Vodacom has signed a deal with #Starlink to provide Internet access to small and medium businesses in #SouthAfrica: https://techcentral.co.za/vodacom-signs-pivotal-deal-with-starlink/274081/?utm_source=MastodonAfrica
Good option for a backup ISP or for a family with basic Internet needs.
#Starlink
https://www.cnet.com/home/internet/starlink-just-rolled-out-an-affordable-internet-plan-lets-see-if-you-can-actually-get-it/#ftag=CAD590a51e
The wheels turn slowly. SpaceX is getting frustrated at how long it's taking #SouthAfrica to change its policies so that #Starlink (and other multinational companies) can launch here: https://techcentral.co.za/spacex-grows-impatient-over-licensing-delays-for-starlink-in-south-africa/274055/?utm_source=MastodonAfrica
heise+ | Wer darf Satelliten starten – und wer haftet für den Schrott?
Wer darf Raketen starten und wer ist für etwaige Schäden verantwortlich? Ein Überblick über Weltraumrecht, nationale Gesetze und internationale Haftungsregeln.
Il devient urgent de cesser de nourrir la bête qui, forte de ses milliards, inonde le monde d'une vision aux antipodes de ce qu'est notre démocratie et de la #DéclarationDesDroitsDeLHommeEtDuCitoyen.
Mesdames, messieurs nos gouvernants et dirigeants, boycottez #x, #starlink, et autres produits des #gafam (#insta #facebook, etc.). Ça devient urgent !
#Musk lance Grokipedia pour concurrencer #Wikipédia qu'il juge trop à gauche
https://www.france24.com/fr/info-en-continu/20251028-elon-musk-lance-grokipedia-pour-concurrencer-wikip%C3%A9dia-qu-il-juge-orient%C3%A9-%C3%A0-gauche
Elon wants smartphones to connect directly to #Starlink satellites - https://techcabal.com/2025/10/27/elon-wants-smartphones-to-connect-directly-to-starlink-satellites/ how about nope?
Pig-butchering scammers in Myanmar lose use of 2,500 Starlink terminals.
As we discussed earlier this year, organized crime groups are using slaves to scam people from massive #PigButchering factories. One notorious center for the grotesquely evil practice is #Myanmar.
This week, #SpaceX is crowing about how it’s blocked 2,500 #Starlink satellite internet terminals being used by these scumbags to reach their victims. In #SBBlogwatch, we wonder what took Elon so long.
@TheFuturumGroup @TechstrongGroup @SecurityBlvd: https://securityboulevard.com/2025/10/starlink-myanmar-richixbw/?utm_source=richisoc&utm_medium=social&utm_content=richisoc&utm_campaign=richisoc
SpaceX deaktiviert Starlink-Antennen bei mutmaßlichen Scam-Zentren in Myanmar
Im Bürgerkriegsland Myanmar werden unzählige Menschen festgehalten und gezwungen, mit Betrug online Geld einzutreiben. Nun ist auch SpaceX dagegen vorgegangen.
Comet C/2025 A6 Lemmon in the evening sky, as seen in the mountains of southern New Mexico.
First photo was taken in twilight, so the sky is blue. This comet is not very bright, so the faint extensions of the tail are easily washed out by twilight (or light pollution).
Second photo is a slightly wider view, taken in full night. The tail extends at least seven degrees. The sky background is mottled and banded. That's because bands of (mostly green) airglow were drifting across the sky.
The third photo shows the appearance of the second photo before I took steps to try and smooth the sky background. With contrast set high, not only was the sky covered with bands of lighter and darker sections of sky...but they were different colors as well.
The fourth photo shows where I placed sample areas across the frame so that image processing software could analyze, model, and correct the irregularities in the sky. Considering what I started with, my final result is pretty good.
