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Work from anywhere: sailboats, solar generators, and Starlink

The Vergecast

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Starlink

i think the biggest barrier right now, at least when it comes to starlink, is getting the cost down of building those kits. i'm not sure if this will be something that they can maintain and make enough money from. Even though space x has brought down the cost significantly, it's still just a costly endeavor to maintain a satellite constellite constellation like this. And as elon has noted multiple times, other companies have tried this before and failed and gone bankrupt.

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