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minus-squaredparticiple@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·29 days agoHumorous RFCs and protocol proposals are an ancient internet tradition: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Fools'_Day_Request_for_Comments Engineering humour of this sort actually goes back even further – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbo_encabulator Nerdy humour has probably been around as long as there have been engineers.
minus-squarewonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·29 days agoLearning about computer science and finding all the subtle jokes embedded in the naming conventions is peak. These nerds had humor!
Humorous RFCs and protocol proposals are an ancient internet tradition: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Fools'_Day_Request_for_Comments
Engineering humour of this sort actually goes back even further – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbo_encabulator
Nerdy humour has probably been around as long as there have been engineers.
Learning about computer science and finding all the subtle jokes embedded in the naming conventions is peak. These nerds had humor!