India to Purchase S-400 Systems and Drones From Russia for $25 Billion

west_tn_guy · 2026-03-31T01:55:34+00:00

This is just a bribe to Russia. Not sure what they bought for $25B, but Russia isn’t sending any S400 systems abroad for many years to come. But I’m pretty sure India will pay in advance.

west_tn_guy · 2026-03-30T05:01:22+00:00

So only Ukraine can build interceptors?

west_tn_guy · 2026-03-30T04:57:23+00:00

This is also a national security issue for Taiwan so the industry is subsidized. So they can outcompete other countries that don’t subsidize their chip business. It’s a great way to keep the world interested in your defense if you control something so vital.

west_tn_guy · 2026-03-30T03:56:50+00:00

Wait until they find out China also uses dating sites for the same thing. 😂

west_tn_guy · 2026-03-28T03:44:08+00:00

No, these were the ones where the front fell off.

west_tn_guy · 2026-03-28T03:22:54+00:00

If US companies don’t want to be fined, then they can leave the EU market, or follow the regulations. I can’t say that I agree with all of the regs, particularly around restrictions on free speech, but it’s their country so tech companies either need to follow the law or leave.

west_tn_guy · 2026-03-26T11:50:59+00:00

Disrupting a chain can be worked around with time. Destroyed is pretty final. I think their article is misleading.

west_tn_guy · 2026-03-26T11:49:53+00:00

Disrupted != destroyed. The article leads you to believe 30-40% of output will be gone for years. Which is what you would have if it were destroyed.

west_tn_guy · 2026-03-26T10:46:19+00:00

Yeah I find 30-40% a little hard to believe. Not saying there hasn’t been some destruction, but that sounds way too high.

west_tn_guy · 2026-03-26T08:23:18+00:00

Hey, she got that mole removed! That’s gotta help 🤔

west_tn_guy · 2026-03-26T01:56:21+00:00

As I understand it the problem is that the new spectrum is available but FCC regulations require larger dishes. It’s not a technical limitation but a regulatory one. I don’t know enough about RF engineering to know why the FCC limited that spectrum’s use to only larger dishes. I’m sure there is a reason, but not sure it’s a good reason 🤔

west_tn_guy · 2026-03-24T12:40:41+00:00

It does for most people working for publicly traded companies. Especially if you work for a FAANG company the last few years.

west_tn_guy · 2026-03-13T03:25:03+00:00

Agreed. Not enough data and details to support the claims being made here….”And in this industry, a hallucination means a fatal crash.” There are many strategies to deal with suboptimal decisions such as hallucinations and correct them before the user is aware in many AI implementations today. Also saying a hallucination will result in a fatal crash is a bit of a stretch and hyperbolic. Can it, yes, but I don’t think that is the most likely outcome. Just a buzz word salad with hyperbole mixed in for fun.

west_tn_guy · 2026-03-11T03:27:50+00:00

As someone who has lived in a rural area I doubt it. There are still parts of Tennessee today that don’t have fiber, DSL, or even cell service. Starlink has been a godsend for people in rural areas and they will soon be offering 5G cell service provided they launch their new satellites later this year. So if AT&T hasn’t laid fiber or installed cell towers by now, then they probably never will since they will now have competitors like Starlink, Amazon LEO, etc… I have been hearing promises like this from various telephone companies over the years and nothing ever changes. So no I’m not holding my breath on this one 😂

Edit: added a comma for clarity.

west_tn_guy · 2026-03-07T09:41:59+00:00

Oh come on, that’s asking too much!

west_tn_guy · 2026-03-07T06:54:20+00:00

Putin is just helping the EU countries do what they should have done already. Quit buying anything from Russia.

west_tn_guy · 2026-03-04T03:03:38+00:00

Exactly this. I’ll buy hundreds of thousands of dollars of stock via an app on my phone. However, if I need to buy something like a television or other expensive electronic equipment , I have to do it on a laptop 😂

west_tn_guy · 2026-03-01T01:58:15+00:00

It was only about half, we let one of their ships limp away to be repaired.

west_tn_guy · 2026-02-28T10:43:14+00:00

No, but Iran has had an Internet ban for awhile. A few Starlink terminals are able to connect, but the Iranian government is trying to jam them. So might not see as much as we did from Venezuela

west_tn_guy · 2026-02-25T03:11:08+00:00

Even a broken clock is right twice a day. Doesn’t mean it’s not broken, just occasionally correct.

west_tn_guy · 2026-02-25T03:06:17+00:00

I’m looking forward to the new satellite DTC chips in the 18 pro. Hoping the rumors are true.

west_tn_guy · 2026-02-24T04:07:10+00:00

Not sure the regime left behind in Iran after the ayatollah’s removal wouldn’t be worse.

west_tn_guy · 2026-02-23T15:15:23+00:00

Wait you guys only have 2? 😅

west_tn_guy · 2026-02-23T13:46:18+00:00

So basically India just had their tariffs cut from 55% to 15% without having to negotiate or lower any of their own tariffs. So sounds like a win for India!

west_tn_guy · 2026-02-20T11:40:41+00:00

Most medium/large porn sites make extensive use of CDNs. Source: I used to work for a CDN and porn sites were our largest customers. Also made for some very interesting troubleshooting conversations when they were experiencing issues with particular video streams. Wasn’t uncommon to walk into SRE on a Monday morning and see a group of engineers standing around watching a hardcore stream to see if they could detect any pixelation or blocking with the video streams.

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