This is big brain time
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This link was posted by samwillis 1 hour ago on HN. It received 46 points and 32 comments.
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Reminds me of that old quote about the data transfer speed of a vehicle loaded full of storage media. I don't remember it exactly or who said it, but such a vehicle is a high-speed, but high latency connection.
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You are never off line. Just the signal is not getting to you.
Ok, maybe you just got nothing more to say.
"Connection" in computer networks just means I heard from you recently.
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it's true. Eventually it gets out.
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