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  • JollyJ Jolly

    @Axtremus said in Stargate!:

    @Jolly said in Stargate!:

    @Axtremus said in Stargate!:

    @Jolly said in Stargate!:

    Trump was talking >$1T investment today. He wasn't specific on Federal input, other than streamlining all permit processes (including importing talent) and making sure these centers have adequate power.

    More H1-B visas FTW!!!

    He talked about that. At length. Remember what he said?

    He said he likes very competent people coming into our country.

    What do you remember he said?

    Did you watch the presser with the CEOs?

    AxtremusA Away
    AxtremusA Away
    Axtremus
    wrote on last edited by
    #16

    @Jolly said in Stargate!:

    @Axtremus said in Stargate!:

    @Jolly said in Stargate!:

    @Axtremus said in Stargate!:

    @Jolly said in Stargate!:

    Trump was talking >$1T investment today. He wasn't specific on Federal input, other than streamlining all permit processes (including importing talent) and making sure these centers have adequate power.

    More H1-B visas FTW!!!

    He talked about that. At length. Remember what he said?

    He said he likes very competent people coming into our country.

    What do you remember he said?

    Did you watch the presser with the CEOs?

    Ha, it seems you either don't remember what he said, or you don't understand what he said so you cannot retell it, so you resort to evading the simple question.

    JollyJ 1 Reply Last reply
    • taiwan_girlT taiwan_girl

      How much was the internet expansion supposed to cost by President Biden?

      George KG Offline
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      George K
      wrote on last edited by
      #17

      @taiwan_girl said in Stargate!:

      How much was the internet expansion supposed to cost by President Biden?

      $45 billion, and zero connected.

      Starlink, as we've discussed, could have done it at a fraction of the cost.

      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

      89th8 1 Reply Last reply
      • AxtremusA Axtremus

        @Jolly said in Stargate!:

        @Axtremus said in Stargate!:

        @Jolly said in Stargate!:

        @Axtremus said in Stargate!:

        @Jolly said in Stargate!:

        Trump was talking >$1T investment today. He wasn't specific on Federal input, other than streamlining all permit processes (including importing talent) and making sure these centers have adequate power.

        More H1-B visas FTW!!!

        He talked about that. At length. Remember what he said?

        He said he likes very competent people coming into our country.

        What do you remember he said?

        Did you watch the presser with the CEOs?

        Ha, it seems you either don't remember what he said, or you don't understand what he said so you cannot retell it, so you resort to evading the simple question.

        JollyJ Offline
        JollyJ Offline
        Jolly
        wrote on last edited by
        #18

        @Axtremus said in Stargate!:

        @Jolly said in Stargate!:

        @Axtremus said in Stargate!:

        @Jolly said in Stargate!:

        @Axtremus said in Stargate!:

        @Jolly said in Stargate!:

        Trump was talking >$1T investment today. He wasn't specific on Federal input, other than streamlining all permit processes (including importing talent) and making sure these centers have adequate power.

        More H1-B visas FTW!!!

        He talked about that. At length. Remember what he said?

        He said he likes very competent people coming into our country.

        What do you remember he said?

        Did you watch the presser with the CEOs?

        Ha, it seems you either don't remember what he said, or you don't understand what he said so you cannot retell it, so you resort to evading the simple question.

        No, I watched it and I well remember what he said. I doubt you've even bothered to view the video.

        “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

        Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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        • JollyJ Jolly

          @Axtremus said in Stargate!:

          @Jolly said in Stargate!:

          @Axtremus said in Stargate!:

          @Jolly said in Stargate!:

          @Axtremus said in Stargate!:

          @Jolly said in Stargate!:

          Trump was talking >$1T investment today. He wasn't specific on Federal input, other than streamlining all permit processes (including importing talent) and making sure these centers have adequate power.

          More H1-B visas FTW!!!

          He talked about that. At length. Remember what he said?

          He said he likes very competent people coming into our country.

          What do you remember he said?

          Did you watch the presser with the CEOs?

          Ha, it seems you either don't remember what he said, or you don't understand what he said so you cannot retell it, so you resort to evading the simple question.

