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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 (#24167800)
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.

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Re:Beta users of Starlink get downloads of 11 to 60 Mbps by Marsymars on Saturday August 15, 2020 @02:30PM (#24171112)
> 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.

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