Did you?

Overnight, Ukraine’s military reported that, without explanation, the Starlink satellite communications system, produced by Musk’s SpaceX but managed by the US government, was no longer working at speeds greater than 100mph.

That effectively rendered most of the drones used by Ukraine to strike behind the frontlines inoperable…

Their ability to bomb* the oil depots is probably related to their starlink/starshield access. 🥺

Yes, I do? Maybe I did just get lucky - but the lightning cable that came with my 6S just recently died after a decade.

It’s sole purpose was to sit at my computer desk to allow me to charge while working from home, in the end there was no splitting or fraying of the cable - it just stopped charging. 🤷🏻‍♂️

I’ve also still got my Xs and 14 Pro cables, but have largely switched to Qi2 in preparation for upgrading to the 18 Pro.

Oh I understand the comparison - but it begets the question: just how often did you plug and unplug in your RJ11s from your landline phone? Because we’re not really comparing like-for-like here.

I’m also old enough to remember having to do untangle those cords every month or so and they would eventually start crackling whenever you moved, before eventually not working without any obvious signs of physical damage.

I hate to be that that guy - but a lot of this can be boiled down to careless use. If you pull in the cable to disconnect, you’re eventually going to break it. You’re supposed to pull on the hard plastic part of the connector.

I should look forward to Trump getting charged with that, then?

But more seriously, there would be countless lawyers happy to argue that a general statement such as “$500 to every adult in the county if John Smith wins” does not technically break that particular law because it’s not explicitly targeted at any one individual recipient, nor is it contingent on them participating in an election whatsoever.

Just as I’m also sure there would be more than one sympathetic Trump-appointed judge to side with the defendant too.

US laws mean nothing if they aren’t actively being followed.

Technically, the equivalent would be you standing outside a polling place with a sign saying “I will give every adult in the area $500 if Candidate X wins”.

Ostensibly, you could just be lying (just like Trump) - and that would probably be covered under your 1st Amendment rights.

It’s stupid, but there is enough of a disconnect between action and reward that it might skirt past.

I did ~330m x $1000 = ~$330b x 5 = $1.65t

e: Mind you, it’s 9:30pm here and I’m exhausted looking after a newborn, so I may be missing something. 😅

Sure, go right ahead and add something like $1.6T to the national debt. Fuck it - why not!