Comment on How do you like to transfer large files between friends across the internet?

Kolanaki@pawb.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

• Mic_Check_One_Two@reddthat.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Though knowing that a homing pigeon with a thumb drive is actually faster than the fastest Internet network on the planet

  Depends on how big the flash drive is, I suppose. Need to send a 1GB file? Just make a torrent. Need to send 40TB? Yeah, that hard drive is getting driven across town.

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  • Kolanaki@pawb.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Perhaps two pigeons could carry the hard drive on a string. I’ve heard tell of swallows that have done this with coconuts.

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    • brighteast@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Exactly what kind of pigeons are we talking about here? Or would you recommend switching to an avian variant of the migratory type?

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      • Strit@lemmy.linuxuserspace.show ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I’d recommend either an african or european swallow.

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• 0x0@programming.dev ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  homing pigeon with a thumb drive is actually faster

  No faster than a laden swallow.

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