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How the internet actually works (i.imgflip.com)
submitted 1 year ago by cantstopthesignal@sh.itjust.works to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev
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[–] zorb@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It’s NOT a big truck!

[–] roguetrick@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ted "Bridge to Nowhere" Stevens made CSPAN worth rage watching.

[–] BatmanAoD@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Was this analogy actually wrong, though? The internet is more like tubes than like trucks. Tubes captures the concept of bandwidth, as well as infrastructure needing to be in place prior to sending anything.

[–] roguetrick@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

It wasn't bad, he was a fucking idiot on so n many other things though. Then he got indicted.

[–] QuazarOmega@lemy.lol 1 points 1 year ago

That is this referencing?

[–] Godric@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

OK, that's better XD

[–] zqwzzle@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago

Sometimes it’s pigeons. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_over_Avian_Carriers

[–] bappity@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

a series of rick rolls

[–] Mugmoor@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago

I'm a simple man. I see PBF, I upvote.

[–] FullContact@programming.dev 3 points 1 year ago

This, Jen, is the internet...

[–] snor10@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The internet is a series of tubes!

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