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   Jennifer Deseo (jdeseo@toot.io)'s status on Monday, 20-Nov-2023 04:55:26 JST Jennifer Deseo

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   • Adrian Roselli

   @aardrian Access to the internet was an enormous problem in my part of NEW YORK CITY in spring 2020, when schools switched to remote learning. Some households connected only via mobile phone on the least expensive (ie, lowest bandwidth) data plan that would throttle down after awhile. Sometimes two or more siblings had to pass around one phone to attend class. It’s time to view high speed as a household utility, not a luxury.

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     Adrian Roselli (aardrian@toot.cafe)'s status on Monday, 20-Nov-2023 04:55:27 JST Adrian Roselli

     Regular reminder that even vast swathes of the US still have shitty internet connectivity:
     “One of Wisconsin's most isolated places is finally getting fast internet”
     https://www.wpr.org/one-wisconsins-most-isolated-places-finally-getting-fast-internet

     Please consider this when choosing your framework, library, dependencies, third-party services, 9MB background images (looking at you, recent event), fonts, etc. Not everyone is using your high-end system, massive display, and fast connection.