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1. fakwandi_priv · 1790601680 · focus · HN ↗

   I’m a bit saddened this thread has so little activity, 55 comments as of posting, here even though there are half a million people watching the spacex stream. Just watching the launch, the amount of technology and people involved is incredible.

   Prompting claude 5.5 has more appeal it seems.

   1. trentnix · 1790602211 · focus · HN ↗

      I'm watching in awe and not worrying about the malcontents that can't leave their politics at the door and celebrate genuine achievement.

      1. TkTech · 1790603772 · focus · HN ↗

         This is ballistics weapons technology, being progressed by a country that can't stop missile striking people, who has recently declared its intent to heavily weaponize space, whose leader has recently "claimed the moon", who is actively declaring its desire to annex its own allies, done by a corporation whose profits will be almost exclusively concentrated in a very small group of the already-wealthy in a country with horrific wealth disparity.

         The V-2 was also a technological achievement. Doesn't mean the UK was cheering it on.

         1. inglor_cz · 1790604277 · focus · HN ↗

            Calm down. V-2 was a missile whose very design intent was to kill people.

            If Starship ever kills people, it will be a disaster, but not intent.

            This will help grow Starlink. Plenty of people are already enjoying their Starlink connection in places where the previous provider had either absurdly low quality for high price, or where connectivity was not a thing at all.

            I for one am happy that kids living in remote villages can now access online schools and sick people can consult their problems at least with some online doctor. Sailors are pretty happy too.

            1. dzhiurgis · 1790642515 · focus · HN ↗

               > I for one am happy that kids living in remote villages can now access online schools and sick people can consult their problems at least with some online doctor.

               It is going to be truly amazing for a lot of small communities around the world. I don't want to deny this game changing technology at all.

               But given how much of us westerners are beginning to loathe screens and internet (or social media for no good reason), I wonder how this "lets connect everyone" movement changes?

               p.s. the biggest sleeper is that v3 finally enables mass direct-to-cell feature. "Villagers" won't need special terminal anymore - even the cheapest android smartphone will be able to get online. There's even been a quiet campaign on X to enable direct-to-cell capability in Iran during protests, so imagine what sort of societal changes this can pull off.

               1. inglor_cz · 1790667246 · focus · HN ↗

                  I think we are bound to have a sinusoidal relationship with tech: "oh it is wonderful" - "actually it damages people" - "if we mitigate XYZ it is still wonderful" etc.

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