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submitted 1 year ago by Two9A@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

Let's get the AMAs kicked off on Lemmy, shall we.

Almost ten years ago now, I wrote RFC 7168, "Hypertext Coffeepot Control Protocol for Tea Efflux Appliances" which extends HTCPCP to handle tea brewing. Both Coffeepot Control Protocol and the tea-brewing extension are joke Internet Standards, and were released on Apr 1st (1998 and 2014). You may be familiar with HTTP error 418, "I'm a teapot"; this comes from the 1998 standard.

I'm giving a talk on the history of HTTP and HTCPCP at the WeAreDevelopers World Congress in Berlin later this month, and I need an FAQ section; AMA about the Internet and HTTP. Let's try this out!

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[-] hughperman@mander.xyz 12 points 1 year ago

What would be a current version of this April Fool - what technology would you create a standard for, what beverage would you interface it to?

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[-] RealNooshie@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

So what's better, tea or coffee?

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[-] GlitchyDigiBun@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 year ago
[-] polskilumalo@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 1 year ago

What made you think of using drink making appliances specifically? Why didn't you for example use a different one, like a washing machine, a fridge or a microwave or even something else entirely?

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[-] where_am_i@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

How do I know the government isn't spying on me, cuz they could totally go and compromise all root certificates, thus RIP https.

Oh, and pardon, who the heck does still use http without the s?

[-] Two9A@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

Well, they could. They could also set up listening posts on every transcontinental pipe as they reach land.

What's that, they did?

[-] stardust@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

What are some of your favorite accounts to follow on mastodon?

Also, will your talk be recorded?

[-] Two9A@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

My following list; of note is Lisa Melton, whose bio says "Follow me and I'll fill your timeline with boosts". She ain't lying.

Looks like some of the talks from last year were released on the conference's YouTube, so: hard to say if the recording will be available. I'll (see if I can) remember to ask on the day.

[-] z3rOR0ne@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

I just found out about this on Brodie Robertson’s yt channel! I am not a teapot btw!!

[-] PowerCrazy@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

I am interested in writing a real RFC, what kind of mailing list etc should I join in order to make my RFC real?

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[-] mmagod@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 year ago

I can't say enough how amazing your explanation was. Im not a programmer but I have worked on websites (self taught) and I never knew this. Thank you!

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