Larry Press
@lpress.bsky.social
Internet applications, implications, and technology, developing nations, satellite Internet. Many previous tweets as @lpress on Twitter/X and longer posts at https://circleid.com/members/7705
Update to post on Chinese LEO satellite constellations
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Qianfan tests Web page loading, HD video playback, WeChat video calls, and large online games.
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Qianfan tests Web page loading, HD video playback, WeChat video calls, and large online games.
September 18, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Update to post on Chinese LEO satellite constellations
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Qianfan tests Web page loading, HD video playback, WeChat video calls, and large online games.
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Qianfan tests Web page loading, HD video playback, WeChat video calls, and large online games.
Update to Guowang post
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Two #Guowang launches in 4 days. Both large backbone and smaller satellites are in the high-altitude GW-2 sub-constellation.
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Two #Guowang launches in 4 days. Both large backbone and smaller satellites are in the high-altitude GW-2 sub-constellation.
August 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Update to Guowang post
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Two #Guowang launches in 4 days. Both large backbone and smaller satellites are in the high-altitude GW-2 sub-constellation.
circleid.com/posts/guowan...
Two #Guowang launches in 4 days. Both large backbone and smaller satellites are in the high-altitude GW-2 sub-constellation.
While Trump is deporting immigrants, Putin is recruiting them.
www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/07/04/r...
"Today, there are about 15,000 North Korean workers in Russia. Their number will increase to about 50,000 by the end of the year."
dailystorm.ru/obschestvo/v...
www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/07/04/r...
"Today, there are about 15,000 North Korean workers in Russia. Their number will increase to about 50,000 by the end of the year."
dailystorm.ru/obschestvo/v...
July 10, 2025 at 5:50 AM
While Trump is deporting immigrants, Putin is recruiting them.
www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/07/04/r...
"Today, there are about 15,000 North Korean workers in Russia. Their number will increase to about 50,000 by the end of the year."
dailystorm.ru/obschestvo/v...
www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/07/04/r...
"Today, there are about 15,000 North Korean workers in Russia. Their number will increase to about 50,000 by the end of the year."
dailystorm.ru/obschestvo/v...
The Senate has just advanced a budget bill with a huge tax cut for the rich. In 1928, the top marginal tax rate was 25%. The Depression began in 1929. The table below shows the top rate in the 1960s, when a family with an average job could afford a house or apartment and send the kids to college.
July 1, 2025 at 11:41 PM
The Senate has just advanced a budget bill with a huge tax cut for the rich. In 1928, the top marginal tax rate was 25%. The Depression began in 1929. The table below shows the top rate in the 1960s, when a family with an average job could afford a house or apartment and send the kids to college.
Update at end of my Space-Ground optical communication post
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Three Chinese achievements, including 100 Gb/s from LEO by a company that manufactures satellites for the Quianfan constellation. Will we see optical to ground on Quianfan satellites?
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Three Chinese achievements, including 100 Gb/s from LEO by a company that manufactures satellites for the Quianfan constellation. Will we see optical to ground on Quianfan satellites?
June 23, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Update at end of my Space-Ground optical communication post
circleid.com/posts/202311...
Three Chinese achievements, including 100 Gb/s from LEO by a company that manufactures satellites for the Quianfan constellation. Will we see optical to ground on Quianfan satellites?
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Three Chinese achievements, including 100 Gb/s from LEO by a company that manufactures satellites for the Quianfan constellation. Will we see optical to ground on Quianfan satellites?
Elon Musk, Grok, and Edward "big balls" Coristine now have your Social Security number.
BB, 19, is a Senior Advisor to the GSA, State Department, and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_...
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
BB, 19, is a Senior Advisor to the GSA, State Department, and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_...
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
June 9, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Elon Musk, Grok, and Edward "big balls" Coristine now have your Social Security number.
BB, 19, is a Senior Advisor to the GSA, State Department, and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_...
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
BB, 19, is a Senior Advisor to the GSA, State Department, and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_...
