[CW Dead Bird] Birds aren't real nsfw

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Wikipedia Article on IP over Avian Carriers (Birds), showing a dead bird as an example of package loss

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The part I hate is how many overconfident internet technicians will be like "well ackshually the metaphor isn't that far off" completely missing the very important difference between an information channel and a power channel and what the capacity limits are for each.

For example, free space is a pretty great information channel, but it absolutely sucks for reliably transmitting fluids.

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Also, the fact that in context, it was coming from an ignorant old man ranting on the floor of Congress while trying to pass an anti-net nutrality bill. The fact that the analogy even kinda works is an accident and missing the bigger problem.

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