Shower thought: I can't remember the last time I had to wait for something whilst surfing.
On a 56k connection this was common, but pipes today are much fatter and buffered streaming with adaptive rates is the norm.
Big downloads still happen, but casual surfing is different.
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I'm playing with Zeal/Dash so I can view stdlib docs offline.
(I've been coding on public transport recently, without a reliable data connection.)
Anyone have tips for making the most of this setup? AFAICT docsets are basically HTML underneath.
I've seen several companies offer a backup internet, e.g. Xfinity has "storm proof wi-fi", which is a battery powered cellular data connection. Eero Pro has something similar.
I can understand the incentive, but it competes with using a phone. It shows there's a market for data all the time!
A recurrent neural network for improving voice quality on an unreliable connection!
https://ai.googleblog.com/2020/04/improving-audio-quality-in-duo-with.html
There's something magical about advances in encoders. Unlike hardware changes, you never know when/if techniques will get better.
