Tech Talk at Dinner

Minimalist black-and-white cartoon of a techie couple at dinner. The husband, wearing a “Git commit or go home” T-shirt, peers at his plate and questions the flavors. The wife, deadpan, pauses with a serving spoon and replies about schema-less curry.

Cartoon co-created with Grok. See more of my AI co-creations

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