Comment by jampekka
4 days ago
> there are microwave links operating closer to the speed of light, though these are mostly reserved for high-speed trading
This is so sad.
4 days ago
> there are microwave links operating closer to the speed of light, though these are mostly reserved for high-speed trading
This is so sad.
It's really not. The microwave links got decommissioned everywhere because nobody NEEDS that higher fraction of lightspeed. High speed trading is the only field where saving a singular millisecond is economically rewarded. The links used by high speed trading are the only ones left.
Sure, but if it becomes ubiquitous, web devs will assume lower latency. That wouldn't make it less sad, just makes different people sad - my first guesses are those at crowded areas with overloaded cellular connections, and Australians.