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> easily saturate a T-1 connection (1.55M bps) to the Internet -- after which the performance differences become meaningless.

reading this part reminded me of all the plans I'd hear for "the day everyone will have a T1 on their homes"... sigh. and all we got was Facebook.



I don't believe the lack of high speed connectivity is strictly technical, as community fiber initiatives have shown, but rather monopolies seek to outlaw self-sufficiency


everyone have 10x T1 in their pockets and none of the good ideas survived, was my point.

next they will sell us a chip in the brain and all we will get is still Facebook.




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