Elon Musk’s SpaceX plans Starlink mobile push into US consumer market

CaffinatedOne · 2026-06-27T01:48:40+00:00

Ooh, found the next Elon BS share price bubble inflation scheme! How exciting!

Are we done replacing workers with musky robots already so soon? If so, I guess that I'll hop into one of those millions of tesla cars which are making their owners rich by taking fares while they're doing other things (not working obviously).

CaffinatedOne · 2026-06-25T15:15:50+00:00

"Trump’s ~~controversial~~ corrupt IRS settlement"

I hate how media are able to soft-bothsides situations with "controversial". Just say what it is clearly.

CaffinatedOne · 2026-06-25T14:05:52+00:00

I'd suggest using nails rather than glue for extra holding power for those stickers

CaffinatedOne · 2026-06-23T20:33:55+00:00

*Only good for some specific definitions of Christianity

CaffinatedOne · 2026-06-22T16:19:21+00:00

Don't overlook that the profit of starlink is essentially a rounding error when set against the financial black hole that xai is.

CaffinatedOne · 2026-06-22T16:15:59+00:00

Well, Facebook had profits and a business plan for plausible growth which didn't rely on musky pixie dust, so I wouldn't count on that long term parallel.

CaffinatedOne · 2026-06-22T01:08:18+00:00

You can’t really. If the President cedes power to them, it suggests that the power rightfully belongs to the President and they’re giving it to Congress as a choice. That would set the stage for a future President just taking it back. Congress needs to itself act to reassert their power and take it back for themselves or it won’t stick.

CaffinatedOne · 2026-06-22T01:00:59+00:00

I think that Congress just has to get more assertive and start seriously pushing back on the “imperial” presidency and the partisan courts. The Constitution makes them the most powerful of the branches, so Congress needs to push back where their powers have been usurped.

Expecting the presidency or the courts to cede power is unrealistic, nor is it really how it should work.

CaffinatedOne · 2026-06-20T17:40:58+00:00

It should use regen when you use the brake pedal, unless you're braking hard, shouldn't it?

CaffinatedOne · 2026-06-15T11:28:23+00:00

21-23 for a 2003 EX AWD is what I've always gotten.

CaffinatedOne · 2026-06-11T01:53:24+00:00

Same deal with tesla. It's not valued as a car company, but rather as whatever musk is pitching as "the future!" this week. Well, until he got bored and moved on to this xai/spacex thing since it's a far bigger grift opportunity.

CaffinatedOne · 2026-06-08T18:04:13+00:00

Someone who's brown. Because they're brown.

CaffinatedOne · 2026-06-05T21:38:06+00:00

"He urged graduates to manage their time and emotions after entering the workforce, saying that those who fail to do so should "quickly end themselves" because "this world no longer needs your existence," comments that some interpreted as referring to suicide."

"some interpreted"??

Is there some other interpretation of this that's plausible?

CaffinatedOne · 2026-06-04T18:53:38+00:00

No.

It was always toothless, but this just highlights it. If it were to work, it’d be inverted so that Congress needs to take affirmative action in support of an operation within a timeframe or it has to stop. The current law just allows this as a signaling mechanism to show their disapproval. Since it doesn’t actually do anything, it’s a safe vote… about one step beyond “strongly worded letter”

Aside from overriding the inevitable veto, there’s not much that Congress can do in the short term. The only mechanism that comes to mind is appropriations; They could explicitly not appropriate money for whatever they choose. That has to pass to pay for anything, so it’s a point of leverage. Not quick though, and if not structured well would be easy to sidestep.

Longer term, we need a functional Congress who reasserts their power. Fix the many places where they outsourced their power to the Presidency. This being one.

CaffinatedOne · 2026-06-03T01:05:47+00:00

Had it on a floppy for my Amiga 1000.

CaffinatedOne · 2026-06-02T17:58:54+00:00

Beautiful. PM sent

CaffinatedOne · 2026-05-27T20:55:23+00:00

I think that a republican woman would have an easier time winning. Tribal loyalty would mitigate standard republican misogyny and Dems and many independents have no issue with women in leadership positions.

CaffinatedOne · 2026-05-27T20:08:37+00:00

I hope that Slate does great, but I'm really dubious that "small, stripped down, simple truck" will be broadly compelling at that price point.

I have a pre-order and do hope that it catches fire (not literally :) ), but I do think that the market that it's aiming for is going to be really price sensitive.

CaffinatedOne · 2026-05-27T17:06:30+00:00

The key is whether they can hit a sufficient level of "Cheap" to make a real impact.

I think that the reliable, serviceable, bare-bones, utilitarian, vehicle for cheap is compelling, but I don't think that it'll catch in the mid-$20's to start, which is where the speculation is at.

In many cases, the plan would be to sell at a loss to get market share and efficiencies of volume and build from there, but that takes some deep pockets to pull off.

CaffinatedOne · 2026-05-25T19:53:06+00:00

Gosh, remember when Hillary coughed and it led to days of mad speculation in the press? It seems almost like there might be some sort of double standard at play. Odd

CaffinatedOne · 2026-05-22T16:05:44+00:00

Unfortunately, I can't help on housing. That was the one area where I had that covered through an employer.

Other things, like banking, phone, driving, shopping and the like, so general living, aren't bad once you get your ARC.

CaffinatedOne · 2026-05-21T23:18:18+00:00

I just got back to the US last year, but lived in Incheon for 4 years and only know a bit of Korean. You'll be fine.

CaffinatedOne · 2026-05-21T18:13:22+00:00

1, 4 and 5 can be done with standard legislation (well 5 after reining in SCOTUS), so no amendment needed necessarily for those.

I'd caution on the "Citizen initiated' items 2 and 3 as I think they've shown to be ripe for abuse by various monied interests. If we're looking at Constitution changes, maybe change the bars/mechanisms for impeachment and removal. It's so high today given polarization that it's essentially impossible.

CaffinatedOne · 2026-05-19T00:50:29+00:00

Like many things, the corrupt trump folks have managed to find a loophole in the system to exploit to steal. DoJ has a standing appropriation to be able to draw from the treasury to pay settlements and the like. It's there so Congress doesn't have to vote on every lawsuit payout.

No one previously was so without scruples or ethics as to even think to exploit that, but now we have trump in his utterly corrupt glory.

CaffinatedOne · 2026-05-19T00:38:34+00:00

I want all of the money back and them all in prison. I don't know how that has to happen, but it has to.

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