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https://xkcd.com/2949

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If you repeatedly rerun the development of technological civilization, it turns out that for some reason the only constant is that there is always a networking utility called 'netcat', though it does a different thing in each one.

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[-] [email protected] 66 points 3 weeks ago

Someone needs to bundle up that network misconfiguration and put it on Steam as an indie game.

[-] [email protected] 33 points 3 weeks ago

Brilliant! You could have an overarching storyline of brief dialogues interrupted by full games of Civilization.

[-] [email protected] 20 points 3 weeks ago

Yes! It could be like Assassin's Creed where most of the story takes place in Civilization, but then there are interludes that take place in the modern world.

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[-] [email protected] 15 points 3 weeks ago

Thanks, I really needed it this time.

Apparently this isn't how I do network configuration.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

This is one of those times when even having it explained doesn't make things any more comprehensible.

this post was submitted on 22 Jun 2024
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