jesus X wrote:
>
> JTK wrote:
> > WHAT WHAT WHAT?!?!? That would not be the Unix way! Frankly, I think
> > this whole "domain name" silliness has gone on far too long. Why, when
> > I was a young pup, we had to type in IP addresses in OCTAL, both ways,
> > and we liked it! "DNS", pfhht! Should be "DNMess" if'n ya ask me, you
> > whippersnappers! So how about a message that sez: "TYPE IN AN IP
> > ADDRESS YA LAZY KID! IN OCTAL!"
>
> You young punks and your "keyboards" and "numbering systems". In MY day we input
> IPs in binary, by manipulating the vacuum tube connections. If you made a
> mistake, you spent a week finding the tube you blew out. And if you didn't get
> shocked at least once, then you probably did it wrong.
>
You mean you had electricity? Why, back when I was a young'n we had to
crank our analytical engines by hand! And we *liked* it by gum! Gave
ya a good workout to boot, kept the lumbago in shape!
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