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Hacker: Those stupid website makers, they didn't think of this hole.

Website makers: There's a hole here, but we make it super slow so nobody in their right mind would use it and even if they do then there's no problem whatsoever. It would only waste their time.




>Author and programmer Sam Hughes, by the way, pushed this to the limit and invented Base 65,536, which includes basically every character from every language. It is ridiculous and unnecessary, but when has that ever stopped programmers?

https://youtu.be/gocwRvLhDf8?t=103


This is the third time I’ve been nerd sniped with something qntm related in a weeks time. I’ve never been more pleased haha.


Website makers underestimated the dedication of unreasonable individuals.



Thank you to share! I never knew about SMBC (not Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation) before your post...


don't forget to click the red button on every comic!


Thanks for the tip! I knew about the “secret” text on XKCD comics but all these years never knew about the red button on SMBC!




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