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Randall Munroe’s XKCD ‘Hydrothermal Vents’

by Marc Handelman on December 29, 2023

via the comic artistry and dry wit of Randall Munroe, creator of XKCD

*** This is a Security Bloggers Network syndicated blog from Infosecurity.US authored by Marc Handelman. Read the original post at: https://xkcd.com/2872/

December 29, 2023December 29, 2023 Marc Handelman Humor, Randall Munroe, Sarcasm, satire, XKCD

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