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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loss_(Ctrl%2BAlt%2BDel)
The boxes are placed such that they mimic the positions of the characters in the comic.
That comic got memed a lot, including a lot of people who "reduced" the characters to just their orientation and position in the comic.
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