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@fullsquare Note that the restriction on flying over Mach 1 is over the USA only: over ocean it’s not restricted, it may be okay over Siberia and Canada (north of the heavily populated bits), etc.
There’s a local minimum for drag around Mach 1.5 so that might be a better target speed for long haul.
But really, we have in-flight wifi via satellite broadband now. And a couple of hours gained by flying faster won’t offset the several hours lost due to security theatre on the ground.
@sailor_sega_saturn @techtakes Much better for everyone if Salesman Sam owns all your RAM and leases it back to you by the refresh cycle!
@supersquirrel @techtakes The underlying existential risk, as usual, is CAPITALISM.