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		lazide on June 17, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: First look at the upcoming Starlink Mini They do have a heater in some versions - uses another 30-50 watts and is for melting snow.

gonesilent on June 17, 2024 | [–]

It's just running the chips hot.

lazide on June 18, 2024 | | [–]

I guess any sufficiently inefficient computer is indistinguishable from a space heater.

RockRobotRock on June 18, 2024 | | | [–]

previous HN thread on this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29943898

funcDropShadow on June 19, 2024 | [–]

I thought it was for comforting cats.

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