Except that this isn't ignoring red lights, it's taking a government approved shortcut that no-one else has done the research to know about (to extend your metaphor). This approach is standards approved:
Still PROPOSED STANDARD, eleven years on. Though that says as much about the IETF as that particular RFC.
That's just IETF terminology. Number assignment is one of the last things to happen - so if it has a number, it's done.
As I was reading, I was mentally composing a convoluted reply. Yours said the same thing, much better, and bonus coffee over my screen! well done :)
> bonus coffee over my screen
Why did you pour coffee on your screen? That's really quite strange behaviour.
HN isn't in the mood for levity today....
maybe he was laughing too hard and spit out the coffee that was in the person's mouth
That is indeed what happened. Unfortunately, HN has become so fucking dour, and mindless downvoting is quickly replacing interesting discourse. This is no longer a place for some occasional lighthearted discourse.