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Annual Meeting Of Unhated Technologies

1 day ago 158.4K views 0 shares

The conference room is completely empty except for the world's loneliest table. Turns out when you're looking for universally beloved tech, you get PHP 6 (which never actually shipped), IPv5 (a failed experimental protocol that was skipped entirely), and Windows 9 (which Microsoft yeeted straight into the void). The joke writes itself: these "attendees" are either vaporware, skipped versions, or technologies so cursed they never saw the light of day. They can't be hated if they don't exist. *taps forehead* Meanwhile, every other technology is out there getting roasted daily on Twitter. JavaScript? Too many frameworks. Python? Slow as molasses. Rust? The evangelists won't shut up. But these three? Pure, untarnished, because they never had the chance to disappoint anyone.

What If We Yeet The Data

Networking Programming Backend

1 day ago 99.5K views 0 shares

TCP is that overprotective parent who walks you through every step, confirms you got the message, and makes sure nothing gets lost. Meanwhile, UDP is out here just launching packets into the void like "good luck, buddy!" and moving on with its life. TCP does all the heavy lifting with its 3-way handshake, sequencing, acknowledgments, and retransmissions—basically the networking equivalent of sending a certified letter with tracking. UDP? Just yeeting data packets across the network with zero regard for whether they arrive or in what order. No handshake, no acknowledgment, no second chances. Fire and forget, baby. This is why video streaming and online gaming use UDP—because who cares if you lose a frame or two? But when you're downloading files or loading web pages, you better believe TCP is there making sure every single byte arrives intact. Choose your protocol based on whether you value reliability or just vibes.

Technologies Of Yore

php Networking Microsoft Windows Programming

2 days ago 106.0K views 0 shares

So apparently there's an annual meeting for technologies everyone pretends to hate but secretly can't live without. PHP 6 showed up (a version that famously never even released), IPv5 (skipped because it was experimental), and Windows 9 (Microsoft jumped straight to 10 because... reasons?). The irony? These "unhated" technologies are either vaporware or intentionally skipped versions. They're not hated—they literally don't exist in production. It's like having a support group for imaginary friends. Fun fact: IPv5 was actually an experimental Internet Stream Protocol that got abandoned in favor of IPv6. PHP 6 died because of Unicode implementation nightmares, and Windows 9 was skipped possibly to avoid compatibility issues with legacy code checking for "Windows 9*" (Windows 95/98). So yeah, the only thing these technologies have in common is that they all ghosted us.

This Is My Level Of Cybersecurity

Security Networking

2 days ago 132.2K views 0 shares

Ah yes, the rubber band firewall. Because nothing says "enterprise-grade security" like physically preventing your ethernet cable from connecting to the network. Can't get hacked if you can't get online, right? It's technically air-gapped security, just with extra steps and a lot more desperation. Honestly though, after dealing with zero-day exploits, supply chain attacks, and explaining to management why we need to patch for the 47th time this month, maybe this person is onto something. Sometimes the best defense is just... not playing the game at all.

Nerds Are Built Different

Security Networking Devops Hardware Kubernetes

4 days ago 264.8K views 0 shares

Government cybersecurity out here flexing like they're ready to take on any threat, batting away script kiddies like flies at a picnic. Meanwhile, some random homelabber who spent their weekend setting up a Raspberry Pi cluster and learning Kubernetes for fun has achieved FINAL FORM and ascended to godhood. The homelabber's cybersecurity setup is so absurdly overpowered it makes government infrastructure look like a toy. We're talking VLANs, firewalls, intrusion detection systems, zero-trust architecture, and probably a custom-compiled kernel because why not. All protecting... what exactly? Their Plex server and a collection of Linux ISOs? The dedication is absolutely unhinged and we love it. Turns out when you're spending your own money and actually care about learning, you build Fort Knox. When it's a government contract with the lowest bidder... well, you get Windows XP running critical infrastructure in 2024.

For Me It's A NAS But Yeah...

Linux Networking Devops Hardware Docker

5 days ago 257.7K views 0 shares

You set up a cute little home server to host your personal projects, maybe run Plex, store your files, tinker with Docker containers... and suddenly everyone at the family gathering wants you to explain what it does. Next thing you know, Uncle Bob wants you to "fix his Wi-Fi" and your non-tech friends think you're running a crypto mining operation. The swear jar stays empty because you've learned to keep your mouth shut. But that "telling people about my home server when I wasn't asked" jar? That's your retirement fund. Every time you can't resist explaining your beautiful self-hosted setup, another dollar goes in. The worst part? You know you're doing it, but the urge to evangelize about your Raspberry Pi cluster is just too strong. Pro tip: The moment someone shows mild interest, you're already mentally planning their entire homelab migration. Nobody asked, but they're getting a 45-minute presentation anyway.

