Thursday July 24th

  • grue@lemmy.world
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    9 days ago

    I have a dream of living full-time aboard a sailboat and sailing around the world, so I was excited about Starlink for the prospect of being able to get Internet access in the middle of the ocean. That was before Musk went completely off the fascist deep end, though; now I’m really hoping for a competitor to spring up before I get to my boat phase.

    • Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.comOP
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      9 days ago

      I heard Amazon wants to enter the market. I’m not sure that would be any better from an ethics standpoint but it’s something.

      • JSeldon@lemmy.world
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        9 days ago

        True, that’s exactly like choosing between the devil and the deep blue sea (╯°□°)╯

    • JSeldon@lemmy.world
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      9 days ago

      Oh, I get it now! Yeah, unfortunately internet coverage from providers gets easily messed up even in the border with Portugal, and despite roaming being free, one may end up off the grid inadvertently, so it must be a lot more complicated in the middle of the sea. Wish I could help