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How the internet actually works (i.imgflip.com)
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[–] zorb@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It’s NOT a big truck!

[–] roguetrick@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Ted "Bridge to Nowhere" Stevens made CSPAN worth rage watching.

[–] BatmanAoD@programming.dev 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Was this analogy actually wrong, though? The internet is more like tubes than like trucks. Tubes captures the concept of bandwidth, as well as infrastructure needing to be in place prior to sending anything.

[–] roguetrick@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

It wasn't bad, he was a fucking idiot on so n many other things though. Then he got indicted.

[–] reversebananimals@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

It makes me so happy this is still a known meme.

[–] QuazarOmega@lemy.lol 1 points 2 years ago

That is this referencing?