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[–] redcalcium@lemmy.institute 122 points 2 years ago (6 children)

Strap 20 sd card with 1TB capacity each. Send the pidgeon to a neighboring city, 2 hours flight time.

Bandwidth: 2.78 GB/s (assuming no wild hawks in the area)

[–] SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 74 points 2 years ago

"Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station wagon full of tapes hurtling down the highway."

[–] doubletandard@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] doppelgangmember@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Not until I use my... dragnet

[–] whereBeWaldo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

When "packet loss" occurs:

This little maneuver is gonna cost us 51 years

[–] Pipoca@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

MicroSD cards are better, here. They're 250mg; a pigeon can transport 75g. That's 300 microSD cards, ignoring the weight of the SD card enclosure.

[–] Resonosity@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago

That's a terrible ping 😂

[–] mineapple@feddit.de 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

We had a TV report about a photographer who actually transfered big files with via horse because the transfer over the internet was slower than a calm ride. (Germany - 2021) link for Germans