"It's unclear what the #satellite constellation is up to. #Starlink, SpaceX's public satellite internet network, operates at much higher frequencies to enable the transmission of broadband data. '#SpaceX is smart and savvy. It's possible they decided to just do it and ask forgiveness later.'"
https://www.npr.org/2025/10/17/nx-s1-5575254/spacex-starshield-starlink-signal
"A constellation of classified defense satellites built by the commercial company SpaceX is emitting a mysterious signal that may violate international standards."
https://www.npr.org/2025/10/17/nx-s1-5575254/spacex-starshield-starlink-signal
via @npr
"The rapid deorbiting of #Starlink #satellites has raised alarms, particularly as Elon Musk’s SpaceX constellation continues to grow. With up to four satellites falling to Earth daily in 2025, experts, including astronomer @planet4589, are warning about both the immediate and long-term impacts. While most of these satellites burn up safely in the #atmosphere, concerns about #SpaceDebris and atmospheric #pollution are mounting."
https://dailygalaxy.com/2025/10/starlink-satellites-falling-more-than-ever/
'Fast forward to 2025, and the Tholian Web is real'
https://spaceweather.com/images2025/08oct25/Lorenzo-Comolli-com47-01s_1759922989_trip.jpg
Lorenzo Comolli: "It seems that the promise of Musk of dark satellites is completely void. They are really bright (2nd and 3rd magnitude). This makes me worry for the future quality of the sky."
#Starlink has now decided that they *will* be complying with our BEE laws, after all: https://techcentral.co.za/starlink-says-it-wants-to-go-big-in-south-africa/272562/?utm_source=MastodonAfrica
Satellite internet: Already one or two Starlink satellite crashes per day
Almost 10,000 Starlink satellites are in Earth orbit, one or two of them crash every day and more are expected. This could affect the ozone layer, for example.
Satelliteninternet: Schon ein bis zwei Abstürze von Starlink-Satelliten pro Tag
Fast 10.000 Starlink-Satelliten sind im Erdorbit, täglich stürzen ein bis zwei davon ab und mehr wird erwartet. Das könnte etwa die Ozonschicht beeinflussen.
Uhoh! That Saskatchewan space lady @sundogplanets is on the CBC again! :)
#LookUp #CBC #Starlink #spacedebris
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/saskatoon-space-debris-satelitte-reentry-1.7643516
Saturday, September 20, 2025
Estonia asks NATO to activate Article 4 after Russian fighter jets violate airspace -- Ukraine could soon deploy 1,000 interceptor drones per day -- UK intelligence launching dark web portal for potential spies in Russia, elsewhere -- Russia, Vietnam concealing arms deals via joint energy profits to evade US sanctions ... and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/09/saturday-september-20-2025/
"Tropical paradise. Smiling faces. This is the fantasy Fiji has successfully sold to the world. And as I drive along the West Coast of Viti Levu, the archipelago’s largest island, the scenery does indeed resemble a tourist advertisement: crystal-blue ocean water, white sandy beaches, and lush tropical forests hugging the shoreline. But Fiji is more than breathtaking landscapes. While most people are aware of the rapid rise of data centers in the US and Europe, the creeping influence of tech giants like Google and Starklink can be seen and felt here, too.
Starlink, a subsidiary of American aerospace company SpaceX (owned by Elon Musk), was launched in Fiji in May 2024 and has quickly integrated itself into the local telecommunications ecosystem. Late that same year on the West of Viti Levu, Google broke ground on a future data center facility that will also house four Google-built subsea cables. The Southern Cross Cable, Fiji’s first subsea cable, was connected on the east coast of the island close to the capital city, Suva, in 2000. Natadola Bay, the chosen site for Google’s future ICT Facility and new cables, is not located near the nation’s capital city. It is, however, conveniently located next to the world-renowned golf course and five-star luxury resort, a fitting location for a project that builds on the colonial legacies of the Pacific."
Tuesday, September 16, 2025
After release from captivity, Russian POWs often 'sent back to die' in Ukraine -- Ukraine tests new kamikaze drones resistant to Russian jamming -- Starlink 'down across the entire front line' in Ukraine as internet service suffers global outage -- NATO "at war" with Russia, Kremlin says, as propaganda blitz after Poland drone attack continues .. and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/09/tuesday-september-16-2025/
