From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from bobcat.rjmcmahon.com (bobcat.rjmcmahon.com [45.33.58.123]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ADH-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by lists.bufferbloat.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id BADC73B29D; Sat, 16 Dec 2023 13:48:37 -0500 (EST) Received: from [100.115.246.216] (202.sub-174-249-144.myvzw.com [174.249.144.202]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 (128/128 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by bobcat.rjmcmahon.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id B7E3C1B25E; Sat, 16 Dec 2023 10:48:36 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Filter: OpenDKIM Filter v2.11.0 bobcat.rjmcmahon.com B7E3C1B25E DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=rjmcmahon.com; s=bobcat; t=1702752516; bh=zjzIp7plI/s9Sa10fKKG0kEt1LggbXAxLeMUKhqoGak=; h=In-Reply-To:References:Subject:From:Date:To:CC:From; b=mH5EGWY424AUCjjANLJRYQtkLhWe4awCXlRvi/WsFqoLD+VeXaisUKJEiUEejwPLk Qd033989Y8cqVRulIaF5d+HyaAiDffNmbH/2lCmFAxGdTScUTq6ilae4TUQnnBVmpD lIYm0Fup54JYiOIxzizocXp5TQHea6201pgQtmfM= In-Reply-To: <3b1dac448b6590029679a7c22516c40c@rjmcmahon.com> References: <02cc2879-ef99-4388-bc1e-335a4aaff6aa@gmail.com> <18A40E71-F636-41A9-A8A7-0F4F69E3C99F@gmx.de> <650s1558-6310-063q-s5q2-o782rnnoss29@ynat.uz> <471154o6-no08-67or-p1o2-np919ro26osp@ynat.uz> <05ef1cd50d0e0a681b2cd38b1bdeb0a9@rjmcmahon.com> <4p61qp8r-p1p1-r83r-n283-315548o163po@ynat.uz> <3b1dac448b6590029679a7c22516c40c@rjmcmahon.com> X-Referenced-Uid: 00011db6567702d5 Thread-Topic: Re: [NNagain] [Starlink] FCC Upholds Denial of Starlink's RDOF Application User-Agent: Android X-Is-Generated-Message-Id: true MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----087FAAGK5AMR1KC2RTBZGQKXCUVHOP" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Robert McMahon Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2023 10:48:29 -0800 To: Ronan Pigott via Nnagain CC: David Lang , Dave Taht via Starlink Message-ID: Subject: Re: [NNagain] [Starlink] FCC Upholds Denial of Starlink's RDOF Application X-BeenThere: nnagain@lists.bufferbloat.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: =?utf-8?q?Network_Neutrality_is_back!_Let=C2=B4s_make_the_technical_aspects_heard_this_time!?= List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2023 18:48:37 -0000 ------087FAAGK5AMR1KC2RTBZGQKXCUVHOP Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 And the excuse for not hiring women in the Criminal Division was they have= to deal with all these tough types, and women aren't up to that=2E And I w= as amazed=2E I said, have you seen the lawyers at legal aid who are represe= nting these tough types? They're all women=2E People ask me sometimes, whe= n =E2=80=94 when do you think it will it be enough? When will there be enou= gh women on the court? And my answer is when there are nine=2E RBG Bob On= Dec 16, 2023, 9:30 AM, at 9:30 AM, rjmcmahon via Nnagain wrote: >The president who ran Harvey Mudd College had to= fix their computer >science problem of a 90% to 10% male to female ratio= =2E She was asked, >"What's the goal?" She responded, "It should reflect t= o population so >50/50=2E" The others said, "Be realistic=2E" > >She was a= nd she got it to 50/50 where it should be in every technology >group=2ETho= ugh we have more improvements to be done=2E > >https://hechingerreport=2Eor= g/an-unnoticed-result-of-the-decline-of-men-in-college-its-harder-for-women= -to-get-in/ > >There is now way to fix a problem without getting passed the= denial >phase=2E This list population, and the LEO worshiping of Musk dis= played >here by its constituents, are very much white male things=2E Not n= oticing > >this & staying silent on this shows a lack of integrity by the g= roup=2E >My >judgment=2E > >Bob >> to be very clear, I am in no way saying= that anyone's (let alone >> saying women's) views are not desired=2E I thi= nk a diversity of views >if >> extremely valuable=2E >> >> I just get my b= ack up when people say things like 'there need to more >> X in charge' (for= any value of X that refers to a characteristic that >> someone is born wit= h) >> >> David Lang >> >> On Fri, 15 Dec 2023, Dave Taht wrote: >> >>> T= his is principally a male dominated list, and I in general assume >>> that = the public debate over fiber, bandwidth, etc, etc skews heavily >>> male al= so=2E >>> >>> It is a very good set of questions to ask about how the inte= rnet >>> should be structured to best meet the needs of both sexes, and how= >>> that has changed over time, and may change in the future! I hesitate >= >> to even make one overbroad conclusion! Permanent connectivity and >>> me= ssaging seems more important to women than men, and a phone more >>> import= ant than fiber=2E