I live 150km from the nearest town, and the entire road to my house is through national park. They are slowly building fibre here, taking a couple of years, but that can't be expected everywhere. They're literally digging up the entire road and laying a cable underneath it for our little village of 80 people. Starlink (as in the technology not the company) is very beneficial for the many many people who live in similarly remote areas but don't have the specific financial benefits my village has of being a tourist hub.

Doesn't work everywhere. I used to work for the largest hospitality supply company in my country and they were fucking expensive for everything. They made their money on markups on essentials, and kept their customers through good customer service. Shit was not cheap to just walk into for a knife or whatever

I do it daily. I eat rice every day so I cook a big batch and then freeze it in portions in plastic wrap. Then I can just microwave a portion and have rice ready in a couple of minutes

True, we should go to one of the western media organisations that cover Chinese scientific and technological advances such as.... Uhhhhh.......