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Spaceflight 🚀Prof Logsdon* expects big changes under <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a>, Mr <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Musk</a> and Mr <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Isaacman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Isaacman</a>: scrapping programmes, closing NASA centres and more contracting out to <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SpaceX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SpaceX</a>, <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/BlueOrigin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlueOrigin</a> and other private sector firms. "There is a delicate balance between the interests of <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NASA</a>, <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Congress</a> and the <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/WhiteHouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WhiteHouse</a>." Mr Isaacman has called the <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SLS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SLS</a> "outrageously expensive" and said that the major aerospace contractors are "incentivised to be economically <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/inefficient" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#inefficient</a>". <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn93797z2dpo" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn93797z2dpo</a>* <a href="https://www.planetary.org/profiles/jon-logsdon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.planetary.org/profiles/jon-logsdon</a>

Kevin Karhan :verified:A <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PSA</a> for anyone living, staying, entering or even travelling to/from <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Australia</a>:Apparently, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Australia</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPlTz-3estM" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">decided to mandate</a> it's <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GSM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GSM</a> systems to be shutdown because some <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GalaxyBrainChair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GalaxyBrainChair</a> wanted to yeet <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/2G" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#2G</a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/3G" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#3G</a> and demand everything to use <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/4G" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#4G</a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/5G" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#5G</a> when in fact <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VoLTE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VoLTE</a> support is spotty at best and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EmergencyCalling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EmergencyCalling</a> oftentimes is explicitly hardcoded to not use <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WIFIcalling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WIFIcalling</a> or VoLTE as providing <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/triangulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#triangulation</a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/LocationData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LocationData</a> via <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SS7" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SS7</a> is a desired feature when someone calls EMS, Fire Dept or the Police for help... <ul><li>So essentially <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/tourists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tourists</a> and anyone who hasn't an explicitly fully VoLTE-functional device they tested and verified to also do <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EmergencyCalls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EmergencyCalls</a> via VoLTE are fecked with no reception when they need it the most!</li><li>This WILL KILL PEOPLE!!!</li></ul> As much as we want to bitch about <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GSM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GSM</a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GPRS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GPRS</a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UMTS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UMTS</a> being <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/outdated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#outdated</a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/inefficient" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#inefficient</a>, there are reasons to at least keep 2G available - ranging from lower power consumption to higher resilience in emergency situations.<ul><li><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NewZealand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NewZealand</a> for example does shutdown non-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EmergencyCalls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EmergencyCalls</a> during severe <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Earthquakes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Earthquakes</a> so that people trapped and/or in need of urgent assistance can get through to dispatch operators and everyone else has to get in line and take a number aka. use <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SMS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SMS</a> or if existing <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Internet</a> to say "I'm fine!"... </li><li>If the Ozzies really need that juicy <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UHF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UHF</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SubGHz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SubGHz</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Spectrum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Spectrum</a> it's totally feasible to instead change the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/allocations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#allocations</a> and reconfigure <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CellularNetworks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CellularNetworks</a> to use lesser bandwith for 2G (i.e. only keeping the absolute mininum of channels available for any service) and thus clear up space...</li></ul>And to add insult to injury, Australia <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPlTz-3estM&t=207s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">passed</a> a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NorthKorea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NorthKorea</a>|n-alike <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CellPhone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CellPhone</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ImportBan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ImportBan</a> for any device that doesn't do i.e. the bespoke proprietary garbage that i.e. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Telstra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Telstra</a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Vodafone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Vodafone</a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Optus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Optus</a> do with the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/baseband" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#baseband</a> modems of their <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/branded" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#branded</a> devices... Seriously, which <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TechIlliterate</a> dickhead decided it's a good idea to do that <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/3Gshutdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#3Gshutdown</a> in Australia without even a basic 2G network up and running at all? <ul><li>At least <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Switzerland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Switzerland</a> [AFAIK] still has <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/3G" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#3G</a> up and running (tho it would've been wiser to do it like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Germany</a> and keep <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/2G" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#2G</a> as emergency fallback with it's functions like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CellBroadcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CellBroadcast</a>....</li></ul>

Kevin Karhan :verified:So yeah, all these things need improvement, instead of more and more absurd <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SuperUselessVehicles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SuperUselessVehicles</a> that are unnecessarily <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/inefficient" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#inefficient</a> in any metric and have absurd <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/lethality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lethality</a> to anyone who isn't their passenger!<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jN7mSXMruEo" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jN7mSXMruEo</a>

RationalWiki<a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Bitcoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bitcoin</a> is a digital commodity that derives almost all its current "value" from <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/fetishization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fetishization</a> and <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/speculative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#speculative</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/mania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mania</a>. It's also a slow, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/inefficient" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#inefficient</a>, and <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/wasteful" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wasteful</a> payment network. The payment network is mostly only useful for pseudo-anonymity, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/crime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#crime</a>, or for avoiding censorship.The composition of a Bitcoin network's payment record (blockchain) is ultimately determined by those who continually direct the most (otherwise pointless) computing power toward a new block of transactions seeking legitimacy. This is called "proof-of-work-based payment-validation consensus". A large <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/cabal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cabal</a> of computer processing aggregation can, in theory, dishonestly manipulate the payment history of Bitcoin. Bitcoin enthusiasts argue that greed itself prevents such a cabal from hijacking the entire ecosystem, due to fear of completely destroying the Bitcoin price. The enthusiasts have so far been correct about this.<a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/RationalWIki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RationalWIki</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#crypto</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/cryptocurrency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cryptocurrency</a> <a href="https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Bitcoin" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Bitcoin</a>

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