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qdot76367 on Dec 27, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: TCP/IP over Lego model train

The wonderful thing about nerd rage is that it gets stupid things done. I fully expect to see a response project of ACTUAL TCP/IP implementations via lego trains. Hell, multiple response projects, probably.

And then someone will do IPX/SPX just to be cute.

jpdoctor on Dec 27, 2011 [–]

> I fully expect to see a response project of ACTUAL TCP/IP implementations via lego trains.

Here's hoping that they also work their way up the OSI stack. I'm looking forward to seeing what "418 I'm a teapot" looks like from the LEGO http server.

mjwalshe on Dec 27, 2011 | [–]

or even a full x.400 mail system linking to a real x.500 directory

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