Eh?
A friend told me last night that pretty soon the internet will run out of memory and blow up. I thought you geeks might be able to explain wtf he was going on about, because it's been keeping me awake with worry :cry:.
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Eh?
A friend told me last night that pretty soon the internet will run out of memory and blow up. I thought you geeks might be able to explain wtf he was going on about, because it's been keeping me awake with worry :cry:.
impossible. :)
Don't listen to Rossco. The fucking Canadians are behind the plot. They'll muck it up, they always do.
So, yeah... don't worry about it.
-bd
The internet is full...of n00b :shifty:
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Originally Posted by rossco
;) I dont know. It is already run out of IP addresses:w00t:
Ya but they already started accommodating for that.Quote:
Originally Posted by bornwithnonameQuote:
Originally Posted by rossco
;) I dont know. It is already run out of IP addresses:w00t:
was he on lsd at the time? if so there could be some truth behind it
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Originally Posted by rosscoYa but they already started accommodating for that.Quote:
Originally Posted by bornwithnoname
I know that ...but Squeamous didn't:P
Its' so Y2K, like.
My god you're right, the internets are doomed.:OQuote:
Originally Posted by bornwithnonameQuote:
Originally Posted by rossco
I know that ...but Squeamous didn't:P
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Originally Posted by rosscoMy god you're right, the internets are doomed.:OQuote:
Originally Posted by bornwithnoname
Citizens Band and ham radio, ftw!
damnit the internets are full, im goin to bed. :sadwalk:
:view: The Internet Will Die In 30 YearsQuote:
In 2038, exactly 30 years from now, a bug in Unix will cause all computers running a Unix-based OS to crash. The biggest problem is that most internet servers run Unix, so a majority of websites will be down. "The 2038 bug", as it is called, is a problem with how the system processes time, similar to the y2k bug. Unix systems will show the time as a negative number because they encode the time in a 32-bit format, counting seconds form midnight on January 1, 1970. That last number that will work in that format will be the time at 3:14 A.M. on January 19, 2038.
There has already been a big crash because of the bug: in May 2006, AOLServer web server software crashed. The problem came about because it was programmed so that database requests would not time out. However, instead of just setting timeout to 0, it set the timeout to 1 billion seconds in the future. One billion seconds (just over 31 years 251 days and 12 hours) after 21:27:28 on 12 May 2006 is after 2038, the system calculated the timeout date to be in the past, and crashed.
Before you panic, just remember that 2038 is 30 years in the future. A fix might come our way by then.
Funny comment from Tiago Luz: "the world will end in 2012, so no problems for us, but SkyNet will be in trouble." :lol:
lol what a joke. I hope the internet keeps going, don't you?
Oh, ok! Right, so basically the internet is running out of unique identifiers for all the various users, but someone's going to come up with some more?
Is that right, because I'm not very good at this stuff :unsure:.
Yes everything is fine, there is already a new IP version protocol in place that addresses this issue, along with other things called IPv6.Quote:
Originally Posted by Squeamous
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPv6
When IPv6 starts to go belly up, there will be a new protocol to replace that, or something else to replace the IP protocol and it's limitations...
No worries... :D
It's not like I was really worried anyway. I can do without the internet....in fact I can stop any time I like....I just don't want to :snooty:.
I hate it when people drop stuff on you like that and when you press them for an explanation they say 'dunno, I just heard it off some bloke in the pub, I wasn't really listening' :angry:.
Governments around the world have an extreme vested interest in the Net, so it's not going anywhere unless they do, or unless we all do, like in some apocalypse... :)
The idea of an apocalypse doesn't worry me at all :unsure:.
I think it is Just like 2000's Issue
LOL, Skizo that's great did you make that?Quote:
Originally Posted by Skizo
The internet can never run out of space, unless the world runs out of space to put hard drives, or we run out of the material used in them
contrary to what a lot of people (usually not very knowledgeable ones) the internet is not a "virtual" thing, "cyber space" is a myth, every website is hosted on a hard drive, there's nothing "floating around"
yes, they're running out of IP addresses, but i don't think that would be a problem as IPv6 will fix that
blame el nino
If they deleted all the porn it would be virtually empty :dabs:
those bluray disks are filling up internet with the huge sizes
back to vcd
I hope this doesn't happen as I am rubbish at these Latin dances.Quote:
Originally Posted by Squeamous
I get the impression that you're not taking this seriously :dry:Quote:
Originally Posted by Skizo
That'll be the rheumatism Biggy-wiggy. I'll let you know when it's coming so you can stock up on anti-inflammatories :yup:.Quote:
Originally Posted by BigglesI hope this doesn't happen as I am rubbish at these Latin dances.Quote:
Originally Posted by Squeamous
All this stuff people said in this thread is nonsence.
The internet will only break if you type 'google' into google.
Fact!Quote:
Originally Posted by manker
It is Nivea cold cream you will be needingQuote:
Originally Posted by SqueamousThat'll be the rheumatism Biggy-wiggy. I'll let you know when it's coming so you can stock up on anti-inflammatories :yup:.Quote:
Originally Posted by Biggles
http://exilesexiles.co.uk/forums/sty...t/smackbum.gif
You'll be needing a pacemaker at that rate :shifty:.
Ah! No I don't think so somehow... all real *IX boxes sold today are running 64 bit processors, (even Intel boxes are now moving to 64 bits) as a consequence the word length has changed to 64 bits, so another 32 bits have been added to the 32 bits that are used to encode the clock ticks since 1970... and if you're dealing with someone who is still using 32 bit processors in 2038, who isn't a museum, then you'll deserve to lose your data :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Hairbautt
Fixed.
Sounds a lot like the Y2K thing all over again. :whistling The fall of the computer and internet did not happen then and I seriously doubt this is any more that tinfoil rumor again. :blink:
I agree with the fat chick.Quote:
Originally Posted by trackrider
Yes, thank you brainiacs. People with a greater level of eloquence have actually pointed that out already. In the course of the last 4 pages we have just about covered all the bases with respect to the internet flidding out at any point and had pretty much come to the conclusion that it was all a load of bollocks. As you would expect from a bunch of people with at the very least the ability to translate thoughts into words in a rudimentary fashion using a piece of electronic hardware as an intermediary. What did you think we were all discussing for 4 pages? :fist:
I like you now, I really do.Quote:
Originally Posted by Squeamous