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Vulnerability [XKCD]
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cannedtuna
lemmy.world

cannedtuna@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-21
Posted: · edited   Subject: Vulnerability [XKCD] Quote

XKCD | Website 2026-10-21

::: spoiler Alt Text
Other numbers are largely unaffected, but anyone using
‘4’ for their certificate key is urged to upgrade to 5.
:::

::: spoiler Transcript
1 Panel Comic

Cueball sits at a desk with his hands folded to report on an unfolding story.

Cueball: Breaking: Mathematicians have announced a critical vulnerability in the number line affecting the integer between 2 and 4. Until the patch is applied, if you must count small numbers of objects, please use the alternatives “half six” or “baker’s two.”
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Scratch
sh.itjust.works
DScratch@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-07-01
#2 Posted:   Subject: Re: Vulnerability [XKCD] Quote Reply

Why not 2# or 4b?!
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MinnesotaGoddam
lemmy.world

HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-27
#3 Posted:   Subject: Re: Vulnerability [XKCD] Quote Reply
Scratch wrote:
Why not 2# or 4b?!

i hate chromatic numbers
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DoctorNope
lemmy.world
DoctorNope@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-30
#4 Posted:   Subject: Re: Vulnerability [XKCD] Quote Reply

This is rich coming from XKCD, the whole reason 4 is insecure in the first place!
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dohpaz42
Moderator

dohpaz42@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-01
#5 Posted:   Subject: Re: Vulnerability [XKCD] Quote Reply
DoctorNope wrote:
This is rich coming from XKCD, the whole reason 4 is insecure in the first place!

It’s not Randall’s fault. He was just the messenger!
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