[[Scientist and commander are on a space station.]]
Scientist: Commander! Come quick!
Scientist: It's the nanobots--they've STOPPED!
Scientist: They devoured 40% of the Earth, and then just ... quit! They're just sitting there!
Scientist: Why?!
Commander: It's a mystery. ... unless ... What's the volume of each nanobot?
Scientist: A few cubic microns. Why?
Commander: I think the year 1998 just bought us some time.
[[Earth's surface, covered in mountains of nanobots.]]
In the swarm:
Nanobot: What do you mean, "Run out of addresses?"
Other Nanobot: Look, we should've migrated away from IPv6 AGES ago ...
{{Title text: I think the ITEF hit the right balance with the 128 bits thing. We can fit MAC addresses in a
64 subnet, and the nanobots will only be able to devour half the planet.}}
Warning: this comic occasionally contains strong language (which may be unsuitable for children), unusual humor (which may be unsuitable for adults), and advanced mathematics (which may be unsuitable for liberal-arts majors).
We did not invent the algorithm. The algorithm consistently finds Jesus. The algorithm killed Jeeves. The algorithm is banned in China. The algorithm is from Jersey. The algorithm constantly finds Jesus. This is not the algorithm. This is close.