• 🍉 Albert 🍉@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    wouldn’t surprise me if we end up in a situation where individual programs have their own IP. then individual variables, so different programs in different networks can access them.

    that might actually end up consuming all the addresses …

    stupid suggestion. just saying that future technologies might figure up a way to fuck this up again

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      4 days ago

      Yeah, the Universe keep making bigger fools (of us all). But, we should still use IPv6 instead of clawing the tattered remains of IPv4. I just wish my ISP agreed.

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        3 days ago

        without a doubt ipv6 is an improvement. only loss is that it’s humanely possible to remember ipv4 addressed, but that ain’t necessary.

        my only “objection” is that an actual solution should accommodate unlimited growth, rather than what we consider a big enough number.

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      3 days ago

      There’s enough V6 addresses for every atom on the planet and enough spare to do it 100x over. We’ll be fine.