XKCD 2501 meme Person 1: Compliance theater is second nature to us blue-teamers, so it's easy to forget that the average person probably only knows how to write an SSP or System Description. Person 2: And an AUP, of course. Person 1: Of course. Caption: Even when they're trying to compensate for it, experts in anything wildly overestimate the average person's familiarity with their field.

Half of my brain: surely this comes as a surprise to no one: arstechnica.com/information-technology/2...
Other half of my brain:

"distributed chat platforms are second nature to us queer techies, so its easy to forget that the average person probably only knows xmpp and matrix." "and irc, of course." "of course."

me telling my friends about the discord problem (some of them are still on facebook messenger)

#xkcd2501 #irc #xmpp #matrix

XKCD "experts" comic template 1st speaker: Loire appellations are second nature to us wine stewards, so it's easy to forget that the average person probably only knows Sancerre and Vouvray. 2nd speaker: And Chinon, of course. 1st speaker: Of course.

It's great having a colossal store of knowledge that I have totally failed at using for career advancement or even employment! I am not bitter at all!

#xkcd2501 #xkcd #wine

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#xkcd2501 #math

Person 1: The centuries of British common law underlying modern legal codes is second nature to us lawyers, so it's easy to forget that the average person probably only knows the rule against perpetuities. Person 2: and the rule in Shelley's case, of course. Person 1: of course.

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Altered XKCD cartoon, text as follows. Person 1: 35MM BLACK & WHITE FILM HAND DEVELOPING IS SECOND NATURE TO US PHOTOGRAPHERS, SO IT'S EASY TO FORGET THAT THE AVERAGE PERSON PROBABLY ONLY KNOWS SOLUTIONS LIKE D76 DILUTED 1 TO 4. Person 2: AND RODINOL, OF COURSE Person 1: OF COURSE. Caption: EVEN WHEN THEY'RE TRYING TO COMPENSATE FOR IT, EXPERTS IN ANYTHING WILDLY OVERESTIMATE THE AVERAGE PERSON'S FAMILIARITY WITH THEIR FIELD.

Because all the cool kids are doing it.

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Ponytail is talking to Cueball. "Textual criticism is second nature to us Bible nerds, so it's easy to forget that the average person probably only knows the manuscript history of one or two gospels." "And Isaiah, of course" "Of course." Bottom text: Even when they're trying to compensate for it, experts in anything wildly overestimate the average person's familiarity with their field.

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A custom meme edited from XKCD #2501 "Average Familiarity". [Ponytail and Cueball are talking. Ponytail has her hand raised, palm up, towards Cueball.] Ponytail: Zero-knowledge is second nature to us cryptographers, so it's easy to forget that the average person probably only knows low-degree extensions and proximity testing. Cueball: And Reed-Solomon, of course. Ponytail: Of course. [Caption below the panel] Even when they're trying to compensate for it, experts in anything wildly overestimate the average person's familiarity with their field.

Oh I like this!

#xckd #xkcd2501 #meme #cryptography #nerd #zkp #zeroknowledge