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minus-squaredeadbeef79000@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up144·edit-22 days agoReminded me of the illegal prime number https://web.archive.org/web/20101127060515/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/03/19/dvd_descrambler_encoded_in_illegal/ … that just so happens to decrypt DVD video.
minus-squarexthexder@l.sw0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up18·1 day agoThere’s a few of these. I particularly like the “free speech flag”: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_number
Reminded me of the illegal prime number https://web.archive.org/web/20101127060515/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/03/19/dvd_descrambler_encoded_in_illegal/
… that just so happens to decrypt DVD video.
There’s a few of these. I particularly like the “free speech flag”: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_number