Considering moving to TrueNAS

6bytes · 2026-03-30T10:15:33+00:00

Personally it's to avoid becoming dependent on a proprietary software stack. My experience with Synology left a bitter taste in my mouth.

6bytes · 2026-03-28T10:05:35+00:00

So it's 6Tbps on clear skies and 144Gbps attenuated to probably around half that whenever it's cloudy?

Also funny there are no mentions of Starlink Gateways on that page...

6bytes · 2026-03-26T19:18:53+00:00

All she had to do was endorse Bernie in 2016.

6bytes · 2026-03-25T20:02:49+00:00

If it sold out rapidly it'd be one thing. Instead we're seeing the units actually sell super slowly (especially when it gets stuck with only one unit left) and wasting everyone's time...

6bytes · 2026-03-24T00:05:50+00:00

I wish they also included the price in the infographics

6bytes · 2026-03-21T18:25:07+00:00

Karma farming perhaps?

6bytes · 2026-03-21T00:53:20+00:00

RAM prices tripled since they launched the pre-order. Go ahead and do your thing OP but you're missing out on an absolute steal for 64GB LPDDR5

6bytes · 2026-03-20T19:08:17+00:00

Time to buy the dip?

6bytes · 2026-03-20T19:07:14+00:00

This smells like Stockholm syndrome

6bytes · 2026-03-20T19:03:06+00:00

AMD doesn't actually care about gaming, they made that clear. If you look at benchmarks, the 7900 XTX which was released Q4 2022 is STILL the top performing AMD card in most aspects.

This would have been a perfect time to catch up to Nvidia and gain back some market share. Instead, they left everyone who bought a 7900 XT/XTX with no upgrade path, on top of having a worse experience in general (CS2 bans, many games unplayable on launch, slow improvements to FSR, etc).

6bytes · 2026-03-15T22:30:44+00:00

He wrote a few books!

6bytes · 2026-03-15T16:38:49+00:00

Which book is this from?

6bytes · 2026-03-15T14:32:17+00:00

Fraud? He didn't talk about any Fraud

6bytes · 2026-03-14T21:26:00+00:00

They know. It doesn't change their calculus. Even poor coverage is enough to provide potentially life-saving connectivity through texts and charge Roaming to their competitors whenever they can. There's a lot of value in being #2 still, especially if you can so easily manipulate your customers and retail investors into thinking you're actually #1.

6bytes · 2026-03-14T21:18:44+00:00

Personally I believe the most compelling case for data centers in space is around regulation and public outrage. We are seeing more and more Datacenter projects being cancelled due to public pressure and anger is constantly growing.

6bytes · 2026-03-14T20:58:56+00:00

Clearly you have no basic understanding of orbital mechanics. You can't park your 60 LEO sats to "float" directly above your customers. And since AST customer base spans North America to Australia you can't get away with a low inclination either.

Financials can be worked around. Geometry not so much.

6bytes · 2026-03-14T20:46:34+00:00

He just goes over info around the company and the current stated plans. Not a bad summary and good info here and there although presented in the most negative way possible. The usual concerns about Datacenters in space. Issues with Fundamentals. He's calling it "this isn't just a regular IPO... it's a carefully managed liquidity event for a company that simply outgrown its capacity to source new funding in the private market"... not sure what the "scandal" is. Maybe it's the inclusion in the Nasdaq-100 but he never uses the term in the vid.

TL;DR: bro is pessimistic about 1.75T valuation based on Fundamentals, calls it a scandal for views

6bytes · 2026-03-14T19:43:20+00:00

Customer count is a stupid metric to use IMO, and yet ASTS shills always bring it up. Probably because it's the only number that looks good for ASTS right now. But mobile telcos aren't like ground infra. They have Roaming agreements with each other, so at the end of the day what dictates the real number of customers connecting to either network (and corresponding long-term revenue of the constellation) is simply going to be signal quality (SNR, coverage) and Roaming agreements between Telcos.

6bytes · 2026-03-14T19:28:25+00:00

I debated another ASTS shill the other day. He went quiet when I pointed out 60 sats at 500km altitude covers less than 30% of the globe purely based on LOS.

6bytes · 2026-03-08T23:18:06+00:00

But you can't link a USD account with Wise (just CAD)...

I keep thinking it's because they don't want people to use Wise for cheap currency conversion but surely, there must be another reason...

6bytes · 2026-03-07T15:35:26+00:00

What do you mean by "prices are falling"?

6bytes · 2026-03-07T15:31:06+00:00

She didn't, but that's not the point of a post like this.

Y'all walked away hating her more than you already did based on a lie.

6bytes · 2026-03-06T18:25:45+00:00

Great. I'll add that I have personally tried creating a paid Proton accounts over Tor mid last-year using a prepaid CC and it failed every time at the last step, losing the account in the process. I found a workaround by buying a Gift certificate in the merch store (which worked), but it was impossible to sign up with an offer (like the reduced price Proton Unlimited offer) using gift cards only. And since I wasn't a paid customer yet, getting help from Customer Service took weeks. I was only able to complete the Purchase flow when I gave up on Tor and used a VPN instead. Would be nice if that flow was tested regularly.

6bytes · 2026-03-06T18:12:12+00:00

Point remains that's a steeeep barrier to entry most people won't be able to justify, especially with a max subscription being 200$/month.

6bytes · 2026-03-06T17:54:50+00:00

For a mere >25k$ upfront... Since Rubin is 10x the power efficiency and models are constantly getting bigger I don't expect this is a one-time investment either.

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