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`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
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`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

Prof. Sam Lawler @sundogplanets@mastodon.social

2/17/2026, 5:39:53 PM

Public

Trying to somewhat wake up before my 7am media interview about fucking stupid orbital "AI datacenters" and I am GRUMPY. This will go well, I'm sure.

Prof. Sam Lawler @sundogplanets@mastodon.social

2/17/2026, 5:46:37 PM

Public

And yes, the orbital AI datacenter thing is real, and 2 companies that I know of have already filed with the FCC for over a million satellites for this completely untested, fucking stupid idea. Fuck you, SpaceX, for one million satellites and using pseudo-religious language in your filing.

Instructions on how you can submit a comment to the FCC telling them that you also think this is stupid are here! https://darksky.org/news/two-satellite-proposals-threaten-the-night-sky-the-window-to-act-is-now/

Satellite proposals threaten the night sky

In the United States, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the agency responsible for authorizing satellite launches and operations…

darksky.org · DarkSky International

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