classical

Main comic: A single panel shows a man with curly dark hair and glasses (captioned as Dr. Aaronson) sitting at a table and gesturing emphatically, saying, "Look, the PC police won't tell you this, but 'classicals' are inferior at factoring large numbers, okay?" The caption beneath reads: "Due to a hot mic, Dr. Aaronson is revealed to be a quantum supremacist" — a pun on quantum computers (which outperform classical computers at factoring) and white-supremacist rhetoric. Votey (aftercomic): Labeled "LATER...", a roughly sketched figure backpedals defensively, saying, "I love classicals! Some of my best computers are classicals!" — echoing the cliche "some of my best friends are..." non-apology.