Are You This Old??

Networking Security Windows

6 days ago 177.4K views 0 shares

Dial-up internet connection dialogs were the loading screens of the ancient times. You'd literally have to input a phone number, hear the modem screech like a dying robot, and pray nobody picked up the landline while you were downloading a 2MB file. The best part? That "Save password for anyone who uses this computer" option was basically the original zero-trust security model... except backwards. Nothing says "cybersecurity" like storing ISP credentials in plaintext for the entire household to accidentally nuke your connection mid-download. If you remember this screen, you also remember the existential dread of someone yelling "I NEED TO USE THE PHONE" while you were 95% done downloading a Winamp skin.

We Are Literally Suffering

Gamedev Networking

6 days ago 197.9K views 0 shares

Picture this: You just bought the latest AAA game that's somehow 100GB because apparently game devs think we all have infinite storage and fiber optic connections blessed by the gods themselves. You hit download and prepare for battle. Now imagine facing this download with internet speeds that make dial-up look like a Ferrari. You're standing there like a medieval knight facing a LITERAL DEMON BOSS with nothing but a wooden sword and the audacity to believe you'll finish this download before the heat death of the universe. The game will probably be obsolete by the time it finishes installing. That 100GB download? In first-world countries, that's like a 30-minute coffee break. With third-world internet, that's a three-day pilgrimage through the nine circles of buffering hell. Better clear your schedule for the entire week and pray your connection doesn't drop at 99%.

IP Address

Networking Security Gamedev

14 days ago 173.8K views 0 shares

Someone's playing "The Cheating Game" and getting busted by the most passive-aggressive error message ever written. The game literally snitched on the cheater by revealing their IP address: 199.214.367.3624. Plot twist—that's not even a valid IP address. IPv4 addresses max out at 255 per octet, but here we've got 367 and 3624 casually breaking the laws of networking. Either the game devs are trolling cheaters with fake IPs to make them paranoid, or they're so fed up with hackers that they invented IPv5 just to shame them. Either way, imagine getting caught cheating AND being roasted by impossible math at the same time. The digital equivalent of being told "I'm not mad, just disappointed" by your router.

I Lost Count At This Point

Cloud Networking Devops Gamedev AWS

14 days ago 246.3K views 0 shares

Gaming platforms and their outages visualized as flatline heartbeat monitors. Every single service showing that familiar spike pattern—the digital equivalent of "not again." From ARC Raiders to VRChat, it's like they're all competing for who can go down more creatively. AWS is there too, naturally, because when AWS sneezes, half the internet catches a cold. The real joke is calling these "outages" when they're basically scheduled features at this point. Your multiplayer plans? The servers had other ideas.

Pulled A Little Sneaky

Security Webdev Networking

15 days ago 223.3K views 0 shares

HTTPS encryption is basically the digital equivalent of whispering your credit card number in a crowded room while everyone's wearing noise-canceling headphones. The man-in-the-middle attacker, who's been sitting there with their packet sniffer ready to intercept all your juicy unencrypted data, suddenly hits a wall of TLS/SSL encryption and realizes they're getting absolutely nothing. It's like showing up to rob a bank only to find out they've already moved all the money to a vault you can't crack. Sure, they can still see you're communicating with someone, but good luck reading those encrypted packets. All that effort setting up Wireshark and ARP spoofing, just to watch gibberish flow by. Fun fact: HTTPS doesn't just encrypt your data—it also verifies the server's identity with certificates, so even if someone tries to impersonate the server, your browser will throw up more red flags than a Communist parade.

Some But Not All

Windows Networking Microsoft Debugging

17 days ago 211.1K views 0 shares

Windows Network Diagnostics: the digital equivalent of a Magic 8-Ball that only knows how to say "Try again later." You click it knowing full well it's about to spend 30 seconds pretending to work, only to tell you it found nothing wrong while your internet is clearly dead. It's like calling tech support and having them ask if you've tried turning it off and on again, except the support agent is a progress bar with commitment issues. The best part? Sometimes it actually claims to have fixed something, but your connection is still broken. Truly the participation trophy of troubleshooting tools.

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