For Fun

How many IP addresses does IPv6 support?

Devin A. Rychetnik — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:17:14 GMT

How many IP addresses does IPv6 support? Well, without knowing the exact implementation details, we can get a rough estimate based on the fact that it uses 128 bits. So 2 to the power of 128 ends up being 340,282,366,920,938,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 unique IP addresses.

Well, we know that sounds like a lot, but this blurb from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ipv6 really puts it in perspective:

"approximately 5×1028 addresses for each of the roughly 6.5 billion people alive today. In a different perspective, this is 252 addresses for every star in the known universe – a million times as many addresses per star than IPv4 supported for our single planet"

Five Ideas That Will Reinvent Modern Computing

Devin A. Rychetnik — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 01:02:37 GMT

This article was inspiring to read. Well, at least 4 out of the 5 ideas sound really cool to me. I don't completely see the benefits of trying to model the human brain with a computer seeing as we don't even understand how it works yet: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2147447,00.asp.

Introducing Nerdcore Hip-Hop Music

Devin A. Rychetnik — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 04:02:00 GMT

This may very well be the most nerdy post of all time. So nerdy it's called nerdcore: http://nerdcorehiphop.org. This is what happens when you combine computer science geeks with microphones and turntables.

What Happens When Programmers Get Bored?

Devin Rychetnik — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 05:19:00 GMT

Alright, I have to say this is quite comical. Windward Reports has produced a video showing what happens to programmers when they have a lot of time on their hands (from using Windward Reports of course!). http://www.windwardreports.com/film.htm

Tech Support Amusement

Devin Rychetnik — Mon, 27 Feb 2006 19:36:00 GMT

Tech support: How may I help you?

Customer: I'm writing my first e-mail.

Tech support: OK, and what seems to be the problem?

Customer: Well, I have the letter 'a' in the address, but how do I get the circle around it?

Tip of the Day

Devin Rychetnik — Sat, 19 Nov 2005 03:43:00 GMT

I have to credit this one to a colleague of mine, Jorge:

“Don't overlook those small infinite loops.”