@gridbugs reminds me of some folks who tried to rebuild the #XBAND service with some #VoIP adapters...
XBAND SNES OST - Song 3

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If someone were to ever do a #remake of the original #HackersMovie but can't secure #licensing for the original tracks, they should see if they can use the #XBAND #OST:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpxcVyPwqxw

#music #mukke #mood #Soundtrack #Hackers #Hackers_Movie

XBand SNES OST - Song 1

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This week’s #ConcertCollectable is a poster for the X the Band show at WOW Hall in Eugene, OR on October 31, 1981. Supporting acts #RomeoVoid and #TheEnemy. #80smusic #XBand

Wanna chat on Discord from your Saturn? Those with a DreamPi and a NetLink or XBand modem can enjoy even more functionality now that SHIRO! has added Discross to our Discord server! Guest writer Shadowmask has the details:

https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2025/08/08/shiro-adds-support-for-netlink-discord-messaging-with-discross/

#sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming #retrogames #videogames #discord #netlink #xband #onlinegaming

Infinix XBAND Officially Launched In Malaysia; Priced At RM169

Infinix has unveiled the XBAND, a slim and lightweight smart band, in Malaysia. Designed for fitness-focused consumers, the wearable is equipped with an array of health-tracking and workout feature…

Lowyat.NET

September 1994:
Nintendo owns CES,
The future belongs to the internet &
EA disses Sega

These stories and many more on the latest VGNRTM!
https://www.patreon.com/posts/september-1994-131691264

#PSX #N64 #SNES #Genesis #Jaguar #Atari #3DO #CDi #Commodore #Konix #Blizzard #ESRB #MortalKombat #PowerPC #Apple #Windows #Xband

“You wouldn’t steal a car” anti-piracy campaign may have used pirated fonts https://arstechni.ca/hwtBo #youwouldn'tdownloadacar #youwouldn'tstealacar #ffconfidential #Anti-Piracy #antipiracy #xbandrough #typefaces #fontfont #monotype #fonts #xband #Tech #MPAA #MPA
“You wouldn’t steal a car” anti-piracy campaign may have used pirated fonts

Digging into archived site points to use of questionable text styling.

Ars Technica

@HonkHase Hoffentlich wird die #Bundeswehr für ein #BwSATCOM-3 dann sowas wie #Iridium bzw. #IridiumNext fahren wollen, weil das geht mit überschaubarer Satellitenzahl sehr gut!

Ich rechne allerdings eher damit dass diese ne #TDRS-mäßige Konstellation für #UHFSATCOM & #Xband-#MILSATCOM aufsetzen werden...

  • Bleibt zu hoffen dass es ein offen spezifizierter & sicherer Standard ist und kein proprietärer Bullshit alla #TETRA oder #SCIP...
Netted Iridium

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@mastodonmigration @GottaLaff noone relies solely on #Starlink, espechally given it's big-ass dishes.

  • Even the #US #DoD uses #Iridium & #UHFSATCOM.

  • #SES & #Eutelsat have various commercial #Cband, #KuBand & #KaBand transponders for bidirectional data from their GSOs.

  • #XTAR has a #Xband-Spotbeam.

  • #Ukraine has both #Fiber and #Radio links (civilian and military) to link together units and emplacements. Espechally direct-burial/lie-flat fiber is used because #COTS parts are cheap, commonplace and unlike copper, they can do 160km+ without amplifiers with ample of room for splices.

Pretty shure Starlink was a mere "comfort feature" allowing units to send their drone footage from their FOB to HQ for instant #Meme|fication and "scoreboard updates" but I'm shure worst-case the #NAFO friends will just pack in some 2,5" SSDs and USB cases with the next supply trucks or have some #Skyhook-Style delivery system if that was ever needed.

  • I'm shure the folks in the trenches will miss YouTubing in their toilet break, but I'm shure they still have enough #Memes and #Entertainment in reserve to compensate for it.