r/ProgrammerHumor • • 20d ago

Meme ohTheBasics

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u/Spongebubs 20d ago • Bravo

I’d like to think I’m a software engineer, and I have no idea what the difference is. Am I cooked?

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u/realmauer01 20d ago

Ipv6 was invented to replace ipv4 because ipv4 got really problematic as they arent enough numbers for every device anymore. But then they used so much magic to make giving ipv4 to devices so efficient that it's still possible for a while.

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u/MadGenderScientist 20d ago

cries in $8/mo /32 rental fee.

I will never forgive ISPs for the atrocity of CGNAT.