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Re: hacked package on server
- From: Igor Peshansky <pechtcha at cs dot nyu dot edu>
- To: The Cygwin-Talk Maiming List <cygwin-talk at cygwin dot com>
- Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2007 10:49:27 -0400 (EDT)
- Subject: Re: hacked package on server
- References: <469B8F2C.8020600@cs.wisc.edu> <016f01c7c7d4$ac8a2fc0$2e08a8c0@CAM.ARTIMI.COM> <f7glhl$uue$1@sea.gmane.org> <469CC82B.3030104@etr-usa.com>
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On Tue, 17 Jul 2007, Warren Young wrote:
> Matthew Woehlke wrote:
> >
> > Sneakers is awesome!
>
> Isn't it funny how so many computer geeks complain about movies like
> this not being "believable" but then go on to rave about Star Wars and
> The Lord of the Rings? :) Suspension of disbelief is okay for elves
> and jawas, but not for encryption techniques, I guess.
The bigger the gap, the easier it is to believe.
Igor
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