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| title = Nanobots | | title = Nanobots | ||
| image = nanobots.png | | image = nanobots.png | ||
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| titletext = I think the IETF hit the right balance with the 128 bits thing. We can fit MAC addresses in a /64 subnet, and the nanobots will only be able to devour half the planet. | | titletext = I think the IETF hit the right balance with the 128 bits thing. We can fit MAC addresses in a /64 subnet, and the nanobots will only be able to devour half the planet. | ||
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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
| + | In this comic, the two characters are in orbit in space while evil nanobots are devouring the earth in a swarm. The nanobots stop after devouring 40% of the planet. This is a take on the "gray goo" scenario in which self-replicating nanobots destroy the earth while creating more and more of themselves non-stop. | ||
| − | + | However, the nanobots are only able to destroy 40% of the planet because 40% of the earth mass = (# of IPv6 addresses) x (A few cubic microns). Without more IP addresses, the nanobots cannot continue to replicate. | |
| − | + | This is a joke on the shortage of IPv4 addresses. The only difference is that we are on IPv4 and the nanobots are on IPv6. | |
| − | + | 1998 is when the first IP address registry was opened and IETF is the Internet Engineering Task Force. | |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
:[Megan and commander are on a space station.] | :[Megan and commander are on a space station.] | ||
| − | :Megan: Commander! Come quick! It's the | + | :Megan: Commander! Come quick! |
| + | :Megan: It's the nanobots--they've STOPPED! | ||
| − | :Megan: They devoured 40% of the Earth, and then just... quit! They're just sitting there! Why?! | + | :Megan: They devoured 40% of the Earth, and then just ... quit! They're just sitting there! |
| + | :Megan: Why?! | ||
| − | :Ponytail: It's a mystery. ...unless... What's the volume of each nanobot? | + | :Ponytail: It's a mystery. ... unless ... What's the volume of each nanobot? |
:Megan: A few cubic microns. Why? | :Megan: A few cubic microns. Why? | ||
:Ponytail: I think the year 1998 just bought us some time. | :Ponytail: I think the year 1998 just bought us some time. | ||
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:[Earth's surface, covered in mountains of nanobots.] | :[Earth's surface, covered in mountains of nanobots.] | ||
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:In the swarm: | :In the swarm: | ||
:Nanobot: What do you mean, "Run out of addresses?" | :Nanobot: What do you mean, "Run out of addresses?" | ||
| − | :Other Nanobot: Look, we should've migrated away from IPv6 | + | :Other Nanobot: Look, we should've migrated away from IPv6 AGES ago ... |
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| − | + | {{comic discussion}} | |
[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Ponytail]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Ponytail]] | ||
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