> the people that program it.

No, as the data fed into it.

If the technology is only evaluated on pale skinned individuals, then the technology will be most apt at that data type. You're only as strong as your weakest unit test.

I don't know - so please, please take this with a massive grain of salt. My guess: export restrictions and/or supply.

You cannot support a foreign military without approval from a lot oversight. Starlink likely already had access to export to the Kingdom, so that's who was billable.

In regards to the supply aspect, the guarantee of military operation means only binned units are supplied. They likely didn't have additional binned units, so the UK provided their units.

>Why only these units went offline?

The war isn't in the news as frequently in the USA. So SpaceX wasn't receiving the advertising as desired. So they defaulted the account. There would be substantial negative press if they terminated service for civilians, so they didn't.

Sort of - https://www.space.com/ukraine-spacex-starlink-terminals-offline-funding-shortfall

>The sheer arrogance of the Tech Bros on full display

Arrogance, ignorance, or blind optimism?

https://dnyuz.com/2022/11/07/michael-bloomberg-announces-a-new-initiative-to-phase-out-coal-in-25-countries/

>I was responding to a person asserting that comparison was unfair due to differences in population

I see that perspective now. I completely missed that originally. Thank you for your insights, it isn't something I had considered from my perspective. I think I need to reevaluate. Just sending this message to tell you thank you for your comment and I hear what you're saying.

>The process would remain constant if cell phones were made in Germany, Australia, or Antarctica therefore taking the same amount of labor.

I adamantly disagree. Regulatory consideration is a major component of manufacturing, especially with industrial scale. I can't speak for telecommunication utility devices, but in regards to generalized manufacturing you need to consider the entire cost. In the United States, for example, we will often use more skilled labor rather than disposable labor and this is typically manifested through unions. In the automotive segment, we cannot ignore the UAW.

When you start treating laborers as skilled resources (like in the automotive industry) rather than disposable ones (like in Foxconn), typically substantially less workers are required.

I had great experiences with the hardware, but Google's support team is my issue. Have you dealt with the support team?

For me, it's the customer experience. The phones themselves are great, but the experience behind them is lacking.

1. I had a Pixel 3a XL that had OLED burn-in from the factory, and it was an absolute pain to get handled from Google (whom I bought directly from - but my Google account was still affiliated in Canada, despite living and working in California at the time... nightmare support) and....

2. then the replacement Pixel 3a XL was a refurbished one (despite me buying brand new), and the digitizer died after 90 days. The screen replacement from Google wasn't covered because they claimed a micro-crack in the display killing the digitizer... for their refurbished phone. However, I had a positive experience with that phone, until it died from flooding during a natural disaster (not Google's fault).

3. So I bought a refurbished Pixel 4a to replace it. The screen had the micro-cracks in the display that killed my last phone's digitizer so I (tried) to return it. It was a hassle to handle that again, because of Google's authorized retailer Best Buy. Compounded with the emergency... Eventually I gave up dealing with Google's headache, and accepted this until the phone screen cracked. The quoted repair price exceeded the cost of a new Pixel 5a...

4. So I bought a new 5a with the old 4a as a health monitor of intranet utilities with the cellular service to alert engineers of downtime. The 5a is great, until Android 13 came out... Now so many crashes of Spotify and I get warnings that my phone is "too hot" so features have been disabled.

Google can do great. I think they're working on it. But I'm done. I just want my phone to work - no more troubleshooting, no more dealing with support... I'm staying with my (used) S21 Ultra. No more Google.

That's what happened, but what are the impacts of this? In other words, what are the repercussions that will be felt for multiple hundred years (centuries).

As a former Nexus and Pixel user, I hate that you're right.

What impact will be felt for centuries?

Are you a propaganda automated script or a real person?

Didn't that end, like months ago?

If this happens (and who knows), I suspect that they'll launch a better iPhone or cheaper one in the non-EU represented region with Apple's high margin proprietary charging system. However, I don't get it - economies of scale say this won't happen.

I think the author misunderstood the point of the production: self sufficiency and independence. The United States isn't manufacturing enough chips to meet global demand - full stop. Perhaps in the future... but not now.