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[CW Dead Bird] Birds aren't real (piefedimages.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com)
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Wikipedia Article on IP over Avian Carriers (Birds), showing a dead bird as an example of package loss
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[–] 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Its a series of tubes.

Its seared in my brain.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child)

    The part I hate is how many overconfident internet technicians will be like "well ackshually the metaphor isn't that far off" completely missing the very important difference between an information channel and a power channel and what the capacity limits are for each.

    For example, free space is a pretty great information channel, but it absolutely sucks for reliably transmitting fluids.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago

    Also, the fact that in context, it was coming from an ignorant old man ranting on the floor of Congress while trying to pass an anti-net nutrality bill. The fact that the analogy even kinda works is an accident and missing the bigger problem.

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