To be fair, using the decimal system for everything was the No1 mistake of the french revolution. A duodecimal system would have been so much nicer.

We European get our baby hats provided by social security, same as our baby cigarettes.

Wiping your ass with horse shit is not quite something to be proud of.

I use Joplin with a self hosted WebDAV for syncing. Works like a charms on all my devices.

Much too late for that. If EU declare war to Russia now, trump would probably support Russia and invade Europe. Should have done it as soon as Putin attacked Kiev.

They have very, very different business models. Constellation size is meaningless on its own, you have to account for the satellites capabilities, orbits, and the number and needs of your customers.

This is true at 500km altitude, but not so at higher LEO altitudes.

It’s because your issues are everyone’s issues.

Arianespace is only building and operating launchers. Airbus is also the biggest satellite manufacturer in Europe. They’re in crisis right now, same as their direct European competitor Thales Alenia Space, due to Starlink destroying the traditional space Telecom market, of which they were leaders.