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World Congress 2023 • Sep 27, 2023

Brewing Tea over the Internet

Imran Nazar

To mock HTTP's chaotic architectural bloat, engineers drafted a joke protocol for brewing coffee. Discover the hilarious history and real networking lessons behind the "418 I'm a teapot" error.

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