by Paul McNamara

News Editor

Geek-themed Meme of the Week: Silence is Golden Edition

Opinion

Nov 4, 20131 min

This never applies to the network, though

No. 20 in our Geek-Themed Meme of the Week series, plucked from Reddit, expresses a thought that I have shared on more than one occasion.

Want more? Check out the “Geek-themed Meme of the Week Archive”:

And if you’d like me to consider one that you’ve found – or created – please feel free to send it to me at buzz@nww.com.

NetworkingTelecommunications Industry

by Paul McNamara

News Editor

In addition to my editing duties, I have written Buzzblog since January, 2006 and wrote the 'Net Buzz column in Network World's dearly departed print edition for 13 years. Feel free to e-mail me at pmcnamara@nww.com.

Show me more

Geek-themed Meme of the Week: Silence is Golden Edition

This never applies to the network, though

More from this author

A look back at Microsoft’s IPO

It’s now easier to check if that used smartphone you might buy is stolen

IT work gets The Onion treatment

‘Found a leaky ethernet port’

Majority of U.S. households now cellphone-only, government says

Amazon bestows free Prime memberships on townspeople who need them not at all

Apple fanboys cited as Merriam-Webster herds ‘sheeple’ into dictionary

Would Verizon really publish my unlisted landline number?

Show me more

On-device translation: Why smaller, specialized AI models win

Kyndryl, Broadcom expand partnership to push private clouds for AI work

Intel unwraps three-pronged architecture strategy to go after agentic AI

Has the hype around ‘Internet of Things’ paid off? | Ep. 145

Episode 1: Understanding Cisco’s Converged SDN Transport

Episode 2: Pluggable Optics and the Internet for the Future

Master Linux Math with the bc Command | Easy CLI Calculations Explained!

Master Linux Math in Seconds: How to Use the expr Command Like a Pro

How to Do Math in the Command Line Using Double Parentheses

Geek-themed Meme of the Week: Silence is Golden Edition

From our editors straight to your inbox

More from this author

A look back at Microsoft’s IPO

It’s now easier to check if that used smartphone you might buy is stolen

IT work gets The Onion treatment

‘Found a leaky ethernet port’

Majority of U.S. households now cellphone-only, government says

Amazon bestows free Prime memberships on townspeople who need them not at all

Apple fanboys cited as Merriam-Webster herds ‘sheeple’ into dictionary

Would Verizon really publish my unlisted landline number?

Show me more

On-device translation: Why smaller, specialized AI models win

Kyndryl, Broadcom expand partnership to push private clouds for AI work

Intel unwraps three-pronged architecture strategy to go after agentic AI

Has the hype around ‘Internet of Things’ paid off? | Ep. 145

Episode 1: Understanding Cisco’s Converged SDN Transport

Episode 2: Pluggable Optics and the Internet for the Future

Master Linux Math with the bc Command | Easy CLI Calculations Explained!

Master Linux Math in Seconds: How to Use the expr Command Like a Pro

How to Do Math in the Command Line Using Double Parentheses