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minus-squareRobotToaster@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29·2 days agoI’m pretty sure 200km of fibre isn’t going to be cheap either
minus-squareEm Adespoton@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·2 days agoFibre is just strands of extruded glass; one of the most common substances on earth. Sure beats the blood minerals needed for memory, and to scale up, you just extrude longer strands.
minus-squaree8CArkcAuLE@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 days agothere is a bit of surplus of fibre wire in Ukraine, i hear… /s
minus-squareUniversalBasicJustice@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 days agoI’m not sure which job sounds less appealing; collecting it or splicing it
minus-squareacosmichippo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 days agocould be cheaper than enterprise grade DIMMs.
minus-squareCosmoNova@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoProbably cheaper than tens of thousands of satellites.
I’m pretty sure 200km of fibre isn’t going to be cheap either
Fibre is just strands of extruded glass; one of the most common substances on earth.
Sure beats the blood minerals needed for memory, and to scale up, you just extrude longer strands.
there is a bit of surplus of fibre wire in Ukraine, i hear… /s
I’m not sure which job sounds less appealing; collecting it or splicing it
could be cheaper than enterprise grade DIMMs.
Probably cheaper than tens of thousands of satellites.