<article>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#article09_07_04_150231</id>
	<title>TerreStar Launches World's Largest Telecom Satellite</title>
	<author>Soulskill</author>
	<datestamp>1246725600000</datestamp>
	<htmltext>An anonymous reader sends news that TerreStar-1, the largest satellite ever made for the purpose of telecommunications, <a href="http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/090701-sn-largest-satellite-launched.html">successfully launched earlier this week</a> from a European spaceport. Its launch weight was 6,910 kg, and it is "distinguished by a giant, 60-foot (18-meter) wide S-band antenna that will be unfurled in the coming weeks. Once the satellite's two solar wings are deployed, TerreStar-1 is expected to have a wingspan of about 106 feet (32.4 meters). ... It is designed to provide mobile voice and data communications in North America to smartphone-size handsets using the 2-gigahertz, or S-band, portion of the radio spectrum. The system is designed to function with a network of ground-based signal amplifiers to permit service in areas the satellite cannot reach, such as urban canyons and areas outside the line-of-sight view of the spacecraft." <a href="http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEM7NP1P0WF\_index\_0.html">Video and details of the launch</a> are available from the ESA.</htmltext>
<tokenext>An anonymous reader sends news that TerreStar-1 , the largest satellite ever made for the purpose of telecommunications , successfully launched earlier this week from a European spaceport .
Its launch weight was 6,910 kg , and it is " distinguished by a giant , 60-foot ( 18-meter ) wide S-band antenna that will be unfurled in the coming weeks .
Once the satellite 's two solar wings are deployed , TerreStar-1 is expected to have a wingspan of about 106 feet ( 32.4 meters ) .
... It is designed to provide mobile voice and data communications in North America to smartphone-size handsets using the 2-gigahertz , or S-band , portion of the radio spectrum .
The system is designed to function with a network of ground-based signal amplifiers to permit service in areas the satellite can not reach , such as urban canyons and areas outside the line-of-sight view of the spacecraft .
" Video and details of the launch are available from the ESA .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>An anonymous reader sends news that TerreStar-1, the largest satellite ever made for the purpose of telecommunications, successfully launched earlier this week from a European spaceport.
Its launch weight was 6,910 kg, and it is "distinguished by a giant, 60-foot (18-meter) wide S-band antenna that will be unfurled in the coming weeks.
Once the satellite's two solar wings are deployed, TerreStar-1 is expected to have a wingspan of about 106 feet (32.4 meters).
... It is designed to provide mobile voice and data communications in North America to smartphone-size handsets using the 2-gigahertz, or S-band, portion of the radio spectrum.
The system is designed to function with a network of ground-based signal amplifiers to permit service in areas the satellite cannot reach, such as urban canyons and areas outside the line-of-sight view of the spacecraft.
" Video and details of the launch are available from the ESA.</sentencetext>
</article>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_04_150231.28581099</id>
	<title>Re:"from a European spaceport"</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1246730700000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Insightful</modclass>
	<modscore>3</modscore>
	<htmltext>Uh, French Guiana is part of the French Republic and is part of European Union... so it's a South American territory of the European Union.
<br>
Politics vs. Geography 1 - 0<nobr> <wbr></nobr>:-)</htmltext>
<tokenext>Uh , French Guiana is part of the French Republic and is part of European Union... so it 's a South American territory of the European Union .
Politics vs. Geography 1 - 0 : - )</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Uh, French Guiana is part of the French Republic and is part of European Union... so it's a South American territory of the European Union.
