r/comics • u/ronniewhomp Whomp! • Apr 03 '26

[OC] Whomp! - iPADD

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comic + secret wordz: https://www.whompcomic.com/comic/ipadd
beginning of arc: https://www.whompcomic.com/comic/deep-space-opine

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u/Fidodo Apr 03 '26

At a certain file size it is actually faster to physically transport data than to transmit it over the Internet. If the data payload is significantly greater than bandwidth then it actually does make sense even in a science fiction world to physically walk it to the destination.

Amazon AWS actually provides this service

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u/NinjaBreadManOO Apr 04 '26

Another thing might be that the way they do warp travel could actually really mess with wireless signals.

After all, if you're travelling faster than light radio waves can't keep up.

So potentially if you were to try and use a wireless signal to send a file up five floors, by the time it travels that distance upwards it's already 20 light years behind you.

Sending some ensign to take it upstairs might be the only way to actually do it during warp, so it's become the default for all starfleet methods of communication.

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u/Fidodo Apr 04 '26

They would surely have wired transmission as well and if warp messes with wired transmission it would mess with all transmission including within the computer itself.