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SOLVED: Balloons are from Google's Project Loon | |
| Agent MIB
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| Agent MIB
(OP) User ID: 85163586 Philippines02/03/2023 07:39 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | If you read the article, you would've seen the project was shutdown 2 years ago. China being China does what they do best. Steal tech and make cheap copies (aka Chinesium). Also, Alphabet (Google) most likely had their Project Loon 'payload' manufactured in China. If you look at the pic from Google's Project Loon balloons, they look identical to that currently being reported. Has any HAM operator tried a spectrum analyzer or RF detector on them? Any decent hacker should be able to takeover control of those balloons. No different than taking over control of quadcopters or drones. Last Edited by Agent MIB on 02/03/2023 07:39 PM You are born with the truth, then taught a lie. |
| Agent MIB
(OP) User ID: 85163586 Philippines02/03/2023 07:40 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Agent MIB
(OP) User ID: 85163586 Philippines02/03/2023 07:43 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Two other related threads posted today to support my theory. Thread: Introducing Project Loon: Balloon-powered Internet access Thread: Keep Your Eye on the HBAL—Tracking Project Loon Balloons You are born with the truth, then taught a lie. |
| Agent MIB
(OP) User ID: 85163586 Philippines02/03/2023 07:46 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Does anyone know how to read? It wasn't financially profitable for Alphabet (Google) so they cancelled Project Loon. Last Edited by Agent MIB on 02/03/2023 07:47 PM You are born with the truth, then taught a lie. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 80266695 United States02/03/2023 07:47 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | If you read the article, you would've seen the project was shutdown 2 years ago. China being China does what they do best. Steal tech and make cheap copies (aka Chinesium). Also, Alphabet (Google) most likely had their Project Loon 'payload' manufactured in China. If you look at the pic from Google's Project Loon balloons, they look identical to that currently being reported. Has any HAM operator tried a spectrum analyzer or RF detector on them? Any decent hacker should be able to takeover control of those balloons. No different than taking over control of quadcopters or drones. If you read the article, you would've seen the project was shutdown 2 years ago. China being China does what they do best. Steal tech and make cheap copies (aka Chinesium). Also, Alphabet (Google) most likely had their Project Loon 'payload' manufactured in China. If you look at the pic from Google's Project Loon balloons, they look identical to that currently being reported. Has any HAM operator tried a spectrum analyzer or RF detector on them? Any decent hacker should be able to takeover control of those balloons. No different than taking over control of quadcopters or drones.  |
| Agent MIB
(OP) User ID: 85163586 Philippines02/03/2023 07:54 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | If you read the article, you would've seen the project was shutdown 2 years ago. China being China does what they do best. Steal tech and make cheap copies (aka Chinesium). Also, Alphabet (Google) most likely had their Project Loon 'payload' manufactured in China. If you look at the pic from Google's Project Loon balloons, they look identical to that currently being reported. Has any HAM operator tried a spectrum analyzer or RF detector on them? Any decent hacker should be able to takeover control of those balloons. No different than taking over control of quadcopters or drones. If you read the article, you would've seen the project was shutdown 2 years ago. China being China does what they do best. Steal tech and make cheap copies (aka Chinesium). Also, Alphabet (Google) most likely had their Project Loon 'payload' manufactured in China. If you look at the pic from Google's Project Loon balloons, they look identical to that currently being reported. Has any HAM operator tried a spectrum analyzer or RF detector on them? Any decent hacker should be able to takeover control of those balloons. No different than taking over control of quadcopters or drones. Glad to see there are still some GLPer's who can use Critical Thinking skills. Seems lately GLP topics are flooded with trolls on 3 subjects: 1. Ukraine and Russia/Putin war 2. Vax/Unvaxxed 3. Balloons You are born with the truth, then taught a lie. |
| Agent MIB
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| Agent MIB
