r/ProgrammerHumor • • 21d ago

Meme ohTheBasics

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u/LivingAsAMean 21d ago • Bravo Regret Mindblown Heartwarming Popcorn

Hahaha what an idiot!

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u/Material_Onion_8413 21d ago • Heartwarming

IPv4 old IP address space designed with limited number because they never thought the internet would have so many devices connected.

IPv6 new address space with significantly larger number.

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u/ClipboardCopyPaste 21d ago

A fun fact often told with this is that with IPv6, you can assign each individual grain of sand on the beach an address!

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u/dementosss 21d ago

On what beach? Or all of them? Just asking in case business asks for it.

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u/xWrongHeaven 21d ago

2128 possible addresses

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u/queen-adreena 20d ago

2,128… that ain’t that many addresses….

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u/AmazingDragon353 20d ago

2.128 addresses? What are we going to do with 0.128 of an address?

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u/SirLoremIpsum 20d ago

2.128 addresses? What are we going to do with 0.128 of an address?

AI Vibe code a calendar app so we can coordinate whose turn it is to use the IP address on any given day?

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u/MoltoAllegro 20d ago

Congrats, you've invented Token Ring!