Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Funny Picture

(Yes, I know I'm a nerd.)

The image obviously says "There's no place like 127.0.0.1." 

127.0.0.1 represents an IP address. Every computer on the internet has its own IP address. The IP of the computer shows the location that the router is at to the Internet, just like your home has an address. The IP address is used to communicate with a specific computer.

To a computer, the IP 127.0.0.1 is reserved so that a computer may communicate with itself.

The image is therefore funny because it plays off of the phrase "There's no place like home." If a computer wanted to say "There's no place like home." it would say "There's no place like 127.0.0.1.", because 127.0.0.1 is "home" to the computer.

So, whoever originally made this picture was saying "There's no place like home.", but in a more complex way.

Now that you get it, don't you think it's funny? Comment and tell me!! xD

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