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xkcd #3307: Spectrum Allocation

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Rumor has it that they're finally auctioning off the zeppelin navigation bands, but everyone is worried that the scary boat captains will express interest.

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[–] ZoteTheMighty@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'm confident we'll find a way to make IPv6 like this too before we manage to all adopt it.

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 day ago

ipv6 is so hilariously massive that i'm 99% certain they allocate more addresses just for exclusive use in examples than exists in all of ipv4