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2020-03-31 Science & Technology

Pandemic telecommuting proves difficult – or impossible – for millions in 'digital divide'

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Posted by Skidmark 2020-03-31 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 That 'digital divide' most likely doesn't include a giant big screen TV.

Posted by Procopius2k 2020-03-31 07:10|| 2020-03-31 07:10|| Front Page Top

#2 Cause, I mean, you know, it's damn near impossible to virtually mop a floor over a dial up connection.

Posted by M. Murcek 2020-03-31 07:43|| 2020-03-31 07:43|| Front Page Top

#3 Taxpayer subsidies for the internet companies

Rural people need a highway to their doorstep. No hard working family should suffer from slow road speeds.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2020-03-31 10:31|| 2020-03-31 10:31|| Front Page Top

#4 A load failing aging infostructure cannot support an exponential expansion of laptop work-from-homers.

Through web-based training, OPM covers the essentials of telework to ensure that all Federal employees have access to the training they need to be motivated and effective teleworkers.

Posted by Skidmark 2020-03-31 11:20|| 2020-03-31 11:20|| Front Page Top

#5 Tired of hearing the word 'exponential' bandied about during this shit show. Probably 10% of a given company's employees can telecommute unless it's an IT service company or similar.

Posted by M. Murcek 2020-03-31 11:55|| 2020-03-31 11:55|| Front Page Top

#6 As for school kids and college, oh, come on. We are not talking about heavy traffic.

Posted by M. Murcek 2020-03-31 11:56|| 2020-03-31 11:56|| Front Page Top

#7 Ah...innocents and deniers.

We are not talking about heavy traffic

Consider live video and audio from every student laptop as they chat with their friends, instructors or colleagues. ALL Wifi cellphones. Homebound movie streamers, broadcast TV accessed from the net, Pandora radio and tune sharing...perhaps geometric is a better term. Each household that had a single casual user now has 5 constant (2+2.5) with multiple simultaneous streams @5=50mbps.

10 pounds of feed in a 1 pound bag.

Posted by Skidmark 2020-03-31 14:52|| 2020-03-31 14:52|| Front Page Top

#8 /\ And every user demands 4K Ultra-High-Definition video and lossless Audio or they are going to stamp their feet and scream.

...Remember the Dial-Up modem days when downloading files meant you went to bed because it would take hours?

Posted by magpie 2020-03-31 19:48|| 2020-03-31 19:48|| Front Page Top

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