When the war was turning in Ukraine’s favor and they were about to push into Russia, he shut it off and crippled their counter offensive. I remember. Fuck Elon and fuck starlink.
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They’re presumably talking about the Kursk Oblast.Edit: probably not, see responses.IIRC that was long after that. The initial shutoff of Starlink happened around the explosions targeting the Crimean bridge and them introducing their naval drones.
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Elon & Trump are Russia’s greatest weapons.
Which is why Starlink needs to be confiscated and managed by NATO. Somebody has to operate it, and it should be an entity who is on the side of Freedom amd Democracy.
It’s not that easy to confiscate sattelites
Sure it is. You just confiscate the infrastructure that operates them here on earth, and order their employees to comply.
I don’t think that this would be a good idea, but it is definitely doable.
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Musk and Starlink aren’t major difference makers in this war. It’s a years-long slog where the main takeaway is “cheap and reliable in volume is more than a match for the newest and fanciest.” It hasn’t been on the verge of turning in Ukraine’s favor since the end of Russia’s initial push towards Kyiv.
Is that why you guys are welding cages on your tanks?
“Everyone who disagrees with me is a Russian” was ran into the ground five years ago, get new material.
But yes, a steel cage offering significant protection against much more modern technology is a great example of what I’m talking about.
I have a buddy who’s been eating/sleeping/breathing this war and, hands down, cheap and reliable FPV drones have changed how warfare is done. It’s the main reason why trench warfare came back, and one of the things that fucked Russia up in the mid-term. Apparently they have a long-standing strategy that involves armor and something something something that my buddy explained and I don’t remember, but because there’s always drones watching every inch of the front at all times, Ukraine was able to bust that strat by being able to dial in artillery fast and early. At least, that’s how I’m remembering what was explained.
cheap and reliable in volume
cheap and reliable FPV drones have changed how warfare is done
We’re in agreement here. I’m not saying new technology is useless, I’m saying there aren’t any wonder weapons (or wonder communication systems) that would have given Ukraine a decisive advantage.
Long-term, it’s still a matter of which side can outproduce the other when it comes to the cheap and reliable equipment we’re talking about. At this point that’s clearly Russia.
Oh no I’m hearing from people that wa a technical glitch.
Close. There was a geobarrier that he refused to remove. Because attacks against Russia are aggression.
Don’t let the fascists fool you, there are alternatives to Starlink. Eutelsat in France, Telesat in Canada and Inmarsat in the UK, just to name a few examples.
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It’s faster, cheaper, and on the tech side more reliable (definitely not politically reliable though).
My guess is better coverage and latency with its sheer number of satellites.
They use low earth orbit, which require them to use more satellites, but lowered latency.
Technically, and this is purely semantics, coverage is the major downside to starlink. They are faster, though.
The coverage of satellites has an exponential factor of the distance of that satellite to earth. If you had the satellite further out then its signal could reach a wider area before being cut off by the curvature of the earth. However, as the distance increases, so does latency.
Starlink has enough uplink to be able to handle live video streams and a latency low enough to do this with simple tools.
I’m not sure if that still happens, but I’ve seen some pictures of Ukrainian command bunkers literally getting drone feeds using discord screen share.
“Would you like to upgrade to Nitro”
“Be quiet small man”… smallest dick energy I’ve seen today.
Musk is gonna be copping a lot of that in response to his tweets now.
Isn’t it becoming quite widely known now that he’s gotten a bad penile implant?
his brain is as broken as his willy
Dick so small he probably drives a Cybertruck.
did elon really say “pipe down pipsqueek” like that worked well for drake? man people with canadian citizenship gotta stop doing that.
Soary :(
I think the ritual to siphon all Canadian aggression into Justin Bieber every year is beginning to fail.
Also a reminder that everyone who is not a Musk sheep should leave Twitter.
Oligarchs used to act the part, and have the appearance of being “classy”.
Now Oligarchs are just a bunch of 4chan users.
Wtf is: “Be quiet, small man”
That’s not an elegant way of speaking.
These people are supposed to be “upper class”?
🤣
That’s how dumb shit argue on the Internet. Ad hominem.
Nah, Elon thinks it’s elegant. As in “Ha ha, I spoke like a big boy. I heard that badass line on TV once, on one of those shows I’m not supposed to watch. Bet that guy is now red on face and is so distraught he won’t be able to eat broccoli on supper and his mom will yell at him. Owned.”
