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Yes, a Pigeon is Faster for Data Transfer than Gigabit Fiber Internet (www.tomshardware.com)

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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.

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[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

A single packet takes longer to reach the destination, but that single packet can contain shittons of data. Ingenious! Of course... This assumes the packet actually arrives.

[-] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 14 points 1 year ago

Packet loss is a pretty major risk with IPoAC.

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