          No, I watched it and I well remember what he said. I doubt you've even bothered to view the video.

          AxtremusA Away
          AxtremusA Away
          Axtremus
          wrote on last edited by
          #19

          @Jolly said in Stargate!:

          @Axtremus said in Stargate!:

          @Jolly said in Stargate!:

          @Axtremus said in Stargate!:

          @Jolly said in Stargate!:

          @Axtremus said in Stargate!:

          @Jolly said in Stargate!:

          Trump was talking >$1T investment today. He wasn't specific on Federal input, other than streamlining all permit processes (including importing talent) and making sure these centers have adequate power.

          More H1-B visas FTW!!!

          He talked about that. At length. Remember what he said?

          He said he likes very competent people coming into our country.

          What do you remember he said?

          Did you watch the presser with the CEOs?

          Ha, it seems you either don't remember what he said, or you don't understand what he said so you cannot retell it, so you resort to evading the simple question.

          No, I watched it and I well remember what he said.

          So that leaves the possibility that you don't understand what he said, and thus cannot articulate what he said.

          JollyJ 1 Reply Last reply
          • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

            Why would Trump announce this? Does the government have anything to do with it?

            AxtremusA Away
            AxtremusA Away
            Axtremus
            wrote on last edited by
            #20

            @jon-nyc said in Stargate!:

            Why would Trump announce this? Does the government have anything to do with it?

            Anyone has an answer to this yet?

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              jon-nyc
              wrote on last edited by
              #21

              So far the answer is no though he promises to help with the permitting.

              You were warned.

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              • George KG George K

                @taiwan_girl said in Stargate!:

                How much was the internet expansion supposed to cost by President Biden?

                $45 billion, and zero connected.

                Starlink, as we've discussed, could have done it at a fraction of the cost.

                89th8 Offline
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                89th
                wrote on last edited by
                #22

                @George-K said in Stargate!:

                @taiwan_girl said in Stargate!:

                How much was the internet expansion supposed to cost by President Biden?

                $45 billion, and zero connected.

                Starlink, as we've discussed, could have done it at a fraction of the cost.

                Zero connected? What are you talking about. There are 2.4 million homes or businesses now connected to high speed internet since 2021.

                https://www.commerce.gov/news/blog/2024/09/biden-harris-administration-delivering-promise-connect-everyone-america-reliable

                That being said... I'm just being a fact checker here lol. Who knows if those 2.4 million places would've been connected to high speed internet anyway as it slowly rolls out to everywhere. Lots of grants approved, and all that bullshit but one thing (most of the time) that Trump can do much better is force the change... faster. That's what we need in the white house, and yes... I'm an Elon fan as well, his track record of delivering game-changing new technologies isn't even close to being matched in history.

                George KG 1 Reply Last reply
                • 89th8 89th

                  @George-K said in Stargate!:

                  @taiwan_girl said in Stargate!:

                  How much was the internet expansion supposed to cost by President Biden?

                  $45 billion, and zero connected.

                  Starlink, as we've discussed, could have done it at a fraction of the cost.

                  Zero connected? What are you talking about. There are 2.4 million homes or businesses now connected to high speed internet since 2021.

                  https://www.commerce.gov/news/blog/2024/09/biden-harris-administration-delivering-promise-connect-everyone-america-reliable

                  That being said... I'm just being a fact checker here lol. Who knows if those 2.4 million places would've been connected to high speed internet anyway as it slowly rolls out to everywhere. Lots of grants approved, and all that bullshit but one thing (most of the time) that Trump can do much better is force the change... faster. That's what we need in the white house, and yes... I'm an Elon fan as well, his track record of delivering game-changing new technologies isn't even close to being matched in history.

                  George KG Offline
                  George KG Offline
                  George K
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #23

                  @89th said in Stargate!:

                  Zero connected? What are you talking about. There are 2.4 million homes or businesses now connected to high speed internet since 2021.

                  It was part of the "rural expansion" program. This, from 4 months ago.

                  https://www.wsj.com/opinion/kamala-harris-joe-biden-broadband-internet-rollout-cox-communications-8acba576

                  The 2021 infrastructure law included $42.5 billion for states to expand broadband to “unserved,” mostly rural, communities. Three years later, ground hasn’t been broken on a single project. The Administration recently said construction won’t start until next year at the earliest, meaning many projects won’t be up and running until the end of the decade.