Really dude ?? 4Chaners are smarter than Elon, Elon is the definition of rock-bottom
They’re just as obnoxious as he is.
You have never seen the wholesomness of 4chaners have you ? It’s not something Elon would be, I can guarantee that
“Be quiet, small man” sounds like a thing Dennis would scream at Mac in IASIP 😄 THE GOLDEN GOD! Dude is copying a comically psycho character from a show, thinking he’s being sooo cool 😎
It’s literally an expression of the outsized amount of power this dipshit wields due to his enormous stolen wealth.
He says that to a member of the Polish government to remind him that he is powerless and owned by the capitalist class.
“Be quiet small man” with an implied “I own you.”
disdainful sniff new money, daahling.
If America was a real country this guy would’ve immediately been removed from any and all companies he runs.
Does SpaceX not have a board?
SpaceX bggest customer by far is the US gvernment. Obviously that is run by Musk, so they will not fire him.
But why? Why did t NASA do this. Instead government funded it and a private citizen controls it and gets all the benefits.
I think you answered your own question.
America is a bastion of capitalism, now you figure out the rest, you are smart.
They’re all his pawns
Is this exchange real? Surely this can’t be, right?
Looks like it is real https://nitter.net/elonmusk/status/1898759859459203457#m
OK, so this is where things are now. Wow.
Yeah I could not believe myself. But honestly people in position of power need to be out of twitter. It craves and feed on attention.
Musk has completely lost touch with reality at this point and thinks he’s god.
That’s what being completely fucked up on disassociatives all day everyday day will do to you.
Being one the richest men in the world and completely unaccountable sure as shit doesn’t help.
He’s a ketamine addict, so that’s probably affecting his cognitive facilities to a degree.
What are the clinical manifestations of Ketamine addiction? I’m asking honestly, because I don’t know, and I wonder if he ticks the boxes.
Physical Effects
Damage to the urinary tract – Ketamine abuse can cause inflammation, scarring, and ulcers in the bladder, urethra, and kidneys. This can lead to difficulty urinating, frequent urination, and even kidney failure.
Respiratory problems – Chronic use of ketamine can result in respiratory depression and damage to the lungs.
Heart complications – Ketamine can increase heart rate and blood pressure, which can strain the cardiovascular system and lead to heart problems.
Musculoskeletal issues – Prolonged use of ketamine can cause muscle stiffness, weakness, and even paralysis.
Mental Effects
Cognitive impairment – Long-term abuse of ketamine can impair cognitive function, including memory loss, decreased attention span, and difficulty with problem-solving.
Mood disorders – Ketamine abuse has been linked to the development of mood disorders such as depression, anxiety, and psychosis.
Addiction – Like many other drugs, ketamine can be highly addictive and can lead to psychological dependence. Chronic users may struggle with cravings and withdrawal symptoms when attempting to quit.
Thanks! Wonder if Elon gets on Twitter to kill the time while he’s straining to piss
I bet on “difficulty with problem solving” + paranoia considered how stupidly he’s running the whole stuation.
Short-term side effects of ketamine use may include headache, dizziness, sleepiness, feeling strange or “loopy,” difficulty speaking, numbness, blurred vision, or nausea. Ketamine may also cause changes in blood pressure and heart rate.11
Studies show that unsupervised ketamine use may have serious health risks.1 These include respiratory depression, which is dangerously slow and shallow breathing. A NIDA-funded study found that problems related to ketamine use reported to poison control centers increased 81% from 2019-2021. The use of other drugs along with ketamine, especially opioids or GHB, another club drug, led to the most health problems, some of them life-threatening.12
Long-term, heavy ketamine use is associated with memory problems, depression, and anxiety.13 At high doses, ketamine may cause psychosis, a mental illness that causes a person to lose touch with reality. Frequent recreational ketamine use can lead to delusions that can last to up to one month after a person stops using it.14
Long-term use of ketamine may cause gastrointestinal problems, including abdominal pain sometimes called k-cramps5. Ketamine use can also cause ketamine-induced uropathy, a treatable but potentially serious condition that causes symptoms like those of a urinary tract infection.15,16
From NIDA.
I live for the day he Michael Jacksons
Given Musk’s latest remarks, they need to implement an alternative yesterday. I fully expect Starlink to be cut on Monday.
