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Comment Re:Must the user be stationary? (Score 2) 161

I received my unit last week.
Based on the documentation in the order form, you cannot move your terminal from the address you register with Starlink.

Some internet sleuthing seems to be saying that for now at least, your terminal is going to be locked to specific region of satellites. So if you move too far, while your terminal may be able to see other Starlink satellites in the constellation, those satellites won't allow the connection (or maybe the terminal won't), but it is software locked at some level.
Some Reddit threads show people losing connectivity by going 30 miles away from their origin. Another report shows 100miles away, but it seems no one has been able to go "anywhere" they want.

It sounds like under the current terms, if you were to move and take your Starlink with you, you can reach out to support and if they have capacity and availability at your new address, they have the ability to re provision. But for someone mobile at the moment, its not an option.

But the general belief is that once the full network is up and running, they will probably allow roaming to some extent.

Comment Re:The Price You Pay (Score 5, Informative) 352

My gut feeling is that either the customer isn't telling the full story, or else Google suspended him or her by accident and he or she's getting the runaround because Google themselves are confused as to what's happened and/or just sending automated form replies.

While there very well may be missing parts, as someone who had their google account shut down 2 weeks ago, my experience was very similar.
I received a e-mail to my recovery e-mail associated with the google account.

From: no-reply@accounts.google.com
Subject: Security alert for your linked Google Account
Your Google Account is disabled.
The Google Account yyy@gmail.com is now disabled. It looks like it was associated with multiple other accounts, or created by a program, and used to violate Google’s policies.

If you think this is an error, you can try to restore your account by submitting a request for review.

Disabled accounts will eventually be deleted. You’ll need to make your request soon to keep your emails, contacts, photos, and other data stored in your Google Account. Learn more about Google policies.

I submitted a request for review asking for clarification and gave a brief overview of what the account was used for indicating that I was unaware of it being associated with multiple account and that it was created by me, a human. I received the following reply.

From: accounts-support@google.com
Subject: RE: [casenumber]
Hello,

Thank you for contacting us about your disabled Google Account.

Your request has been reviewed, but unfortunately your account can't be restored because it was found to have been used in a way that violated Google's policies.

The Google Accounts Team

This email can't receive replies. For more information, visit the Google Accounts Help Center.

And now I can no longer use that account. I was able to get data out using the "download my data button". there was no interface other than giving an e-mail address to send to notify when the export was complete, but the zip file was a takeout file using their standard format, so in theory, the person in the article should have been able to get all of the google associated data. Still screwed by where else that account may be used and what those sites recovery options are, but the Google Data should have been recoverable.

Open Source

Richard Stallman Says Linux Code Contributions Can't Be Rescinded (itwire.com) 588

An anonymous reader quotes iTWire: Linux developers who contribute code to the kernel cannot rescind those contributions, according to the software programmer who devised the GNU General Public Licence version 2.0, the licence under which the kernel is released. Richard Stallman, the head of the Free Software Foundation and founder of the GNU Project, told iTWire in response to queries that contributors to a GPLv2-covered program could not ask for their code to be removed. "That's because they are bound by the GPLv2 themselves. I checked this with a lawyer," said Stallman, who started the free software movement in 1984.

There have been claims made by many people, including journalists, that if any kernel developers are penalised under the new code of conduct for the kernel project -- which was put in place when Linux creator Linus Torvalds decided to take a break to fix his behavioural issues -- then they would ask for their code to be removed from the kernel... Stallman asked: "But what if they could? What would they achieve by doing so? They would cause harm to the whole free software community. The anonymous person who suggests that Linux contributors do this is urging them to [use a] set of nuclear weapons in pique over an internal matter of the development team for Linux. What a shame that would be."

Slashdot reader dmoberhaus shared an article from Motherboard with more perspetives from Eric S. Raymond and LWN.net founder Jonathan Corbet, which also traces the origins of the suggestion. "[A]n anonymous user going by the handle 'unconditionedwitness' called for developers who end up getting banned through the Code of Conduct in the future to rescind their contributions to the Linux kernel 'in a bloc' to produce the greatest effect.

"It is worth noting that the email address for unconditionedwitness pointed to redchan.it, a now defunct message board on 8chan that mostly hosted misogynistic memes, many of which were associated with gamergate."

Comment Karma- MiFi (Score 1) 142

This isn't so useful as far as a phone goes, but for an MiFi device... but I recently purchased a Karma WiFi Hotspot. https://yourkarma.com/invite/b... (obligatory share link) or just https://yourkarma.com/ They work as a pay as you go vs a subscription basis. You buy 10GB of data, that data is good until you use it up. The data is still a little pricey ($100 for 10GB, $60 for 5GB) but they run promo deals from time to time. I'm a fan just because I hated having to spend $50/month on a data plan that I would often not use if I was out of the country for a chunk of time.

Part of Karma's thing is that the SSID will always be an open network with the name Karma in it (you can pick a couple options). If you are in a public place, others can log into your Karma and purchase internet time off of it. Any guest usage does not count against yours, and you get a data bonus for sharing your hotspot.
They say your connection is secured from any other device. I'm still not sure how they accomplish this.

Mars

4-Billion-Pixel Panorama View From Curiosity Rover 101

A reader points out that there is a great new panorama made from shots from the Curiosity Rover. "Sweep your gaze around Gale Crater on Mars, where NASA's Curiosity rover is currently exploring, with this 4-billion-pixel panorama stitched together from 295 images. ...The entire image stretches 90,000 by 45,000 pixels and uses pictures taken by the rover's two MastCams. The best way to enjoy it is to go into fullscreen mode and slowly soak up the scenery — from the distant high edges of the crater to the enormous and looming Mount Sharp, the rover's eventual destination."

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