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
Update at the end of the post on Starlink in Ukraine
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Poland has contributed 29,500 Starlink terminals to Ukraine. The UK, France, Germany, and Czechia have also contributed Starlink terminals, and Germany has contributed OneWeb terminals.
@bernaagur.bsky.social
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Poland has contributed 29,500 Starlink terminals to Ukraine. The UK, France, Germany, and Czechia have also contributed Starlink terminals, and Germany has contributed OneWeb terminals.
@bernaagur.bsky.social
May 28, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Update at the end of the post on Starlink in Ukraine
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Poland has contributed 29,500 Starlink terminals to Ukraine. The UK, France, Germany, and Czechia have also contributed Starlink terminals, and Germany has contributed OneWeb terminals.
@bernaagur.bsky.social
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Poland has contributed 29,500 Starlink terminals to Ukraine. The UK, France, Germany, and Czechia have also contributed Starlink terminals, and Germany has contributed OneWeb terminals.
@bernaagur.bsky.social
Update at the end of the post on Guowang launches
Guowang has launched another batch of satellites on a high-capacity Long March 5B rocket, implying that these are the larger GW2 satellites.
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Guowang has launched another batch of satellites on a high-capacity Long March 5B rocket, implying that these are the larger GW2 satellites.
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May 15, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Update at the end of the post on Guowang launches
Guowang has launched another batch of satellites on a high-capacity Long March 5B rocket, implying that these are the larger GW2 satellites.
circleid.com/posts/guowan...
Guowang has launched another batch of satellites on a high-capacity Long March 5B rocket, implying that these are the larger GW2 satellites.
circleid.com/posts/guowan...
The frightening, bifurcated fusion of tech & state power
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
US: Private tech actors increasingly shape national policy.
China: The government asserts total control over its digital space.
@meidaskiesha.bsky.social @jimcowie.bsky.social @jimcashel.bsky.social
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US: Private tech actors increasingly shape national policy.
China: The government asserts total control over its digital space.
@meidaskiesha.bsky.social @jimcowie.bsky.social @jimcashel.bsky.social
May 13, 2025 at 7:01 AM
The frightening, bifurcated fusion of tech & state power
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
US: Private tech actors increasingly shape national policy.
China: The government asserts total control over its digital space.
@meidaskiesha.bsky.social @jimcowie.bsky.social @jimcashel.bsky.social
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
US: Private tech actors increasingly shape national policy.
China: The government asserts total control over its digital space.
@meidaskiesha.bsky.social @jimcowie.bsky.social @jimcashel.bsky.social
Final Cuts Will Eliminate U.S. Aid Agency in All but Name: nytimes.com/2025/03/28/u...
#Grok estimates #USAID costs $40 billion/year:
grok.com/share/c2hhcm...
And its estimates of deaths from cuts are shown below.
#Grok estimates #USAID costs $40 billion/year:
grok.com/share/c2hhcm...
And its estimates of deaths from cuts are shown below.
April 28, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Final Cuts Will Eliminate U.S. Aid Agency in All but Name: nytimes.com/2025/03/28/u...
#Grok estimates #USAID costs $40 billion/year:
grok.com/share/c2hhcm...
And its estimates of deaths from cuts are shown below.
#Grok estimates #USAID costs $40 billion/year:
grok.com/share/c2hhcm...
And its estimates of deaths from cuts are shown below.
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Remembering Dave Taht
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Dave Taht, whom Karl Aurbach says is “the person who added the most effective capacity to the Internet,” has died. I summarize his achievements and values and provide links to other tributes.
Remembering Dave Taht
circleid.com/posts/rememb...
Dave Taht, whom Karl Aurbach says is “the person who added the most effective capacity to the Internet,” has died. I summarize his achievements and values and provide links to other tributes.
April 25, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Remembering Dave Taht
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Dave Taht, whom Karl Aurbach says is “the person who added the most effective capacity to the Internet,” has died. I summarize his achievements and values and provide links to other tributes.
