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Re:SpaceX Punched a Hole in the Ionosphere by dfox on Friday July 28, 2023 @08:09PM (#36915166)
Well, the article itself does a pretty good job of describing why it is not an exactly good idea. What it does not say (and what probably nobody suggesting that ever though about) is that the sky-wave propagation mode is either about reflection off the ionosphere or refraction effects of the ionosphere, both of which means that the propagation path is significantly longer and in the refraction case over “slower” medium. The resulting latencies are almost certainly large enough that the whole thing does not make sense even before thinking about the bandwidth and frame sizes.
Re:SpaceX Punched a Hole in the Ionosphere by jrockway on Friday July 28, 2023 @10:07PM (#36916082)
Another thing that got posted here a couple days ago was the Burrito Tunnel: https://idlewords.com/2007/04/the_alameda_weehawken_burrito_...

That's where the high-frequency traders should put their fibers ;)

Re:SpaceX Punched a Hole in the Ionosphere by runlaszlorun on Saturday July 29, 2023 @09:03AM (#36919896)
Man that really had me scratching my head for the first few sentences… haha. The fake link was a nice touch to build credibility. I’m not on my desktop where I can view source, but I’m guessing it’s an href pointing back at its self.
Re:SpaceX Punched a Hole in the Ionosphere by op00to on Saturday July 29, 2023 @08:09AM (#36919455)
Obviously you know more than HFTs which never put thought or engineering into anything. They’re well known dopes who are really bad with technology and money, right?