Subj : Outdoor Cats Are Using $500 Starlink Satellite
To   : August Abolins
From : George Pope
Date : Sun Jan 16 2022 09:42:38

> Outdoor Cats Are Using $500 Starlink Satellite Dishes as Self-
> Heating Beds | Smart News | Smithsonian Magazine
> 'Starlink satellite dishes have a self-heating feature to melt
> snow, which may be why cats are drawn to it, reports the
> Guardian. Engineers created this feature to stop snow from
> interfering with the signal, but can the dish handle a pile of
> felines? On Twitter, Taylor says five cats snuggling on his
> dish interrupts his video streaming and "slows everything
> down."
> https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/outdoor-cats-are-
> using-500-starlink-satellite-dishes-as-self-heating-beds-
> 180979401/

I laugh!

Hey, Richie Rich, how about using what the poor people use for your  connectivity -- trust me, it works just as fine as your companies say it does.

Occasionally my TV/cable breaks up, due to weather up the line, liklely. so I  just switch to reading a book until it clears. . .

But movies & binging tv is doibne via ad-free filers on my comnputer, which  plays them just fine -- zero lag, full LCD multi-colour clarity.  No dish  required -- no cats affecting my enjoyment of mindless pictures & dialogue  beaming into my brain.


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