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Even NASA has concerns. Nasa warns that Elon Musk’s SpaceX internet satellites could stop humans getting to space Nasa has raised concerns about SpaceX’s megaconstellation because of the risks of collision in Earth’s orbit. The American space agency told the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) t...

Winter can be difficult on reception as well depending on if the snow is wet and sticky. Cover the LNB with snow...game over until you can get it swept off at least on the old ones I have owned.

theprf wrote: ↑Fri Feb 11, 2022 3:52 pm My Dad's wife had DirecTV installed. In the winter. It worked great! Until late March came around...

Trees...same reason we don't have DirecTV here. Some DirecTV installer azzhole suggested I just cut the trees down or top them off every couple of years. That's when I threw him off my property. I'll keep my trees as is Thank You very much. Nope. Too much tree obstruction around my place in the moun...

Both of those represent a lot of crap up there floating around. BTW did you ever get your system working up in the mountains? The Starlink constellation sits in a really low orbit compared to most everything else... for example, here's what the Starlink orbit looks like compared to GPS: Starlink: St...

Does it come with a gaggle of neighborhood cats? On a serious note how much damage could be done to another orbiting item by a 575# satellite or thousands of them? Makes me think of the Millennium Falcon going through the asteroid field. Start at at 1:50 if not there already: https://youtu.be/c8deRY...

A few years back I was considering the Lexus small SUV. That is until I realized it had the squared off full coverage front grill. I find it hideous and incomprehensible! Sorry Doc. This is what it reminds me of: predator.jpeg I hate the grille design - but that's true of damn near every Lexus. The ...

No medical person here, but wouldn't it take a SIGNIFICANT whack on the back of the head to impart cranial fractures around the eyes too? Bob Saget Death: Autopsy Finds Multiple Head Fractures, Comedian Was COVID-Positive Bob Saget died due to “blunt head trauma” according to the official autopsy re...

"Science? We don't got no Science. We don't need no stinkin' Science! Pass the doobie."

Children flinging 575# satellites into the air.

sigh...

Solar Storm Knocks 40 SpaceX Satellites Out of the Sky, After the Company Ignored Scientists' Warnings

Wait this actually sounds fun in a grade school kid kind of way: Tesla's fixes feature that lets drivers blast farts from exterior speakers after it was found to break federal safety rules Oh...nevermind: In a filing with NHTSA this week, Tesla said that "Boombox can enhance the conspicuity of ...

NOPE!

5chn3ll wrote: ↑Thu Feb 10, 2022 2:58 pm Heh. It's worth watching the 2G1C reaction videos on YouTube...let me see if I can find the Kermit version.

*edit* The Kermit video was a bit raunchier than I remembered. However, this one is both clean and funny...