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minus-squarepaholg@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·9 months agoIt’s really not at these scales. Earth and Mars go from roughly 4 light minutes apart to over 20. At the best case, saying something and then waiting 8 minutes for a response is hardly what I’d call “real time”.
minus-squareRosco@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·9 months agoIt’s the fastest speed information can go through space, as far as we know. Unfortunately, there’s a lot of space. And a mean a LOT.
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It’s really not at these scales. Earth and Mars go from roughly 4 light minutes apart to over 20.
At the best case, saying something and then waiting 8 minutes for a response is hardly what I’d call “real time”.
It’s the fastest speed information can go through space, as far as we know. Unfortunately, there’s a lot of space. And a mean a LOT.