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The terminal knows where it is at all times.
by phpnode 6mo ago
The terminal knows where it is at all times.
- hparadiz 6mo agoI think what's actually funnier is that the satellite shooting the laser has to know where the terminal is with pin point accuracy too. So it's pretty easy to cut off targeting to a vast chunk of the planet.
- ch4s3 6mo agoYes but the problem is that the battle lines are fluid and the drones are obviously aiming for the Ukrainian side.
- wmf 6mo agoI know this is a meme but for those at home the whole point of a war is to cross over the front line into the opponent's territory and capture it. If your comms are disabled when you cross the front you can't really fight. So "just disable Starlink within Russian territory" does not solve anything.
- phpnode 6mo agoYou can have a hybrid approach - deny access in that area by default but have a secure way to whitelist specific terminals for short periods (mission duration)
- lostlogin 6mo agoSo Starlink ‘Offence’ could be an upsell on a basic ‘Defence’ plan.
- ftth_finland 6mo agoSimple solutions: block all Starlink terminals that aren’t whitelisted upon entering Russian territory or Ukrainian conflict zones. This will prevent Russians importing Starlink terminals and then deploying them in Ukraine. Work with Ukrainians to whitelist all their terminals.
- justsomehnguy 6mo agoIt's beyond sickening what none of you even bother with the idea what a civilian service should not be used by the military, especially in the zone of the conflict - by any side.
- echoangle 6mo agoWhy not? Assuming you want one of the sides to win, why would you not want your side to use every (ethical) means available to do that?
- WalterBright 6mo agoWar is not ethical.
- jacquesm 6mo agoStarting a war is not ethical. Defending your territory from aggressors is 100% ethical.
- remarkEon 6mo agoOf course it is.
- RealityVoid 6mo agoThis line of thinking would lead to the world being led by bastards. There are ethical uses of war and violence.
- echoangle 6mo ago
- mort96 6mo agoThe Starlink terminal can't know based on only its position which side it's being used by. Equipment is often used in enemy territory.
- victorbjorklund 6mo agoThat is a tiny minority of the use. The vast majority of Russian use has been on Russian controlled land.
- mort96 6mo agoSure. But if you geoblock all use on Russian controlled land, you're also blocking Ukrainian use on Russian controlled land. I have no idea if that would cause issues or not, but it's not that far fetched to imagine it might.
- morkalork 6mo agoIt knows this because it knows where it isn't. By subtracting where it is from where it isn't
- zoklet-enjoyer 6mo agoI understand this reference
- WalterBright 6mo agoThat all depends on what the meaning of is is.
- salawat 6mo agoIt knows this because it knows where it isn't. By subtracting where it is from where it isn't, or where it isn't from where it is (whichever is greater), it obtains a difference, or deviation. This makes it a very, very dirty terminal.