People were price checking purchases using their phones, not actually looking to buy online. If someone is shopping on a tablet, they really mean to buy something with it.
This is not a case of someone having a faster network. It could only have been done by insider knowledge.
They beat the speed of light, so unless the Fed announcement was bad news I don't know how else that could've happened.
It's actually extremely awesome. Lets say a group of satellites is falling out of position. We could launch a single 'anchor' satellite loaded to the brim with propellant which would be able to effectively stabilize the rest of the constellation. That means the rest of the satellites can be launched with less propellant, making the system simpler and costs lower for everyone.
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People were price checking purchases using their phones, not actually looking to buy online. If someone is shopping on a tablet, they really mean to buy something with it.
This is not a case of someone having a faster network. It could only have been done by insider knowledge. They beat the speed of light, so unless the Fed announcement was bad news I don't know how else that could've happened.
So now my girlfriend can't walk out with my steam collection and the cat. Whoop dee-doo.
It's actually extremely awesome. Lets say a group of satellites is falling out of position. We could launch a single 'anchor' satellite loaded to the brim with propellant which would be able to effectively stabilize the rest of the constellation. That means the rest of the satellites can be launched with less propellant, making the system simpler and costs lower for everyone.