This was the dance. The watch. The prayer.
That was the secret no one told you about speed tests. They weren't measuring your internet. They were measuring the distance between hope and reality. The needle was a polygraph, and the WAN connection was lying through its teeth. htp speedtest
5:22 PM.
Download: The needle jerked. 12 Mbps. 18. 24. It climbed like a fever dream, then plateaued at 47. Then, a gut-punch drop: 9 Mbps. The needle shuddered, as if having a seizure. This was the dance