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If you haven't already, do enjoy The Case of the 500-mile Email (which I believe is factual) http://www.ibiblio.org/harris/500milemail.html http://www.ibiblio.

• new299 12y ago
  That was great thanks! And also introduced me to the units command which seems very handy!
• dredmorbius 12y ago
  That's a great one. Related are the faster-than-light stock-exchange trading orders of the past few years. Some trades were originating out of Chicago for NY exchanges which, based on release timing of information, would have had to travel faster than light. Truth being that there's early access being offered some traders. http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/3/4798542/whats-faster-than-a-light-speed-trade-inside-the-sketchy-world-of http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/3/4798542/whats-faster-than-... http://arxiv.org/pdf/1302.5966v1.pdf http://arxiv.org/pdf/1302.5966v1.pdf