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@hotspotowners @UCC_Official Or have a formal conversation with UCC to discuss tier3 licencing at affordable rates, instead of making noise on the Internet

@hotspotowners @UCC_Official Getting an ISP license is designed to specifically be an expensive procedure to regulate the access of information. My recommendation is that you all pool together, create a single tier3 isp to survive this.

this comparison speaks for itself. kenya has created a licensing framework that allows small isps to operate & grow. the cost of licensing in uganda is so high that it effectively prices ordinary ugandans out of the market. @UCC_Official should therefore not regulate in isolation

@iamelijahfloyd @SpaceXAI True, they do want data...but I don't think they'll care if their servers don't have some questionable experiments on them. Chances are if you don't want data to be kept by a compute company, its probably not the most useful data in the world

@stkaweesi @SpaceXAI The data is whats valuable so your assertion is incorrect

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@iamelijahfloyd @SpaceXAI I think there's an elaborate process you can go through where you can personally verify this. The same way you can personally verify the earth is not flat by going to space

@stkaweesi @SpaceXAI And how does a user verify it doesn't store data even if you opt out??

@MikeJanela That's like exactly how it works right now, but I just know that if FIFA drops the word "qualifiers," people will be against it even if nothing changes

Hear me out: FIFA should let every team on Earth into the World Cup -Start with geographically based groups -Spread the matches out over 2.5-3 years -Have the top 32 or 48 teams from those groups meet in a single country for one last tournament to determine the winner Thoughts?

@space_jm_ Sure, they can lower consumers prices...but from what little I understand, the profit margins are not wide enough to warrant a price reduction

They'll be more than happy to pocket the dozens of millions of dollars per flight that they'll save, instead of passing the savings down to the customers. Proof: starlink launches cost $15M to SpaceX but they make the American taxpayers pay $85M for a DoD F9 launch.

@remearex @pintleinjector I don't mean size. I mean scalability of frequency and numbers. Having 20 towers that can launch and catch multiple rockets a day is way more efficient than however many of these contraption you'll need to catch the same number of boosters in the same time frame

@stkaweesi @pintleinjector This literally scales better than chopsticks afe you high?

Maybe long term this approach won’t make sense operationally or scale well to larger stages, but honestly I just love when someone tries to do something in a way that isn’t exactly the same as SpaceX lol. No one else is even working on this and they pulled it off first try.

@rah_66_comanche There's not going to be a catch. I think they prefer to make an attempt when the confidence levels are higher, considering they lost control of the V3 booster (maiden flight) at stage separation

I don't think they will try to catch B20, but I don't understand why they wouldn't. You just have it fly a Gulf trajectory and then if things look good, divert it.

@SawyerMerritt Not simulators? This is awesome 👌

SpaceX just announced that they will be deploying V3 Starlink satellites for the first time during their 13th Starship test flight next week! Six of the satellites have been modified with a suite of cameras to scan Starship’s heat shield and transmit imagery. Summary of every major upgrade and modification @SpaceX says it's made for the upcoming test flight: • More robust stage separation flip sequence to prevent the booster from rotating off course. • Hardware upgrades to improve Super Heavy Raptor re-light reliability during the boostback burn. • Updated engine alarms and abort logic for multi-engine flight conditions. • Starship propulsion system hardware and operational changes to address the Flight 12 engine-out issue. • First deployment of 20 Starlink V3 satellites with laser links, deployable solar arrays, and antennas. • Six Starlink V3 satellites equipped with cameras to inspect Starship's heat shield after reentry. • White-painted heat shield tiles added as simulated missing tiles and imaging targets. • New heat shield tile designs and attachment mechanisms, including tests on the aft flaps and aft skirt. • Load-sensing heat shield tiles to measure stresses during flight. • Higher dynamic pressure ascent profile to stress-test the heat shield and increase payload capability. • Planned in-space Raptor engine relight test. SpaceX: "For the first time, Starship will carry V3 Starlink satellites to space, which aim to greatly expand the network's capacity and user speeds. As part of this initial test, Starship is planned to deploy 20 satellites which will extend solar arrays and antennas and will attempt to connect with ground stations in South Africa and the larger Starlink constellation via high-capacity lasers. Six of the satellites have been modified with a suite of cameras to scan Starship’s heat shield and transmit imagery down to operators to continue testing methods of analyzing Starship’s heat shield readiness for return to launch site on future missions. Several tiles on Starship have been painted white to simulate missing tiles and serve as imaging targets in the test."

