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xkcd #3104: Tukey (infosec.pub)
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xkcd #3104: Tukey

Title text:

Numbers can be tricky. On the day of my 110th birthday, I'll be one day younger than John Tukey was on his.

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Source: https://xkcd.com/3104/

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[–] ogmios@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Huh, that kind of gets the juices going, and I'm wondering how much we've been trying to make our problems fit the technologies we've built, rather than the other way around.

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago

To some with only hammers in reach, every problem seems to be a nail.

[–] TimewornTraveler@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

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