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sneaky_verily

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sneaky_verily··on Starlink Aviation
Using the current fleet of Delta Air Lines as an example[0], they average ~180 seats per plane. If everyone on the plane was using the internet then that would be 1.9 Mbps per passenger. GeForce Now requires 15 Mbps for 720p 60fps[1]. If there was no other internet usage then 350 Mbps could support 23 15 Mbps streams.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_Air_Lines_fleet#Current_...

[1] https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/products/geforce-now/sy....

sneaky_verily··on Kanye West is buying Parler
And now he is going to own a social media site so his account can't be locked.
sneaky_verily··on Sweden’s incoming cabinet says new nuclear reactors will be built
Renweable + storage in the form of lithium ion batteries exceeds the cost of nuclear by at least 50%. Some upcoming technologies liek compressed CO2 batteries make make price parity with nuclear a possibility but as of now your comment is incorrect.
sneaky_verily··on 5G’s Rollout Rattled Hundreds of Pilots
It enables smart cities with more surveillance to keep us all safe.
sneaky_verily··on TikTok profits from livestreams of families begging
I missed this when I read the title. TikTok does not have a charity feature and the money in this case is not going to charitable organizations. They are regular live streams where people are asking for money and watchers are giving money through a standard "tip" feature of live streams.