@SawyerMerritt No catch attempt for V3 yet?

SpaceX has officially announced that they are targeting Thursday, July 16th at 6:30 PM ET for their 13th Starship test flight, and the second V3 test flight. The upcoming flight will aim to complete similar objectives targeted on the previous flight test, which debuted the Starship and Super Heavy V3 vehicles, while also carrying next-generation Starlink V3 satellites for the first time. The booster’s primary test objective will be executing a successful launch, ascent, stage separation, boostback burn, and landing burn at an offshore landing point in the Gulf of America. There have been several modifications to hardware and software to address issues seen on the previous flight.

@LimitingThe The question should be, how early can you fly the booster you've caught? A heavy booster that can be flown in hours is better than a light booster that can be flown in days

So instead of landing legs, it needs landing arms and a massive four post superstructure on the ground. I don't see this as inherently better than the SpaceX system. Personally, I don't care which system is used, and it's ultimately about cost and reliability. However, I think people are jumping the gun to assume one system is better than the other. The ground equipment is stage zero, and you have to take into account the entire launch system. This is much the same way that better battery cell performance can be completely wasted if the battery pack architecture and vehicle suck.

@euwyn The Chinese booster can be lighter and very easy to catch, but rapid reusability is more of a dream

SpaceX doesn't catch the booster just for the optics, it does so to put it back on the launch pad immediately after landing, refuel it, and launch it again within a few hours. The Chinese system can't do this. Its only advantage is eliminating the mass of the landing gear from the rocket, thereby increasing payload capacity to orbit.

@The_Guy_Space This seems designed for more practical reasons without thinking of aesthetics the tiniest bit.

Smartest reusable solution by 🇨🇳China 1. They eliminate landing legs, saving weight 2.They don't need very precise hovering like Super Heavy 3. They can hover in a specific area, and the tower will adjust itself accordingly. Achieving SpaceX capability with less complexity

@idlehandsdev I think someone thought, " a rocket with legs looks pretty cool...let's do that" And probably also because the very idea of catching a rocket sounded absurd till like 4 years ago

I know everyone is jumping on this bandwagon, but honestly does anyone have a legitimate reason why the falcon 9 has landing legs at all? I’ve wondered this forever. If they have designated landing locations anyway, and can’t deviate landing site, why waste fuel flying them?

@MaleAdvocate28 @boaz_mucu @Airtel_Ug Ask for a full statement via Email. They usually have more details

@boaz_mucu @Airtel_Ug That is the mini statement, it doesnt show where the 360k went

Good morning beautiful people. I’m here again to demand my money from @Airtel_Ug. 1. I don’t have an Airtel Mastercard, nor have I subscribed to any service. Even if the money had been deducted for a service, I would still have received a notification….which I never did. 2. The message, “You have been debited,” can also appear when you send money to an MTN number. But I never did that because sending money requires me to enter my PIN. After every transaction, Airtel also sends a confirmation message showing the recipient’s name and phone number. I never received such a message. @Airtel_Ug, kindly refund my money, give me back my 360,000🙏

@PicturesFoIder Sounds like a good business idea

Nurse who earned $1,500,000 selling fake COVID vaccine cards hit with $544,000 fine

@ZeroContextHQ @UCC_Official I only commented MY guess, not the law. Nerd? Not exactly the worst thing I've been called

@stkaweesi @UCC_Official Ahh, you are just trying to show that you are a nerd. But that will not be done.

Public internet access plays an important role in Uganda's digital economy. As #connectivity expands, it is equally important that internet services operate within the law to protect consumers, safeguard #personaldata, and ensure reliable service delivery. Watch the Executive Director @UCC_ED explain the nationwide enforcement against unauthorised public Wi-Fi services and what it means for providers and consumers. #ConnectedUg2030 | #DigitalUganda | @Bbossa | @ConsumerUCC | @TumusiimeJT | @AudreyKuku

@UDLSOfficial These are way few driving schools than what's on ground. There's like hundreds in Kampala metropolitan

We have a new list of driving schools. Have you checked if yours is among them?