Tech: Worst party idea ever: Let’s celebrate “World IPv6 Day,” internet!
- 06/08 the date of “World IPv6 Day,” when the interwebs test a move from IPv4 to IPv6, as IPv4 space runs out
- 0.05% of the interwebs may be negatively affected by the switch that day (half a million people!) source
- » Our big quibble? If you’re going to make a big deal about switching the infrastructure of the Internet, why do it on that day when there’s an obvious date with instant branding possibilities? If they had done this on April 6 instead of June 8, it would be way easier to promote. But let’s face it. Nerds don’t think about stupid things like promotion. (By the way, go here if you wanna test your readiness.)