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Accidentally bought Network Switch instead of Nintendo Switch (lemmy.sdf.org)

submitted 1 week ago by sebastiancarlos@lemmy.sdf.org to c/programmerhumor@lemmy.ml

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Hey everyone,

So, I was doing some last-minute Christmas shopping and thought I scored a deal on a Nintendo Switch for my nephew. Turns out, I didn’t read the description carefully enough, and I ended up with a NETGEAR 16-Port Gigabit Ethernet Managed Switch.

To be fair, it does look like a futuristic game console.

After some initial panic, I’ve decided to just keep it. Who knows? Maybe one day I’ll pivot into the hotel business and need to save on network infrastructure costs. Gotta think long-term, right?

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[-] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago

You had me at nethack - I wonder if you could run the rendering engine (aka message visibility and customization) for a mud just by exploiting packet forwarding on a switch. That sounds like an interesting tinkering project.

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