Security (tracking and/or protecting kids), >>> also=2E I= t is something I would rather research than draw premature >>> conclusions = from=2E >>> >>> >https://www=2Egoogle=2Ecom/search?q=3Dhow+do+men+and+wome= n+use+the+internet+differently >>> >>> On Fri, Dec 15, 2023 at 1:42=E2=80= =AFPM David Lang via Starlink >>> wrot= e: >>>> >>>> why do you think telehealth won't work over LEO services? >>>= > >>>> I've used it personally=2E >>>> >>>> Even if women use telehealth = more than men, that doesn't say that >>>> women have any >>>> particular a= dvantage in moving the bits around that make telehealth > >>>> possible=2E = >>>> >>>> David Lang >>>> >>>> On Fri, 15 Dec 2023, rjmcmahon wrote: >>>>= >>>>> Women are the primary users and providers of telehealth services=2E= >>>>> They are >>>>> using broadband to care for our population=2E They a= lso run most of >>>>> the >>>>> addiction services across our country, wha= tever the addiction may >>>>> be=2E So >>>>> gender actually matters=2E As= k them as providers=2E Telehealth doesn't > >>>>> work over >>>>> LEO (nor = does it matter much for men on boats=2E) Same for distance >>>>> learning= =2E >>>>> >>>>> >https://www=2Ehealthcaredive=2Ecom/news/women-more-likely= -telehealth-patients-providers-covid-19-pandemic/608153/ >>>>> >>>>> As Wa= shington considers which virtual care flexibilities should >>>>> remain in= >>>>> place post-COVID-19, experts are flagging that paring back >>>>> te= lehealth access >>>>> and affordability will disproportionately affect wome= n, even as a >>>>> growing >>>>> share of startups emerge to address women= =E2=80=99s unique health needs=2E >>>>> >>>>> While women are more likely = than men to visit doctors and consume >>>>> healthcare >>>>> services in g= eneral, telehealth seems to be uniquely attractive to > >>>>> women=2E >>>>= > >>>>> Bob >>>>>> who exactly do you think is calling for there to be no = Internet >>>>>> access? and what in the world does the sex of individuals h= ave to > >>>>>> do >>>>>> with shipping bits around? >>>>>> >>>>>> Starlin= k (and hopefully it's future competitors) provides a way >to >>>>>> get >>= >>>> Internet service to everyone without having to run fiber to every >>>>= >> house=2E >>>>>> >>>>>> As for the parallels with rural electrification,= if that problem >>>>>> were >>>>>> to be faced today, would the right ans= wer be massive public >>>>>> agencies >>>>>> to build and run miles of wir= e from massive central power plants? > >>>>>> or >>>>>> would the right ans= wer be solar + batteries in individual houses >>>>>> for >>>>>> the most r= ural folks, with small modular reactors to power the >>>>>> larger >>>>>> = population areas? >>>>>> >>>>>> Just because there was only one way to ach= ieve a goal in the past >>>>>> doesn't mean that approach is the best thing= to do today=2E >>>>>> >>>>>> David Lang >>>>>> >>>>>> On Fri, 15 Dec 202= 3, rjmcmahon wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi All, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> We're trying t= o modernize America=2E LBJ helped do it for >>>>>>> electricity >>>>>>> de= cades ago=2E It's our turn to step up to the plate=2E Tele-health >>>>>>> = and >>>>>>> distance learning requires us to do so=2E There is so much to = >>>>>>> follow=2E >>>>>>> >>>>>>> A reminder what many women went through = before LBJ showed up=2E >I'm >>>>>>> skeptical a patriarchy under Musk is e= ven close to capable=2E We >>>>>>> probably >>>>>>> need a woman to lead u= s, or at least motivate us to do our best >>>>>>> work for >>>>>>> our cou= ntry and to be an example to the world=2E >>>>>>> >>>>>>> A Hill Country f= arm wife had to do her chores even if she was >ill >>>>>>> =E2=80=93 no >>= >>>>> matter how ill=2E Because Hill Country women were too poor to >afford= >>>>>>> proper >>>>>>> medical care they often suffered perineal tears in= childbirth=2E >>>>>>> During the >>>>>>> 1930s, the federal government se= nt physicians to examine a >>>>>>> sampling of >>>>>>> Hill Country women= =2E The doctors found that, out of 275 women, >158 >>>>>>> had >>>>>>> per= ineal tears=2E Many of them, the team of gynecologists >reported, >>>>>>> = were >>>>>>> third-degree tears, =E2=80=9Ctears so bad that it is difficult= to see >how >>>>>>> they >>>>>>> stand on their feet=2E=E2=80=9D But they= were standing on their feet, and >>>>>>> doing all >>>>>>> the chores tha= t Hill Country wives had always done =E2=80=93 hauling the > >>>>>>> water,= >>>>>>> hauling the wood, canning, washing, ironing, helping with the >>>= >>>> shearing, >>>>>>> the plowing and the picking=2E >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Beca= use there was no electricity=2E >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Bob >>>>>>>> On Fri, 15 De= c 2023, Sebastian Moeller via Starlink wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hi Franti= sek, >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Dec 15, 2023, at 13:46, Frantisek = Borsik via Nnagain >>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>= >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Thus, technically speaking, one would like the advanta= ges of >>>>>>>>>> satcom >>>>>>>>>> such as starlink, to be at least 5gbit= /s in 10 years time, to > >>>>>>>>>> overcome >>>>>>>>>> the 'tangled fiber= ' problem=2E >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> No, not really=2E Starlink was about to= address the issue of >>>>>>>>>> digital >>>>>>>>>> divide - >>>>>>>>> >>= >>>>>>> I beg to differ=2E Starlink is a commercial enterprise with >the = >>>>>>>>> goal to >>>>>>>>> make a profit by offering (usable) internet ac= cess essentially >>>>>>>>> everywhere; it is not as far as I can tell an at= tempt at >>>>>>>>> specifically >>>>>>>>> reducing the digital divide (wer= e often an important factor is > >>>>>>>>> not >>>>>>>>> necessarily locati= on but financial means)=2E >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Every Inernet company " comme= rcial enterprise with the goal to >>>>>>>> make a >>>>>>>> profit by offer= ing (usable) internet" don't dismiss a company >>>>>>>> because >>>>>>>> o= f that=2E Starlink (and the other Satellite ISPs) all exist to >>>>>>>> se= rvice >>>>>>>> people who can't use traditional wired infrastructure >>>>>>= >> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> delivering internet to those 640k locations, wher= e there is >>>>>>>>>> literally >>>>>>>>>> none today=2E Fiber will NEVER = get there=2E And it will get >there, >>>>>>>>>> it will >>>>>>>>>> be like= 10 years down the road=2E >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> This is IHO the wrong app= roach to take=2E The goal needs to be >a >>>>>>>>> universal FTTH access ne= twork (with the exception of extreme >>>>>>>>> locations, >>>>>>>>> no nee= d to pull fiber up to the highest Bivouac shelter on Mt=2E > >>>>>>>>> Whit= ney)=2E >>>>>>>>> And f that takes a decade or two, so be it, this is >>>>= >>>>> infrastructure that >>>>>>>>> will keep on helping for many decades o= nce rolled-out=2E However > >>>>>>>>> given >>>>>>>>> that time frame one s= hould consider work-arounds for the >interim >>>>>>>>> period=2E >>>>>>>>>= I would have naively thought starlink would qualify for that >>>>>>>>> fr= om a >>>>>>>>> technical perspective, but then the FCC documents actually = >>>>>>>>> discussion >>>>>>>>> requirements and how they were or were not m= et/promised by >>>>>>>>> starlink was >>>>>>>>> mostly redacted=2E >>>>>>>= > >>>>>>>> what do you consider 'extreme locations'? how long a run >betwe= en >>>>>>>> houses is 'too far'? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> we've seen the failure = of commercial fiber monopolies in cities > >>>>>>>> with >>>>>>>> housing d= ensity of several houses per acre (and even where >there >>>>>>>> are >>>>= >>>> apartment complexes there as well) because it's not profitable >>>>>>= >> enough=2E >>>>>>>> When you get into areas where it's 'how many acres pe= r house' >the >>>>>>>> cost >>>>>>>> of running FTTH gets very high=2E I d= on't think this is the >>>>>>>> majority of >>>>>>>> the population of the= US any longer (but I don't know for >sure), >>>>>>>> but >>>>>>>> it's ve= ry clearly the majority of the area of the US=2E And once >>>>>>>> you get= >>>>>>>> out of the major metro areas, even getting fiber to every town >o= r >>>>>>>> village becomes a major undertaking=2E >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Is run= ning fiber 30 miles to support a village of 700 people an >>>>>>>> 'extreme= location'? let me introduce you to Vermontville MI >>>>>>>> https://en=2Ew= ikipedia=2Eorg/wiki/Vermontville,_Michigan which is >>>>>>>> less >>>>>>>>= than an hours drive from the state capitol=2E >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> David Lan= g >>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>> Nnagain= mailing list >>>>>>>> Nnagain@lists=2Ebufferbloat=2Enet >>>>>>>> https://l= ists=2Ebufferbloat=2Enet/listinfo/nnagain >>>>>>> >>>>> __________________= _____________________________ >>>> Starlink mailing list >>>> Starlink@list= s=2Ebufferbloat=2Enet >>>> https://lists=2Ebufferbloat=2Enet/listinfo/starl= ink >>> >>> >>> >>> >_______________________________________________ >N= nagain mailing list 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<= div dir=3D"auto">And the excuse for not hiring women in the Criminal Divisi= on was they have to deal with all these tough types, and women aren't up to= that=2E And I was amazed=2E I said, have you seen the lawyers at legal aid= who are representing these tough types? They're all women=2E

