuesday!
| Space Solar Bet |
| Meta yesterday announced a deal with startup Overview Energy to purchase solar power collected by satellite and beamed back to Earth, an experimental approach that could power data centers at night. Unlike traditional solar power, which relies on storing daylight, space-based solar power aims to deliver continuous energy. Overview Energy plans to deploy satellites over 22,000 miles above Earth's equator, where they would collect and transmit infrared energy to solar panels. A test is scheduled for 2028, with a commercial rollout in 2030. Meta is seeking up to 1 gigawatt of power from the project, underscoring its energy needs for AI. In 2024, Meta's data centers consumed 18,000 times the electricity that this deal would deliver in a single hour. |
While polynames worries about Trump, the Illinois governor is doing the work of a piece of ****.
This could be really uplifting for the Appalachian area economies.
All being done with the King in town, the King being honored by colonial soldiers, lol!
Obviously a bit older video, but the America loathers on this forum should learn a bit about our history and what we mean as the Melting Pot as opposed to the Tossed Salad nonsense. We are different than all other countries. Too many people are trying to turn us into the same crap as Europe, a failing continent that cannot match our economy, military or freedom.
Did mommy get you up early for jogging practice? Better go pack your lunchbox full of pills to push to your fellow 3rd graders.
The cackler loves authoritarianism. People are supposed to post only from 8-5 during normal business hours. Welp…it’s noon somewhere in the world.
I am glad to see the iran conflict not end in the usual rush to a weak deal that doesn't work. There is so much we don't know but presumably our iran experts in the govt do. The only lasting peace will be with regime change. I'm also glad the NYT and that ilk are not reporting leaks about strategy for the Iranians to read (as far as I know).
The UAE move is a big deal and the Iranians response shows that. The thing about Trump is he doesn't care what the Dems say and if any leader will see it thru, it is Trump.
My best was “Little Dick Ick”. However, that implies that I am obsessed with male genitalia, a complete sicko, and a pea brain. So, I just used a quickly made up alternative. Hope that explains it.
Jeff is turning 65 next month. You down to challenge him to a virtual 5k?
The ‘little dick’ reference wasn’t meant literally, but you took it that way, which says more than I ever could. It’s a fitting nickname for someone driven by insecurity and desperate for constant attention.
Your genius level insults usually amount to recycling whatever was already said. Is that supposed to impress me?
Stick to the QAnon LARPing and bragging about walking. That’s clearly where your skill set peaks.
You’re busy copy/pasting brainrot slop all hours of the night and day. It’s absolutely pathetic.
Authoritarianism? So ******* dumb.
Vax rage! Your boys will ask you in a few years, why did you bend over for Joe Daddy? Why were you such a weak ‘man’?
Someone needs a new source of revenue. It’s hard to keep up with these climate change frauds!
Q: Why are you posting about Al Gore? /polynames
A: Climate hysteria drives Gore’s wallet and he should be ignored or shunned. He’s been wrong with all of his predictions.
The climate screw sticks have a lot to answer for. They scared many young women into not having children over the years.
This is the proof I needed to believe in Global Warming!
OT - Clickbait. Fox has this article with the headline: Costco changes beloved $1.50 hot dog deal ....
The change: they allow somone to get a bottle of water instead of the soft drink, price is the same. Somehow making me click on this stupid article makes them money? (You have to read the article to learn about the water, but when I link it below it adds a summary)
www.foxbusiness.com
The change: they allow somone to get a bottle of water instead of the soft drink, price is the same. Somehow making me click on this stupid article makes them money? (You have to read the article to learn about the water, but when I link it below it adds a summary)
Costco changes beloved $1.50 hot dog deal for the first time in decades: reports
Costco's iconic $1.50 hot dog and drink combo reportedly now offers a Kirkland Signature bottled water swap option alongside the traditional soda.
www.foxbusiness.com
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