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I wish Elon would learn to be more tactful with his tweets. We need to make sure we work as covertly as possible with this tech and announcing Starlink for Ukra

I wish Elon would learn to be more tactful with his tweets. We need to make sure we work as covertly as possible with this tech and announcing Starlink for Ukraine like it’s some PR exercise starts the Russians hacking your system immediately. Edited to be less of an ahole while still making the same point.

nickysielicki 5y ago
What do you mean, “we”? He founded and owns the company. He also single-handedly prioritized sending them units for free. There is no we. There’s him. He calls the shots. He tweets what he wants. He deals with the hacking.
- nerdawson 5y ago
  I’m pretty sure the Russian government would be aware of the capability too, with or without any tweets.
  - andy_ppp 5y ago
    Sure but it speeds up the process dramatically no? Sorry I’m obviously in a bad mood this morning.
iam-TJ 5y ago
You're projecting a problem that doesn't have the implications you imagine. As others have said, originally Fedorov Mykhailo, a Ukraine vice prime minister, publicly tweeted a request for Starlink service and terminals [0] and later thanked SpaceX after they arrived in-country [1] and today, in Ukraine media, the mayor of Kyiv is pictured with terminals about to be deployed [2]: "“Friends! StarLink global satellite Internet stations are already in Kyiv. Two stations were provided by the Ministry of Digital Transformation. I and Volodymyr [Klitschko] agreed on provision of ten stations with international partners and friends," Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko posted on Telegram. According to him, StarLink will help ensure the critical infrastructure of the city and the defense of the capital." [0] https://twitter.com/FedorovMykhailo/status/1497543633293266944 https://twitter.com/FedorovMykhailo/status/14975436332932669... [1] https://twitter.com/fedorovmykhailo/status/1498392515262746630 https://twitter.com/fedorovmykhailo/status/14983925152627466... [2] https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3421352-starlink-stations-arrive-in-kyiv.html https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3421352-starlink-statio...
- iam-TJ 5y ago
  To keep the information together, 5th March 2022, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy tweeted about a further shipment of Starlink terminals for destroyed cities [0] "Talked to @elonmusk . I’m grateful to him for supporting Ukraine with words and deeds. Next week we will receive another batch of Starlink systems for destroyed cities. Discussed possible space projects . But I’ll talk about this after the war. " [0] https://twitter.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/1500246977086373891 https://twitter.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/1500246977086373891

nickysielicki 5y ago

What do you mean, “we”? He founded and owns the company. He also single-handedly prioritized sending them units for free. There is no we. There’s him. He calls the shots. He tweets what he wants. He deals with the hacking.

nerdawson 5y ago
I’m pretty sure the Russian government would be aware of the capability too, with or without any tweets.
- andy_ppp 5y ago
  Sure but it speeds up the process dramatically no? Sorry I’m obviously in a bad mood this morning.

iam-TJ 5y ago

You're projecting a problem that doesn't have the implications you imagine. As others have said, originally Fedorov Mykhailo, a Ukraine vice prime minister, publicly tweeted a request for Starlink service and terminals [0] and later thanked SpaceX after they arrived in-country [1] and today, in Ukraine media, the mayor of Kyiv is pictured with terminals about to be deployed [2]: "“Friends! StarLink global satellite Internet stations are already in Kyiv. Two stations were provided by the Ministry of Digital Transformation. I and Volodymyr [Klitschko] agreed on provision of ten stations with international partners and friends," Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko posted on Telegram. According to him, StarLink will help ensure the critical infrastructure of the city and the defense of the capital." [0] https://twitter.com/FedorovMykhailo/status/1497543633293266944 https://twitter.com/FedorovMykhailo/status/14975436332932669... [1] https://twitter.com/fedorovmykhailo/status/1498392515262746630 https://twitter.com/fedorovmykhailo/status/14983925152627466... [2] https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3421352-starlink-stations-arrive-in-kyiv.html https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3421352-starlink-statio...

iam-TJ 5y ago
To keep the information together, 5th March 2022, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy tweeted about a further shipment of Starlink terminals for destroyed cities [0] "Talked to @elonmusk . I’m grateful to him for supporting Ukraine with words and deeds. Next week we will receive another batch of Starlink systems for destroyed cities. Discussed possible space projects . But I’ll talk about this after the war. " [0] https://twitter.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/1500246977086373891 https://twitter.com/ZelenskyyUa/status/1500246977086373891