Lyudmila [she/her, comrade/them]@hexbear.nettochapotraphouse@hexbear.net•Saw a weird light in the sky just now. It was a white dot that blinked twice then disappeared. Satellite?English
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5 days agoSatellites, airplanes, and balloons can have flashing lights on them to indicate position, but they can also reflect light from way beyond the horizon, resulting in seemingly impossibly bright flashes. The Iridium satellites used to do this reliably and often before they were deorbited, but now OneWeb and Starlink have taken up that mantle with far greater prevalence and annoyancem
Space debris can do this too, like failed Iridium satellites, ALOS, or rocket bodies tumble throughspace and their flares are basically unpredictable.
Pick up a slightly older workstation or flagship model. If it has dedicated graphics, that’s the best you can get. It’s a really good, repairable option that can last for a really long time. It’s the “waste not, want not” option and probably the most utility per dollar you can go with a laptop.