The morning coffee and the carrier pigeon
The morning coffee has spoken about the sex offender registry before. That time was through the eyes of The Economist with a focus on public urination. Today we look at it again, as Classically Liberal looks at how laws designed to protect children are destroying their lives.
Are you a student who has just recently returned to University (or gone for the first time)? Did your professor write your textbook? If so, Freakonomics is suggesting that you ask for a rebate.
In South Africa broadband is so slow that your e-mail would arrive faster if you use a carrier pigeon.
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Consider, though – how many internet connections could equal the speed of me driving for two hours with a dozen terabyte drives, or even a pocket full of 64 GB SD cards. Or how many carrier pigeons could get data from Tokyo to Toronto with an acceptable packet loss ratio.
@curgoth For sure. But I still find it a hilarious way to point out the speed (or lack thereof) of a broadband connection.