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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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[-] sepen77@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

What if you make it carry N+M separate flash drives configured in a Raid Z(M) format.. allowing for up to M-1 dropped packets.

[-] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

That help ensure data integrity provided the pigeon gets there, but would not help the pigeon get there any faster.

[-] sepen77@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Oops I think I replied to the wrong comment lol

Someone commented about error coreection

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