Remembering Dave Taht
circleid.com/posts/rememb...
Dave Taht, whom Karl Aurbach says is “the person who added the most effective capacity to the Internet,” has died. I summarize his achievements and values and provide links to other tributes.
larry Press
@larrypress
Three Chinese companies and CASC hope to have rockets comparable to Starship, and eight are working on vertically recoverable Falcon 9-like capability. Eventually, some will succeed.
youtube.com/watch?v=Ekt8...
@larrypress
Three Chinese companies and CASC hope to have rockets comparable to Starship, and eight are working on vertically recoverable Falcon 9-like capability. Eventually, some will succeed.
youtube.com/watch?v=Ekt8...
April 4, 2025 at 5:33 PM
larry Press
@larrypress
Three Chinese companies and CASC hope to have rockets comparable to Starship, and eight are working on vertically recoverable Falcon 9-like capability. Eventually, some will succeed.
youtube.com/watch?v=Ekt8...
@larrypress
Three Chinese companies and CASC hope to have rockets comparable to Starship, and eight are working on vertically recoverable Falcon 9-like capability. Eventually, some will succeed.
youtube.com/watch?v=Ekt8...
Update on Chinese Internet service constellations and their market (at the end of the post)
SpaceSail has launched 18 new satellites from China’s first commercial launch site. The launch was also streamed on the Internet. There are now 90 Qianfan satellites in orbit.
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SpaceSail has launched 18 new satellites from China’s first commercial launch site. The launch was also streamed on the Internet. There are now 90 Qianfan satellites in orbit.
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March 17, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Update on Chinese Internet service constellations and their market (at the end of the post)
SpaceSail has launched 18 new satellites from China’s first commercial launch site. The launch was also streamed on the Internet. There are now 90 Qianfan satellites in orbit.
circleid.com/posts/202406...
SpaceSail has launched 18 new satellites from China’s first commercial launch site. The launch was also streamed on the Internet. There are now 90 Qianfan satellites in orbit.
circleid.com/posts/202406...
Starlink Is Critical in Support of Ukraine, and It Will Continue
There are around 170,000 Starlink terminals in Ukraine, and there was concern that they might be shut off, but
@elonmusk
guarantees that will not happen.
circleid.com/posts/starli...
Big H/T @olegkutkov.bsky.social
There are around 170,000 Starlink terminals in Ukraine, and there was concern that they might be shut off, but
@elonmusk
guarantees that will not happen.
circleid.com/posts/starli...
Big H/T @olegkutkov.bsky.social
March 14, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Starlink Is Critical in Support of Ukraine, and It Will Continue
There are around 170,000 Starlink terminals in Ukraine, and there was concern that they might be shut off, but
@elonmusk
guarantees that will not happen.
circleid.com/posts/starli...
Big H/T @olegkutkov.bsky.social
There are around 170,000 Starlink terminals in Ukraine, and there was concern that they might be shut off, but
@elonmusk
guarantees that will not happen.
circleid.com/posts/starli...
Big H/T @olegkutkov.bsky.social
Starlink Is Critical in Support of Ukraine, and It Will Continue
There are around 170,000 Starlink terminals in Ukraine, and there was concern that they might be shut off, but
Elon Musk guarantees that it will not happen.
circleid.com/posts/starli...
There are around 170,000 Starlink terminals in Ukraine, and there was concern that they might be shut off, but
Elon Musk guarantees that it will not happen.
circleid.com/posts/starli...
March 13, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Starlink Is Critical in Support of Ukraine, and It Will Continue
There are around 170,000 Starlink terminals in Ukraine, and there was concern that they might be shut off, but
Elon Musk guarantees that it will not happen.
circleid.com/posts/starli...
There are around 170,000 Starlink terminals in Ukraine, and there was concern that they might be shut off, but
Elon Musk guarantees that it will not happen.
circleid.com/posts/starli...
Three frightening Financial Times headlines within three hours.
March 5, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Three frightening Financial Times headlines within three hours.
