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by nexthash 6y ago
Here's Verizon's explainer [1] about how 5G works. Basically, since the frequencies needed to transmit large amounts of data are so high (28 - 39 GHz millimeter wavelength bands), the signal does not reach as far as a 4G tower. Th
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Not surprising to hear that the work-study part of the equation is one of the more difficult ones - but good job on getting it down! May I suggest hiring college students to do the technical heavy-lifting? In my limited experience, I'v
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Wow, this is really inspiring! As a college student under lockdown, building something like this would be my dream. I have so many questions: How do you manage to juggle the responsibilities of school and running your business? What kind of
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Propaganda as defined by the Encyclopaedia Britannica is the "dissemination of information—facts, arguments, rumours, half-truths, or lies—to influence public opinion." While organizations commonly characterized as "Big Green
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I think you have neglected to consider the power Facebook has over people's lives - 2/7 of the world's population is on it. All of your family and friends are on there, as well as social organizations, your employer, your pic
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Whoever controls the Internet accumulates enormous power. This is evident in things such as the enormous salaries of software engineers, social media's influence on public opinion, and Trump being able to stir his devotees to attack th
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I am an American, and I don't feel like my will is being controlled... It is important to understand that everybody has a unique life situation and makes their own choices. Elon Musk hasn't been able to implant Neuralinks in our h
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What makes you think the future will be so dystopian? In Western countries such as the United States citizens have a high level of political participation and awareness of various issues. If the government attempts to unilaterally throttle
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That relies on the assumption that English locals were clueless about the outside world - on the contrary, intercontinental trade networks were especially established around this time. The nobility would've been importing goods from al
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For me, this article was just bizarre. It is so fixated on the idea that identity politics is tearing society apart that it comes off as fearmongering. Then, the author starts talking about how caring for the environment is more important t
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From a practical standpoint, if a private space company were to move its center of operations to outer space it may end up as its own "state". As long as it has people loyal to the company owners, it could create its own rules and