Politics vs. Geography 1 - 0 :-)</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_04_150231.28580919</parent>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_04_150231.28581041</id>
	<title>Interesting Market</title>
	<author>binaryspiral</author>
	<datestamp>1246730460000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Many people are wondering wtf would anyone use this for... and interestingly enough I was just watching a news report that was describing why ranchers out in the middle of nowhere were against the US government's upcoming law that may require them to tag and track every beef cattle during its travel from the birth canal to the slaughter house. Most ranchers said they have no way of uploading tagging and tracking data when out in the middle of their 1000 acre land, and would cause most small beef producers to go out of business because they couldn't be compliant with the law.</p><p>Problem solved with this solution. Hand held scanners, satellite based data relays - done.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Many people are wondering wtf would anyone use this for... and interestingly enough I was just watching a news report that was describing why ranchers out in the middle of nowhere were against the US government 's upcoming law that may require them to tag and track every beef cattle during its travel from the birth canal to the slaughter house .
Most ranchers said they have no way of uploading tagging and tracking data when out in the middle of their 1000 acre land , and would cause most small beef producers to go out of business because they could n't be compliant with the law.Problem solved with this solution .
Hand held scanners , satellite based data relays - done .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Many people are wondering wtf would anyone use this for... and interestingly enough I was just watching a news report that was describing why ranchers out in the middle of nowhere were against the US government's upcoming law that may require them to tag and track every beef cattle during its travel from the birth canal to the slaughter house.
Most ranchers said they have no way of uploading tagging and tracking data when out in the middle of their 1000 acre land, and would cause most small beef producers to go out of business because they couldn't be compliant with the law.Problem solved with this solution.
Hand held scanners, satellite based data relays - done.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_04_150231.28583639</id>
	<title>Re:Anyone else misread the company as Tereastarr?</title>
	<author>Torodung</author>
	<datestamp>1246715520000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Did someone say "pirating?"<nobr> <wbr></nobr>;^)</p><p>"That's the second biggest telcom satellite I've ever seen!"</p><p>(Now all we need is to send up the shuttle for the Q-tip docking maneuver.)</p><p>--<br>Toro</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Did someone say " pirating ?
" ; ^ ) " That 's the second biggest telcom satellite I 've ever seen !
" ( Now all we need is to send up the shuttle for the Q-tip docking maneuver .
) --Toro</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Did someone say "pirating?
" ;^)"That's the second biggest telcom satellite I've ever seen!
"(Now all we need is to send up the shuttle for the Q-tip docking maneuver.
)--Toro</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_04_150231.28581353</parent>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_04_150231.28581381</id>
	<title>Re:"from a European spaceport"</title>
	<author>John Hasler</author>
	<datestamp>1246733040000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Informativ</modclass>
	<modscore>3</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>European Union != Europe.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>European Union ! = Europe .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>European Union != Europe.</sentencetext>
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</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_04_150231.28581097</id>
	<title>Urban Canyons?</title>
	<author>hackel</author>
	<datestamp>1246730700000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Wow, are thy building cities into cliff faces now?  That's so cool!</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Wow , are thy building cities into cliff faces now ?
That 's so cool !</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Wow, are thy building cities into cliff faces now?
That's so cool!</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_04_150231.28581205</id>
	<title>Specs</title>
	<author>zogger</author>
	<datestamp>1246731780000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Informativ</modclass>
	<modscore>2</modscore>
	<htmltext><p><a href="http://www.terrestar.com/inc/pdf/TerreStar-Spec-Sheet-2009.pdf" title="terrestar.com" rel="nofollow">Link to the handset specs (PDF)</a> [terrestar.com]</p><p>windows mobile and assorted normal windows smartphone apps, multiband (with the sat freqs, some GSM freqs, wifi, hifi, lowfi, french fri...), MicroSD, USB, 2.6 inch screen, qwerty keyboard, camera, plays some vids and tunes, etc. Basically a normal smartphone that also can do the satphone gig. No mention of cost or subscription plan cost that I could see on the site (might be there, just not seeing it easy). An interesting device and network idea, a little convergence there.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Link to the handset specs ( PDF ) [ terrestar.com ] windows mobile and assorted normal windows smartphone apps , multiband ( with the sat freqs , some GSM freqs , wifi , hifi , lowfi , french fri... ) , MicroSD , USB , 2.6 inch screen , qwerty keyboard , camera , plays some vids and tunes , etc .