=
People ask me sometimes, when =E2=80=94 when do you thin= k it will it be enough? When will there be enough women on the court? And m= y answer is when there are nine=2E RBG

Bob<= /div>
On Dec 16, 2023, at 9:30 AM, rjmcmahon vi= a Nnagain <nnagain@lists=2Ebufferbloat=2Enet> wrote:
The presi=
dent who ran Harvey Mudd College had to fix their computer 
science prob= lem of a 90% to 10% male to female ratio=2E She was asked,
"What's the = goal?" She responded, "It should reflect to population so
50/50=2E" The= others said, "Be realistic=2E"

She was and she got it to 50/50 wher= e it should be in every technology
group=2EThough we have more improvem= ents to be done=2E

to be very c= lear, I am in no way saying that anyone's (let alone
saying women's) vi= ews are not desired=2E I think a diversity of views if
extremely valuab= le=2E

I just get my back up when people say things like 'there nee= d to more
X in charge' (for any value of X that refers to a characteris= tic that
someone is born with)

David Lang

On Fri, 15 = Dec 2023, Dave Taht wrote:

This is principally a male dominated list, and I in general assu= me
that the public debate over fiber, bandwidth, etc, etc skews heavily=
male also=2E

It is a very good set of questions to ask about = how the internet
should be structured to best meet the needs of both se= xes, and how
that has changed over time, and may change in the future! = I hesitate
to even make one overbroad conclusion! Permanent connectivit= y and
messaging seems more important to women than men, and a phone mor= e
important than fiber=2E Security (tracking and/or protecting kids), also=2E It is something I would rather research than draw premature
= conclusions from=2E

https://www=2Egoogle= =2Ecom/search?q=3Dhow+do+men+and+women+use+the+internet+differently
=
On Fri, Dec 15, 2023 at 1:42=E2=80=AFPM David Lang via Starlink
&= lt;starlink@lists=2Ebufferbloat=2Enet> wrote:

why do you think telehealth won't work over= LEO services?

I've used it personally=2E

Even if women u= se telehealth more than men, that doesn't say that
women have any
= particular advantage in moving the bits around that make telehealth
po= ssible=2E

David Lang

On Fri, 15 Dec 2023, rjmcmahon wrote= :

Women are the = primary users and providers of telehealth services=2E
They are
usi= ng broadband to care for our population=2E They also run most of
the addiction services across our country, whatever the addiction may
b= e=2E So
gender actually matters=2E Ask them as providers=2E Telehealth = doesn't
work over
LEO (nor does it matter much for men on boats=2E= ) Same for distance
learning=2E

https://www=2Ehealthcaredive=2Ecom/news/women-more-lik= ely-telehealth-patients-providers-covid-19-pandemic/608153/

As= Washington considers which virtual care flexibilities should
remain i= n
place post-COVID-19, experts are flagging that paring back
teleh= ealth access
and affordability will disproportionately affect women, ev= en as a
growing
share of startups emerge to address women=E2=80=99= s unique health needs=2E

While women are more likely than men to v= isit doctors and consume
healthcare
services in general, telehealt= h seems to be uniquely attractive to
women=2E

Bob
who exactly do you think is calli= ng for there to be no Internet
access? and what in the world does the s= ex of individuals have to
do
with shipping bits around?

