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   From: vallor@cultnix.org   
      
   On Wed, 10 Sep 2025 01:01:07 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D’Oliveiro   
    wrote in <109qikj$1bc44$3@dont-email.me>:   
      
   > On Wed, 10 Sep 2025 00:04:20 +1000, Daniel70 wrote:   
   >   
   >> I thought 'Latency' was how long it took something to get up'n'going!!   
   >> i.e. overcoming "inertia".   
   >   
   > How would “inertia” apply to something like electrons, which weigh   
   > hardly anything?   
      
   A download can _look_ like it has inertia, if it starts with   
   TCP slow-start.   
      
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