Comment by jampekka

Comment by jampekka 6 months ago

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> there are microwave links operating closer to the speed of light, though these are mostly reserved for high-speed trading

This is so sad.

mrguyorama 6 months ago

It's really not. The microwave links got decommissioned everywhere because nobody NEEDS that higher fraction of lightspeed. High speed trading is the only field where saving a singular millisecond is economically rewarded. The links used by high speed trading are the only ones left.

xethos 6 months ago

Sure, but if it becomes ubiquitous, web devs will assume lower latency. That wouldn't make it less sad, just makes different people sad - my first guesses are those at crowded areas with overloaded cellular connections, and Australians.