He makes ambigious statements (I read the linke nitter link). Eutelsat OneWeb is available now. If it is robust against russian jamming needs to be seen.
Iris2 won’t be available before end 2030s or so. But there is another European goverment constellation they mentioned.
Edit It was govsatcom. Source: https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-to-help-ukraine-replace-musks-starlink/ and Infos about the Constellation https://defence-industry-space.ec.europa.eu/eu-space/govsatcom-satellite-communications_en
Others are also considered: https://mil.in.ua/en/news/eu-negotiates-starlink-replacement-for-ukraine-with-four-satellite-operators/
It is real and my biggest concern right now is that European politicians seem so quiet about this. This conversation, including Rubio’s comment, is scandalous.
Why couldn’t it be. I don’t understand at this point how people can read shit like this and go ‘no way he would say that’
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Except for the fact that he doesn’t make anything, he pays people who do, then takes the credit for it. Is his way with everything: companies, gaming profiles…
I get what you’re saying, but I refer to my car as…my car. I didn’t turn a wrench in its construction, nor did I design it, but it’s still mine.
I mean he doesn’t own it, SpaceX does. And he owns a bit less than half of SpaceX, though he retains most boring power.
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“I literally challenged Putin to one on one physical combat over Ukraine and my starlink system is the backbone of the Ukrainian army.”
It’s the first sentence of the quoted tweet.
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The interior, initial Musk tweet. It’s a snippet in the middle of a sentence.
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I got permanently banned from Reddit for saying this. 17 hours and it’s still up uh
Edit: whoops 17 upvotes, not 17 hours ☺️
I got IP banned on Reddit for saying that someone who pushed a woman on a bike over and made her fall, should be pushed instead. Big violence on my part lmfao
.world gave up moderating Saint Luigi. I don’t know what .uk’s stance was
We’ll probably have to figure that one out but we largely let the Mods set the tone in communities and, as this is a friendly, helpful community, I wouldn’t bet on that post remaining.
Fuck it feels good to say that doesn’t it?
Absolutely
Calling someone else a small man really shows what kind of man he is
It’s quite an interesting insight into what kind of thing Musk himself feels is a great insult (hence he is susceptible to it) as well as how much Musk thinks his opinion counts for people such as the Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs, all of which dovetails with the idea that the guy suffers from both Megalomania and Narcisistic Personality Disorder.
For any reasonably well adjusted person in a position of responsability such as being the Foreign Minister of a country the size of Poland (or, frankly, for anybody self-aware and self-confident), being called “small man” by somebody like Elon Musk is roughly the equivalent in importance to being barked at by a dog that cannot actually harm you.
For a person who is afraid of being assassinated, he’s pissing off a lot of people with the resources who could get him assassinated.
The irony of elon calling anyone else “small” is hilarious…
Elon is quite large actually, especially his torso.
Yup, nothing else of him is either big or medium sized. He has some complexes
Disgusting. Why the FUCK would you talk to our allies this way? The guy is a polish government official.. (I mean obviously I know why, Elon is a megalomaniac).
“Small man”??? WTF. I hate it.
You wouldn’t talk to your allies that way. Which once again makes it clear that the current US administration no longer sees Europe as allies.
America as whole sees you as meatshields against the Russian bear
We know. Only the idiots deny it.
Love it when the fucking around leads to finding out
Holy shit that jump is crazy. Carlos Slim related as well I assume.
More competition will ensure the oligarchs to behave.
I don’t trust the EU tech owners, but I recognize that they are at an disadvantage to the US counterpart (and nationalism is a useful tool to sell their product) so they won’t be making overt moves to dismantle European democracy.
It’s really really really not up to trust! Imagine if bec of eu oligarchs thousands of folks died because said oligarchs refused to pay for peoples healthcare!
The one remaining guillotine in France would go around!
So there really is one still in existence? So, like, if a prototype were needed ( just hypothetically speaking, of course), to build more, that could be done?
Asking for a friend. . . Of a friend.
I’m more in favour of the Mussolini approach. As in: what happened to Mussolini.
How about when Spain voted out their fascist Prime Minister and put him in the Spanish space program:
Nah, we don’t want (more) innocent people to die.
Despite the explosion, the only people injured (and killed) in that event were the 3 people in the car.
