NYU Accidentally Exposed Military Code-Breaking Computer
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NYU Accidentally Exposed Military Code-Breaking Computer
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Re: NYU Accidentally Exposed Military Code-Breaking Computer
#2This is interesting and remarkably incoherent at the same time. The article seems to conflate the existence of a dedicated ASIC based cracking machine with another more general purpose one (apparently a BlueGene relative).
Re: NYU Accidentally Exposed Military Code-Breaking Computer
#3I'm sure NYU will find someone without tenure to take the fall for this.
Re: NYU Accidentally Exposed Military Code-Breaking Computer
#4The title here on HN misses a really important word: "Project"
The title at the Intercept is: "NYU ACCIDENTALLY EXPOSED MILITARY CODE-BREAKING COMPUTER PROJECT TO ENTIRE INTERNET" (their caps)
The computer itself wasn't connected to the Internet, a backup drive was.
edit: title was updated
Re: NYU Accidentally Exposed Military Code-Breaking Computer
#5The title here on HN misses a really important word: "Project" The title at the Intercept is: "NYU ACCIDENTALLY EXPOSED MILITARY CODE-BREAKING COMPUTER PROJECT TO ENTIRE INTERNET" (their caps) The computer itself wasn't connected to the Internet, a backup drive was. edit: title was updated
The title was likely shortened by the submitter due to the 80-char length limit on HN. If you believe the submitted title is inappropriate for HN, please contact the mods via the Contact link in the footer.
The Intercept uses uppercase for all titles. This isn't emphasis, it's style. No need to carry that forward here.
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#6So where are the documents? Not much of a story without them....
Re: NYU Accidentally Exposed Military Code-Breaking Computer
#7The title here on HN misses a really important word: "Project" The title at the Intercept is: "NYU ACCIDENTALLY EXPOSED MILITARY CODE-BREAKING COMPUTER PROJECT TO ENTIRE INTERNET" (their caps) The computer itself wasn't connected to the Internet, a backup drive was. edit: title was updated
The title was likely shortened by the submitter due to the 80-char length limit on HN. If you believe the submitted title is inappropriate for HN, please contact the mods via the Contact link in the footer. The Intercept uses uppercase for all titles. This isn't emphasis, it's style. No need to carry that forward here.
Many people comment here without reading the article, based solely on the title, so discussing the fact that it's inaccurate seems to be pretty pertinent.
> The Intercept uses uppercase for all titles. This isn't emphasis, it's style. No need to carry that forward here.
I didn't say it should be. I was explaining why the text I had posted was in all caps.
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#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
The title was likely shortened by the submitter due to the 80-char length limit on HN. If you believe the submitted title is inappropriate for HN, please contact the mods via the Contact link in the footer. The Intercept uses uppercase for all titles. This isn't emphasis, it's style. No need to carry that forward here.
Many people comment here without reading the article, based solely on the title, so discussing the fact that it's inaccurate seems to be pretty pertinent. > The Intercept uses uppercase for all titles. This isn't emphasis, it's style. No need to carry that forward here. I didn't say it should be. I was explaining why the text I had posted was in all caps.
Next time, just paste in an editor and lowercase it yourself instead of putting this disclaimer...
Re: NYU Accidentally Exposed Military Code-Breaking Computer
#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
Many people comment here without reading the article, based solely on the title, so discussing the fact that it's inaccurate seems to be pretty pertinent. > The Intercept uses uppercase for all titles. This isn't emphasis, it's style. No need to carry that forward here. I didn't say it should be. I was explaining why the text I had posted was in all caps.
Next time, just paste in an editor and lowercase it yourself instead of putting this disclaimer...
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Re: NYU Accidentally Exposed Military Code-Breaking Computer
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
The title was likely shortened by the submitter due to the 80-char length limit on HN. If you believe the submitted title is inappropriate for HN, please contact the mods via the Contact link in the footer. The Intercept uses uppercase for all titles. This isn't emphasis, it's style. No need to carry that forward here.
Many people comment here without reading the article, based solely on the title, so discussing the fact that it's inaccurate seems to be pretty pertinent. > The Intercept uses uppercase for all titles. This isn't emphasis, it's style. No need to carry that forward here. I didn't say it should be. I was explaining why the text I had posted was in all caps.
> Many people comment here without reading the article, based solely on the title, so discussing the fact that it's inaccurate seems to be pretty pertinent.
Indeed. Go a step further: don't just discuss it; get it fixed. The mods are very responsive in my experience. Help make HN better. Each of us plays a role in curating HN.