Basically a normal smartphone that also can do the satphone gig .
No mention of cost or subscription plan cost that I could see on the site ( might be there , just not seeing it easy ) .
An interesting device and network idea , a little convergence there .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Link to the handset specs (PDF) [terrestar.com]windows mobile and assorted normal windows smartphone apps, multiband (with the sat freqs, some GSM freqs, wifi, hifi, lowfi, french fri...), MicroSD, USB, 2.6 inch screen, qwerty keyboard, camera, plays some vids and tunes, etc.
Basically a normal smartphone that also can do the satphone gig.
No mention of cost or subscription plan cost that I could see on the site (might be there, just not seeing it easy).
An interesting device and network idea, a little convergence there.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_04_150231.28581073</id>
	<title>Re:Line of Sight?</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1246730640000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Informativ</modclass>
	<modscore>4</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>"Ground based relay stations" = Cell Towers.... The only time it would actually rely on the satellite is when GSM/EGRPS (850, 900, 1800, 1900) is not available. (It also appears that WCDMA is also supported) http://www.terrestar.com/inc/pdf/TerreStar-Spec-Sheet-2009.pdf</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>" Ground based relay stations " = Cell Towers.... The only time it would actually rely on the satellite is when GSM/EGRPS ( 850 , 900 , 1800 , 1900 ) is not available .
( It also appears that WCDMA is also supported ) http : //www.terrestar.com/inc/pdf/TerreStar-Spec-Sheet-2009.pdf</tokentext>
<sentencetext>"Ground based relay stations" = Cell Towers.... The only time it would actually rely on the satellite is when GSM/EGRPS (850, 900, 1800, 1900) is not available.
(It also appears that WCDMA is also supported) http://www.terrestar.com/inc/pdf/TerreStar-Spec-Sheet-2009.pdf</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_04_150231.28580949</parent>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_04_150231.28581739</id>
	<title>Geosynchronous orbit = lag</title>
	<author>bradley13</author>
	<datestamp>1246735980000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Interestin</modclass>
	<modscore>2</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>What market do they think they have for this? Unless you are out in the countryside away from any wireless coverage, why would you want to use a geosynchronous satellite? The lag is incredibly annoying. For data connections it won't matter so much, but who has different providers for voice and data?

</p><p>Unless there is something I am missing, this is concept is DOA.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>What market do they think they have for this ?
Unless you are out in the countryside away from any wireless coverage , why would you want to use a geosynchronous satellite ?
The lag is incredibly annoying .
For data connections it wo n't matter so much , but who has different providers for voice and data ?
Unless there is something I am missing , this is concept is DOA .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>What market do they think they have for this?
Unless you are out in the countryside away from any wireless coverage, why would you want to use a geosynchronous satellite?
The lag is incredibly annoying.
For data connections it won't matter so much, but who has different providers for voice and data?
Unless there is something I am missing, this is concept is DOA.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_04_150231.28584305</id>
	<title>Re:"from a European spaceport"</title>
	<author>sznupi</author>
	<datestamp>1246726080000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>There are at least two spaceports in continental Europe - one in the northern areas of Sweden, one in Russia (Plesetsk Cosmodrome).</p><p>And IMHO, as somebody fed up slightly with "polish concentration camps" you hear now and then in the news, I think that calling it European spaceport is fine. So is "European spaceport in French Guiana / South America" (even better, but slightly too long)</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>There are at least two spaceports in continental Europe - one in the northern areas of Sweden , one in Russia ( Plesetsk Cosmodrome ) .And IMHO , as somebody fed up slightly with " polish concentration camps " you hear now and then in the news , I think that calling it European spaceport is fine .
