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The latency is terrible, but the bandwidth isn't too bad. (programming.dev)
submitted 2 years ago by jeff@programming.dev to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_over_Avian_Carriers

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[–] metaStatic@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago (7 children)

never underestimate the bandwidth of a van full of hard drives

[–] okawari@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Reminds me of AWS Snowmobile, which is literally a shipping container filled with harddrives.

[–] cptapathetic@rustyshackleford.cfd 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

There's also versions at smaller scales that Google and Amazon have. A lot of times even less than 10TB of data can be easier to physically ship than to upload since you may have to saturate your connection for while for that which isn't feasible for many especially businesses

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