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[-] gandalf_der_13te@feddit.org 49 points 1 day ago

fun fact: street vehicles are still being used to transport data around. for large amounts of data, it's faster and cheaper to write it on a disk, then ship the disk, instead of transporting it over the internet.

Never underestimate the bandwidth of a Ford Taurus full of tapes screaming down the Jersey Turnpike.

[-] feannag@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago

Ah, classic sneakernet!

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