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Re:Earth Received a Message Laser-Beamed from 10M Miles Away... by mewpmewp2 on Sunday March 17, 2024 @05:07PM (#39738055)
But the delay will always be significant either way.
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Re:Earth Received a Message Laser-Beamed from 10M Miles Away... by thfuran on Monday March 18, 2024 @09:16AM (#39744005)
No, the minimum delay is no more than a few minutes time of flight. But the transmission windows are only a few minutes long and they're hours apart. If you can't finish in one, you need to wait hours more to resume transmitting.
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Re:Earth Received a Message Laser-Beamed from 10M Miles Away... by mewpmewp2 on Monday March 18, 2024 @07:28PM (#39751309)
> the minimum delay is no more than a few minutes time of flight

And how is that not significant?

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