So is " European spaceport in French Guiana / South America " ( even better , but slightly too long )</tokentext>
<sentencetext>There are at least two spaceports in continental Europe - one in the northern areas of Sweden, one in Russia (Plesetsk Cosmodrome).And IMHO, as somebody fed up slightly with "polish concentration camps" you hear now and then in the news, I think that calling it European spaceport is fine.
So is "European spaceport in French Guiana / South America" (even better, but slightly too long)</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_04_150231.28580919</parent>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_04_150231.28583989</id>
	<title>Re:"from a European spaceport"</title>
	<author>igny</author>
	<datestamp>1246721160000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>Remember Louisiana was once European, and Alaska was Asian. It took quite a bit of cash to restore the continental integrity.</htmltext>
<tokenext>Remember Louisiana was once European , and Alaska was Asian .
It took quite a bit of cash to restore the continental integrity .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Remember Louisiana was once European, and Alaska was Asian.
It took quite a bit of cash to restore the continental integrity.</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_04_150231.28581099</parent>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_04_150231.28581353</id>
	<title>Anyone else misread the company as Tereastarr?</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1246732860000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>For a second there, I thought the world's biggest music pirating satellite was launched.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>For a second there , I thought the world 's biggest music pirating satellite was launched .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>For a second there, I thought the world's biggest music pirating satellite was launched.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_04_150231.28580897</id>
	<title>Don't tell the RIAA</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1246729380000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Offtopic</modclass>
	<modscore>-1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>MediaSentry records may suggest that Jammie Thomas launched the Terrea Star satellite in order to "make available" more music.  This is good news.  For record industry lawyers.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>MediaSentry records may suggest that Jammie Thomas launched the Terrea Star satellite in order to " make available " more music .
This is good news .
For record industry lawyers .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>MediaSentry records may suggest that Jammie Thomas launched the Terrea Star satellite in order to "make available" more music.
This is good news.
For record industry lawyers.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_04_150231.28581145</id>
	<title>United Planets?</title>
	<author>damnfuct</author>
	<datestamp>1246731240000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>I thought the United Planets council outlawed Terror Stars. Hmph.</htmltext>
<tokenext>I thought the United Planets council outlawed Terror Stars .
Hmph .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I thought the United Planets council outlawed Terror Stars.
Hmph.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_04_150231.28582269</id>
	<title>Anonymous Coward</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1246698900000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>According to the European Space Agency (ESA) article, the Ariane 5 ECA was designed to launch a payload up to 9.6 tonnes. The TerreStar 1 weighs 6.91 tonnes leaving about 2.69 tonnes unaccounted for. Anyone know what other satellite was along for the flight?</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>According to the European Space Agency ( ESA ) article , the Ariane 5 ECA was designed to launch a payload up to 9.6 tonnes .
The TerreStar 1 weighs 6.91 tonnes leaving about 2.69 tonnes unaccounted for .
Anyone know what other satellite was along for the flight ?</tokentext>
<sentencetext>According to the European Space Agency (ESA) article, the Ariane 5 ECA was designed to launch a payload up to 9.6 tonnes.
The TerreStar 1 weighs 6.91 tonnes leaving about 2.69 tonnes unaccounted for.
Anyone know what other satellite was along for the flight?</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_04_150231.28581093</id>
	<title>business need ?</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1246730700000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>should we care ? this thing has no business need for its services.<br>ground based cells cover 99\% of what everyone wants. for the rest there iridium.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>should we care ?
this thing has no business need for its services.ground based cells cover 99 \ % of what everyone wants .
for the rest there iridium .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>should we care ?
this thing has no business need for its services.ground based cells cover 99\% of what everyone wants.
for the rest there iridium.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_04_150231.28582573</id>
	<title>What I'm wondering</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1246702140000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>How could an antenna for frequencies with a wavelength of a few centimeters be 18 meters wide?</htmltext>
<tokenext>How could an antenna for frequencies with a wavelength of a few centimeters be 18 meters wide ?</tokentext>
<sentencetext>How could an antenna for frequencies with a wavelength of a few centimeters be 18 meters wide?</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_04_150231.28595627</id>
	<title>Re:Line of Sight?</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1246900920000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>"S-Band is the same band WiFi uses, and you need a pringles can to get more than a mile."<nobr> <wbr></nobr>...at 30mW transmit power, with a not very scientifically designed antenna.  I'm pretty sure rocket scientists and the people who design satellites aren't going to put something that big in orbit if it is useless.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>" S-Band is the same band WiFi uses , and you need a pringles can to get more than a mile .
