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"Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station wagon full of tapes hurtling down the highway." —Tanenbaum, Andrew S. (1989).
by inanutshellus 9y ago
"Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station wagon full of tapes hurtling down the highway."
—Tanenbaum, Andrew S. (1989).
- StavrosK 9y agoYeah but latency sucks.
- vanderZwan 9y agoA more up-to-date take on this: > Games on Disc More Energy Efficient than Downloads http://www.notechmagazine.com/2014/09/games-on-disc-more-energy-efficient-than-downloads.html http://www.notechmagazine.com/2014/09/games-on-disc-more-ene... And if you really want to dive into the complications of this topic from a broader perspective of energy use, this piece is full of thought-provoking questions, even if you don't necessarily agree with the conclusions: http://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2015/10/can-the-internet-run-on-renewable-energy.html http://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2015/10/can-the-internet-run-...