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Starlink's portable dish gets a battery

11/10/2026
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Starlink's Mini 2 dish runs on its own battery, a home automation veteran says nothing should need the cloud, and parents track their kids into college. Plus .NET 11 drops old chips, and a science fiction novel wins the Booker.

  1. Starlink Mini 2 (HN discussion)
  2. Smart home devices should work without the internet (HN discussion)
  3. What constant surveillance is doing to children and parents (HN discussion)
  4. What's new in the .NET 11 runtime (HN discussion)
  5. M John Harrison becomes first science fiction author to win the Booker (HN discussion)

Chapters:
(00:00) Intro
(00:41) 1. Starlink Mini 2
(01:30) 1. Starlink Mini 2: HN comments
(02:54) 2. Smart home devices should work without the internet
(04:06) 2. Smart home devices should work without the internet: HN comments
(05:40) 3. What constant surveillance is doing to children and parents
(06:55) 3. What constant surveillance is doing to children and parents: HN comments
(08:32) 4. What's new in the .NET 11 runtime
(09:42) 4. What's new in the .NET 11 runtime: HN comments
(11:03) 5. M John Harrison becomes first science fiction author to win the Booker
(12:04) 5. M John Harrison becomes first science fiction author to win the Booker: HN comments
(13:04) Wrap-up

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