                  Blame the Administration’s political regulations. States must submit plans to the Commerce Department about how they’ll use the funds and their bidding process for providers. Commerce has piled on mandates that are nowhere in the law and has rejected state plans that don’t advance progressive goals.

                  Take how the Administration is forcing providers to subsidize service for low-income customers. Commerce required that Virginia revise its plan so bidders had to offer a specified “affordable” price. This is rate regulation.

                  Is the Wall Street Journal mistaken?

                  "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                  The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

                  89th8 1 Reply Last reply
                  • AxtremusA Axtremus

                    @Jolly said in Stargate!:

                    @Axtremus said in Stargate!:

                    @Jolly said in Stargate!:

                    @Axtremus said in Stargate!:

                    @Jolly said in Stargate!:

                    @Axtremus said in Stargate!:

                    @Jolly said in Stargate!:

                    Trump was talking >$1T investment today. He wasn't specific on Federal input, other than streamlining all permit processes (including importing talent) and making sure these centers have adequate power.

                    More H1-B visas FTW!!!

                    He talked about that. At length. Remember what he said?

                    He said he likes very competent people coming into our country.

                    What do you remember he said?

                    Did you watch the presser with the CEOs?

                    Ha, it seems you either don't remember what he said, or you don't understand what he said so you cannot retell it, so you resort to evading the simple question.

                    No, I watched it and I well remember what he said.

                    So that leaves the possibility that you don't understand what he said, and thus cannot articulate what he said.

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                    Jolly
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #24

                    @Axtremus said in Stargate!:

                    @Jolly said in Stargate!:

                    @Axtremus said in Stargate!:

                    @Jolly said in Stargate!:

                    @Axtremus said in Stargate!:

                    @Jolly said in Stargate!:

                    @Axtremus said in Stargate!:

                    @Jolly said in Stargate!:

                    Trump was talking >$1T investment today. He wasn't specific on Federal input, other than streamlining all permit processes (including importing talent) and making sure these centers have adequate power.

                    More H1-B visas FTW!!!

                    He talked about that. At length. Remember what he said?

                    He said he likes very competent people coming into our country.

                    What do you remember he said?

                    Did you watch the presser with the CEOs?

                    Ha, it seems you either don't remember what he said, or you don't understand what he said so you cannot retell it, so you resort to evading the simple question.

                    No, I watched it and I well remember what he said.

                    So that leaves the possibility that you don't understand what he said, and thus cannot articulate what he said.

                    Ok, dumbshit. You don't know and don't want to know.

                    Remain ignorant, fool.

                    “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                    Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                    • George KG George K

                      @89th said in Stargate!:

                      Zero connected? What are you talking about. There are 2.4 million homes or businesses now connected to high speed internet since 2021.

                      It was part of the "rural expansion" program. This, from 4 months ago.

                      https://www.wsj.com/opinion/kamala-harris-joe-biden-broadband-internet-rollout-cox-communications-8acba576

                      The 2021 infrastructure law included $42.5 billion for states to expand broadband to “unserved,” mostly rural, communities. Three years later, ground hasn’t been broken on a single project. The Administration recently said construction won’t start until next year at the earliest, meaning many projects won’t be up and running until the end of the decade.

                      Blame the Administration’s political regulations. States must submit plans to the Commerce Department about how they’ll use the funds and their bidding process for providers. Commerce has piled on mandates that are nowhere in the law and has rejected state plans that don’t advance progressive goals.

                      Take how the Administration is forcing providers to subsidize service for low-income customers. Commerce required that Virginia revise its plan so bidders had to offer a specified “affordable” price. This is rate regulation.

                      Is the Wall Street Journal mistaken?

                      89th8 Offline
                      89th8 Offline
                      89th
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #25

                      @George-K said in Stargate!:

                      @89th said in Stargate!:

                      Zero connected? What are you talking about. There are 2.4 million homes or businesses now connected to high speed internet since 2021.

