Re:Beta users of Starlink get downloads of 11 to 60 Mbps
by ekianjo on Saturday August 15, 2020 @02:08AM
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In rural areas you have more space to stock food to live completely off the usual distribution networks for a longer time. In cities if you live in a small apartment you are tributary to shopping very often or having deliveries frequently, which increases the chance of contamination.
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Re:Beta users of Starlink get downloads of 11 to 60 Mbps
by Retric on Saturday August 15, 2020 @06:30AM
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You can keep a years supply of food in a small closet. Everyone can’t suddenly buy a years supply of food in a crisis. Which is how this really plays out, if everyone tries to suddenly stock up on supplies that fails. So space is not a limiting factor in a pandemic.
Further, going to work is a larger concern. A higher percentage of people in cities can WFH indefinitely.
Re:Beta users of Starlink get downloads of 11 to 60 Mbps
by Marsymars on Saturday August 15, 2020 @02:30PM
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> You can keep a years supply of food in a small closet.
Yeah, I worked out the space requirements once, and it's actually feasible to stock a lifetime's worth of Calories in a fairly small apartment.