(OP) User ID: 85163586 Philippines02/03/2023 08:06 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Looks like my post has caused  https://imgur.com/ZiMRc16You are born with the truth, then taught a lie. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 85200061 United States02/03/2023 08:58 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Looks like Donald Trump is the one we are not allowed to criticize. He still rules. [link to surftofind.com (secure)] |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 84124403 United States02/03/2023 08:59 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 84907602 United States02/03/2023 09:00 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Looks like Donald Trump is the one we are not allowed to criticize. He still rules. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 85200061 [link to surftofind.com (secure)] Do you think Kobi Bryant was killed because he criticized Trump? |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 74129055 United States02/03/2023 09:02 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Looks like Donald Trump is the one we are not allowed to criticize. He still rules. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 85200061 [link to surftofind.com (secure)] Do you think Kobi Bryant was killed because he criticized Trump? Plausibly undeniable. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 78006842  Puerto Rico02/03/2023 09:02 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 85200105 United States02/03/2023 09:03 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 79827246 United States02/03/2023 09:03 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I selfishly pinned this myself to snuff out the balloon troll threads by Quoting: Agent MIB :50centarmy: Looks like my post has caused [imgur] [link to imgur.com (secure)] Voltaire always got it right. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 80635148  Netherlands02/03/2023 09:05 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Reminds me of the original Batman with Micheal Keaton. When Joker has all the big balloons and is playing Prince and showering the streets with money. Then he starts gassing everyone. WHAT IS THAT THING SPRAYING?!?!? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 84124403 Dude...those are movies..... you know..fiction, imagination. Unbelievable...  |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 84799261  Canada02/03/2023 09:06 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 78494304 United States02/03/2023 09:08 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Google’s parent firm, Alphabet, is done exploring the idea of using a fleet of balloons to beam high-speed internet in remote parts of the world. Quoting: TechCrunchThe firm said on Thursday evening that it was winding down Loon, a nine-year-old project and a two-and-a-half-year-old spin-off firm, after failing to find a sustainable business model and partners for one of its most prominent moonshot projects. The demise of Loon, which assumed the spotlight after the project helped restore cell services knocked out by a hurricane in Puerto Rico, comes a year after the Android-maker ended Google Station, its other major connectivity effort to bring internet to the next billion users. Full link to article: [link to techcrunch.com (secure)] Nothing more than a balloon platform based internet service. Chinesium version of Elon's Starlink. [imgur] [link to imgur.com (secure)]  |
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| clovis1128
User ID: 85181325 United States02/03/2023 09:11 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Google’s parent firm, Alphabet, is done exploring the idea of using a fleet of balloons to beam high-speed internet in remote parts of the world. Quoting: TechCrunchThe firm said on Thursday evening that it was winding down Loon, a nine-year-old project and a two-and-a-half-year-old spin-off firm, after failing to find a sustainable business model and partners for one of its most prominent moonshot projects. The demise of Loon, which assumed the spotlight after the project helped restore cell services knocked out by a hurricane in Puerto Rico, comes a year after the Android-maker ended Google Station, its other major connectivity effort to bring internet to the next billion users. Full link to article: [link to techcrunch.com (secure)] Nothing more than a balloon platform based internet service. Chinesium version of Elon's Starlink. https://imgur.com/Iwkuvj9Not even same type of balloon I'm your Huckleberry! |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 80635148 Netherlands02/03/2023 09:11 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Nothing more than a balloon platform based internet service. Chinesium version of Elon's Starlink. Quoting: Agent MIB Are you really that dumb? I'm thinking your IQ is inversely proportional to your level of celibacy...which means you should get fucked!   Now..we have Balloontards hahaha |
| Agent MIB
(OP) User ID: 85163586 Philippines02/03/2023 09:11 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 85175082 United States02/03/2023 09:11 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Google’s parent firm, Alphabet, is done exploring the idea of using a fleet of balloons to beam high-speed internet in remote parts of the world. Quoting: TechCrunchThe firm said on Thursday evening that it was winding down Loon, a nine-year-old project and a two-and-a-half-year-old spin-off firm, after failing to find a sustainable business model and partners for one of its most prominent moonshot projects. The demise of Loon, which assumed the spotlight after the project helped restore cell services knocked out by a hurricane in Puerto Rico, comes a year after the Android-maker ended Google Station, its other major connectivity effort to bring internet to the next billion users. Full link to article: [link to techcrunch.com (secure)] Nothing more than a balloon platform based internet service. Chinesium version of Elon's Starlink. [imgur] [link to imgur.com (secure)] Your article in from January 2021 Alphabet shuts down Loon internet balloon company  |
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