Da Cap’n@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoJapan sets new internet speed world record — 4 million times faster than average US speedswww.livescience.comexternal-linkmessage-square17linkfedilinkarrow-up1311arrow-down119
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minus-squarepHr34kY@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up47arrow-down2·edit-27 days ago over 1,120 miles (1,802 kilometers). This is the most American thing ever. Taking an official number (1,808km), converting it to customary units (1,123mi) rounding it (1,120mi) then converting it back again with rounding error.
minus-squareksigley@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 days agoThere really is Xkcd for everything.
This is the most American thing ever. Taking an official number (1,808km), converting it to customary units (1,123mi) rounding it (1,120mi) then converting it back again with rounding error.
Relevant xkcd
There really is Xkcd for everything.