That xkcd meme about one maintainer in Nebraska wasn't a joke, it was a premonition
TheMoonMidas · x · 2026-10-22
- The long-circulating xkcd-style meme shows all modern digital infrastructure resting on a project "some random person in Nebraska has been thanklessly maintaining since 2003."
- The author notes everyone now realizes it was a premonition rather than a joke, resonating with recent open-source supply chain security incidents.
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