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> still working in 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 parts of Ukraine Emphasis: some, not all

• traceroute66 5y ago
  > Emphasis: some, not all Use all the bold type you like, make it size 200 if it makes you feel better, but I will simply re-iterate: Which "parts" of Ukraine would that be that don't have the view of the sky required to get Iridium, Inmarsat etc. working ? Last time I checked, Starlink required a view of the sky too. ;-) To be clear, my issue is not with Starlink per-se, but with the claim "the only non-Russian communications system still working" which should be taken with a significant pinch of salt as it is effectively impossible to believe. Particularly so given the public Twitter statement made by the boss of Iridium that clearly states they are still live over Ukraine, still shipping kit to Ukraine and have no intention of doing otherwise.
  • actuator 5y ago
    Oh, it is just Musk doing his publicity. Unless we have seen proof of no other communication satellite being able to provide communications, I wouldn't believe his word.
    • serf 5y ago
      >Oh, it is just Musk doing his publicity I don't know whether or not normalizing such behavior is sane, especially during a kill/be-killed war scenario.
      • sangnoir 5y ago
        Anything topical (tragedy or not) is a good opportunity to publicize the Musk brand: from little boys trapped in a flooded cave system, to promising "ventilators" during a deadly COVID outbreak
• galosh 5y ago
  @dang nice Unicode hack here you might want to consider filtering