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Nelek10-Jan-24 20:40
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NewsIt's not all watching transparent TV from a voice-commanded bidet. CES has work stuff too Pin
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News‘Unsolvable’ code hidden in antique dress pocket is finally cracked Pin
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Nelek10-Jan-24 20:38
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jochance13-Jan-24 7:21
jochance13-Jan-24 7:21 
I should've read your message before I posted my own.

It's actually pretty hilarious. It is 19th century bobwehadababyitsaboy.

Antique dress encryption was not a scheme so much for 'protecting' the information (probably).

Rather, it was about compressing the information. Telegraphs were cheaper if smaller.

People continued to do this in some form or another to lower their telecommunications bills across the next two centuries.

This is why people thought that super bowl commercial was a riot.
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NewsAnnouncing Fluid Framework 2.0 Beta Pin
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NewsFirst functional graphene semiconductor could power future chips Pin
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