andrés ignacio torres
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![xkcd 927: Standards
[Caption above the panels:]
How Standards Proliferate
(See: A/C chargers, character encodings, instant messaging, etc.)
[A text-only panel.]
Situation:
There are 14 competing standards.
[Cueball and Ponytail stand facing each other.]
Cueball: 14?! Ridiculous! We need to develop one universal standard that covers everyone's use cases.
Ponytail: Yeah!
[Another text-only panel. The word "Soon:" appears in its own box at the upper left of the panel.]
Soon:
Situation:
There are 15 competing standards.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:3nlkmby2zllrhcj6z5dnicui/bafkreicp3qc3kfr2m3qeagvvindn6pzt5txmxj3gsygrwemtf4hexx4r6e)
