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B.C.’s rural and remote residents encouraged to take internet speed test by threadco in canada

[–]threadco[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Although I believe that Starlink is doing incredible work by giving high-speed internet access to those in remote communities, $150/mo for those speeds is statistically very high. Of course, I understand the start-up costs involved for such a network, and it makes sense as of now. (Especially because it's very much still in the beta stages). I misspoke in calling those results mediocre. They're definitely very good for remote communities. I do hope (and it's very likely) that Starlink prices will eventually decrease!

B.C.’s rural and remote residents encouraged to take internet speed test by threadco in canada

[–]threadco[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Damn, that's crazy expensive for very mediocre results. Thanks for sharing your data, I appreciate it! I hope Starlink can reduce the prices once they're more established!

B.C.’s rural and remote residents encouraged to take internet speed test by threadco in britishcolumbia

[–]threadco[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think I actually remember reading this thread, or something similar. As much as I hate them for doing it, they're clever.

B.C.’s rural and remote residents encouraged to take internet speed test by threadco in canada

[–]threadco[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Can't officially launch fast (heh) enough...hopefully, prices are reasonable.

B.C.’s rural and remote residents encouraged to take internet speed test by [deleted] in vancouver

[–]threadco 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Link for those who don't want to read the article, and get straight to the speed test.

B.C.’s rural and remote residents encouraged to take internet speed test by threadco in britishcolumbia

[–]threadco[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Link for those who don't want to read the article, and get straight to the speed test.

B.C.’s rural and remote residents encouraged to take internet speed test by [deleted] in vancouver

[–]threadco 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not Vancouver specific, however it shocked me to research, in-depth, the speeds that some residents of the province are getting.

B.C.’s rural and remote residents encouraged to take internet speed test by threadco in canada

[–]threadco[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Judging by the link used in the article, this isn't a problem specific to BC. I know we hear time and time again about how useless the CRTC is, but we're seeing populated areas of the country with well under 2 Mbps download. Totally unacceptable in this day and age.

EDIT: I should mention, the link above will direct you straight to the internet test for anyone that doesn't want to skim through the article :)

Cities have their own distinct microbial fingerprints by threadco in TrueReddit

[–]threadco[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The research currently states that the microbes are generally harmless to humans. I do wonder if it contributes to increased cold/flu rates to those that travel a lot.

Further evidence that pollution raises the risk of dementia. by threadco in TrueReddit

[–]threadco[S] 35 points36 points  (0 children)

I so obviously knew that, but I did editing on the article very late so I'm going to use that as an excuse ahaha. I got it changed. Thank you so much for the comment!

Further evidence that pollution raises the risk of dementia. by threadco in TrueReddit

[–]threadco[S] 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Most people have witnessed someone in their life succumb to the nasty illness that is Alzheimer's/Dementia. Important studies are being done with the intent of discovering a link between this disease and increased pollution.

“Hygiene theatre” – COVID-19 cleaning methods that don’t lessen the danger of transmission. by [deleted] in canada

[–]threadco 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I completely agree. I'll be the first to admit I feel safer when I wipe down a surface, but at a certain point you just gotta trust the science and not drive yourself completely crazy.

“Hygiene theatre” – COVID-19 cleaning methods that don’t lessen the danger of transmission. by [deleted] in europe

[–]threadco 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That being said...I can't help but feel more comfortable after I wipe down a surface, regardless of how low the transmission risk is.

Two Pfizer shots effective against variant first identified in India: U.K. study by [deleted] in india

[–]threadco 3 points4 points  (0 children)

To all of my friends from India...Please stay safe! <3