RE: [Nolug] Cyberspace not always the fastest way to xfer data

On Thu, 2004-04-01 at 13:36, Chris Reames wrote:
> >>
> >> There's not much in the way of error correction in the minivan method.
> >> What if the minivan gets in a wreck or drives through a big
> >> de-gausser :)
> >
> > What if a cable gets cut? Especially if it's near "the last mile"
> > and there's no redundancy, bandwidth drops to 0.
>
> How come nobody has brought up using startrek transporters,

They haven't been invented yet, by minivans, airplanes & fiber
optics have.

> or psychotics like Ms Cleo?

I tried, but the bandwidth is too low.

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