Elon Musk wields chainsaw at a conservative gathering, a gift from Argentina's Milei
www.reuters.com/world/us/elo...
www.reuters.com/world/us/elo...
February 21, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Elon Musk wields chainsaw at a conservative gathering, a gift from Argentina's Milei
www.reuters.com/world/us/elo...
www.reuters.com/world/us/elo...
February 13, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Send a Republican legislator a copy of "Profiles in Courage" by John F. Kennedy.
February 8, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Send a Republican legislator a copy of "Profiles in Courage" by John F. Kennedy.
Elon Musk and China: 5 things about the ties of Trump's 'first buddy'
asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Int...
Conflict with Republican China hawks?
asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Int...
asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Int...
Conflict with Republican China hawks?
asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Int...
January 23, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Elon Musk and China: 5 things about the ties of Trump's 'first buddy'
asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Int...
Conflict with Republican China hawks?
asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Int...
asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Int...
Conflict with Republican China hawks?
asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Int...
Presentation/forecast for #Starlink by
@QuiltySpace
e.g.
+ 600 V3 sats will be launched in 2025
+ 450 Gateways by the end of 2025
+ ARPU has declined as developing nations were added
Webinar: quiltyanalytics-my.sharepoint.com/personal/jenna
@QuiltySpace
e.g.
+ 600 V3 sats will be launched in 2025
+ 450 Gateways by the end of 2025
+ ARPU has declined as developing nations were added
Webinar: quiltyanalytics-my.sharepoint.com/personal/jenna
January 23, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Presentation/forecast for #Starlink by
@QuiltySpace
e.g.
+ 600 V3 sats will be launched in 2025
+ 450 Gateways by the end of 2025
+ ARPU has declined as developing nations were added
Webinar: quiltyanalytics-my.sharepoint.com/personal/jenna
@QuiltySpace
e.g.
+ 600 V3 sats will be launched in 2025
+ 450 Gateways by the end of 2025
+ ARPU has declined as developing nations were added
Webinar: quiltyanalytics-my.sharepoint.com/personal/jenna
Improved latency resulting from the new Starlink gateway/PoP in #Kenya
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will improve latency and facilitate interactive applications at Karibu Connect schools and other community organizations in rural areas:
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will improve latency and facilitate interactive applications at Karibu Connect schools and other community organizations in rural areas:
circleid.com/posts/starli...
January 23, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Improved latency resulting from the new Starlink gateway/PoP in #Kenya
x.com/larrypress/s...
will improve latency and facilitate interactive applications at Karibu Connect schools and other community organizations in rural areas:
circleid.com/posts/starli...
x.com/larrypress/s...
will improve latency and facilitate interactive applications at Karibu Connect schools and other community organizations in rural areas:
circleid.com/posts/starli...
Guowang Finally Launches Ten Large Production Satellites
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The satellites may be larger than #Starlink V3 and orbit at higher altitudes. Can they manufacture and launch them before the ITU deadlines? @eldomador.bsky.social @jimcashel.bsky.social
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The satellites may be larger than #Starlink V3 and orbit at higher altitudes. Can they manufacture and launch them before the ITU deadlines? @eldomador.bsky.social @jimcashel.bsky.social
January 9, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Guowang Finally Launches Ten Large Production Satellites
circleid.com/posts/guowan...
The satellites may be larger than #Starlink V3 and orbit at higher altitudes. Can they manufacture and launch them before the ITU deadlines? @eldomador.bsky.social @jimcashel.bsky.social
circleid.com/posts/guowan...
The satellites may be larger than #Starlink V3 and orbit at higher altitudes. Can they manufacture and launch them before the ITU deadlines? @eldomador.bsky.social @jimcashel.bsky.social
Jimmy Carter on the American oligarchy:
robertreich.substack.com/p/what-jimmy...
robertreich.substack.com/p/what-jimmy...
January 9, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Jimmy Carter on the American oligarchy:
robertreich.substack.com/p/what-jimmy...
robertreich.substack.com/p/what-jimmy...