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		1023bytes on Oct 19, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Starlink Aviation Mars is 3 minutes away at the speed of light at it's closest. So e-mails at best.

chrisseaton on Oct 20, 2022 [–]

> 3 minutes away

That's latency, not throughput. Streaming a pre-filmed movie is sensitive to the latter, not the former.

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