" ...at 30mW transmit power , with a not very scientifically designed antenna .
I 'm pretty sure rocket scientists and the people who design satellites are n't going to put something that big in orbit if it is useless .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>"S-Band is the same band WiFi uses, and you need a pringles can to get more than a mile.
" ...at 30mW transmit power, with a not very scientifically designed antenna.
I'm pretty sure rocket scientists and the people who design satellites aren't going to put something that big in orbit if it is useless.</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_04_150231.28580949</parent>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_04_150231.28580949</id>
	<title>Line of Sight?</title>
	<author>girlintraining</author>
	<datestamp>1246729740000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Insightful</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>LOS will be lost in most of any downtown urban region. Tall skyscrapers eat signals, film at 11. And under bridges. Or inside. Anything beamed from geosyncronous orbit's going to be very weak. How do you think it'll work reaching into a staircase in a 50 story skyscraper? Or in a grocery store? S-Band is the same band WiFi uses, and you need a pringles can to get more than a mile. What do you think the signal attenuation's going to be on something 26,200 miles away? O.o</p><p>Yeah. Ground based relay stations. You're gonna need 'em.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>LOS will be lost in most of any downtown urban region .
Tall skyscrapers eat signals , film at 11 .
And under bridges .
Or inside .
Anything beamed from geosyncronous orbit 's going to be very weak .
How do you think it 'll work reaching into a staircase in a 50 story skyscraper ?
Or in a grocery store ?
S-Band is the same band WiFi uses , and you need a pringles can to get more than a mile .
What do you think the signal attenuation 's going to be on something 26,200 miles away ?
O.oYeah. Ground based relay stations .
You 're gon na need 'em .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>LOS will be lost in most of any downtown urban region.
Tall skyscrapers eat signals, film at 11.
And under bridges.
Or inside.
Anything beamed from geosyncronous orbit's going to be very weak.
How do you think it'll work reaching into a staircase in a 50 story skyscraper?
Or in a grocery store?
S-Band is the same band WiFi uses, and you need a pringles can to get more than a mile.
What do you think the signal attenuation's going to be on something 26,200 miles away?
O.oYeah. Ground based relay stations.
You're gonna need 'em.</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_04_150231.28580925</id>
	<title>"I am Terrestar!"</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1246729620000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Funny</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>"Run! Run! Run!"<br> <br>"Beware, coward!" "I hunger!"</htmltext>
<tokenext>" Run !
Run ! Run !
" " Beware , coward !
" " I hunger !
"</tokentext>
<sentencetext>"Run!
Run! Run!
" "Beware, coward!
" "I hunger!
"</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_04_150231.28581597</id>
	<title>Now what we now need is....</title>
	<author>holywarrior21c</author>
	<datestamp>1246734720000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>beowulf cluster of these and i won't drive off that bridge onto the river again!! enough w/ suicidal GPSes, plz!!</htmltext>
<tokenext>beowulf cluster of these and i wo n't drive off that bridge onto the river again ! !
enough w/ suicidal GPSes , plz !
!</tokentext>
<sentencetext>beowulf cluster of these and i won't drive off that bridge onto the river again!!
enough w/ suicidal GPSes, plz!
