

I was making a joke about how the email was dated back in August 2025, and how it’s being posted now (for April Fool’s Day). The comparison being that the email talked about waiting on IPv6 adoption since 1998.
But you’re right that using IPv4 locally makes sense. Ain’t no way I’m trying to remember a 128-bit address.







The people writing the laws know exactly what they’re doing. Also, the people writing the laws are not necessarily the people passing the laws.
Lobbyists often will write laws, and then wine and dine lawmakers to pass them.