A joke rewrites TCP/IP history as invisible pixie-powered infrastructure
technollama · x · 2026-07-24
- A deadpan joke claims the internet used to run on “Tiny Courier Protocol / Invisible Pixies (TCP/IP)” facilities hidden in magical groves.
- The punchline is that data centers “replaced” those facilities on November 30, 2022, turning internet infrastructure history into absurd fantasy lore.
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