Yes, a Pigeon is Faster for Data Transfer than Gigabit Fiber Internet::A decade ago, a pigeon with a 4 GB memory stick outran an ISP’s ADSL service. A 2023 rematch features a bird with 3 TB of flash drives vs gigabit internet.

  • pontata@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Is the time of loading and downloading the files from the flash drives of the pigeon included?

    • nous@programming.dev
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      1 year ago

      Yes it was. Though he did use faster SSD drives rather then cheaper and slower flash drives. Which is something reasonable to do IMO. He also tested various network transfer methods to use the fastest one and transferred unique data to each drive rather then just uploading the same file over and over giving both sides a fair but also their best shot at working.

    • The Barto@sh.itjust.works
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      1 year ago

      The pigeon is the flash drive and has a much higher transfer rate than a commercial flash drive.