Snails Edge Out ADSL 205
Anonymous writes "Dear Sirs,
Following our experiment last year, and after long preparations, we have successfully proved that certain gastropods called African giant snails can be faster then ADSL and ... pigeons. The system we have used, called SNAP (SNAil-based data transfer Protocol), uses biological carriers (snails), and, for the first time, taking advantages of the unique merits of the wheel for data transfer. More details can be found here."
Snails? (Score:5, Funny)
African VS European giant snails (Score:5, Funny)
Soldier 2- Oh, yeah, an African giant snail maybe, but not a European giant snail. That's my point.
Re:African VS European giant snails (Score:2, Funny)
Damn Lag! (Score:2, Funny)
Snail recipes... (Score:4, Funny)
I didn't know that
But of course... (Score:5, Funny)
ping sucks (Score:3, Funny)
If you want a really high bandwidth, get a truckload of hard drives.
I don't know about you... (Score:5, Funny)
Snails edge out ADSL? (Score:1, Funny)
In the blog (Score:5, Funny)
"In particular, Mr. John Keogh, a Melbourne lawyer, was issued in 2001 a patent for "a circular transportation facilitation device", more commonly known as a wheel.
And people talk trash about America's patent system. Looks like we're not the only ones with problems.
SHIT! (Score:2, Funny)
Re:But of course... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:African VS European giant snails (Score:2, Funny)
Too funny! (Score:4, Funny)
What happens if the snail dies along the way? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Today is April 26th (Score:5, Funny)
However it means that each time you step on a snail from now on, you will have to pick it up, look at the source adress, and send back an icmp code 11,0 (time to live expired in transit).
Re:African VS European giant snails (Score:2, Funny)
Is that an African giant snail or a European giant snail?
The answer may have deep implications on the future of snail-mail.
Re:But of course... (Score:1, Funny)
What? Someone had to say it.
Re:What happens if the snail dies along the way? (Score:2, Funny)
Easy to DOS attack (Score:3, Funny)
yes (Score:3, Funny)
Re:I don't know about you... (Score:3, Funny)
Actually, that's easy to beat. (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Snails? (Score:5, Funny)
Guess you all will have to put up with significant "carrier losses".
Re:Snail recipes... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:SHIT! (Score:1, Funny)
Wouldn't that be "Splashdotted"?
Best Quote? (Score:2, Funny)
"In particular, French users will have to choose whether they want to be served data-ex-cargo or an escargot."
comes near the top of the list.
Re:African VS European giant snails (Score:4, Funny)
Moores Law & other predictions. (Score:5, Funny)
IBM: The world will only need five snails.
DEC: Nobody wants a snail in their home.
Microsoft: The new Longhorned snail is shipping.
Re:Snails? (Score:3, Funny)
Fresh at Your Door
Condiments at your option
weee (Score:2, Funny)
Now, that's is a helluva fun (Score:2, Funny)
But let's see...
will easily beat that!
Re:Today is April 26th (Score:1, Funny)
Re:But of course... (Score:5, Funny)
That's how they slashdotted the WTC back in '01.
Re:Actually, that's easy to beat. (Score:2, Funny)
Yeah, but you'd have to load them into the cargo bay perpendicularly to get the highest bandwidth.
Re:Actually, that's easy to beat. (Score:2, Funny)
Re:I don't know about you... (Score:4, Funny)
(painfully stolen from a surfer friend of mine who commented that if it was more than three miles from a good surf break he could'nt care less where it was)
Re:But of course... (Score:5, Funny)
That's not cool, man. Some of those people lost a lot of data.
Re:Not legal in US (Score:1, Funny)
Mail control (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Today is April 26th (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Moores Law & other predictions. (Score:5, Funny)
Re:BAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAH (Score:1, Funny)