@mr_MADAFAKA@lemmy.ml to Lemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish • edit-22 years agoWill this also affect lemmy.ml?lemmy.mlimagemessage-square179fedilinkarrow-up1486arrow-down16
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minus-square@erwan@lemmy.mllinkfedilink5•2 years agoIt makes a difference for a game, but it’s not really significant for a website. The server load and resources will have a much bigger impact on performances than geographic proximity.
minus-square@FlexibleToast@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink6•2 years agoAnd you spread that server load by selecting different servers. While what you’re saying is technically true, in a practical sense if everyone picked a more local server that would be one way to achieve what you’re saying.
minus-square@MiddleKnight@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 years agoNo because the population is not even close to being uniformly distributed geographically.
It makes a difference for a game, but it’s not really significant for a website.
The server load and resources will have a much bigger impact on performances than geographic proximity.
And you spread that server load by selecting different servers. While what you’re saying is technically true, in a practical sense if everyone picked a more local server that would be one way to achieve what you’re saying.
No because the population is not even close to being uniformly distributed geographically.