This ensures that more big, bright #satellites are coming: "A Block 1 satellite would have 10 times the capacity of the company’s 1,500-kilogram BlueWalker-3 prototype; [Block2] would be twice as big and have 10 times the capacity of a Block 1 BlueBird." (via @spacenews_inc)
(Also, a reminder that this comms mode is potentially very harmful to ground-based radio astronomy.)
An initiative by "astrophysicists, policy experts, artists, and stargazers" to help people submit comments on the @FCC proposal to allow direct-to-device cell phone service from LEO satellites: https://www.kesslerrebellion.com/take-action
“We’ve talked in the past about there being academic evidence, engineering studies. What we are actually seeing now with those satellites in operation is empirical evidence. You see the noise floor on our satellites increase to the degree that services cannot be provided.”
Bad news for radio astronomy AND optical astronomy. Not only is 'Supplemental Coverage from Space' (aka direct-to-cell) transmission unregulated at this point, but the 2nd generation of #BlueBird satellites will be monstrously large reflectors of sunlight.
Der ITK-Sektor verursacht bedeutende CO2-Emissionen und erfordert innovative Ansätze zur Reduzierung dieser Emissionen. Das Projekt ECO:DIGIT entwickelt einen standardisierten virtuellen Prüfstand zur Bewertung digitaler Technologien, als Teil der Referenzimplementierung des Sovereign Cloud Stacks (SCS). Dies unterstützt effektives Umweltmanagement und ermöglicht eine vergleichbare Bewertung. #scssummit24#SCS#OpenSource
Join us Thursday, as we rally to save Ontario's Supervised Consumption Sites, in a collective day of action with our friends in Sudbury, Timmins, Toronto and Windsor.
Die #OSBA hat das Release des #SCS 6 bekanntgegeben. Der Sovereign Cloud Stack der Open Source Business Alliance ist eine einfach zu betreibende, offene Full-Stack-Cloud-Lösung. Im Mittelpunkt von SCS 6 steht die SCS-Kubernetes-Distribution Cluster Stacks, zur Referenzimplementierung gehören jetzt auch die Observability Plattform und ein erweitertes Identity und Access Management. Einen Schwerpunkt zum SCS gibt's übrigens in Linux-Magazin 06/2024 (ab 3. Mai am Kiosk).
No reserved posts can be de-reserved: Education ministry clarifies on draft UGC guidelines
The proposal for de-reservation in case of Group C or D should go to the Executive Council of the University and in case of Group A or B should be submitted to the Ministry of Education, giving full details, for necessary approval, as per guidelines.
Draft UGC guidelines seek to open de-reservation window
The UGC has issued draft guidelines for de-reserving vacancies meant for SC, ST and OBC candidates in higher education institutes and open them up for the general category if enough reserved candidates are not available.
My colleage David Walter will show that and how 5 M users in a school cloud on state level are possible, in #OpenSource, fully compliant with European law, without spyware and US entities having access.
Try that with PHP...
Over 13,000 SC, ST, OBC students dropped out of central varsities, IITs, IIMs in 5 years: Minister
The government has taken various steps like fee reduction, establishment of more institutes, scholarship, priority access to national level scholarships to aid the students with poor financial backgrounds to pursue their education.
No nationwide caste census since independence, limited data available
An official nationwide caste census has not been conducted since Independence, numbers collected by private and government entities as part of other data collection exercises provide some insights.
Tamil Nadu: 46-year-old Dalit cook attacked by MBCs, hospitalised
People of both SC and MBC communities reside in Arunachalapuram village. Some months ago, the SC residents attempted to install a party flag and this irked the MBC residents.
Bihar Caste Survey Shows Every Third Family Poor: Nitish Announces Rs 2 Lakh Aid, Wants 75% Reservation
The chief minister announced a one-time benefit of Rs 2 lakh to the 94 lakh families that earn less than Rs 6,000 a month. He also declared plans to increase reservations for SCs, STs and OBCs to 65%, which the Supreme Court has capped at 50%.