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Vulnerability [XKCD]
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cannedtuna lemmy.world cannedtuna@lemmy.world
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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.
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::: 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 · Quote Reply

Why not 2# or 4b?!

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MinnesotaGoddam lemmy.world HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-27
#3 · Quote Reply

Why not 2# or 4b?!

i hate chromatic numbers

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DoctorNope lemmy.world DoctorNope@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-30
#4 · 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 · Quote Reply

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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