Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Glenn Reynolds on the successful launch of Starship V.3. From his lips to God's ears.
- Florida signs the Teddy Bridgewater Act. It's sad though that common sense has to be legislated.
- Iran demands tech companies pay fees for undersea internet cables in Strait of Hormuz.
- Jonathan Turley: House Democrats unanimously vote down women's history museum over liit to biological women. File under some people never learn.
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- A Catechism for Robots. Surprised Isaac Asimov was never mentioned.
- Have surtaxes and tax increases on high earners led to more tax revenues?
- The Internet is real life. "News now exists to summarize things that have already happened online."
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Make the Internet Weird Again.
- From the archives: How 'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas' went from morbid omen to holiday mainstay.
- Peter Attia on the selfless work of "the world's most important doctor." I am glad I read about Dr. Tom and am grateful people like him exist.
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Jonathan Turley on the AFGE union calling for an end to the shutdown.
- From the archives: What happened after the Black Death?
- News that Barack Obama knew Hillary Clinton was mentally unstable and unfit for office.
- Your Internet tip of the day: AI browsers considered unsafe. People who use AI browsers are the new segment of people who answer Nigerian prince's email requests.
Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Good point on Pete Hesgeth's speech.
- A piece of mostly forgotten American history. A pioneer in making Nevada one of the gambling capitols of the world.
- From the archives: Retired couple spends year on cruise ships in luxury as it was cheaper than a retirement home.
- Internet costs by country. If I lived in one of the countries at the top of this list I'd definitely look into getting Starlink.
You'd think the day he released the files that made up the web to the public would be a bigger anniversary but it largely goes unremarked upon. (Here's some backstory.)
Stuff i found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.
- Is there an extinction level event coming for the Deep State?
- Former NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo referred for criminal complaint. Lying to Congress under oath is a crime.
- Are they scrubbing the Internet right now? Scary thought! Another reason to keep things stored locally with backups.
Some quotes I hope may resonate with you.
"Disagreement is not oppression. Argument is not assault. Words - even provocative or repugnant ones - are not violence. The answer to speech we do not like is more speech." - Douglas Murray
"A great man is hard on himself; a small man is hard on others." - Confucius
"The more the Internet exposes people to new points of view, the angrier people get that different views exist." - Benedict Evans
"It was then that I realized that your choices come down to either ducking your head and running or stepping up and attacking your obstacles aggressively." - Mike Leach
I am greatly amused by stories like this.
Pride goeth before a fall (and also sometimes apparently before acts of treason). HT Instapundit
SpaceX's Starlink Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite service now has over 440,000 active users. And is growing rapidly!
Today may be the first time that I started to really believe that SpaceX, because of Starlink, may end up being a bigger company than Tesla. Starlink service is now priced at $110 / month. That's revenue that comes in every month - not just when a car is shipped. The number of Starlink subscribers will be counted in millions in just a few short years. And a volume of users will allow the company to reduce the monthly cost which in turn will attract even more subscribers.
Elon Musk has a company that may be even bigger than Tesla. Let that sink in.
SpaceX's Starlink service is now available in 32 countries. And the list of countries continues to grow.
What strikes me is if you believe, as I do, that broadband is a modern necessary utility - like water or electricity - people now can have two providers so that they have little chance of ever being "out of service." You can't do that with water or electricity. Sure you could have a back-up generator but you can't have a back-up electric company.
Starlink was meant as a service for remote areas where people don't have broadband access but I have a hunch that just as many in developed countries such as the US will be buying Starlink as "Internet Insurance" because the monthly $110 service price is nothing to high net worth folks who rely on the Internet and for the peace of mind a second provider would bring. (Map via)