!</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_04_150231.28583035</id>
	<title>Re:What I'm wondering</title>
	<author>the\_other\_chewey</author>
	<datestamp>1246707660000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Informativ</modclass>
	<modscore>2</modscore>
	<htmltext><p><div class="quote"><p>How could an antenna for frequencies with a wavelength of a few centimeters be 18 meters wide?</p></div><p>
In space, nobody can hear your phone - unless he has a really big reflector.</p></div>
	</htmltext>
<tokenext>How could an antenna for frequencies with a wavelength of a few centimeters be 18 meters wide ?
In space , nobody can hear your phone - unless he has a really big reflector .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>How could an antenna for frequencies with a wavelength of a few centimeters be 18 meters wide?
In space, nobody can hear your phone - unless he has a really big reflector.
	</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_04_150231.28582573</parent>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_04_150231.28580919</id>
	<title>"from a European spaceport"</title>
	<author>John Hasler</author>
	<datestamp>1246729620000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Interestin</modclass>
	<modscore>2</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>No.  From a South American spaceport.  As far as I know there are no spaceports in Europe.  Though you *could* call it a French spaceport...</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>No .
From a South American spaceport .
As far as I know there are no spaceports in Europe .
Though you * could * call it a French spaceport.. .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>No.
From a South American spaceport.
As far as I know there are no spaceports in Europe.
Though you *could* call it a French spaceport...</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_04_150231.28585247</id>
	<title>Re:Interesting Market</title>
	<author>SlashWombat</author>
	<datestamp>1246788480000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>If we are to believe "media" hype (AKA <b>The X-Files</b>) Every cow in the world has already been fitted with a tracking transponder. (And an awful lot of humans as well!). So why not buy the data from them?</htmltext>
<tokenext>If we are to believe " media " hype ( AKA The X-Files ) Every cow in the world has already been fitted with a tracking transponder .
( And an awful lot of humans as well ! ) .
So why not buy the data from them ?</tokentext>
<sentencetext>If we are to believe "media" hype (AKA The X-Files) Every cow in the world has already been fitted with a tracking transponder.
(And an awful lot of humans as well!).
So why not buy the data from them?</sentencetext>
	<parent>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_04_150231.28581041</parent>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_04_150231.28581461</id>
	<title>how many HD channels can this sent out?</title>
	<author>Joe The Dragon</author>
	<datestamp>1246733580000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>how many HD channels can this sent out?</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>how many HD channels can this sent out ?</tokentext>
<sentencetext>how many HD channels can this sent out?</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_04_150231.28586713</id>
	<title>Now that rhe Ion Cannon is up...</title>
	<author>hlavac</author>
	<datestamp>1246813740000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>Now that the Ion Cannon is up and running, Europe announces formation of the Global Defense Initiative<nobr> <wbr></nobr>;)</htmltext>
<tokenext>Now that the Ion Cannon is up and running , Europe announces formation of the Global Defense Initiative ; )</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Now that the Ion Cannon is up and running, Europe announces formation of the Global Defense Initiative ;)</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_04_150231.28581537</id>
	<title>geostationary?</title>
	<author>green1</author>
	<datestamp>1246734300000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Interestin</modclass>
	<modscore>2</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>I thought the geostationary model for satellite phones had finally come to an end... the latency is just too high to comfortably carry on a conversation. The LEO satellite constellations are a much better way to work for a phone, the delays aren't really much more than a cell phone (apparently to the user). I've actually been looking forward to someone doing a LEO constellation for satellite broadband, it could finally make it useful. I've been quite impressed when using the Iridium network. Globalstar though has some work to do yet, too many holes in their constellation.</p><p>As others have pointed out though, Satellite alone has some major coverage problems (anywhere sheltered or indoors) but combined with the cell network this could be a powerful tool (though a pretty pricey one I bet!)</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>I thought the geostationary model for satellite phones had finally come to an end... the latency is just too high to comfortably carry on a conversation .
The LEO satellite constellations are a much better way to work for a phone , the delays are n't really much more than a cell phone ( apparently to the user ) .
