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Cake day: June 1st, 2024

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  • Here’s the meat and potatoes of the article.

    In 2023, they decided that the best way to deal with the problem was to secretly bolt a Starlink terminal to the “O-5 level weatherdeck” of a US warship.

    They called the resulting Wi-Fi network “STINKY”—and when officers on the ship heard rumors and began asking questions, the leader of the scheme brazenly lied about it. Then, when exposed, she went so far as to make up fake Starlink usage reports suggesting that the system had only been accessed while in port, where cybersecurity and espionage concerns were lower.

    Rather unsurprisingly, the story ends badly, with a full-on Navy investigation and court-martial.









  • When I first entered the workforce I had several beater cars. One thing I always try to save for these days is new tires because I’ll never forget how much money I lost trying to make it in used tires.

    In 2015 you could get 4 used tires for about $160. I would spend that every couple months because I couldn’t afford new and they would constantly get nails in them.

    When I finally was able to afford a car with less than 50k miles on it and it came with new tires I’m pretty sure they lasted me well over 2 years. You can save thousands by having $600