Satellite internet: More useful than sending a car into space

<p><a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-how-a-coding-error-caused-rogers-outage-that-left-millions-without/">A coding error</a> reportedly caused the massive outage at Canadian telecom company Rogers that affected more than 10 million customers—a quarter of Canada’s population.</p><p>In a rut? Hacker News has <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32226910">some advice</a> for climbing out. (Hint: More screen time won’t help.)</p><p><i>The Verge </i><a href="https://www.theverge.com/23204125/starlink-oneweb-project-kuiper-satellite-internet-service-elon-musk">reports</a> on how <a href="https://stackoverflow.blog/2021/05/11/building-a-space-based-isp/">Starlink</a> and other companies that provide internet connectivity through low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites are shaping an “orbital internet.”</p><p>Michael Pollan’s 2019 book <i>How to Change Your Mind</i>—an exploration of psychedelic therapy’s history, current status, and future potential—is now <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/15/arts/television/how-to-change-your-mind-netflix-michael-pollan.html">a four-part Netflix documentary</a>. We at Stack Overflow DO NOT recommend illegal drug use, but we <i>can </i>recommend the documentary.</p><p>Today’s <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/help/badges/8842/lifeboat">Lifeboat badge</a> goes to user <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/users/1668533/satpal">Satpal</a> for their answer to the question <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/34656758/setinterval-with-random-time-in-javascript">'setinterval' with random time in JavaScript</a>.</p>