S= tarlink (and hopefully it's future competitors) provides a way to
get<= br> Internet service to everyone without having to run fiber to every
h= ouse=2E

As for the parallels with rural electrification, if that p= roblem
were
to be faced today, would the right answer be massive p= ublic
agencies
to build and run miles of wire from massive central= power plants?
or
would the right answer be solar + batteries in i= ndividual houses
for
the most rural folks, with small modular reac= tors to power the
larger
population areas?

Just because t= here was only one way to achieve a goal in the past
doesn't mean that a= pproach is the best thing to do today=2E

David Lang

On Fr= i, 15 Dec 2023, rjmcmahon wrote:

Hi All,

We're trying to modernize America=2E LBJ help= ed do it for
electricity
decades ago=2E It's our turn to step up t= o the plate=2E Tele-health
and
distance learning requires us to do= so=2E There is so much to
follow=2E

A reminder what many wom= en went through before LBJ showed up=2E I'm
skeptical a patriarchy unde= r Musk is even close to capable=2E We
probably
need a woman to lea= d us, or at least motivate us to do our best
work for
our country = and to be an example to the world=2E

A Hill Country farm wife had = to do her chores even if she was ill
=E2=80=93 no
matter how ill= =2E Because Hill Country women were too poor to afford
proper
medi= cal care they often suffered perineal tears in childbirth=2E
During th= e
1930s, the federal government sent physicians to examine a
sampl= ing of
Hill Country women=2E The doctors found that, out of 275 women, = 158
had
perineal tears=2E Many of them, the team of gynecologists = reported,
were
third-degree tears, =E2=80=9Ctears so bad that it i= s difficult to see how
they
stand on their feet=2E=E2=80=9D But th= ey were standing on their feet, and
doing all
the chores that Hill= Country wives had always done =E2=80=93 hauling the
water,
haulin= g the wood, canning, washing, ironing, helping with the
shearing,
= the plowing and the picking=2E

Because there was no electricity=2E=

Bob
On Fri, 15 = Dec 2023, Sebastian Moeller via Starlink wrote:

Hi Frantisek,


On Dec 15, 2023, at 13:46, Frantisek Borsik v= ia Nnagain
<nnagain@lists=2Ebufferbloat=2Enet> wrote:

Th= us, technically speaking, one would like the advantages of
satcom
= such as starlink, to be at least 5gbit/s in 10 years time, to
overcome=
the 'tangled fiber' problem=2E

No, not really=2E Starlink was= about to address the issue of
digital
divide -
<= br> I beg to differ=2E Starlink is a commercial enterprise with the
= goal to
make a profit by offering (usable) internet access essentially<= br> everywhere; it is not as far as I can tell an attempt at
specifica= lly
reducing the digital divide (were often an important factor is
= not
necessarily location but financial means)=2E

= Every Inernet company " commercial enterprise with the goal to
make a=
profit by offering (usable) internet" don't dismiss a company
bec= ause
of that=2E Starlink (and the other Satellite ISPs) all exist to service
people who can't use traditional wired infrastructure

delivering internet to those 640k locations, where= there is
literally
none today=2E Fiber will NEVER get there=2E An= d it will get there,
it will
be like 10 years down the road=2E
=

This is IHO the wrong approach to take=2E The goal nee= ds to be a
universal FTTH access network (with the exception of extreme=
locations,
no need to pull fiber up to the highest Bivouac shelte= r on Mt=2E
Whitney)=2E
And f that takes a decade or two, so be it,= this is
infrastructure that
will keep on helping for many decades= once rolled-out=2E However
given
that time frame one should consi= der work-arounds for the interim
period=2E
I would have naively th= ought starlink would qualify for that
from a
technical perspective= , but then the FCC documents actually
discussion
requirements and = how they were or were not met/promised by
starlink was
mostly reda= cted=2E

what do you consider 'extreme locations'? how= long a run between
houses is 'too far'?

we've seen the failur= e of commercial fiber monopolies in cities
with
housing density of= several houses per acre (and even where there
are
apartment compl= exes there as well) because it's not profitable
enough=2E
When you= get into areas where it's 'how many acres per house' the
cost
of = running FTTH gets very high=2E I don't think this is the
majority of the population of the US any longer (but I don't know for sure),
bu= t
it's very clearly the majority of the area of the US=2E And once
= you get
out of the major metro areas, even getting fiber to every town= or
village becomes a major undertaking=2E

Is running fiber 30= miles to support a village of 700 people an
'extreme location'? let me= introduce you to Vermontville MI
https://en=2Ewikipedia=2Eorg/wiki/Vermontvi= lle,_Michigan which is
less
than an hours drive from the state= capitol=2E

David Lang


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