Yes, a Pigeon is Faster for Data Transfer than Gigabit Fiber Internet::A decade ago, a pigeon with a 4 GB memory stick outran an ISP’s ADSL service. A 2023 rematch features a bird with 3 TB of flash drives vs gigabit internet.

  • @rockSlayer
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    261 year ago

    Good ole sneakernet. It’s hard to have dropped packets when they’re delivered by hand

    • @c10l
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      171 year ago

      It’s not. Just drop the storage device in a manhole, or get mugged, or break it in some way. Also when you do so, pretty much all packets are lost and to retransmit you need to go back to the point of origin and make a new copy, assuming you still have the original.

      • @rockSlayer
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        71 year ago

        Recovery after a lost packet is pretty awful, I’ll give you that