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[etakyma]

Every two weeks I moderate a two-and-a-half hour teleconference for work. These are internet engineers. They are "in the know" about many things, but the INTERNET being the biggest area of expertise they have. They are from ALL over the world.

Today, one of our attendees from the UK said that he heard this morning via a news outlet there that the Internet is full.

WTF the INTERNET IS FULL? What does that even MEAN? I mean, the Internet is not a vase or glass or bucket to be filled and emptied. It is more akin to a vast city.

So. What would you say if you were told by your media news company that the internet is full? Discuss amongst yourselves!

Comments

[drvsilla.livejournal.com]

I knew I should have acquired more real estate while I was in on the ground floor! Damn you, hindsight.

[etakyma.livejournal.com]

Ah, well. Next time!

[zortified.livejournal.com]

It means there can be no more stupid posted or everyone's keyboards will explode.

[zortified.livejournal.com]

Oh, oh! You know all those people who forward those jokes and warnings and stupid stuff that you don't want to see and most of them are debunked at snopes? We could tell them that they have to stop because the internet is full and it's because of forwarding those things! They'd believe us, and stop!!

[etakyma.livejournal.com]

Yes! All those silly email forwards must be constrained to the deepest pits of hell.

*shakes tiny fist* You're filling it too fast!

[pinkfinity.livejournal.com]

He may've misheard or they misreported that they're running out of IP addresses.

[etakyma.livejournal.com]

That's what made this so lolerous for all those on the call. We're NOT running out of IP addresses. IPv6 has been deployed (which is the next step after IPv4 which most of the Internet is run over). Its just the world hasn't caught up to the technology available so most sites are not yet IPv6 compliant. These are the guys who are the heads of the standards and protocols for the internet, so if anyone is in the know, its them!