64 bytes from 1.1.1.1: icmp_seq=65534 ttl=58 time=27.968 ms
64 bytes from 1.1.1.1: icmp_seq=65535 ttl=58 time=28.634 ms
64 bytes from 1.1.1.1: icmp_seq=0 ttl=58 time=28.161 ms
64 bytes from 1.1.1.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=58 time=28.966 ms

I had a terminal open, running ping to monitor my internet connection earlier. Today I noticed it was close to looping, and I set an alarm to make sure I could watch it loop back to 0.

I don’t know how dull it is, but I think I have 2**16 bits of dullness here.

  • jetOPAEnglish
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    12 hours ago

    Ohh, many things! I’m sure its hard coded by this point into lots of “robust” shell scripts and as a magic number in yaml files all over the world.

    Cloud computing would die immediately