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Who Gives a Crap? Simon Griffiths tells Rory why he does

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The Importance of Distance in Postage

Charles Babbage came up with the idea of a penny post in 1840. It cost one penny to send a letter anywhere in the empire except Australia and New Zealand. The reason is that over long distances you have massive consolidation, he says. Sustainability on this stuff I think is really interesting because it's. not in the nodes to node.

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