While those are worthy ideas, I must disagree with a couple points, on practical grounds. Altering the speed of light after all these years, when it has been used in so many formulas in so many applications, would muck things up something royal. A huge pain in the infrastructure, you know? Think how many notification memos that would involve.
And about moving the geosync satellites in closer - well, it's far too late for that. Too crowded. Too many younger-generation satellites hustling and bustling all around down there in LEO and every one of them in a hurry.
I propose to leave the speed of light where it is, leave the satellites where they are, and concentrate instead on lowering everyone's expectations.
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While those are worthy ideas, I must disagree with a couple points, on practical grounds. Altering the speed of light after all these years, when it has been used in so many formulas in so many applications, would muck things up something royal. A huge pain in the infrastructure, you know? Think how many notification memos that would involve. And about moving the geosync satellites in closer - well, it's far too late for that. Too crowded. Too many younger-generation satellites hustling and bustling all around down there in LEO and every one of them in a hurry. I propose to leave the speed of light where it is, leave the satellites where they are, and concentrate instead on lowering everyone's expectations.