Yes, a Pigeon is Faster for Data Transfer than Gigabit Fiber Internet

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Yes, a Pigeon is Faster for Data Transfer than Gigabit Fiber Internet
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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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its like they choose 3 TB because they knew it was the smallest amount that would lose. lets make it a real re-match and go back to transfering 4 GB.

In that case: Time appropiate storage size.

i guess im confused why 3 TB was chossen. what is this representing. Most people are not transfering 3 TB on a regular basis, 100 GB is a large transfer for common cases. who is this information for? who should be looking into pigeons/jets for regular multi-TB data transfers. just sounds like pigeon propaganda to me.

birds arent real is leaking.... Neat :D

Most people are not transfering 3 TB on a regular basis

The usual Joe? Yep.
Off site backup is usually out of question except for datahoarders and businesses. But they might benefit from it.