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By PAUL E. SCHINDLER JR. I am from Portland, Oregon, Beaumont ’66, Benson High ’70, MIT ’74. Some things are impossible to know, but it is impossible to know these things.

More 2FA In Cartoons

December 21, 2025

A cartoon depicting a group of Viking-like characters by a river, one of whom is lying face down. A sign next to a castle reads 'Enter a password before storming the castle.' The scene humorously references online security measures.

First, there was a two-factor cartoon in Blondie, now in Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller. Apparently unhappiness with the increasingly difficulties of two-factor authentication is spreading into popular culture. It’s a tiny bit subtle; check the soldier lying on his face.

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Trumpery

September 7, 2025

You couldn’t make this up if you tried. Check it out; this word is in the Oxford English Dictionary. It was first used in the 1400s. Search for it yourself.

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