The morning coffee and the carrier pigeon
September 23rd, 2009
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.