From 7de6dd9c7d83f98e631689e38462cb2acb6ad5d5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: John Doe Date: Sun, 7 Jul 2024 12:44:17 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Fix link color weirdness, wording tweaks --- src/components/NavItem.svelte | 1 + src/routes/about-contact/+page.svelte | 2 +- src/routes/faq/+page.svelte | 63 ++++++++++++++------------- static/global.css | 2 +- 4 files changed, 35 insertions(+), 33 deletions(-) diff --git a/src/components/NavItem.svelte b/src/components/NavItem.svelte index 0165b2b..c5c0dd1 100644 --- a/src/components/NavItem.svelte +++ b/src/components/NavItem.svelte @@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ a { text-decoration: none; + color: #fff; } .navItem[aria-current] { diff --git a/src/routes/about-contact/+page.svelte b/src/routes/about-contact/+page.svelte index be7e2e2..9f791a1 100644 --- a/src/routes/about-contact/+page.svelte +++ b/src/routes/about-contact/+page.svelte @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ communications, anywhere on earth. FemtoStar Project members own and operate FemtoStar Inc., a Canadian corporation tasked with the ownership, maintenance, and operation of the FemtoStar - satellite constellation. However, development of the hardware and + satellite constellation. The FemtoStar Project's development of the hardware and software that make FemtoStar possible is undertaken by our global community of volunteer developers with experience ranging from embedded hardware, to secure telecommunications, to software development, to diff --git a/src/routes/faq/+page.svelte b/src/routes/faq/+page.svelte index ea30cdb..fec20ea 100644 --- a/src/routes/faq/+page.svelte +++ b/src/routes/faq/+page.svelte @@ -221,9 +221,9 @@ transmit your own short pieces of data over the network, with payment in Bitcoin. While Blockstream does allow for remote access to the Bitcoin blockchain, it is a one-way system - it cannot be used for - two-way communications, or to make online cryptocurrency transactions, - unless you already have an internet connection and can connect to its - API. + two-way communications, or even to send (as opposed to simply observe) + cryptocurrency transactions, unless you already have an internet connection + and can connect to its API.

@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@

We're big fans of a number of the terrestrial privacy-respecting communications projects currently in development - in fact, what is now FemtoStar - began in concept as a terrestrial system, + began in concept as a terrestrial system, which we then called Private Mobile Data Protocol (PMDP).

@@ -328,10 +328,9 @@ milliseconds familiar to users of geostationary satellite networks.

- In general, latency via low-earth orbit satellite networks, with the possible - exception of some narrowband services, is comparable to that of terrestrial - mobile networks, and is generally unproblematic for most applications. This - goes for FemtoStar as well. + In general, latency via low-earth orbit satellite networks, including FemtoStar, + is comparable to that of terrestrial mobile networks, and is generally + unproblematic for most applications.

@@ -348,15 +347,15 @@

In addition to this, while the exact orbital parameters of the final constellation are undecided at this time, the requirement to launch - via typical rideshare missions usually entails deployment at orbits generally + via typical rideshare missions generally entails deployment at orbits typically considered sufficiently self-cleaning to accomodate satellites without any onboard propulsion at all, causing them to eventually re-enter simply - due to atmospheric drag. While satellites used in the constellation may - raise their orbits somewhat after deployment, any satellites not intended - to station-keep within the final constellation and so possibly deployed - without onboard propulsion (such as possible early test versions) would - simply remain at their deployed altitude and re-enter due to atmospheric - drag like a typical smallsat. + due to atmospheric drag. While satellites used in the constellation are likely to + raise their orbits somewhat after deployment, any satellites not raising + their orbit into the final constellation (such a satellite that + experienced a propulsion failure during launch, or an early test satellite + without propulsion) would simply remain at their deployed altitude and, + at end-of-life, re-enter due to atmospheric drag like a typical smallsat.

@@ -365,12 +364,13 @@ >

The network can theoretically work with as little as a single - satellite, however of course this configuration does not allow for + satellite, however of course this configuration does not allow for a + stationary user to receive continuous coverage. Practical constellation layouts begin at around 48 satellites (and include the layout shown on our homepage). We have also considered the possibility of starting with a larger - constellation of up to 96 satellites, however we believe the most + >). We have considered the possibility of a larger + constellation of up to 96 satellites, however we believe that the most reasonable approach would be to begin with the minimum practical number of satellites (likely 48) and then scale up the constellation with new satellites as needed. @@ -381,18 +381,18 @@ title="What if a satellite fails? Will the network become unreliable?" >

- The FemtoStar network provides multiple levels of protection against - failure of spacecraft, and against failure of the network due to + The FemtoStar network is designed to provide multiple levels of protection against + failure of spacecraft, and against failure of the network due to the failure of a spacecraft, resulting in a resilient network able to mitigate and work around hardware failures onboard satellites. Each satellite incorporates a degree of redundancy previously seen only on far larger satellites, and is designed with longevity in mind. The - network as a whole also protects against network-wide failure as a - result of the failure of a single satellite - most regions, especially + network as a whole also protects against network-wide unreliability as a + result of the failure of a single satellite - in the intended constellation, most regions, especially those with a latitude near the inclination of the satellites (such as North America, Europe, Oceania, and much of Asia and South America) are covered redundantly, and even elsewhere, the "gap" caused when - the only satellite visible to a user has failed is short - lasting + the only satellite visible to a user has failed is usually short - lasting only minutes or less before working satellites come into view.

@@ -400,8 +400,8 @@ For many users, a satellite failure would likely be noticeable only as a decrease in the network's coverage angle, while for those in the aforementioned near-inclination regions, it might not be noticeable at - all. Finally, FemtoStar would be able to rapidly and inexpensively - replenish its network with new satellites, either newly-launched or + all. Finally, we would be able to rapidly and inexpensively + replenish the network with new satellites, either newly-launched or simply moved into place if already available in a storage orbit.

@@ -422,18 +422,19 @@ be a number of FemtoStar terminals installed as a part of machine-to-machine data installations, as backup connections for enterprise networks, or as backhaul to community-run terrestrial - networks. A user using it for privacy reasons is indistinguishable + networks. A user using it because of its privacy features is indistinguishable from any of these users.

- Additionally, by this rationale, any privacy-respecting product, - service, or system is bad for your privacy, as its use demonstrates - that you are looking for privacy. Even if your threat model truly does + Additionally, by this logic, using any privacy-respecting product, + service, or system is counterproductive, as its use might indicate + that you are looking for privacy. This isn't how nearly anyone actually + thinks about protecting their privacy. Even if your threat model truly does require that you obscure even the fact that someone is using a system that could be used for privacy-respecting communications, FemtoStar still does substantially better than just about any other - privacy-respecting communications network. For one thing, it uses a + privacy-respecting communications network. For one thing, a FemtoStar terminal uses a substantially more directional antenna than any terrestrial mobile network, which means its transmitted signal is very weak in any direction but that of the satellite. @@ -493,7 +494,7 @@

- A FemtoStar terminal could theoretically as a receive-only device if this + A FemtoStar terminal could theoretically function as a receive-only device if this is acceptable for the user's use case - in this configuration, it would likely be nearly impossible to geolocate, even with this sort of attack. diff --git a/static/global.css b/static/global.css index 69cc17b..7d88471 100644 --- a/static/global.css +++ b/static/global.css @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ h1 { } a { - color: inherit; + color: #72bbd9; } code {