I 've actually been looking forward to someone doing a LEO constellation for satellite broadband , it could finally make it useful .
I 've been quite impressed when using the Iridium network .
Globalstar though has some work to do yet , too many holes in their constellation.As others have pointed out though , Satellite alone has some major coverage problems ( anywhere sheltered or indoors ) but combined with the cell network this could be a powerful tool ( though a pretty pricey one I bet !
)</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I thought the geostationary model for satellite phones had finally come to an end... the latency is just too high to comfortably carry on a conversation.
The LEO satellite constellations are a much better way to work for a phone, the delays aren't really much more than a cell phone (apparently to the user).
I've actually been looking forward to someone doing a LEO constellation for satellite broadband, it could finally make it useful.
I've been quite impressed when using the Iridium network.
Globalstar though has some work to do yet, too many holes in their constellation.As others have pointed out though, Satellite alone has some major coverage problems (anywhere sheltered or indoors) but combined with the cell network this could be a powerful tool (though a pretty pricey one I bet!
)</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_04_150231.28581015</id>
	<title>It's so large</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1246730220000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Funny</modclass>
	<modscore>2</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>it was cheaper to launch the Earth in the other direction.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>it was cheaper to launch the Earth in the other direction .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>it was cheaper to launch the Earth in the other direction.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_04_150231.28580917</id>
	<title>Smeone's been drinking too much Red Bull ...</title>
	<author>tomhudson</author>
	<datestamp>1246729560000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Informativ</modclass>
	<modscore>2</modscore>
	<htmltext><blockquote><div><p>Once the satellite's two solar wings are deployed, TerreStar-1 is expected to have a <b>wingspan</b> of about 106 feet</p></div>
</blockquote><p>
Satellites aren't like kotex - they don't have wings.  Even drinking Red Bull won't change that.</p></div>
	</htmltext>
<tokenext>Once the satellite 's two solar wings are deployed , TerreStar-1 is expected to have a wingspan of about 106 feet Satellites are n't like kotex - they do n't have wings .
Even drinking Red Bull wo n't change that .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Once the satellite's two solar wings are deployed, TerreStar-1 is expected to have a wingspan of about 106 feet

Satellites aren't like kotex - they don't have wings.
Even drinking Red Bull won't change that.
	</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_04_150231.28581043</id>
	<title>tereastarr?</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1246730520000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>How can she afford to launch a satellite (for pirate purposes, of course) after being dinged by the RIAA for over a million?</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>How can she afford to launch a satellite ( for pirate purposes , of course ) after being dinged by the RIAA for over a million ?</tokentext>
<sentencetext>How can she afford to launch a satellite (for pirate purposes, of course) after being dinged by the RIAA for over a million?</sentencetext>
</comment>
<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment09_07_04_150231.28584395</id>
	<title>How far we've come</title>
	<author>spaceyhackerlady</author>
	<datestamp>1246727400000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>This may be the biggest commercial satellite, but 40 years ago we sent space craft weighing a lot more
than this to the Moon. The Apollo LM, alone, had a mass of <em>fifteen tonnes</em>. They
lobbed the CSM (30 tonnes) to the Moon too.

</p><p>That was with 1960s technology, though with lots of money to spend.

</p><p>...laura</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>This may be the biggest commercial satellite , but 40 years ago we sent space craft weighing a lot more than this to the Moon .
The Apollo LM , alone , had a mass of fifteen tonnes .
They lobbed the CSM ( 30 tonnes ) to the Moon too .
That was with 1960s technology , though with lots of money to spend .
...laura</tokentext>
<sentencetext>This may be the biggest commercial satellite, but 40 years ago we sent space craft weighing a lot more
than this to the Moon.
The Apollo LM, alone, had a mass of fifteen tonnes.
They
lobbed the CSM (30 tonnes) to the Moon too.
That was with 1960s technology, though with lots of money to spend.
...laura</sentencetext>
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