Oh, look! 🐦✨ The Internet's latest breakthrough: pigeons delivering your emails! 📧🤦‍♂️ Just when you thought your Wi-Fi was unreliable, RFC 2549 swoops in to redefine "snail mail" with a fresh coat of feathers. 🚀💨
https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2549.html #pigeonpost #emaildelivery #internetinnovation #RFC2549 #techhumor #snailmail #HackerNews #ngated
RFC 2549: IP over Avian Carriers with Quality of Service

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How, and why, I invented OnlyFans. In 2004.

Sometimes having a multi-billion dollar idea a decade ahead of the competition is the problem. The story of how, and why, I managed not to become a billionaire after inventing "OnlyFans".

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In a groundbreaking move that reminds us why the internet is the pinnacle of human achievement, we now have TLDs like .agakhan, .ismaili, and .imamat. Because, obviously, the digital world was incomplete without these critical domains 🤡. Who knew the key to online success was a pinata of niche TLDs? 🎉
https://data.iana.org/TLD/tlds-alpha-by-domain.txt #internetinnovation #nicheTLDs #digitalachievement #onlineidentity #groundbreakingdomains #HackerNews #ngated
Ah yes, the internet's latest brainchild: a header field for sunsets. Because what we really needed was HTTP to remind us that the sun will set, and so will your hopes and dreams 🌅📉. Bravo, nerds, you've reached peak uselessness! 🤦‍♂️ #WhoEvenReadsRFCs
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc8594 #InternetInnovation #PeakUselessness #HTTPHeader #SunsetHumor #RFCs #HackerNews #ngated
RFC 8594: The Sunset HTTP Header Field

This specification defines the Sunset HTTP response header field, which indicates that a URI is likely to become unresponsive at a specified point in the future. It also defines a sunset link relation type that allows linking to resources providing information about an upcoming resource or service sunset.

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🎉🎈 Behold the groundbreaking achievement of the century: an IP address certificate! 🌐💥 Because what the internet truly needed was more digital paperwork to complicate things. 🎭🖨️
https://letsencrypt.org/2025/07/01/issuing-our-first-ip-address-certificate/ #IPaddressCertificate #DigitalPaperwork #InternetInnovation #TechNews #HackerNews #ngated
We've Issued Our First IP Address Certificate

Since Let’s Encrypt started issuing certificates in 2015, people have repeatedly requested the ability to get certificates for IP addresses, an option that only a few certificate authorities have offered. Until now, they’ve had to look elsewhere, because we haven’t provided that feature. Today, we’ve issued our first certificate for an IP address, as we announced we would in January. As with other new certificate features on our engineering roadmap, we’ll now start gradually rolling out this option to more and more of our subscribers.

Xfinity launches revolutionary internet plans with transparent pricing, unlimited data, free mobile line, and advanced WiFi technology. Simplifying connectivity for consumers nationwide. #InternetInnovation #WiFiTech
🌟 Google's shining a light on internet access with their new tech! Could this be the end of dark ages for connectivity? 💻 #InternetInnovation https://gizmodo.com/google-is-developing-technology-to-deliver-internet-via-light-bridges-2000570215
Google Is Developing Technology to Deliver Internet Via Light Bridges

Taara is the latest moonshot out of Alphabet’s X lab.

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🌍 TARA – The Game-Changer for Internet Access!
High-speed internet without wires? TARA delivers 20 Gbps connectivity over 12 miles using just the energy of a light bulb! Could this revolutionize global internet access? 🚀 Watch more at www.AwesomeCast.com & www.SorgatronMedia.com!
#TARAInternet #WirelessRevolution #ConnectivityTech #InternetInnovation #TechForGood
Google’s got a bright idea! 💡 Their new light-based internet tech could brighten up connectivity worldwide. How would you harness the power of light to change the future? 🌐 #InternetInnovation https://gizmodo.com/google-is-developing-technology-to-deliver-internet-via-light-bridges-2000570215
Google Is Developing Technology to Deliver Internet Via Light Bridges

Taara is the latest moonshot out of Alphabet’s X lab.

Gizmodo

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