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Jacklong Posted 21 years ago
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Shipped?

0 " Bits are different from atoms and obey different laws. They are weightless. They are easily (and flawlessly) reproduced. There is an infinite supply . And they can be 'shipped' at nearly the speed of light. ....." 02br
00Does 'ship' here mean 'transfer'? If not ,what does it mean here then? 02br
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0Yes, I think the author is being slightly jocular for 'sent/transferred'-- or perhaps it's computerese-- is the word in quotation marks in the original? 02br 02br 0-

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  • 0Yes, I think the author is being slightly jocular for 'sent/transferred'-- or perhaps it's computerese-- is the word in quotation marks in the original?
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0Yes, I think the author is being slightly jocular for 'sent/transferred'-- or perhaps it's computerese-- is the word in quotation marks in the original? 02br
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0 No, it is not in quotation marks in the original, but yes, it is computerese. Anyway, thank you very much. 0-
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0 I think the word is "zipped" and not "shipped", probably a typo. 0-
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0 I'm not sure 'zipped' is possible: 'the speed of light' implies distance, whereas the rapidity with which something can be zipped is not measurable in such terms. 02br
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001. I zipped that file in 2 seconds flat. 02br
002. ??I zipped that file in 186282 miles per second. 02br
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