The Internet supposedly ends tomorrow... it's been nice knowing you?

[ultimatebob]

I mean, it's on the Internet, right? So, it has to be true:

Is the internet going to end? Signs around Seattle beg the question ahead of unique date, 12022021

A variation on the "internet ends" signs popping up around Seattle. This one was along the Burke-Gilman Trail in Fremont. (GeekWire Photo / Todd Bishop)

www.geekwire.com

Seriously, it's been nice to knowing most of you. Well... some of you are total jerks, but at least rest of you folks are cool and I'll miss arguing about stupid stuff like Bitcoin and Teslas with you!

 

[nakedfrog]

Yep, the Bezosaur is displeased with our mockery of His Shiny Baldness' trip to space, so he's taking away the internets so we can think about what we've done to him.

 

[WelshBloke]

Meh. I'm good it's 02122021 here.

 

[nakedfrog]

Meh. I'm good it's 02122021 here.

Your druidic sorcery will not avail you, the internet runs on Freedom date format!

I know, the superior date format is clearly YYYY-MM-DD.

 

[BudAshes]

Honestly, I think I'd be ok with that at this point. Seems like we weren't ready for the internet.

 

[Kaido]

Honestly, I think I'd be ok with that at this point. Seems like we weren't ready for the internet.

 

[Kaido]

Dang. I will be so bored...

 

[Red Squirrel]

Speaking of the end, what ever happen to running out of IPv4? Are companies just selling ranges to each other now?

 

[ultimatebob]

Speaking of the end, what ever happen to running out of IPv4? Are companies just selling ranges to each other now?

I believe so. A bunch of older Fortune 500 companies have their original /8 subnet assignments, so they still have tons of addresses to spare.

 

[Exterous]

Speaking of the end, what ever happen to running out of IPv4? Are companies just selling ranges to each other now?

We did and basically:

The IPv4 run-out – one year on

We've known for thirty years that we need to move from the old Internet protocol. Finally the cost of sticking with IPv4 is pushing organizations to make the move

www.datacenterdynamics.com

There is still enough for the secondary market but it's getting more expensive, at least until IPv6 supplants it more

 

[Exterous]

I believe so. A bunch of older Fortune 500 companies have their original /8 subnet assignments, so they still have tons of addresses to spare.

Don't forget Universities and the government. I know a few higher Ed places that give everyone public IP addresses. They can hand out a couple hundred thousand or so public IP addresses without batting an eye

 

[snoopy7548]

*furiously downloads all the porn*

 

[Exterous]

*furiously downloads all the porn*

You don't already have it? That's some poor planning. Tumblr taught us better than that

 

[Torn Mind]

Honestly, I think I'd be ok with that at this point. Seems like we weren't ready for the internet.

*furiously downloads all the porn*

 

[Iron Woode]

Yep, the Bezosaur is displeased with our mockery of His Shiny Baldness' trip to space, so he's taking away the internets so we can think about what we've done to him.

 

[ultimatebob]

They didn't really give a time, did they? Maybe the Internet dies this evening?

Actually, the web site has a timer that has about 5 1/2 hours left as of the time I posted this:

https://12022021endofinternet.com/

 

[brianmanahan]

this should've been a sequel to john cusack's 2012 movie

 

[Captante]

They didn't really give a time, did they? Maybe the Internet dies this evening?

Actually, the web site has a timer that has about 5 1/2 hours left as of the time I posted this:

https://12022021endofinternet.com/

Looks like that website jumped the gun .... I get a blank page.

 

[Exterous]

Looks like that website jumped the gun .... I get a blank page.

It's starting!

 

[BudAshes]

It's starting!

 

[dank69]

 

[Captante]

Update: Link is now a Youtube video advertisement for a stupid looking book.

 

[ultimatebob]

Bummer... I was hoping Seattle was going to disappear from the Internet for a few days.