xkcd #3150: Ping

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Progress on getting shipwrecked sailors to adopt ICMPv6 has been slow.

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Progress on getting shipwrecked sailors to adopt ICMPv6 has been slow.
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[–] 43 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Would love to see them try this with the Message In a Bottle protocol. Would probably take a few centuries, but still...

"Hi, I'd like to hear a TCP joke."

"Hello, would you like to hear a TCP joke?"

"Yes, I'd like to hear a TCP joke."

"OK, I'll tell you a TCP joke."

"Ok, I will hear a TCP joke."

"Are you ready to hear a TCP joke?"

"Yes, I am ready to hear a TCP joke."

"Ok, I am about to send the TCP joke. It will last 10 seconds, it has two characters, it does not have a setting, it ends with a punchline."

"Ok, I am ready to get your TCP joke that will last 10 seconds, has two characters, does not have an explicit setting, and ends with a punchline."

"I'm sorry, your connection has timed out. Hello, would you like to hear a TCP joke?"

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  • [–] 40 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    I'd tell you a UDP joke, but you might not get it.

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