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Roses are red, violets are blue, everyone is using IPv6, why aren't you? (lemmy.world)
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Context:

People have been asking for IPv6 Support on GitHub since years (probably a decade by now)

... and someone even got so annoyed that they decided to setup a dedicated website for checking this: https://isgithubipv6.live/

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[–] KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 months ago

They went just a teeny tiny little bit overboard with the address space.

as is seemingly standard for bit range increases. y2038 is now y2,900,000,000 due to added a silly amount of bits.