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posted by mrpg on Sunday December 02 2018, @06:55PM   Printer-friendly
from the disruptive-disruptor dept.

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Satellite data business is Amazon’s next disruption target - SpaceNews.com

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos 18 years ago founded Blue Origin to make space travel cheaper and more accessible. The company on Tuesday announced a new foray into the space business by partnering with defense industry giant Lockheed Martin to provide low-cost ground infrastructure to satellite startups.

The new business venture — called AWS Ground Station — brings to bear the cloud-computing capabilities of Amazon Web Services in ground stations where satellite data is uploaded. Lockheed Martin’s contribution to the partnership is a network of distributed antennas that would supplement traditional dish antennas.

“This partnership is designed to be disruptive and lower the barrier of the cost of entry,” Rick Ambrose, executive vice president of Lockheed Martin Space, told SpaceNews. “Startups don’t have to buy computing power or parabolic dishes. You buy what you need, services on demand.”


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  • (Score: 4, Informative) by Nuke on Sunday December 02 2018, @07:13PM (2 children)

    by Nuke (3162) on Sunday December 02 2018, @07:13PM (#768944)

    So "disruptive" is just a new (I meant disruptive) word for "new".

    • (Score: 2) by RandomFactor on Sunday December 02 2018, @07:20PM (1 child)

      by RandomFactor (3682) Subscriber Badge on Sunday December 02 2018, @07:20PM (#768947) Journal

      Don't disrupt the boat.

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      • (Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday December 02 2018, @09:10PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Sunday December 02 2018, @09:10PM (#768975)

        It had been a grueling day. Todd had been made to work overtime, even though he had barely gotten any sleep the previous night. So, when he went home, all he wanted to do was relax. Well, that was the plan, anyway.

        "How could you do this!? How could you use them!?" Todd screamed.
        "They were just sitting there in plain view! I couldn't help myself," his brother, Rodham, replied.
        "But it's my house, and I collected those for myself! What am I going to do now!?" bellowed Todd, as he looked around the room for any that could still be used.

        Indeed, what would Todd do now? Anyone would be dissatisfied - no, furious - when placed into this situation. All he had wanted to do was play and relax after a hard day at work, and yet when he arrived, he found that they had all been broken.

        Broken. Even a cursory glance around the room would tell one that not a single one could still be utilized. Rodham hadn't left anything for his dear brother to play with. Not even a single one.

        They, you see, had once been moving, living, and breathing... until Rodham found them. The children were too cute for him to resist, so, not even thinking about his brother, he systematically toyed with them one after another until none remained. Oh, he toyed with them.

        Rodham had started out by slamming his penis deep into the anus or vagina of the child he chose. Then, once he became tired of that, his fists would begin raining down upon them until they were black and blue. Not satisfied with just that, Rodham would then take extra-gritty sandpaper to their genitals until they were ruined. Finally, he would place his hands on their heads and twist until a sickening snapping sound was heard. This was the procedure Rodham followed, until all 37 of the children had been expended.

        Naturally, the children had screamed during this process. But, Rodham, being the kind gentleman that he was, simply smiled brightly in the face of their screams and cries. Rodham loved when they screamed for their mommies. Rodham loved it even more when they begged for mercy. Rodham loved it even more than that when they realized that begging for mercy was futile and their screams turned into ones of agony. Just like this, all the children disappeared one after another, and poor Todd was left with nothing...

        What would Todd do? What toys could this poor man play with now? The answer was uncertain. In fact, the only certain thing about this situation was that Rodham would be evicted.

        Rodham would be evicted, but Todd's hopes and dreams would remain shattered...

  • (Score: 3, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday December 02 2018, @07:22PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday December 02 2018, @07:22PM (#768950)

    "Lockheed Martin" and "lower cost" in the same paragraph.

  • (Score: 2) by Snotnose on Sunday December 02 2018, @09:15PM

    by Snotnose (1623) on Sunday December 02 2018, @09:15PM (#768977)

    as AwwShit? Never used it, no opinion of it, but somehow that stuck in my head.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 03 2018, @01:21AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 03 2018, @01:21AM (#769022)

    Disruption in communications is considered to be a BAD thing.

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