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bizzyb
·last year·discuss
To install on Windows you have to manually install the configs on top of an existing Firefox install. Instructions are on the website.
bizzyb
·last year·discuss
Haven't seen this mentioned yet, not a fork but a suite of configs and mods for Firefox.

https://codeberg.org/celenity/Phoenix
bizzyb
·last year·discuss
Doesn't necessarily change your overall point but Trump won a plurality of the vote, not a majority.
bizzyb
·2 years ago·discuss
McMurdo and South Pole both use the same fuel, AN8, for pretty much everything.
bizzyb
·2 years ago·discuss
McMurdo has starlink. South Pole doesn't, but not due to technical reasons from starlink's side. From what I understand when they tested at Pole they noticed interference with some of the science experiments, its possible they will engineer around that at some point but for now starlink is a low priority compared to ensuring the science goes on. I forget the exact distance, but its something like 5 miles from pole that they ask groups traversing to turn off their starlink.
bizzyb
·3 years ago·discuss
Starlink was certainly a game changer for life around here. McMurdo is essentially a small town so many different jobs and routines to make everything go. Some stay inside all the time, some have to work outside a lot.

https://brr.fyi/ is a really good blog from a person nearing the end of a year long deployment who writes much more eloquently than I ever could if you want to read more.

Antarctica: A Year on Ice is an enjoyable film documentary from ~10 years ago.

A Big Dead Place by Nicholas Johnson is also worth a read from the early 2000s.
bizzyb
·3 years ago·discuss
Here at McMurdo we've had 24/7 satellite internet for at least as long as I've been coming down (~10 years). Think roughly a ~30mbps connection shared with ~1000 people with business and science bandwidth prioritized over personal browsing. So starlink has been a game changer for sure.

At South Pole, I believe they don't yet have access to starlink. They also don't have 24 hour coverage for the few internet satellites they do get.

I don't work in IT so don't have direct access to more specific information, and obviously I can't speak for the many other stations scattered throughout the continent.
bizzyb
·3 years ago·discuss
Using starlink at mcmurdo station in Antarctica. The IP shows as Sydney, Australia.