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One reason for that is the extremely high quality of music online these days: BBC Radio 3, for example, is broadcast at 64 kps, which is pretty much CD quality in a domestic setting.
DAB Dying? glyn moody 2008
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On a whole, the Aggies are averaging 13.41 kps, which is sixth in the conference, while CU is averaging 13.05 kps for seventh in the league.
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Network switches & systems go up gigabits speed this days, so why the hell are will still dwelling around kps – 2/12/15mbps???
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The WiFi service will enable download speeds from 400 kps to 1.2 mbps, even with the car in motion.
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The WiFi service will enable download speeds from 400 kps to 1.2 mbps, even with the car in motion.
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Finally there is the Earth's motion around the sun..we are moving around 30 kps in our own orbit, so we are adding our own motion to that of the particle around the Sun.
Phaeton Place… Inside the Geminid Meteor Shower | Universe Today 2009
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The second factor is the particle's motion around the Sun, and can range up to 42 kps at the Earth's orbital distance.
Phaeton Place… Inside the Geminid Meteor Shower | Universe Today 2009
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The site could be being 'throttled' to save bandwidth...for example we don't block streaming video or audio sites, but the protocol is restricted to a measly amount of kps, thus rendering it too slow to use.
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Every year during mid-August, when the Earth passes close to the orbit of Swift-Tuttle, the bits and pieces ram into our atmosphere at approximately 37 miles per second (60 kps) and create bright streaks of light.
08/07/2004 2004
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Regular blogging will resume tomorrow when I once again have access to a high-speed connection versus the snail's pace 26.4 kps I am presently using (I went out and waxed my dad's car while the Blogger page was loading).
July 2004 2004
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