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1. Ars Technica (arstechnica@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 10-May-2024 22:47:43 JST Ars Technica

   Just 5 years after its first launch, the Starlink constellation is profitable

   Starlink's estimated free cash flow this year is about $600 million.

   https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/05/just-5-years-after-its-first-launch-the-starlink-constellation-is-profitable/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

   • Codhisattva (codhisattva@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 10-May-2024 22:57:19 JST Codhisattva

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     @arstechnica don’t forget to account for the massive environmental damage that the public subsidizes.

   • Ross of Ottawa (ottaross@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 10-May-2024 23:02:50 JST Ross of Ottawa

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     @arstechnica It would be ironic if this was the weekend that solar activity knocked them all out of service. lol

   • Anxiety Descending (anxietydescending@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 12-May-2024 06:22:26 JST Anxiety Descending

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     @arstechnica And my monthly Starlink bill just went up $30.

   • 𝖗𝖊𝖉𝖈𝖗𝖆𝖙𝖊 (redcrate@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 17-May-2024 20:08:07 JST 𝖗𝖊𝖉𝖈𝖗𝖆𝖙𝖊

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     @arstechnica just wait until the 50,000,000 or so pounds of those satellites start deorbiting after their 5 year life expectancy and burning up in earth's upper atmosphere, then we'll see how profitable this is.