Monday, February 11, 2013

Too Much Free Time Example of the Millennium

I give you Ryan Werber, who created the world's most amusing traceroute:

6 Episode.IV (206.214.251.1) 68.642 ms 67.307 ms 67.005 ms
7 A.NEW.HOPE (206.214.251.6) 65.986 ms 68.502 ms 68.708 ms
8 It.is.a.period.of.civil.war (206.214.251.9) 67.067 ms 70.139 ms 66.52
9 Rebel.spaceships (206.214.251.14) 70.214 ms 70.192 ms 71.622 ms
10 striking.from.a.hidden.base (206.214.251.17) 71.427 ms 74.206 ms
11 have.won.their.first.victory (206.214.251.22) 71.665 ms 70.434 ms 7
12 against.the.evil.Galactic.Empire (206.214.251.25) 69.218 ms 70.621
13 During.the.battle (206.214.251.30) 69.059 ms 68.931 ms 69.981 ms
14 Rebel.spies.managed (206.214.251.33) 77.247 ms 72.757 ms 77.61
15 to.steal.secret.plans (206.214.251.38) 71.224 ms 71.164 ms 69.543
16 to.the.Empires.ultimate.weapon (206.214.251.41) 68.744 ms 68.824
17 the.DEATH.STAR (206.214.251.46) 72.316 ms 74.551 ms 66.354 ms
18 an.armored.space.station (206.214.251.49) 69.413 ms 70.334 ms 6
19 with.enough.power.to (206.214.251.54) 66.182 ms 66.627 ms 71.23
20 destroy.an.entire.planet (206.214.251.57) 71.926 ms 71.266 ms 70.
21 Pursued.by.the.Empires (206.214.251.62) 67.298 ms 65.956 ms 66.
22 sinister.agents (206.214.251.65) 65.020 ms 67.806 ms 70.508 ms
23 Princess.Leia.races.home (206.214.251.70) 68.894 ms 71.147 ms 71
24 aboard.her.starship (206.214.251.73) 72.130 ms 71.093 ms 74.026
25 custodian.of.the.stolen.plans (206.214.251.78) 68.568 ms 67.939 ms
26 that.can.save.her (206.214.251.81) 67.063 ms 69.874 ms 68.889 m
27 people.and.restore (206.214.251.86) 70.395 ms 70.144 ms
28 freedom.to.the.galaxy (206.214.251.89) 66.098 ms 65.432 ms
29 0-------------------0 (206.214.251.94) 75.931 ms 74.159 ms 80.012
30 0------------------0 (206.214.251.97) 73.026 ms 73.403 ms 73.256
31 0-----------------0 (206.214.251.102) 83.602 ms 82.079 ms 70.743
32 0----------------0 (206.214.251.105) 70.459 ms 69.403 ms 68.782 m
33 0---------------0 (206.214.251.110) 68.516 ms 72.472 ms 71.811 ms
34 0--------------0 (206.214.251.113) 69.056 ms 65.981 ms 68.202 ms
35 0-------------0 (206.214.251.118) 66.790 ms 71.556 ms 74.292 ms
36 0------------0 (206.214.251.121) 68.286 ms 71.042 ms 71.587 ms
37 0-----------0 (206.214.251.126) 72.702 ms 71.785 ms 72.442 ms
38 0----------0 (206.214.251.129) 78.143 ms 74.411 ms 72.828 ms
39 0---------0 (206.214.251.134) 69.692 ms 66.187 ms 67.369 ms
40 0--------0 (206.214.251.137) 69.184 ms 70.678 ms 67.445 ms
41 0-------0 (206.214.251.142) 70.383 ms 68.220 ms 67.543 ms
42 0------0 (206.214.251.145) 67.593 ms 72.970 ms 73.220 ms
43 0-----0 (206.214.251.150) 70.964 ms 69.082 ms 70.831 ms
44 0----0 (206.214.251.153) 73.856 ms 71.848 ms 70.311 ms
45 0---0 (206.214.251.158) 71.517 ms 69.204 ms 69.538 ms
46 0--0 (206.214.251.161) 68.076 ms 68.179 ms 67.620 ms
47 0-0 (206.214.251.166) 68.738 ms 70.518 ms 68.757 ms
48 00 (206.214.251.169) 68.281 ms 70.225 ms 74.811 ms
49 I (206.214.251.174) 70.203 ms 71.668 ms 71.672 ms
50 By.Ryan.Werber (206.214.251.177) 68.900 ms 71.461 ms 72.297 ms
51 When.CCIEs.Get.Bored (206.214.251.182) 75.816 ms 73.957 ms 71.333 ms
52 read.more.at.beaglenetworks.net (206.214.251.185) 70.254 ms 73.799 ms


Unfortunately, his little trick went viral, and then the script kiddies decided to DDOS the site, so the traceroute no longer works.

H/t DC at the Stellar Parthenon BBS.

1 comment:

  1. Also good way to fuddle brain of Technathal who try read all your site. Pass mammoth tongue! Mmmm! Gristle good!

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