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Reply 8180

Dez

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Original post by secretmessages

I know, I know, I'm not really a fan myself :p:

It intrigues me as to what's going to happen when we run out of IPv4 addresses :teeth:

It's probably naive of me to think that the Internet is going to grind to a halt but I imagine there will be some big problems, even if it doesn't affect us as individuals. Why is the deployment of IPv6 taking so long? :iiam:

Reply 8181

alexsheppard11

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"We would like to update you about your delivery:

- Order Number:XXX
- Planned Delivery Date: 23/11/2010
- Delivery Time: 9 am - 6 pm "
:teeth:

Reply 8182

Ape Gone Insane

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Going onto a gadget/technology blog and seeing it plastered with more-than-it-should iPad coverage/articles. :nothing:

Reply 8183

secretmessages

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Original post by alexsheppard11

- Order Number:XXX

Reply 8184

Mad Vlad

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Original post by secretmessages

I know, I know, I'm not really a fan myself :p:

It intrigues me as to what's going to happen when we run out of IPv4 addresses :teeth:

It's probably naive of me to think that the Internet is going to grind to a halt but I imagine there will be some big problems, even if it doesn't affect us as individuals. Why is the deployment of IPv6 taking so long? :iiam:

IPv6 is taking so long because of all the legacy hardware the makes up the backbone of the internet, doesn't support IPv6. Also, it's a new standard that's not as nice to use, and I think a lot of people don't personally fancy the prospect of remapping their entire networks under IPv6 - it's incredibly time consuming and expensive.

(edited 13 years ago)

Reply 8185

alexsheppard11

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Original post by secretmessages

shame i wont see it for another month :frown:

Reply 8186

secretmessages

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Original post by Mad Vlad

IPv6 is taking so long because of all the legacy hardware the makes up the backbone of the internet, doesn't support IPv6. Also, it's a new standard that's not as nice to use, and I think a lot of people don't personally fancy the prospect of remapping their entire networks under IPv6 - it's incredibly time consuming and expensive.

They should've started it a lot earlier :sadnod:

Reply 8187

secretmessages

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In other news, something that'll make most of us rage:

Spoiler

Reply 8188

Chrosson

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Original post by Mad Vlad

Ffffffuuuuu at twitter... but :erm:

we need IPv6 nao!!

Original post by secretmessages

I know, I know, I'm not really a fan myself :p:

It intrigues me as to what's going to happen when we run out of IPv4 addresses :teeth:

It's probably naive of me to think that the Internet is going to grind to a halt but I imagine there will be some big problems, even if it doesn't affect us as individuals. Why is the deployment of IPv6 taking so long? :iiam:

Fair play not liking the 'celebrity' aspect of twitter, but think outside the box.
Imagine a server that reports errors on twitter, a laptop that uses skyhook to report it's location, a university technology department that posts updates on network downtime - people often fail to see the potential for twitter, not as a social network, but as a pithy status update service. Sure you could write your own webpage to give info on network downtime/server problems etc, but twitter is so widely supported there's almost no excuse not to.

Reply 8189

Mad Vlad

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Original post by secretmessages

They should've started it a lot earlier :sadnod:

It's ok, RFC 2460 (i.e. IPv6) is only 12 years old, next month.

Reply 8190

Ape Gone Insane

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Spent the last hour logging into forum accounts that I made in 2007 (and have been inactive for 3 years). Reading all the PMs I sent and how I used to talk and behave.

Such an overwhelmingly strange feeling with hint of vague sadness. Ah... :moon:

Reply 8191

secretmessages

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Being the idiot I am and just having woken up by a nap, I clicked the rate posts buttons rather than the multi-quote buttons, but whatever, enjoy :p:

Original post by Chrosson

Fair play not liking the 'celebrity' aspect of twitter, but think outside the box.
Imagine a server that reports errors on twitter, a laptop that uses skyhook to report it's location, a university technology department that posts updates on network downtime - people often fail to see the potential for twitter, not as a social network, but as a pithy status update service. Sure you could write your own webpage to give info on network downtime/server problems etc, but twitter is so widely supported there's almost no excuse not to.

Yeah

That's the one thing I do like about Twitter, for example TSR's ability to give updates during the site upgrade last month, so we knew where we're at. That was quite useful.

Original post by Mad Vlad

It's ok, RFC 2460 (i.e. IPv6) is only 12 years old, next month.

Twelve years?? :zomg:

Reply 8192

secretmessages

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http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B001EWXX6Q

Going to be in a Black Friday deal at 8pm tomorrow, depending on the price I will be sooooooo very tempted.

Reply 8193

secretmessages

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I've just realised IE9 might be the cause of the recent problems with my computer :mad:

I find this funny though:

First suggestion when you type 'uninstall' into Google, because it's damn near impossible to get rid of :angry:

Worked it out now though :u:

Reply 8194

secretmessages

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Interesting idea, limiting the number of friends you can have on a social network.

Someone else post? :puppyeyes:

Apparently WW3 is brewing. I know this because I got a Twitter update telling me so. :p:

Also: http://www.kindlecases.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/gamesyoucanplaywithyourpussy.jpg :teehee:

Reply 8197

gamer91

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Original post by secretmessages

Interesting idea, limiting the number of friends you can have on a social network.

Someone else post? :puppyeyes:

I think its a really good idea, but I think facebook will eventually make moves to make connections more scalable, better use of the list feature and so on, thus making a limited friends number slightly more redundant, the concept of different networking between mere connections and close friends is one facebook is still struggling to define and their own insistence that facebook is a tool only for contacts you know well could ultimately be there downfall; not all connections are created equal.

Reply 8198

Planto

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Original post by secretmessages

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B001EWXX6Q

Going to be in a Black Friday deal at 8pm tomorrow, depending on the price I will be sooooooo very tempted.