Coworker: ...and the IP address are compared with a string match.
Me: grinning manically
Coworker: Why are you looking at me like that?
Me: Open up a terminal and type ping 4.2.514 and hit enter.
Coworker: ...what's the fourth number?
Me: grin widens Just hit enter.
Coworker: WTF!?

@ryanc

`ping 8.8.2056`

WTF how am just finding out about this today?

@pikesley @ryanc what. How?!

@uastronomer @ryanc

I mean... 2056 is 8*256 + 8, the maths makes sense, but WTFFFFFF?

@pikesley
Like, when I saw the resulting ping, it made sense... Even though it's insanity.

@uastronomer @ryanc