and what happens in the event of a disconnect?

It mentions it has a form of automated control in the tow with "Aerolane's patented Pilot Positioning Assist systems"

In what sport does she compete for Germany? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_Klz5qncZQ

Many years later, Bradley Walsh actually met Fanny Chmelar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rb-DYY0upBo

Can a native English speaker please explain this thread to me? (and any other lost ESL readers)

I've tried reading all these names out loud and don't get what's funny.

Fanny Chmelar is pronounced "Fanny Schmeller", which sounds a bit like "Fanny Smeller"

It may not be the monetary amount but the message it sends.

Mess with me and Ill shut you down.

Unlikely. No one really cares about temporary low-value ad-hoc arrangements like the one between Starlink and USAID. It's too small to matter.

The FAA and EPA have been much much bigger headaches for Musk.

USAID was just a juicy target, since it was essentially a slush fund.

for interest, also posted in 2019 when it was published. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20577142

previous discussion https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22226442

and earlier, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11652278

Article is from 2018 and the effect has been discussed previously.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18340693

They will now need to change over to a new or backup communication system, with both the changeover and new platform bringing risks.

posted 28 October 2022

and https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33491437

That seems like an even worse place to move you to!

that's someone elses problem, I want this kid out of my deparment

Only the delivery team had to actually lift a 400 lb TV by 1/2" sloped handholds. I'm the warehouse, we had forklifts and pallet jacks to handle that.

I guess it's living up to Betteridge's law. "Any headline that ends in a question mark can be answered by the word no." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge%27s_law_of_headline...

edit: I see its already been mentioned by poochipie.