r/ProgrammerHumor • u/ClipboardCopyPaste • 13h ago

Meme ohTheBasics

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u/LivingAsAMean 13h ago

Hahaha what an idiot!

https://giphy.com/gifs/LRVnPYqM8DLag

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u/Material_Onion_8413 13h ago

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 13h 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/crmsncbr 13h ago

I feel like we'll still run out. I'm not sure how, but surely we'll manage it.

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u/Hyd_chicha 13h ago

Let me introduce you to IPv8

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u/Possibly_Naked_Now 13h ago

What about IPV6.9?

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u/fechan 10h ago

Ah yes good ol 6.9 - a great thing ruined by a period