                      It was part of the "rural expansion" program. This, from 4 months ago.

                      https://www.wsj.com/opinion/kamala-harris-joe-biden-broadband-internet-rollout-cox-communications-8acba576

                      The 2021 infrastructure law included $42.5 billion for states to expand broadband to “unserved,” mostly rural, communities. Three years later, ground hasn’t been broken on a single project. The Administration recently said construction won’t start until next year at the earliest, meaning many projects won’t be up and running until the end of the decade.

                      Blame the Administration’s political regulations. States must submit plans to the Commerce Department about how they’ll use the funds and their bidding process for providers. Commerce has piled on mandates that are nowhere in the law and has rejected state plans that don’t advance progressive goals.

                      Take how the Administration is forcing providers to subsidize service for low-income customers. Commerce required that Virginia revise its plan so bidders had to offer a specified “affordable” price. This is rate regulation.

                      Is the Wall Street Journal mistaken?

                      No probably not. Even the link I posted above just came off as throwing a bunch of numbers out there "grants! loans! money! permits!" as if they were trying to hide the actual number of rural folks who can now browse TITKOK in 4K.

                      George KG 1 Reply Last reply
                      • 89th8 89th

                        @George-K said in Stargate!:

                        @89th said in Stargate!:

                        Zero connected? What are you talking about. There are 2.4 million homes or businesses now connected to high speed internet since 2021.

                        It was part of the "rural expansion" program. This, from 4 months ago.

                        https://www.wsj.com/opinion/kamala-harris-joe-biden-broadband-internet-rollout-cox-communications-8acba576

                        The 2021 infrastructure law included $42.5 billion for states to expand broadband to “unserved,” mostly rural, communities. Three years later, ground hasn’t been broken on a single project. The Administration recently said construction won’t start until next year at the earliest, meaning many projects won’t be up and running until the end of the decade.

                        Blame the Administration’s political regulations. States must submit plans to the Commerce Department about how they’ll use the funds and their bidding process for providers. Commerce has piled on mandates that are nowhere in the law and has rejected state plans that don’t advance progressive goals.

                        Take how the Administration is forcing providers to subsidize service for low-income customers. Commerce required that Virginia revise its plan so bidders had to offer a specified “affordable” price. This is rate regulation.

                        Is the Wall Street Journal mistaken?

                        No probably not. Even the link I posted above just came off as throwing a bunch of numbers out there "grants! loans! money! permits!" as if they were trying to hide the actual number of rural folks who can now browse TITKOK in 4K.

                        George KG Offline
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                        George K
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #26

                        @89th said in Stargate!:

                        Even the link I posted above just came off as throwing a bunch of numbers out there "grants! loans! money! permits!" as if they were trying to hide the actual number of rural folks who can now browse TITKOK in 4K.

                        Exactly my point. Giving a grant to do something (Internet connectivity) is vastly different from plugging in the modem/router.

                        Starlink could have done it on the cheap.

                        $600 for equipment and $120 a month.

                        https://www.pcmag.com/explainers/how-much-does-starlink-cost

                        Assuming 17.7 million rural households in the US (that's the number ChatGPT gave me) , the cost to install Starlink in all of those would be about $10.6 billion.

                        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                        • taiwan_girlT Online
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                          taiwan_girl
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #27

                          Trouble in Paradise?

                          Shortly after President Donald Trump announced a new massive AI infrastructure investment from the White House, “First Buddy” Elon Musk tried to tear it down.

                          “They don’t actually have the money,” Musk wrote on his social media platform X. “SoftBank has well under $10B secured. I have that on good authority.”

                          Trump said the investment will create a new company, called Stargate, to grow artificial intelligence infrastructure in the United States. The leaders of SoftBank, OpenAI and Oracle stood alongside Trump during the announcement. Their respective companies will invest $100 billion in total for the project to start, with plans to pour up to $500 billion into Stargate in the coming years.

                          https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/22/tech/elon-musk-trump-stargate-openai/index.html

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                            Jolly
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #28

                            No, difference in opinions. Elon is talking about secured money. I figure the Trump figure takes a more optimistic figure based on total investment over time and with government help.

                            “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                            Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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