Can a pigeon with 3 TB of flash drives outrun gigabit ISP transfers?

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.

    • CrozekielEnglish
      39·
      1 year ago

      Yea, and packet size is enormous, so one lost packet is catastrophic…

      • nxdefiant@startrek.websiteEnglish
        23·
        1 year ago

        This is why you use TCP: Trusted Concurrent Pigeons.

        Trusted Pigeons so that a simple hash check can prove the veracity of your data AND provide a free dedupe / data integrity check for when multiple/single packets arrive.

        Concurrent Pigeons so that transmission issues don’t impact latency (throughput is essentially unlimited here, assuming sufficient pigeons)

        Downsides include needing to implement a pigeon cache and power (birdfood) requirement increases.

        • SnipingNinja@slrpnk.netEnglish
          7·
          1 year ago

          You forgot about the interference (bird shit) it’ll cause with other things throughout the data highway