IPv6

27 September 2026 For immediate release: Critics of internet protocol version 6 were initially optimistic that the recently published specification proposing yet another improvement to the protocol that runs the Internet, however, now that it has been implemented, these same proponents say it’s time to roll back to the original again. “You know, we don’t feel we should really have to update anything or change anything, replace any equipment, or spend all day learning something new” Network Engineer, owner, and full time sawmill operator Cass Hippocrankus of the Wireless ISP Longevous-Line grumbled....

A recent threat on popular news aggregation site has sparked fury, outrage, irreverence, and rebellion amongst the internet protocol elite operators. With a common theme of “I heard what happened 25 years ago and came angrily to this thread to air my personal and significant grievances”, many contributors were quick to offer expertise as to how the internet protocol IP version 6 - “IPv6” to those fringe players in “the biz” - should have been developed, how it should have been backwards compatible with IPv4, or how there was no need for an updated protocol at all....

TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, NEW MEXICO 29-Jan-2022 Billy Ray Johnson has become the center of a developing controversy over mask usage in the network he manages. Johnson works for well-known food processing company Mystery, Inc. Mystery requires mask usage on all company prefixes. Johnson has a different perspective, however. “Look, I’ve tried every mask possible on these things, /8, /24, /29, hell I even tried a /31 and they just don’t work - everything still pings....