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Pigeon transfers data faster than South Africa's Telkom
.reuters. ^ | Pigeon

Posted on 09/09/2009 2:03:21 PM PDT by JoeProBono

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A South African information technology company on Wednesday proved it was faster for them to transmit data with a carrier pigeon than to send it using Telkom , the country's leading internet service provider. Internet speed and connectivity in Africa's largest economy are poor because of a bandwidth shortage. It is also expensive.

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TOPICS: Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: bandwidth; pigeon
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1 posted on 09/09/2009 2:03:22 PM PDT by JoeProBono
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To: JoeProBono

Pidgeons smarter than SA telephone company workers and many American CWA union members. CWA = Communications Workers of America.


2 posted on 09/09/2009 2:09:25 PM PDT by Frantzie (Lou Dobbs & Glenn Beck- American Heroes! Bill O'Reilly = Liar)
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To: Frantzie

http://iluvsa.blogspot.com/


3 posted on 09/09/2009 2:10:38 PM PDT by American Silver Eagle
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To: JoeProBono

Remember when South Africa was a modern city, before it was turned over to people who have never been able to run anything well?


4 posted on 09/09/2009 2:10:40 PM PDT by Hacklehead (Liberalism is the art of taking what works, breaking it, and then blaming conservatives.)
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To: Frantzie

5 posted on 09/09/2009 2:12:41 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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To: JoeProBono

This depends a lot on what the pigeon carried. As the saying goes: never underestimate the bandwidth of a stationwagon loaded with tapes hurtling down the highway.


6 posted on 09/09/2009 2:17:08 PM PDT by Little Pig (Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici.)
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To: JoeProBono

Networking 101: Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station wagon full of tapes.

But the latency is a killer.


7 posted on 09/09/2009 2:19:51 PM PDT by antiRepublicrat
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To: Little Pig

Damn, you beat me.


8 posted on 09/09/2009 2:20:25 PM PDT by antiRepublicrat
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To: JoeProBono

Technical Note: Please remove all references of BAUD RATE and replace with the term BIRD RATE.


9 posted on 09/09/2009 2:20:52 PM PDT by Lazamataz (Tagline pawned: Ticket Number 1032983. Redeem by Oct 4, 2009.)
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To: Little Pig

We always referred to that (in disaster recovery circles) as CTAM ... Chevy Truck Access Method.


10 posted on 09/09/2009 2:25:00 PM PDT by Neidermeyer
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To: JoeProBono
IP-Over-Carrier-Pigeon
11 posted on 09/09/2009 2:27:27 PM PDT by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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To: JoeProBono

Creepy. Here I am talking stupid people and I spell Pigeon with a D in it. I thought there was a d in pigeon.

Is there two ways to spell it or was I thinking of Walter Pidgeon the actor?

Signed:

Birdbrain


12 posted on 09/09/2009 2:29:26 PM PDT by Frantzie (Lou Dobbs & Glenn Beck- American Heroes! Bill O'Reilly = Liar)
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To: Lazamataz
Laz you're a

13 posted on 09/09/2009 2:31:21 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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I’m waiting......


14 posted on 09/09/2009 2:34:01 PM PDT by Lazamataz (Tagline pawned: Ticket Number 1032983. Redeem by Oct 4, 2009.)
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To: JoeProBono

Still waiting......


15 posted on 09/09/2009 2:34:12 PM PDT by Lazamataz (Tagline pawned: Ticket Number 1032983. Redeem by Oct 4, 2009.)
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To: JoeProBono

*sigh* Still waiting......


16 posted on 09/09/2009 2:34:24 PM PDT by Lazamataz (Tagline pawned: Ticket Number 1032983. Redeem by Oct 4, 2009.)
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To: Lazamataz

Packet loss. Somebody shot one of his IP pigeons.


17 posted on 09/09/2009 2:39:15 PM PDT by antiRepublicrat
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“Technical Note: Please remove all references of BAUD RATE and replace with the term BIRD RATE.”

LOL.

This thread could become the source of really cheep cheep jokes with people pecking away at what would have been a good story that JoeProBono was trying to put to seed out here for discussion and instead we have to resort to baud puns.


18 posted on 09/09/2009 2:40:03 PM PDT by Sparko (Obama & Czars: neutering the American Voter, perverting the Constitution, all on our dime.)
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To: antiRepublicrat

Packet loss my butt.

Peck-it loss, you mean.


19 posted on 09/09/2009 2:42:29 PM PDT by Lazamataz (Tagline pawned: Ticket Number 1032983. Redeem by Oct 4, 2009.)
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To: Sparko

Moral: The early bird gets the worm.

Lesson: Be a late worm.


20 posted on 09/09/2009 2:43:06 PM PDT by Lazamataz (Tagline pawned: Ticket Number 1032983. Redeem by Oct 4, 2009.)
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